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Richard Linklater’s indie classic Slacker is now available for free steaming on Hulu. Aslo, Kevin Smith, who credits the film as his inspiration for making Clerks, contributed a new written introduction about the film for the hulu blog. Related Stories Kevin Smith’s Money Shots - Episode 1 Promoting Zack and Miri With Stick Figures Instead of Seth Rogen? Kevin [...]
This Calls For a Long Lunch: Richard Linklater's rambling 1990 masterpiece Slacker is now available for viewing on Hulu, with an accompanying introduction by Kevin Smith at the site's blog. It's...
“Slacker”, the influential 1991 independent film by Richard Linklater that helped kicked off the independent film revival in the 1990’s, is now available on Hulu. Kevin Smith introduces the film on Hulu’s blog, citing it as a major influence. Two of our good friends in the San Francisco arts community, who used to live in Austin and [...]
When visiting the Hulu blog today to see if they were up to anything worth writing about, I was greeted by a familiar voice (well, in text form). A voice that I have enjoyed for years through film, and "literature" (he's got a couple books). A voice from a man who is ironically most famous for being silent. read more
Despite having almost no violence in the film, Kevin Smith’s Clerks was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA based solely on its graphic dialogue. Much like on Zack and Miri, Miramax was able to appeal the ruling and were granted an R-Rating without any cuts. Wattsei decided to create a visual map of the [...]
Richard Linklater's iconic and influential feature, Slacker, now available on Hulu. Cinetic Rights Management did the deal, and we're very excited about it. For me, it's a nice chance to look back at my old hometown, Austin. With the film, we were lucky enough to have Kevin Smith contribute a written introduction for Hulu viewers, which includes: "So if you...
I’ve written about Austin Cantina before. They are a little Ballard establishment where the food is good and the service is always even better. One of the reasons I enjoy going there, is that I can be assured of getting grass fed beef and local, organic pork in a lot of their dishes. I recently [...]
This news is going to cause absolute panic in the Speaker’s office. The groundswell of financial support for Diana Maldonado has given the Democratic candidate for House district 52 enough of a cash advantage to guarantee her message will reach voters between now and election day. In a race that is being watched from Washington [...]
(U.S./Denmark, 2007, 112 minutes) The chief reason to see this most unusual but slightly unsatisfying film is to catch a glimpse of the delightful Melonie Diaz on her way to potential stardom. Diaz ("Be Kind Rewind," "Hamlet 2") plays a waitress in Austin,...
Last year Persepolis gave Ratatouille some real competition for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In the end, Pixar still came out on top, but it served as a reminder that animation is a very versatile medium that can do more than just tell stories aimed at kids. This year we have another foreign [...]
Why draw when you can filter? Release your inner Richard Linklater with the Video Cartoonizer. “Upload a personal home movie, hit a few buttons, shout action and let our Video Cartoonizer do all the work. Who knew full motion animation could be this easy'” You be the judge. (Thanks, R.T. Inoue)
With Cheech and Chong rolling into town for two Saturday night shows, we thought you might like to get in the right frame of mind. There's no denying that altered states are what first spring to mind when talking about the stars of the seminal stoner film "Up in Smoke," so we decided to peek through the fog at some of the all-time great cannabis-influenced comedies:
Reaction to Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles is all over the map, so let's start with the positives, then dip - before coming back up again. "The movie is a delight," insists Ben Kenigsberg in Time Out Chicago,...
