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Editor’s Note
Corpus Christi’s Film Festival The South Texas Underground Film Festival is the only Corpus Christi Film Festival and it’s always a blast to catch indie films that you otherwise would probably never see. This year is no exception as short films and feature films from Chile and Finland as well as local films shot in and around the Corpus area will be playing side-by-side through the four day film fest.
This year we’ll get two feature films that have been making a splash at other film festivals around the globe. ‘Bad Turn Worse’ (see pg.8) will be screening on Sunday as it’s simultaneously released in limited American theaters. The movie was filmed just up the road in Taft, Texas which is a small town which is basically just some grain silos, a few stores and a railroad still in use. The fact that a film was shot there is pretty amazing. And the fact that it received numerous accolades and distribution only adds to the esteem the film garnered.
ite childhood films, Van Damme’s ‘Cyborg.’ Needless to say, Pyun has been around a while. There’s a slew of great looking films playing through the four days and I can’t wait to try and catch them all.
And of course I can’t help but plug my own film, ‘SCUM’, which is also playing at the festival Saturday morning. Even though it’s four years old, it’s nice to know that someone still wants to screen it. It’s playing during the South Texas Films block of the festival where it’ll be joined by another two films The other movie is ‘The made here in South Texas. Interrogation of Cheryl So if the weather doesn’t keep you Cooper’ (see pg. 6) which home, you should make it a point swept Las Vegas’ Polygrind to check out these films and events Film Festival and is continuhappening right in our own backing to gather awards. It yard. And don’t forget, the entire was made by veteran directhing is FREE. tor Albert Pyun who has – Paul Gonzales made one of my favorEditor
editor Paul Gonzales email Paul@stxscene.com phone (361) 343-5207 website stxscene.com twitter @stxscene facebook facebook.com/stxscene Published bi-weekly by Beeville Publishing Co.
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Dia de los
local arts
Muertos Alive and well in Corpus Christi story and photos by Paul Gonzales
B
ack in 2008, B e l i n d a Edwards of Alectra Art/Axis Tattoo told her friend and business neighbor Michelle Smythe of K Space Contemporary art studio that she wanted to throw a Dia de los Muertos Party. Smythe loved the idea, and the two of them got to work. The first event took over just one block of Starr Street and had about 35 vendors, one stage with a DJ and one band. Around
600 people showed for the block party, and word of mouth began to spread. Cut to Nov. 1, 2014, and the Dia de los Muertos Street Festival has grown, performances and one to say the least. The fest now takes for up-and-coming Texas up two blocks of Starr bands of all music genres. Street and two block of There’s a Kids’ Corner which includes face paintMesquite Street in downtown Corpus Christi. There’s now three stages; one for Latininfluenced music, one for more traditional cultural
ing, activities and a huge rock climbing wall. There are also more than 90 vendors and thousands of people attend the festival. The four blocks that were shut down for the fest was literally a river of people. The event has something for everyone and looks to only be getting bigger and better every year. For more info on vendors, volunteering and the event itself, head over to www.diadelosmuertoscc.com.
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NOVEMBER 10-DECEMBER 8, 2014
Keaton soars to new heights in ‘Birdman’ and proves it’s never too late to go a little mad
by Paul Gonzales
Michael Keaton has been around for quite a while. He’s had a whole slew of iconic roles in films such as “Batman,” “Beetlejuice” and “Multiplicity” but you have never seen him like this. And it’s pretty amazing. “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” is about a washed-up actor, Riggan (Keaton), who once
played iconic superhero Birdman and must now overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Keaton is in pretty much every frame of the film as the camera follows him around in what seems like one long uncut shot. Now, we’ve all seen his range as an actor but in “Birdman” he seems stripped of all his tools like makeup and props and just leaps into a role that most actors couldn’t handle. But he knocks it out of the park. The film centers on Keaton as he slowly
Did you know? • The movie was largely shot inside Broadway’s St. James Theatre - Michael Keaton and the rest of the cast had to adapt to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s rigorous shooting style, which required them to perform up to 15 pages of dialogue at a time while hitting precisely choreographed marks.
loses his mind dealing with his daughter (Emma Stone)who just left rehab, his ex-wife (Amy Ryan) who tries to still believe in him and the cocky Broadway superstar (Edward Norton) who steps in to fill out the cast when a mishap injures one of the key players. As one disaster after another unfolds during the production, Keaton begins to lose both his mind and grasp on reality. And the film gets strange really quick, but in a good way. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu is known for his Oscar nominated films such
• Norton listed Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), and Beetlejuice (1988) as three of his favorite Keaton films he grew up on. • This is the first leading role for Michael Keaton in six years. His previous starring role to this was The Merry Gentleman (2008), which he also directed.
once having played an iconic superhero himself. Overall the film is a fun romp filled with surprises and superb acting from everyone involved. There are numerous times throughout where you’ll laugh out loud at the insanity that unspools on screen. And this may be the role that gets Keaton his first Oscar nomination if not the golden statue itself. “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” is in limited release and will continue to expand across America in the following weeks.
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice 2?
• Given the unusual style of filming long takes, Edward Norton and Michael Keaton kept a running tally of flubs made by the actors. Emma Stone made the most mistakes, Zach Galifianakis made the fewest. • Michael Keaton said this movie was the most challenging he has ever done. He also said that the personality of his character Riggan is the most dissimilar to himself of any he has ever played.
as “Amores Perros” and “Babel” but has never made a film like “Birdman.” As mentioned before, the film seems to be one long shot as the days bleed in to one another and we actually see Keaton become more unhinged in every frame. And the tricks he employs from hiding cameras in plain view or having actors appear and disappear before your eyes is pretty stunning. Keaton turns in the performance of his career as the battered, aging actor who may have took some inspiration from his own life
W
hile Michael Keaton was doing his press tour for “Robocop” reboot, he told MTV that “Beetlejuice 2” may be pretty close to happening. “I’ve emailed Tim (Burton) a couple of times, talked to the writer a couple of times, but all really, really preliminary
stuff until relatively recently,” Keaton said during the interview. “I always said that [Beetlejuice] is the one thing I’d like to do again, if I ever did anything again. But it kind of required Tim to be involved some way or another. Now it looks like he is involved. And without giving too much away, we’ve talked to each other, and emailed each other, and if he’s in, it’s going to be hard not to be in.” Winona Ryder also chimed in who played Lydia Deetz in the original. “I’m kind of sworn to secrecy,” she said. “But it sounds like it might be happening.” She also added that it would
not be a remake. “It’s 27 years later,” Ryder said. “And I have to say, I love Lydia so much. She was such a huge part of me. I would be really interested in what she is doing 27 years later.” Writers are currently working on a screenplay and Burton and Keaton seem interested, so it it looks like a sure thing. But with Burton’s next movie, “Big Eyes”, set to release next month and his film adaptation of the novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” in pre-production, he’s going to be a bit busy. So now it’s not ‘if’ it will happen but ‘when.’
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south texas underground film festival 2014
South Texas Underground
Film Festival 2014
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or three years now, South Texas Underground Film (STUF) has brought some of the most unique and thought-provoking films from all over the world right to our back yard.
Film ExChange.
There will also be a cast and crew call for a new feature film titled “A Funny Girl” that will take place at the Art Center of Corpus Christi on Friday, Nov. 14, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 15, from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. Anyone interested can get more info at facebook.com/AFunnyGirlfilm.
The film festival will also feature some special events like the Texas Film Round-Up which will digitize your family films and videos for free. The organization will be at the Art Center of Corpus Christi Nov. 14-15 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Nov. 16 from 1 p.m. There will also be a film panel held until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, starting at 10 a.m. which will focus on the importance of having and writing a script with some screenwriting tips from a few industry professionals. STUFF 2014 runs from Nov. 13 through 16. For the screening schedule of films, turn to page 10 or visit Southtexasundergroundfilm.org.
Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla The South Texas Underground Film Festival (STUFF) 2014 will be taking over Corpus Christi from Nov. 13-16 in various locations around that city. The feature and short films are coming from South Texas, Chile, Finland, Argentina and more. It’s a vast collection of films and a great opportunity to mingle with like-minded film aficionados and filmmakers. And the best part? It’s all free. The event is organized by STUF, the Art Center of Corpus Christi and the
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Diagnosed with a debilitating disease,
filmmaker Albert Pyun defies the odds and returns with a
new award winning film
story by Paul Gonzales
ou may not know his name, but there’s a good chance you know his films. Albert Pyun is the director of such cult films as “Cyborg” (JeanClaude Van Damme), “The Sword and the Sorcerer” and 1990s “Captain America.” He’s been Hollywood’s go-to guy for churning out low budget genre fare for
nearly 30 years, and it seemed like he was ready to give it all up when he was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Pyun announced his retirement from the film business because of the disease but soon after decided he wasn’t done just yet. On Oct. 30th, his latest
film, “The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper,” took home 10 awards including Best Picture at Las Vegas’ Polygrind film festival. It was a bittersweet celebration as the film festival will likely close its doors for good following its fifth annual festival.
“The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper” is filmed in one long, continuous take as a young woman wakes up in a room she assumes is a police interrogation room. A detective tells her she is the only survivor of a mass killing that evening, and as the detective has the woman recount the night and the killings, other memories are dredged up, making her interrogation a true nightmare.
The amazing thing about Pyun is that even though he was in fact battling a debilitating disease, he decided to tackle a film with such a degree of difficulty, only proving that he wasn’t going any“It’s only fitting that where quite yet. And because of the sucwe have our grand finale, which is being called cess of the film, he has Victory Night on the three films coming out in night before Halloween, 2015 and probably a few which many, of course, more in the years that refer to as Hell Night.” follow. “It’s been a hell of a year and an even crazier October,” founder and festival director Chad Clinton Freeman said with a laugh in a recent interview on www.twitchfilm.com.
“The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper” makes its Texas premiere this Thursday, Nov. 13, during the opening night of the South Texas Underground Film Festival. It will screen with other Polygrind Film Festival films “Tasmanian Tiger” and “Heidi” at the House of Rock, 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi, at 8:45 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Albert Pyun has pretty much worked under some of the roughest restrictions while making films over the years, but that hasn’t stopped him from making some memorable cult classics. Here’s a handful of his best flicks.
CYBORG 1989
This Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi classic was filmed using left over sets and props from the proposed “Masters of the Universe 2” and “SpiderMan” film under Cannon Films. It was the last theatrical release by the company before going bankrupt.
NEMESIS 1992
Another cyborg flick, this one featured Olivier Gruner at his peak of popularity. It’s a fun movie with pretty decent FX created by Gene Warren who went on to do the special effects on “Terminator 2: Judgement Day.” There were multiple sequels with Pyun’s involvement.
SWORD AND THE SORCERER THE
1982
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT ‘The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper” was filmed in real time in one take with no edits. Director Albert Pyun was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and announced his retirement but came back and made this film showing he’s not quite finished yet.
One of many sword and sandel pics that arose from the popularity of “Conan: The Barbarian” and shot on a pretty decent budget. There were dudes with muscles, hot chicks and magic, so of course I watched it a lot when I was a kid.
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Festival Highlights Opening Night • Nov. 13 House of Rock • 511 Starr St.
10:15 pm
Friday, Nov. 14
Art Center of Corpus Christi • 100 Shoreline Blvd.
10:00 am
FESTIVAL de Cine de Tarapacá(Chile)
Lección para Principiantes
Come Foglie
Dir. Magdalena Vallejos. Chile. Drama. 16 mins. Diego, a withdrawn teenager who spends his time practicing swimming, lives with his mother, Paula. Both maintain the routine of a relationship marked by isolation, in which Diego is responsible for maintaining some family stability, while looking for something interesting to take you to awaken from the lethargy that is living.
Dir. Theo Putzu. Italy. Live Stop Motion. 7 mins. A girl, after many years, comes back to her old childhood house. Fragments of the past will leave space to new memories still to be written.
Cielo para Ratas Emilia Rothen. Chile. Experimental. 21 mins.
Mal País Samuel M. Delgado. Spain. Drama. 12 mins. A man tries to start life in the stone by the volcano spit. An everyday marked by hostility of a beautiful and terrible environment.
Cabezas de VHS Dir. Manuel Lacunza. Bolivia. Docufiction. 20 mins. Kowalski, a technician who fixes broken televisions and VCRs, and McFly, a college student, create a political and cultural movement in both audiovisual distribution and consumption. Viewers will see four other moviegoers and lovers of movies, show their day, their tastes, their problems and their struggles within and outside the movement.
Friday, Nov. 14 Heidi Dir. Daniel Ray. Nevada. Horror/Found-Footage. 97 min. After discovering a mysterious doll in an attic, two high school friends are increasingly plagued by a series of disturbing and unexplained events.
Twisted Murphy’s • 218 N. Chaparral St. 3 REFERENCES 8:00 am
Al Final de la Noche Dir. Cristián Gómez Aguilar. Argentina. Drama. 18 min. How many things can happen during one night? For the first time Louis and Sarah are having dinner in their new apartment. They might think their happiness is complete. Nevertheless, Louis leaves the house to find something that is lacking him. At the end of the night he might be able to find it.
Madison Martín Tchira. Argentina. Drama. 14 mins. A man digs with his camera into his past, his dreams and his relationships, searching in the language and dream gaze of fiction, a return to his own nature.
Chien de Rue Dir. Pablo Rivas. France. Drama. 5 mins. A painter meets a mysterious woman who seems to have a lot of things to say about his work...
midnight
TEXAS PREMIERE
Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla
Dir. Stuart Simpson. Dir. James Christopher. Australia. Dark comedy/ Austin. Comedy. 90 min. suspense. 78 min. A classic boy meets girls, Warren is a lonely icecream girls get even story. Nick was van driver working in a always kind of a dirt-bag with rough neighborhood. women. Women like sleeping Sunday, Nov. 16 Bullied and beaten by a with him. He likes sleeping with local drug dealing pimp, Art Center of Corpus Christi them. He lives in the moment, Warren is forced to escape 100 Shoreline Blvd. enjoying each woman when he 1:00 pm into an obsessive world of is with her, only to forget her fantasy. Reconvergence by the time he leaves her door Dir. Edward Tyndall. Documentary. 83 frame. Then he falls in love with 12:30 am Min. Michelle. But before he can ‘Reconvergence’ offers an intriguing have a chance with her, he must exploration of mortality, consciousness get her three letters of recom1301 • 1301 Ayers St. and identity in the modern age from the mendation and face the full fury perspectives of four distinct characters: a of his chauvinistic past. Rebel Scum naturalist, a neuroscientist, a poet and a Dir. Video Rahim. Documentary. 96 min. historian. The combination of their separate journeys creates a rich tapestry that God and Man square off in the American south in the most controversial documentary of the year. Rebel Scum chronicles two years in the lives of the Dirty Works -- a psycho, white trash punk band from Knoxville, Tennessee. Centered on lead singer Christopher weaves together several complex facets Scum, this startling motion picture digs deep into the struggle for artistic expression in the heart of America’s Bible Belt. of the existential dilemma.
Saturday, Nov. 15
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indie film screens on its home turf
THE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT Logan Huffman (left), Mackenzie Davis and Jeremy Allen White star in the crime drama which was shot in Taft and Corpus Christi last year.
‘Bad Turn Worse’ was filmed in Taft and Corpus Christi and will screen during STUFF 2014. story by Paul Gonzales
T
he final film playing at the 2014 South Texas Underground Film Festival on Sunday is the feature film that
was shot in Taft last Place” as is about three year, “Bad Turn Worse.” Texas teens who hope to make a break for it and The film was originally escape their dead-end filmed under the title “We existence in a cotton-mill Gotta Get Out of This town. But instead they get sucked into the seedy underbelly of organized crime when one of them steals from the wrong man. The film was directed by brothers Simon and Zeke Hawkins, who both only have a string of short films under their belt and “Bad Turn Worse” makes it both their feature film debuts. Jeremy Allen White, who most know as Lip Gallagher from the Showtime series, shameless lends his talents to one of the lead roles. The film premiered at the Toronto International
“Bad Turn Worse” will screen on Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi, at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public but remember that the movie has some strong language and sexuality.
Film Festival last year and had a successful festival run before being picked up by Starz Media for distribution. The unique thing about the film screening at the STUFF 2014 film festival is that it’s getting a limited nationwide release the same weekend. Its Corpus Christi screening may be the only chance us locals will be able to watch it before it’s released on DVD later in the year.
the cast Mackenzie Davis was born and raised in Vancouver. She studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Shortly thereafter, she was discovered by Drake Doremus for her acting debut in the feature film “Breathe In.” Logan Huffman was born on Dec. 22, 1989 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for “V” (2009). He was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood Issue. Jeremy Allen White is an actor and writer, known for “Shameless” (2011), “Movie 43” (2013) and “Afterschool” (2008).
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WORLD
PREMIERE Three very different films made in South Texas embrace the unique landscape and culture story by Paul Gonzales
t the South Texas Underground Film Festival 2014, three films made in South Texas will screen as part of the South Texas Feature Film Showcase.
for as he discovers that an evil substance is quickly turning his sleepy Texas town in to a zombified nightmare. Filmmaker Paul Gonzales will be in attendance to answer quesThe films included are tions about the movie. “SCUM” (Beeville), “Dig” (Pawnee) and the world premiere of “Dreadtime Stories” (Corpus Christi) and will be screened at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. The three films showcase the wide range of locations found in South Texas as well as regional talent found there as well.
The horror film “SCUM” will kick off the screenings starting on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m. and was filmed entirely in Beeville. The feature film is described as follows: A young man’s return home becomes more than he bargained
The second film to screen will be “Dig” from director Stephen Belyeu of Austin. The unique aspect of this film was that it was filmed entirely on 16mm film instead of digital. Mathew Odam of the Austin AmericanStatesman gives the synopsis: Young Mike is snatched from his new life in Austin and returns to his grandparents’ house and his rural roots after the mysterious death of his father. As he slowly tries to piece together the events that led to his father’s death, a resentful and confused Mike begins to uncover a set of closely held family secrets that
resonate with a past he thought he had buried years earlier. Dig is a slow burn that effectively combines the languid pace of South Texas with haunting whispers of the supernatural in this unique family tale of love, loss, The third and final film will be having its world forgiveness and regret. “Dig” competed in premiere at the film festithe 2010 Austin Film val. “Dreadtime Stories” is Festival and took home an anthology horror film described as follows: A the Narrative Feature party turns bizarre when Audience Award. a malevolent book make “Dig” will screen at its way into the hands of 12:30 p.m. with the direc- the attendees who reveal tor appearing as well to its tales of monsters, madanswer questions about men and the supernatural. the film. Stephen Belyeu grew up in a tiny, sequestered town in South Texas. He credits his passion for film to the isolation he faced growing up in the middle of nowhere with little to do except watch movies and wander off with his own imagination. Belyeu went on to receive his Bachelors Degree in Film from Texas A&M University. Upon graduation, Belyeu moved to Austin to further pursue his interests in film. While working on his own film projects, Belyeu began teaching filmmaking to youth through various organizations in the Austin area, including the City of Austin Parks and Recreation, Austin School of Film, and the Austin Film Society. Now, Belyeu is an award winning writer/director. His debut feature film, “Dig,” competed in the 2010 Austin Film Festival and took home the Narrative Feature Audience Award. In 2011, Belyeu became involved with AFF as the Film Competition Programmer and Director of Youth Education. In 2012, he stepped down to pursue his next feature, “The Father.”
The film was executive produced by Sal Hernandez of the awardwinning independent film company STX Media and directed by Jacob Grim. The two men run STX Media and have recently branched out in to personal appearance management for horror icons Teri McMinn and Ed Guinn, who were original cast members of the 1974 classic “The Texas
Chain Saw Massacre,” and Barbara Magnolfi, who played Olga in Dario Argento’s “Suspiria”. “Dreadtime Stories” will screen at 3 p.m. with the director and producer in tow to answer any questions. The purpose of the showcase is to draw attention to the South Texas area and bring more film productions, both big and small, to the region.
Dreadtime Stories
Dreadtime Stories
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South Texas Underground Film Festival NOV. 13-16, 2014
FOR MORE INFO VISIT FACEBOOK.COM/STUFTX
Thursday, Nov. 13 House of Rock 511 Starr St.
6:00 p.m. Film Festival Opens 7:00 p.m. Tasmanian Tiger with filmmaker Edward Tyndall 8:45 p.m. The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper 10:15 p.m. Heidi
Friday, Nov. 14
Center of Corpus Christi 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. 9:30 a.m. Film Festival Opens 10:00 a.m.
Festival de Cine de Tarapacá Chile Short Film Showcase
12 noon
The Curse and the Symphony with Nathan Felix
12:30 p.m. South Texas Shorts Showcase 1:30 p.m. Pyro (Finland) 3:00 p.m. Texas Filmmaker Showcase 5:00 p.m. STUFF Mixer House of Rock 511 Starr St.
Friday, Nov. 14 Twisted Murphy’s 218 N. Chaparral St.
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
The Night Before... with filmmaker Chris Ambriz 3 References with filmmaker James Christopher Fantastic Films Short Film Showcase
SCREENING SCHEDULE
10:30 p.m. Shadow Zombie
10:00 a.m. Brunch and Filmmaker Panel
Midnight Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla (Denmark)
12:00 p.m. TAMU-CC Short Film Showcase
Saturday, Nov. 15
Art Center of Corpus Christi 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. 9:30 p.m. Film Festival Opens 10:00 a.m. SCUM with filmmaker Paul Gonzales 12 noon The Curse and the Symphony with Nathan Felix
1:00 p.m. Reconvergence with filmmaker Edward Tyndall
NOV. 13-16, 2014
FOR MORE INFO VISIT FACEBOOK.COM/STUFTX
Admission is FREE to all screenings
3:00 p.m. Bad Turn Worse 5:00 p.m. STUFF Mixer House of Rock 511 Starr St.
7:00 p.m. After Party TBA
I AM MAD
12:30 p.m. Dig with filmmaker Stephen Belyeu 3:00 p.m. Dreadtime Stories with filmmaker Jacob Grim 5:00 p.m. STUFF Mixer House of Rock 511 Starr St.
Saturday, Nov. 15
1321 Community Art Space 1321 Ayers St. 7:00 p.m. El Coyote (New York) 8:30 p.m. I Am Mad (Argentina) 10:00 p.m. Dias Como Navajas (Chile) 11:00 p.m. Midnight
Finland Exploitation Short Film Showcase Midnight STUFF Screening
12:30 a.m. Rebel Scum
Sunday, Nov. 16
Art Center of Corpus Christi 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. 9:30 a.m. Film Festival Opens
DIAS COMO NAVAJAS
SHADOW ZOMBIE
Wanna be in a MOVIE? CineMachina Studios will be holding a casting call for their 2 nd feature film called
“A Funny Girl” at
Corpus Christi Art Center • 100 N Shoreline Blvd Friday Nov. 14th from 4pm-6pm Saturday Nov. 15 from 12pm-5pm We will be looking for: 1 FEMALE LEAD-mid to late 20s 1 MALE LEAD-early to mid 30s 4 MALE SUPPORTING-early to mid 30s OTHER SUPPORTING ROLES-various ages The film is written and will be directed by Paul Gonzales (SCUM 2010) for more info email Paul@stxscene.com or visit Facebook.com/afunnygirlfilm
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Nov. 14 – 16 • South Texas Underground Film Festival at Art Center of Corpus Christi: Come celebrate three days of awesome films, panels, workshops and even a casting call for a feature film. The international festival kicks off Friday at 10 p.m. For more information check out facebook.com/ STUFtx. 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi.
Fri. Nov. 14 • Selena Under the Stars at Art Center of Corpus Christi: Head over to the Art Center of CC and watch the ‘Selena’ feature film starring Jennifer Lopez. Rare home movies of the tejano singer will also be screened. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and it’s free of charge. 100 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi. • Chris Tucker at American Bank Center: Actor and comedian Chris Tucker will be perform live at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium for his Payback Tour. it will be the actor/comedian’s first time ever in Corpus Christi. Tickets range from $37 to $67 and the show starts at 8 p.m. 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi.
Sat. Nov. 15 • 361 Photographers Meet & Greet at Blutcher Park: This is the group’s sixth official
Chuckles
Comedy
Club: Todd Bridges, an actor best known for playing Willis on “Diff’rent Strokes” in the 1970s and 1980s, performs standup comedy at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday and 10 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are just $18 at the door with VIP tickets also available. 617 Mesquite meet-up and their first outdoor shoot. All models and photographers are welcome and this month’s theme is ‘Fantasy’ and the location is very woodsy so models make sure to bring a towel and comfortable shoes and mosquito spray. N. Carrizo St. in Corpus Christi.
Sun. Nov. 16 • Red Dragon Cartel at the House of Rock: Jake E. Lee, Switchblade Jesus, Cathouse and Axis of Harmony will be opening up for Red Dragon Cartel. Tickets are $17.50 and doors open at 7 p.m. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
Wed. Nov. 19 • Monster Energy Outbreak Rock Tour at Old Concrete Street Amphitheater: Crown the Empire, Like Moths to a Flame and Sworn In will open up for Attila. Tickets are just $20 and the gates open at 6 p.m. 700 Concrete St. in Corpus Christi.
Fri. Nov. 21 • Ziegfest at Concrete Street Amphitheater:
This FREE punk rock show has everything you need to have an awesome night. Pachuco Cabras, Street Terrorism, Los Tejanos Muertos and Bomb Hoarder will be jamming before Something Called Nothing headlines at 1 a.m. 18 and over welcome with proper I.D. 700 Concrete St. in Corpus Christi.
Sat. Nov. 22 •Spirit Fest at Concrete Street Amphitheater: Spirit Fest will showcase a day of music on two stages featuring some of Christian music’s hottest names and activities geared toward the whole family. Musical acts include Building 429, Gungor, Jamie Grace, MercyMe and Chris Tomlin. The event kicks off at 1 p.m. and general admission is just $23. 700 Concrete St. in Corpus Christi.
Wed. Nov. 26 • Kevin Fowler at Schroeder Hall: Kevin Fowler heads back to Schroeder Hall for only $18 at the door. He’ll be
joined by the Scott Taylor Band. The music kicks off at 9 p.m. 12516 FM Rd. 622 in Goliad.
Thurs. Nov. 27 • Roger Creager at Brewster Street Icehouse: Clayton Gardner will be opening the show for Roger Creager, and the doors open at 8 p.m. with the music kicking off at 9 p.m. Tickets are only $20 at the door. 1724 Tancahua St. in Corpus Christi.
Fri. Nov. 28 • Punks Not Dead at Boneshakers: Eli Young Band & Josh Abbott Band with Pat Green jame out all night long. General admission tickets are just $25 and can be purchased at the Concrete Street box office. 4528 Weber Rd. in Corpus Christi.
Sat. Nov. 29 • Wade Bowen at Schroeder Hall: Wade Bowen will be headlining Schroeder Hall and you can catch him for only $15 at the door. The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music kicking off at 9 p.m. 12516 FM Rd. 622 in
Goliad.
St. in Corpus Christi.
Fri. Dec. 12
Fri. Dec. 19
• Inner Demons Screening at Art Museum of South Texas: Director Seth Grossman will be in attendance at the screening. The film follows an intervention style reality crew as they encounter a 16-year-old girl who may or may not be possessed. 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi.
Dec. 12 & 13 • Todd Bridges at
• Andrew W.K. at the House of Rock: Yip Deceiver, IAYD and Sebris will join the party king Andrew W.K. The doors open at 8 p.m. and it’s just $25 for a night of hard partying. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi. Need your awesome event listed? Drop us a line at Paul@stxscene.com or send us a Facebook event invite at facebook.com/stxscene.
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