Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
Dear Pillow
Kid-Thing
The Whole Shootin' Match
Slacker
Eggshells
Beeswax
God's Land
Warriors of the Discotheque
Spotlight on Texas
Mess with Texas? Why would we want to when the Lone Star State's churning out films par excellence as of late? Home to a thriving film culture, its epicenter in Austin, the region is flush with upstart filmmakers and vibrant programming (thanks to the Austin Film Society and SXSW). Texas has a rich pedigree of filmmaking talent too, from genre masters like Tobe Hopper (of CHAINSAW MASSACRE fame) to mavericks like Eagle Pennell. And then superstars like Terrence Malick, Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson came along. Mess with Texas? We wouldn't dare.
Selected Films
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The Whole Shootin' Match
Eagle Pennell's first feature, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN' MATCH is a droll ballad about two dreamers chasing one "get rich quick" scheme after another (from flying squirrel farms to magic mops). The film follows our heroes until they finally get their dream-come-true and their...Watch Movie
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Eggshells
The working title of EGGSHELLS says it all: AN AMERICAN FREAK ILLUMINATION. Tobe Hooper's debut feature could only have been made in the 1960s. It was born out the creative maelstrom of the Austin/Berkeley nexus that was fueled by the anti-war movement and student protests. Ostensibly it is about...Watch Movie
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Slacker
Richard Linklater's independent classic SLACKER presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas, among its social outcasts and misfits (predominantly the twenty-something set) using a series of linear vignettes. These characters who, in some manner, just don't fit into the establishment norms move...Watch Movie
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Dear Pillow
Seventeen year old Wes is stuck living with his divorced father in a boring apartment complex. Eager to lose his virginity and starved for companionship, Wes reluctantly forms a friendship with neighbor Dusty after he discovers the older man writes for an adult magazine called "Dear Pillow."...Watch Movie
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God's Land
At the stroke of midnight on the 25th of March, in the suburban Texas town of Garland, the voice of God will be heard. The directive of the Creator will pre-empt all other programming on Cable Channel 18 and there He will deliver a message of eternal love, space travel and the end of the world....Watch Movie
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On the anniversary of her father's death, a young girl spends the day celebrating his memory (and making sure she retains those memories) with her widowed mother. Writer/co-director Julie Gould and her daughter play themselves, more or less, in what is nonetheless not a documentary but a...Watch Movie
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Beeswax
BEESWAX revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren (played by extraordinary newcomers Tilly and Maggie Hatcher) living in Austin, Texas. Jeannie co-owns a bright, candy-colored vintage clothing store. When a conflict with her business partner...Watch Movie
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Kid-Thing
Annie is a rebellious ten-year-old girl. She lives on the outskirts of town with her father Marvin, who, when not herding goats, mostly sleeps the day away. Virtually devoid of parental guidance, Annie is left to fend for herself and do as she pleases. With no moral compass, she roams the...Watch Movie
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The Intervention
Jay and Mark Duplass step away from their comedies about soul-seeking single men to look askance at a social group determined to help a friend (no matter how much it will hurt him). Steve Zissis, star of Duplass' family comedy THE DO-DECA-PENTATHLON, plays the secret-keeping...Watch Movie
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The Past is a Foreign Country
In April 1989, a body floats down the Colorado River with a bullet wound in the back of its head. That body is John H. Jenkins, rare book and historical document dealer. He had been at the epicenter of one of the largest document-forgery scandals in Texas history and his death...Watch Movie
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Warriors of the Discotheque
1984! The year of the famous Orwell novel, the year Apple introduced Mac computers via the famous Ridley Scott commercial and the year Ronald Reagan won in a Presidential landslide. In fact, the Republican National Convention was hosted in Dallas, Texas. Also, in Dallas, the...Watch Movie
