I haven't made a post on here in a while. Since I've been gone I saw Kinky Boots at Dallas Summer Musicals, went down to Austin for SXSW, checked out a few films at the Dallas International Film Festival, and scored some awesome finds at Record Store Day. (Oh, and I went to Memphis for a weekend.)
So much material to blog about, but I just always forget!
Here are some highlights:
I met Craig Roberts at the SXSW premiere of his film Just Jim. It's a VERY impressive directorial debut. I think it comes out in September. I have no idea if it's getting a theatrical release over here, but definitely look for it on VOD sometime next Fall. You can read my review on my letterboxd. Seriously, it might make my top 20 list this year!
I also met David Gordon Green at the screening of his film Manglehorn. He was great! I didn't honestly love Manglehorn as much as his other work (like Prince Avalanche), but it was still very good. It's filmed around Austin, so I loved recognizing the locations. Also, Harmony Korine gives a really great performance, which was unexpected.
(Side note: David Gordon Green is directing a really rad Amazon series this Summer titled, Red Oaks. It's like a preppy Freaks and Geeks and Craig Roberts stars. The pilot is free to watch on Amazon so please check it out and look out for Red Oaks when Amazon releases it (probably?) this Fall.)
I braved the crowds for Record Store Day and managed to grab copies of The Darjeeling Limited and Hedwig and the Angry Inch on vinyl. It was crazy. There were so many people in the store and a lot of stuff was gone even though the store had just opened. (Kind of like Lilly for Target haha!) There were a couple items I wanted that were already sold out, but I'm happy with what I got. Isn't the green vinyl beautiful?
Memphis was fun. We drove by Graceland and walked around downtown. I was surprised how different Tennessee was from Texas. I think Tennessee is what people expect Texas to be like, but it's totally different. Even their barbeque is different! Unlike Texas, all their meat is pork. In Texas we stay kosher and everything is beef. I did try some pork dry rub ribs at Corky's though, and they were delicious! If you're ever in Memphis then you definitely have gotta check this place out.
Anyway, I think this is all I'm going to write for my recap. Hopefully I remember to keep updating this blog. I'll try!
