For 2011, tiff has included over 200 feature films, including new works from george clooney, bennett. Slacker 2011, a reimagining of the original, directed by 24 austin filmmakers, was produced by the austin film society to celebrate the films 20th anniversary. Slack bay, a black comedy set in the pictureesque french countryside during the summer of 1910, is a mystery that isnt especially mysterious, and a comedy that isnt all that funny. In order to be different, im going to have to get a real job, a retirementhealth benefit, go online pretending to work when actually im just updating tweets, facebook, or my blog, get an on line honey, get married to online honey complete with virtual shower and virtual gifts, get fired for updating tweets, fb, my blog, having virtual sex on. As we await the august 31 premiere, were chatting with some of the filmmakers participating in one or more of the short films that will comprise the project check out our. This movie, in many ways, is the dream the first character in slacker spoke of. Slacker was nominated for the grand jury prize dramatic at the sundance film festival in 1991 in 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd us shipping. As a result many young people choosing to opt out of. Luckily, for fans of new and inventive approaches to filmmaking, linklater himself wasnt a slacker, ensuring the films place in indie film history. Slacker is a movie with an appeal almost impossible to describe, although the method of the director, richard linklater, is as clear as day. Espn audio and slacker launch customizable sports stations.
A coproduction of the austin film society and the alamo drafthouse, slacker 2011 was in the capable hands of no less than 24 teams of local directors and film crews, one for each scene in the original movie. Films slacker colin bartie digs the countercultural theme in slacker and other films by richard linklater the subject of richard linklaters debut 1991 film slacker was a disenchanted generation that refused to buy into the prevalent society of america, and in doing so gave its name to a new way of life, socalled slacking. However, the film was far more successful than that summarisation might lend you to think. See also echotone, a documentary about the integrity of austins music culture in the context of the citys new status as cultural superpower. I think i was the oldest on the crew at 28, linklater, 50, recently wrote in an email. Consumer culture plays a big role in film and linklater captures a mood and a. He wants to show us a certain strata of campus life at the present time a group of people he calls slackers, although anyone who has ever lived in a campus town will also recognize them under such older names as beatniks, hippies, bohemians. A day in the life of austin, texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs. Richard linklater film trail texas film commission.
Later examples include the films slackers and clerks, the 2007 film slacker uprising describes an attempt to rouse those under 30 to participate in the 2004 u. This is a deliberate strategy rather than a failure of imagination. Silence teaches you how to sing and silencing the singing, both in 2001, and 2003s a quick. Richard linklaters slacker presents a day in the life of austin, texas, where a merrygoround of amateur philosophers, jilted lovers, inept criminals, aspiring artists, and whackedout conspiracy theorists searches for a place to be. Writerdirector richard linklater had exhausted family members from which to borrow money, maxed out his credit cards, and at one point didnt even have enough funds to pay the cod charges on a shipment of prints. It features a similar character doing all the things should have stayed at the bus. Richard linklaters slacker inspired a generation of american filmmakers by exploring the subculture of austin, texas in a loose narrative. These two west coastlingoslingin slackers traveled through time in order to round up a bunch of famous people throughout history to help complete a school assignment. These are the 8 greatest slacker films of the 90s fatsaloon.
Our belief is that you should watch the films that make you happy. Richard linklaters slacker, the classic genx indie film. Raught with rants of conspiracy, antiestablishmentarianism, and existentialism, this foundational piece sets in motion the spirit that occupies his a meandering, hilarious, and ultimately pointless tour of austin texas and the lazy souls lost in it or. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to. As slacker turns 20, director linklater reflects on the film the. He constructed the 1991 film available to view on youtube as a series of set pieces some irreverent, some meandering, and some bizarre, but most all of them with stealthily universal resonance taking place across the college town of austin, texas. The beauty of slacker is that, like an actual slacker, it was completely plotless and directionless, following a day in the life of a bunch of misfits and dropouts in austin, texas. Heres a list of the filmmakers and teams involved in slacker 2011.
Texas native, richard linklater is among the vanguard of the 1990s american independent film renaissance, having directed early cult classics such as slacker and dazed and confused. Slackistan is an independent film directed by londonbased filmmaker, hammad khan. Linklater has showcased his home state of texas as the rich backdrop and source of inspiration for the films he has written. Slacker definition, a person who evades his or her duty or work. Reilly, anne heche, isiah whitlock jr tim lippe has no idea what hes in for when hes sent to cedar rapids, iowa to represent his company at an annual insurance convention, where he soon finds himself under the guidance of three convention veterans. Slackers dvd movie video at cd universe, devon sawa, james king, jason schwartzman, jason segel, laura prepon, michael c, maronna director dewey nicks crafty roommates. Slackers paradise is an autobiography told through a collection of writings of kails. Let the definitive genx film, slacker, be a comforting lesson in how best to turn on, tune in, and drop out. Or maybe they just chilled out on the couch the whole time and it all came to them in some hazy vision. The camerawork is stylistically unfussy, guiding our full attention to the characters. Annie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. This project is a fundraiser for the austin film societys texas filmmakers.
Slacker radio strives to offer a complete range of content and capabilities for all listeners, said jonathan sasse, senior vice president of marketing at slacker. The metamorphosis ep, the first of their electronic ambient soundtracks works, was released in 1999, followed by four records of the same type in quick succession. Slacker is a 1990 american independent comedydrama film written and directed by richard linklater, who also appears in the film. Richard linklaters slacker inspired a generation of american filmmakers by exploring the subculture of austin, texas in a loose narrative with a tapestry of quirky characters. Directed by unknown or not available, the film features a cast that includes chris doubek, sam wainwright douglas, jonny mars and nick offerman. The toronto international film festival has announced the full slate of its 36th edition. Check it out on slacker radio, on free internet stations like indie coffee house, covered. Slacker, in full color, blurred in my memory with the black and white films of the late 80s, early 90s clerks, go fish, under the cherry moon, truth or dare you know, all the classics. On the red carpet for slacker 2011 premiere with don herzfelt, geoff marslett and amy on the set of slacker 2011 with amy bench and geoff. But you may underestimate richard linklaters lowkey debut slacker at your peril. Our site aims to inform and educate on the wonder and joy of film. Slacker 2011 is a streamofconsciousness chronicle of a day in austin, presenting the citydwellers, dragworms, protohipsters and locations that give the city its modern identity. As slacker turns 20, director linklater reflects on the film.
With richard linklater, rudy basquez, jean caffeine, jan hockey. On the second disk of the dvd edition from the criterion collection is a second film, created one year before slacker, entitled its impossible to learn to plow by reading books. No one will mistake richard linklaters 1991 film slacker for transformers 3. Slacker was released on vhs in june 1992 by orion home video. In celebration of slackers 20th anniversary, local filmmakers are recreating scenes from the richard linklater movie for slacker 2011, a fundraising project benefitting the texas filmmakers production fund tfpf. Its plot follows a nerdy college student who blackmails a group of young men with his knowledge that they have cheated throughout college, and uses it to get closer to a young woman he is obsessed with. Slacker 2011, a reimagining of the original, directed by 24 austin. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for slacker 2011 2012. I watch slacker to read austin in the original places journal. Slacker geography, 25 years later the end of austin. With bob ray, marc wiskemann, john chisholm, sarah kihls.
Slacker 2011 is a celebration of richard linklaters 1992 film as well as a love letter to the city of austin. Stories of awkward dates, songs hes written about fictional characters he finds attractive, as well as the complete script to the nevercompleted animated feature film destroy all slackers. Trailer for upcoming homage remake of richard linklaters slacker by 24 austinbased filmmakers. A few years ago, someone asked me if i had seen richard linklaters 1991 indie film slacker yeah, wasnt that in black and white. Slacker is a 1990 american independent comedydrama film written and directed by richard. Its not just that i recognize the films slackerdom arent all academics, in a. The lyrics, for the most part, are a goofy celebration of the slacker caricature. Unlimited free slacker radio now available in canada. Miguel alvarez alamo drafthouse cinemas afs film club austin school of. Slackers is a 2002 american comedy film directed by dewey nicks and starring jason schwartzman, devon sawa, jason segel, michael maronna, jaime king, and laura prepon. Slacker definition of slacker by the free dictionary. On the red carpet for slacker 2011 premiere with don herzfelt, geoff marslett. The film was rereleased on vhs on march 7, 2000, by mgm.
Listen to the biggest hits from low, including over the ocean, silver rider, sunflower, and more. Ill not give too much away about their true purpose or origins, but theyre the best thing about the film by a long way, and are just the kind of iconic bad guys a film like this needs for word of mouth to take off. Slacker, directed by richard linklater, presents a day in the life of a looseknit austin, texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Total slackers sense of humor is the albums driving force, and its both overt and weirdly specific. Directed by miguel alvarez, bradley beesley, john e. A meandering, hilarious, and ultimately pointless tour of austin texas and the lazy souls lost in it or in other words. The trump card the film has is the sackfaced scarecrows that are dotted around the cornfield. A book also titled slacker containing the screenplay, interviews, and writing about the film was published by st. Slacker is a 1990 american independent comedydrama film written and directed by richard linklater, who. And of the born ones, a few make films that look as if they are not films at all, but just happen to have happened. So with that in mind lets take a look at the 15 best movie slackers of all time that have made you want to put your feet up and just chill.
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