comedy films at Austin Film Festival

[arthursimone]

more info including screening times, etc available at: http://aff.festivalgenius.com/2011/films

treatment: Sometimes screenwriters get to a point where they will do anything to get their film made. Leonard is no different and he’ll go as far to check himself into rehab just to get close to an A-list actor.

fred and vinnie: Lonely guy Fred Stoller is thrilled when his buddy Vinnie, the world's happiest agoraphobic, comes to live with him, until Vinnie also proves to be the world's most maddening roommate.

one night stand: A funny, intimate doc following top Broadway and television writers, actors, and directors as they invent four short musicals, from the blank page to the live stage, all within 24 hours. Featuring Rachel Dratch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Richard Kind.

A swingin' trio: A darkly-comic tale follows a writer as he dives into the prickly territories of self-awareness and self pity, in his quest to find the truth about his possibly cheating wife - and himself - all at a Valentine's Day dinner decidedly set for three.

6 month rule: A romantic, charming and poignant look at relationships, seen from the eyes of Tyler, a guy who claims he can get over a woman in six months or less.

the stand up: After his girlfriend's tragic death, devastated stand-up comic Zoe drops his budding career on stage and moves back home. But when his father lands him a gig teaching kindergarten, he finds himself standing before a very different demographic.

township to the stage: Despite lingering prejudices and lack of experience on the stage, a mutliracial South African comedian gathers material from his experiences during apartheid in an attempt to open his first one-man show.

freak dance: The Upright Citizens Brigade unleash their unique take on the dance film with this funky, epic dance comedy, featuring several past and present members of the popular sketch comedy group.

austin high: What would happen if a group of high school slackers grew up and became the faculty at their own high school? Easy answer: it would be the most laid back school ever – that is until a new assistant principal arrives and all the fun comes crashing down.

high road: Fitz is a guy caught in an unusual love-triangle between his music, girlfriend Monica (Abby Elliot), and selling weed. The directing debut by UCB co-founder Matt Walsh co-starring Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Horatio Sanz, Joe Lo Truglio and Lizzy Caplan.

jeff, who lives at home: Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife. Starring Ed Helms, Jason Segal and Susan Sarandon.

let go: parole officer Walter Dishman is having a rough time. In addition to his failing marriage, he has just been assigned to three of the strangest parolees he’s ever met.

some guys who kill people: A very dark comedy about Ken Boyd (Kevin Corrigan), a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, who sets out to kill those he deems responsible for his miserable life. Also starring Lucy Davis, Barry Bostwick and Karen Black.

goold's gold: Jonathan Goold has discovered gold! Or so he thinks. Convinced that there's gold hidden in the recently exposed hills of the Alaskan wilderness due to the melting glaciers of global warming, Goold sets in motion events to find his treasure.

and again: http://aff.festivalgenius.com/2011/films

[nick]

If you see the UCB Freak Dance movie, you can also go to the Matt Besser lecture on Saturday 10/22 at noon for free ($25 otherwise):

http://www.coldtownetheater.com/events/ ... -coldtowne

[Terry]

austin high: What would happen if a group of high school slackers grew up and became the faculty at their own high school? Easy answer: it would be the most laid back school ever – that is until a new assistant principal arrives and all the fun comes crashing down.

This film was written by Will and Kirk, (completely fucking awesome) students at Coldtowne.