Two limited release features open in Austin this weekend, while a third installment of a violent fantasy series caters to its fans.
The Alamo Drafthouse is having another big weekend, with two notable premieres. While " has screened in Austin during South by Southwest, it begins a limited theatrical run tonight at the .
A prodigious video game designer, Garriott used his wealth to partner with Russia鈥檚 space agency and rocket into orbit. The Austin Chronicle back in 2009. In on the eve of the release, the Chronicle notes the Austin-based production team behind the project, , inked a unique distribution deal:
Beef and Pie's late-breaking distro deal is something of a coup, incorporating not only First Run Feature's ten-city theatrical release but also video on-demand through Warner Brothers Home Video/Gravitas. Which means you can watch it in the luxury of your own cockpit via Netflix, the iTunes Store, etc. (Although we highly recommend you hit the Alamo screenings as there is presently no Sputnik in your 'fridge.)
"Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission" premieres tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse South, 7pm.
Another Alamo coup: Continuing the company鈥檚 , Drafthouse Films distribution acquired rights to "," a tense thriller documenting, of all things, the illicit cattle hormone trade in Belgium.
notes the film may receive an Academy Award nomination for best foreign language film. He also says, 鈥淒irector Michael Roskam鈥檚 noir thriller about the illegal cattle steroids trade and one man鈥檚 crippling secret blends stylistic elements of the Coen brothers and Scorsese while representing a unique and powerful new voice in film.鈥�
The film is receiving a very limited showing this weekend, but you can look for tickets here. View the trailer below (potentially not safe for work due to brief, subtitled naughty language).
If that鈥檚 not enough to satiate a jonesing for creepiness, there鈥檚 always the latest installment of the Underworld franchise, "Underworld Awakening," which wasn鈥檛 screened in advance for critics, but currently has an on Rotten Tomatoes.
