The Daze talks with one of the creators of the Alamo Drafthouse:

The Alamo Drafthouse is one of the main reasons I have made a home in Austin. Before I knew anything about this town, I chanced upon tickets to the QT fest #3. I had never been to a theater like the Alamo Drafthouse. I loved talking movies with film fans and Mr. Tarantino was really quite approachable within the theater’s walls. I became a loyal customer.

As the DAZE has grown, I have spent less and less time there, but I never will forget my roots. These folks have diligently supported our grassroots efforts for a long time. The theaters have expanded. This is a beautiful thing because more folks can experience the Drafthouse and it also means that we never have to give our money to some faceless theater chain again. I make a point to only see films at an Alamo Drafthouse Theater. The folks behind these theaters are true cinema aficionados. The events that take place at and away from the movie house attest to that fact. Here are a few questions that I asked Tim League: Read the rest of this entry »

[fa:p:a=72157594267830938,p=2,id=240911342,j=r,s=s,l=p]MORGAN SPURLOCK: THE MAN BEHIND “SUPERSIZE ME.”

SUPER SIZE ME WAS THE SMASH HIT OF SXSW. THIS IS A DOCUMENTARY THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE. IT SHOWS THE HORRORS OF OUR FAST FOOD WORLD. MORGAN SPURLOCK DOCUMENTED HIS BINGE AT MICKEY D’S. HE ATE 3 MEALS A DAZE THERE FOR 30 DAZE, THIS EXPERIMENT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO HIS HEALTH. THE MCDIET CAUSED HIS ARTERIES TO CLOG AND HIS WEIGHT TO EXPAND. THIS FOOD IS TERRIBLE FOR US. HOPEFULLY, THIS FILM WILL CAUSE MANY AMERICANS TO KEEP WALKING BY MCDONALDS. THANKS FOR THE WORK AND THE INTERVIEW MORGAN. Read the rest of this entry »

[fa:p:a=72157594267830938,p=2,id=241712944,j=r,s=s,l=p]MR. NADER IS GOING TO BAT FOR ALL OF US AGAINST ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE FORCES. HE IS STANDING UP FOR THE PEOPLE AGAINST THIS CHOICELESS TWO PARTY SYSTEM. THERE IS HOPE AND THINGS CAN CHANGE IS THE MESSAGE I TOOK FROM THE INTERVIEW.I’M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING, BUT FOR YOU TO BE OPEN MINDED, WHEN YOU READ THIS INTERVIEW. WE ARE ALL SCARED OF BUSH, AND WHAT WE DO ABOUT IT WILL MAKE A MARK ON HISTORY. Think about what would happen if they let him into the debates. I would love to see those discussions. WHATEVER YOU DECIDE, PLEASE VOTE YOUR HOPES AND NOT YOUR FEARS. THANK YOU MR. NADER FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO SPEAK WITH US. Read the rest of this entry »