{"id":3321,"date":"2014-12-02T10:16:13","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2014-12-02T10:52:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:52:57","slug":"part-two-worlds-austin-film-festival-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2014\/12\/02\/part-two-worlds-austin-film-festival-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Part two of my Other Worlds Austin film festival preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/OWA_poster_18x24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/OWA_poster_18x24.jpg\" alt=\"Art by David Poe\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The inaugural <a href=\"http:\/\/www.otherworldsaustin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Other Worlds Austin<\/a> scifi film festival starts this Thursday, December 4 at the Galaxy Highland Theater. The 3 day event features 11 full length films and a variety of shorts. Not terribly surprising to anyone who regularly follows my writings, I\u2019m\u00a0covering\u00a0the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next three days, I will preview the 11 features.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/download-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3322\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/download-4.jpg\" alt=\"download (4)\" width=\"500\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/spacemilkshake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Space Milkshake<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h1>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1416353600123_295713\"><strong>Armen Evrensel | Canada | 85 min\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1416353600123_295715\"><strong>Writer: <\/strong>Armen Evrensel<br \/>\n<strong>Producers: <\/strong>Holly Baird, Billy Boyd, Robin Dunne, Kristin Kreuk, Rob Merilees, Shayne Putzlocher, Amanda Tapping<br \/>\n<strong>Cast:<\/strong> Kristin Kreuk, Amanda Tapping, Billy Boyd, George Takei, Robin Dunne<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1416353600123_295716\">Four blue-collar astronauts find themselves stuck on a Sanitation Station after they bring a mysterious device aboard their ship, ending all life on Earth. Discovering what happened to civilization is only the first of many galactic-level crises the astronauts will have to face as they are about to come under attack by a mutating rubber duck named Gary bent on taking over the Universe. Featuring George Takei as the voice of Gary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Friday, 10:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Space Milkshake Movie Trailer\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c282VG971C0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/download-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3323\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/download-5.jpg\" alt=\"download (5)\" width=\"500\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/download-5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/download-5-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aurafilm.hu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Aura<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h1>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1416345322051_135799\"><strong>Zsolt Bern\u00e1th | Hungary | 80 min<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1416345322051_135800\"><strong>Writer: <\/strong>M\u00e1rk Kis-Szab\u00f3<br \/>\n<strong>Producers: <\/strong>M\u00e1rk Kis-Szab\u00f3, K\u00e1roly V\u00e1czy<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>B\u00e1lint Sz\u00e9n\u00e1si, Krist\u00f3f Sz\u00e9n\u00e1si, Panka Kap\u00f3cs, P\u00e9ter Dubai, \u00c1d\u00e1m Ungv\u00e1r<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1416345322051_135801\">Four kids wake up in the morning in an abandoned field only to find that the Sun did not rise. As darkness covers them the whole day, with no hope of light, they face mysteries rooted deep in mankind\u2019s very beginning. Surrounded by a mysterious dome that reacts to their touch, they must settle their differences and find their way back to reality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Saturday, 12:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aura - trailer (2014)\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmeTDNmeNq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/Backyard-Blockbusters-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3324\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/12\/Backyard-Blockbusters-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"Backyard+Blockbusters+Poster\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardblockbusters.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Backyard Blockbusters<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>John E. Hudgens | USA | 96 min<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Writer: <\/strong>John E. Hudgens<br \/>\n<strong>Producer: <\/strong>John E. Hudgens<br \/>\n<strong>Featuring<\/strong>: Bill Corbet, Chris Gore, Walter Koenig, Harry Knowles, and many more<\/p>\n<p>For years, people have been making home movies called \u201cfanfilms,\u201d using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. Backyard Blockbusters looks at the history and influence of the fanfilm genre, as well as the copyright and fair use problems these films create. Star Trek: New Voyages, Batman: Dead End, Hardware Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, George Lucas in Love, Ryan vs. Dorkman, Browncoats: Redemption, Tarzan and the Rocky Gorge and many more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Saturday, 12:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Backyard Blockbusters - Trailer #1\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JRxw-Ww4rA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural Other Worlds Austin scifi film festival starts this Thursday, December 4 at the Galaxy Highland Theater. The 3 day event features 11 full length films and a variety of shorts. 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