The summer kicks into high gear this weekend! In Austin we’re rolling over to the Alamo Village (2700 W anderson lane. (512) 476-1320) so you’ve still got a chance to come out and see the show. As you may have heard a certain superhero movie takes over a gazillion screens today laying waste to the cinema landscape. Pascal illustrates the point beautifully above. The multiplex near us started screenings of Iron Man yesterday at 8 pm and has showtimes running every half hour since. Nothing beats popcorn at 3am... right? Advantage – Iron Man.
After last weeks debut in Austin and Columbus we’ve tighten down the last of the nuts and bolts in our new touring omnibus and prepare for grand delivery across the country. The feedback from Austin and Columbus was solid and seeing the program with a packed house resolved a lot of questions. It’s always a bit of a gamble going out for reviews this early on but the program garnered a nice reception from the small handful of critics that took a peak. Thank you all for the emails and support that have been rolling into the site the last two weeks as well. Here are a handful of press highlights from last week’s launch.
The Animation Show 4
Austin Chronicle (pick of the week)
-Part of the joy of the program is its all-inclusiveness; there’s room here for the dirty-bird chortles of "Yompi the Crotch-Biting Sloup" and the earnest, gosh-wow inventiveness of PES’s “Western Spaghetti”. At 20-plus entries, the program slightly blurs in its haste and expanse, but even that is addressed in Julian Grey's elegiac adaptation of former poet laureate Billy Collins’ “Forgetfulness,”. It’s a lovely, tender short, a moment of quiet in an overstuffed but superlative program.
Austin American Statesman
-The spectrum of animation is here, from stop-motion to primitive ink. Some shorts bask in pregnant quietude; others twitter with such spastic speed that their impact hits subliminal registers. A global survey of a spunky art form that has little in common with the extreme showcases of Spike and Mike.
Austinist
-Featuring a wide range of styles and narrative structures, including repeat appearances of some jail-bait bunnies, a Teletubby like crotch-cruncher and a couple of wacky, half-witted Australians, our eyes were glued to the screen for the full hour and a half.
Columbus Alive
-The latest edition lives up to its track record of presenting high-quality animation from around the world and giving audiences a good time. One thing definitely in its favor is volume — more than 20 shorts are included, the number pumped up by several series of short shorts featuring recurring characters. The program is also nicely light on filler, with several memorable, stand-alone shorts that cater to various tastes.
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