WANDERLUST:
Austin, Texas
(2006)
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Street Cred:
- Spent 24 hours straight in the Alamo Drafthouse one weekend.
Lodging:
- Super 8 Motel
Easy walking distance to downtown (past the freeway). Clean, inexpensive. Continental breakfast included (coffee, bagels, fresh fruit) and outdoor swimming pool.
Memories:
- Chuy's Restaurant (1728 Barton Springs Rd) - Chimichanga platter with green salsa. Free chips & salsa while waiting! Hubcaps on walls.
- Hog Wild - collectors memorabilia. Trixi Belden books, action figures, viewmaster shows, old Nintendo cartridge.
- Room Service - collectors memorabilia, Dynamite magazines, Neuromancer in French.
- Alamo Drafthouse South - Long walk out, first introduction to Harry Knowles, Pan's Labyrinth and a pint of Hoegaarten
- Barton Springs Saloon - Pre-BNAT Party: Amstel Light & slice of veggie pizza. Ride back to Super 8 Motel with very kind woman.
- Octo-Bnat (8) - 24-hour Film Fest ($60)
- Black Snake Moan (2007) - Q&A with Craig Brewster (director & writer)
- Dreamgirls (2006)
- Once Upon a Girl (1976)
- Inherit the Wind (1960)
- Rocky Balboa (2006) - Taped Introduction by Sylvester Stallone
- Fanboys Preview (2008) - Introduction by Kyle Newman (director), Matt Perniciaro (producer) & Ernie Cline (writer)
- Knocked Up (2007) - Q&A with Seth Rogan (pre SuperBad)
- Teen Wolf (1985) - Film melted five minutes into showing.
- Zwartboek (Black Book) (2006)
- The Informer (1935)
- Raw Force (1982)
- Smokin' Aces (2007) - Taped introduction to film by Joe Carnahan (director/producer & writer)
- 300 (2007) - Q&A Jack Snyder (director & writer)
- Alamo Drafthouse Food:
bottomless cup of coffee,
fried pickles,
spinach quesadilla,
Ace Pear Cider, Cocaine drink at 2 a.m.
- Austin Airport Food: beef brisket & Lone Star Beer, Amy's Ice Cream - coffee ice cream with crushed-up kit kat bar
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