For ages, humankind has looked to space as the final frontier, and the film industry is no exception. Last year, it was reported that Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman were coordinating with NASA and SpaceX on a $200-million action-adventure shot aboard the International Space Station, while Russia’s Channel One TV is rushing to get its own cast and crew up there first for the October shoot of a secretive project called “Challenge.”
But a pair of Canadian filmmakers beat both of them to the punch. Since January 2019, Felix & Paul, the VR studio launched by Montreal-based virtual reality directors Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphael in 2013, have been assembling 360-degree footage shot on handmade cameras by 10 astronauts from a revolving crew.
With more than 200 hours of footage to date, the material has so far fueled the first two episodes of the four-part VR series “Space Explorers: The Iss Experience.” The result,...
But a pair of Canadian filmmakers beat both of them to the punch. Since January 2019, Felix & Paul, the VR studio launched by Montreal-based virtual reality directors Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphael in 2013, have been assembling 360-degree footage shot on handmade cameras by 10 astronauts from a revolving crew.
With more than 200 hours of footage to date, the material has so far fueled the first two episodes of the four-part VR series “Space Explorers: The Iss Experience.” The result,...
- 4/10/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
One of the most iconic faces in the Star Trek universe, James Doohan played Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on the original series and subsequent movies, as well as popping up in other parts of the franchise. The actor died in 2005 at age 85, but it’s recently been revealed that his ashes made it to space via an astronaut bringing them to the International Space Station. How, then, did this take place?
Richard Garriott, an entrepreneur and private astronaut, managed to smuggle Doohan’s ashes onto the Iss as part of a 12-day trip in 2008. The move was endorsed by Doohan’s son, based on his father’s apparent wish to visit the Iss, and ended up being a secretive plan after two similar requests were denied. Garriott was able to to get the ashes on board through a laminated card with Doohan’s photo and some of his remains, which he...
Richard Garriott, an entrepreneur and private astronaut, managed to smuggle Doohan’s ashes onto the Iss as part of a 12-day trip in 2008. The move was endorsed by Doohan’s son, based on his father’s apparent wish to visit the Iss, and ended up being a secretive plan after two similar requests were denied. Garriott was able to to get the ashes on board through a laminated card with Doohan’s photo and some of his remains, which he...
- 12/26/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Star Trek’s James Doohan made it to the final frontier. A new interview has revealed an astronaut took Doohan’s ashes with him when he visited the International Space Station.
Doohan, who played chief engineer Montgomery Scott on the show and who ignited the signature phrase “Beam me up, Scotty,” was forever being asked to push the Enterprise engines beyond their limits. But he finally made it into space in 2008. He died at age 85 in 2005.
Entrepreneur Richard Garriott, 59, smuggled Doohan’s ashes onto the Iss in 2008 during a 12-day mission as a private astronaut. He was backed by Doohan’s son, Chris, who said his father’s wish was to make it to the Iss. The request was denied for two other trips, resulting in Garriott having to undertake clandestine means to get the ashes on board.
Garriott took a card with Doohan’s picture and some of his ashes,...
Doohan, who played chief engineer Montgomery Scott on the show and who ignited the signature phrase “Beam me up, Scotty,” was forever being asked to push the Enterprise engines beyond their limits. But he finally made it into space in 2008. He died at age 85 in 2005.
Entrepreneur Richard Garriott, 59, smuggled Doohan’s ashes onto the Iss in 2008 during a 12-day mission as a private astronaut. He was backed by Doohan’s son, Chris, who said his father’s wish was to make it to the Iss. The request was denied for two other trips, resulting in Garriott having to undertake clandestine means to get the ashes on board.
Garriott took a card with Doohan’s picture and some of his ashes,...
- 12/26/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
During the press tour for Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity, a journalist asked the director what it was like to film in space, prompting a humorous reply. In the years since that groundbreaking blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Damien Chazelle, James Gray, and more didn’t venture into the vast unknown for their respective space-set dramas, but it’s looking like the only man fit for the job is exploring the possibility.
While it’s been joked about for years that the only way that Ethan Hunt can one-up himself is to head to space, Deadline reports that Tom Cruise is, in fact, looking to shoot the first narrative feature film set far above Earth’s atmosphere. While it won’t be a Mission: Impossible film, the 57-year-old actor is talking with Elon Musk’s Space X team and Nasa about what it would take to film a project in outer-space.
While it’s been joked about for years that the only way that Ethan Hunt can one-up himself is to head to space, Deadline reports that Tom Cruise is, in fact, looking to shoot the first narrative feature film set far above Earth’s atmosphere. While it won’t be a Mission: Impossible film, the 57-year-old actor is talking with Elon Musk’s Space X team and Nasa about what it would take to film a project in outer-space.
- 5/5/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Discovery is blasting off with a special this summer in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon-landing, TheWrap has learned exclusively. Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and more astronauts from other Apollo missions are set to participate in the look-back at the July 20, 1969 touchdown.
As part of the project, Discovery will document the 115th annual Explorer’s Club dinner on March 16, when 10 veterans of the Apollo missions will be in attendance, also including Walt Cunningham of Apollo 7, Charlie Duke of Apollo 16, and more guests to be announced soon.
Private space-explorer Richard Garriott, the son of Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott, will conduct interviews and panel discussions with the former astronauts on their experiences beyond the stratosphere, as well as the future of privatized space flight.
Also Read: 'Apollo 11' Director Says Damien Chazelle Beat Him to Staging the Moon Landing: 'That Was My Exact Idea'
“The Explorer’s...
As part of the project, Discovery will document the 115th annual Explorer’s Club dinner on March 16, when 10 veterans of the Apollo missions will be in attendance, also including Walt Cunningham of Apollo 7, Charlie Duke of Apollo 16, and more guests to be announced soon.
Private space-explorer Richard Garriott, the son of Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott, will conduct interviews and panel discussions with the former astronauts on their experiences beyond the stratosphere, as well as the future of privatized space flight.
Also Read: 'Apollo 11' Director Says Damien Chazelle Beat Him to Staging the Moon Landing: 'That Was My Exact Idea'
“The Explorer’s...
- 3/15/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
[[tmz:video id="0_mpw3rq39"]] SpaceX's plan to fly 2 non-astronauts around the moon next year is insanity -- if they're sending 2 flight newbies up there ... this according to another private citizen who went to space. Richard Garriott is a video gaming mogul who spent 12 days on the International Space Station in 2008 ... all on his own dime -- $30 mil to be exact. But he also underwent intense training, and says the so-called "space tourists" paying for the SpaceX better be ready...
- 3/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Colin Trevorrow, whose Jurassic World was 2015's second-highest-grossing film (behind, of course, The Force Awakens), recently said that he plans on shooting his Star Wars entry on actual tangible film, because "digital wouldn't make sense." (Jurassic World didn't make any sense, but he didn't seem to mind that.) Now he's upped the ante, with the even more ambitious proclamation that he wants to shoot the film literally in space. “I asked the question, ‘Is it possible for us to shoot IMAX film plates in actual space for Star Wars?'” the director said on the Power of Story: The Art of Film panel. "And I haven’t gotten an answer yet, but they’ve shot IMAX in space." Christopher Nolan, who was also on the panel, mentioned that he had wanted to do that for Interstellar, but decided not to. Richard Garriott's Apogee of Fear was the first science-fiction film shot in space,...
- 1/30/2016
- by Greg Cwik
- Vulture
Even if Magic: The Gathering isn’t right up your alley, chances are you at least know a half dozen people who are obsessed with it. Taking advantage of the massive appeal the game has, Wizards of the Coast has teamed up with leading game developers to create 14 unique cards for the release of Magic 2015, which will be available on July 18.
The group of developers involved with creating new cards makes up a laundry list of big names in the industry, ranging from indie game designers to personalities such as Notch and Lord British. Check out the full list below for a better idea of what to expect:
George Fan: designer of Plants vs Zombies Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins: Gabe and Tycho, creators of Penny Arcade Markus Persson: “Notch,” creator of Minecraft and founder of Mojang Richard Garriot: “Lord British,” creator of the Ultima series David Sirlin: designer...
The group of developers involved with creating new cards makes up a laundry list of big names in the industry, ranging from indie game designers to personalities such as Notch and Lord British. Check out the full list below for a better idea of what to expect:
George Fan: designer of Plants vs Zombies Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins: Gabe and Tycho, creators of Penny Arcade Markus Persson: “Notch,” creator of Minecraft and founder of Mojang Richard Garriot: “Lord British,” creator of the Ultima series David Sirlin: designer...
- 4/18/2014
- by Christian Law
- We Got This Covered
Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British, has been a household name for role players and PC RPG fans for over 30 years. He first came onto the scene in 1980 with the PC game Ultima, an RPG inspired by Lord British‘s love of Dungeons and Dragons. Over the next 19 years, Ultima spawned a trio of trilogies and the proto Mmorpg Ultima Online that defined the genre and captured this writer’s imagination for several years. Seriously, if Blizzard Entertainment is the king of MMORPGs, then Lord British is the genre’s god. And in 2014, the god is coming home.
Lord British has announced a new RPG project called Shroud of the Avatar:Forsaken Virtues, and if you head over to Kickstarter, you can get in on this project on the ground floor. The project promises to bring RPGs back to their roots and features some of what Lord British deems are...
Lord British has announced a new RPG project called Shroud of the Avatar:Forsaken Virtues, and if you head over to Kickstarter, you can get in on this project on the ground floor. The project promises to bring RPGs back to their roots and features some of what Lord British deems are...
- 3/12/2013
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
Attention, fans of Kevin James or Ayn Rand (or both!): This is your week at the movies! Enjoy your moment, for the rest of us -- at least those who aren't into action or horror films -- must settle for a middling group of new releases. (Question of the day: Is Atlas Shrugged Part II a horror film? Discuss.)
As always, there are some interesting alternatives. The Texas Independent Film Network presents Man on a Mission (pictured above), a terrific documentary about Austin billionaire Richard Garriott's 2008 trip to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket. This inspiring film by Austin filmmaker Mike Woolf -- which the Austin Chronicle calls "a first-class seat to stargazing" -- screens at the Violet Crown on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, The Austin Film Society presents a film that's a bit more down to Earth: the 1939 classic Ninotchka, featuring Greta Garbo as a...
As always, there are some interesting alternatives. The Texas Independent Film Network presents Man on a Mission (pictured above), a terrific documentary about Austin billionaire Richard Garriott's 2008 trip to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket. This inspiring film by Austin filmmaker Mike Woolf -- which the Austin Chronicle calls "a first-class seat to stargazing" -- screens at the Violet Crown on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, The Austin Film Society presents a film that's a bit more down to Earth: the 1939 classic Ninotchka, featuring Greta Garbo as a...
- 10/12/2012
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
When your job is buying and selling offbeat antiques, finding something that surprises can be difficult.
However, when you have the chance to buy a heart that's been plasticized, all bets are off.
That opportunity recently came to Evan Michelson and Mike Zohn, owners of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, a New York City store that specializes in one-of-a-kind artifacts such as monkey race cars, possessed ventriloquist dummies and artworks made of human hair.
The two were in Austin, Texas, to help a client, astronaut Richard Garriott, who was looking for items that would keep his home weird.
As part of the mission, which will be aired June 9 on the Science Channel series "Oddities," the duo met a collector of morbid memorabilia named Brandon who proudly showed off his grisly goodies, including a plasticized heart.
"Wow!" Michelson exclaimed while exmining the waxy looking heart. "You can see the veins here, and look at these valves.
However, when you have the chance to buy a heart that's been plasticized, all bets are off.
That opportunity recently came to Evan Michelson and Mike Zohn, owners of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, a New York City store that specializes in one-of-a-kind artifacts such as monkey race cars, possessed ventriloquist dummies and artworks made of human hair.
The two were in Austin, Texas, to help a client, astronaut Richard Garriott, who was looking for items that would keep his home weird.
As part of the mission, which will be aired June 9 on the Science Channel series "Oddities," the duo met a collector of morbid memorabilia named Brandon who proudly showed off his grisly goodies, including a plasticized heart.
"Wow!" Michelson exclaimed while exmining the waxy looking heart. "You can see the veins here, and look at these valves.
- 6/8/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Review by Dane Marti
I’ve always been crazy about space, the planets, astronomy and even spaceships. I love Science Fiction. Part of it is the imaginative element inherent within the genre. However, fiction cannot compare to the incredible experience that real astronauts feel when they have seen the earth or even gone to the moon. Now, that really is a Trip. It must be almost spiritual, changing how you see your own planet, your own existence. Basically, Reality beats fantasy.
“Part of human nature is to reach out and explore”, someone comments early in the documentary Man On A Mission.
As a boy, Richard Garriott was surrounded by conversations outer space. Everyone in his neighborhood worked for Nasa and—-His father was an astronaut. Can you imagine going to Grade School and telling your friends, “Well, my dad is an astronaut?”. Pretty cool. Like many young boys and girls,...
I’ve always been crazy about space, the planets, astronomy and even spaceships. I love Science Fiction. Part of it is the imaginative element inherent within the genre. However, fiction cannot compare to the incredible experience that real astronauts feel when they have seen the earth or even gone to the moon. Now, that really is a Trip. It must be almost spiritual, changing how you see your own planet, your own existence. Basically, Reality beats fantasy.
“Part of human nature is to reach out and explore”, someone comments early in the documentary Man On A Mission.
As a boy, Richard Garriott was surrounded by conversations outer space. Everyone in his neighborhood worked for Nasa and—-His father was an astronaut. Can you imagine going to Grade School and telling your friends, “Well, my dad is an astronaut?”. Pretty cool. Like many young boys and girls,...
- 5/29/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Many people in Austin love to keep it weird through their love of the macabre and the strange. For instance, you can catch a tour of haunted locations in town seated in the back of a hearse with Haunted Atx or you can visit the Museum of the Weird. Austin is very fortunate in this regard to lay claim to Scare for a Cure. This volunteer organization not only puts on one of the largest haunted attractions in the country every year, it also raises thousands of dollars for local charities.
For the last several years, Scare for a Cute has operated on property owned by Richard Garriott (Ultima creator, founder of Origin Games). Unfortunately, environmental concerns have forced the organization to seek a new home. That new home has been found, and this weekend preparations began for the haunt that will take place in October. The new location is...
- 4/3/2012
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
This year's SXSW Community Screening: Austin Film Society ShortCase will be held Saturday, March 10 at 11 am in the Canon Screening Room (aka Rollins) at the Long Center, and will feature short films by Central Texas filmmakers ranging from Richard Garriott to Bob Ray.
I was pleased to be invited to curate the ShortCase -- I've said for years that I'd love to help host a short-film festival. The response from Afs filmmakers was overwhelming, with over 100 short films submitted in a two-week timeframe. I cried, laughed, and screamed -- and even hit the Rewind button a few times to savor certain scenes. Afs Interim Artist Services Manager Austin Culp, intern Reid Connell and I worked together to select the 10 best films to fill the 90-minute screening time. It was a daunting task with so much wonderful content representing the talent of Afs filmmakers, but we somehow agreed on the final slate.
I was pleased to be invited to curate the ShortCase -- I've said for years that I'd love to help host a short-film festival. The response from Afs filmmakers was overwhelming, with over 100 short films submitted in a two-week timeframe. I cried, laughed, and screamed -- and even hit the Rewind button a few times to savor certain scenes. Afs Interim Artist Services Manager Austin Culp, intern Reid Connell and I worked together to select the 10 best films to fill the 90-minute screening time. It was a daunting task with so much wonderful content representing the talent of Afs filmmakers, but we somehow agreed on the final slate.
- 3/2/2012
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Here's the latest Austin film news.
Austin Film Festival presents its first Conversation in Film of 2012 with action writer Ric Roman Waugh on Tuesday night at the Harry Ransom Center. A wine reception featuring a film storyboard exhibit will precede the event. Then on Wednesday night, Aff is screening Waugh's 2008 film Felon, starring Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer, at the Texas Spirit Theater.Also on Wednesday night, Cinema 41 has just confirmed it will screen the 1989 Jim Jarmusch movie Mystery Train at 7 pm, Alamo Drafthouse at South Lamar.And speaking of Alamo, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema co-founder Tim League announced last week that he is planning on renovating the historic New Mission Theater in San Francisco as a new Drafthouse location.SXSW 2012 will feature eight SXEncore screenings of acclaimed films from previous SXSW festivals, such as Sean Byrne's The Loved Ones (Jenn Brown's review)and Aron Gaudet's The Way We Get By.
Austin Film Festival presents its first Conversation in Film of 2012 with action writer Ric Roman Waugh on Tuesday night at the Harry Ransom Center. A wine reception featuring a film storyboard exhibit will precede the event. Then on Wednesday night, Aff is screening Waugh's 2008 film Felon, starring Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer, at the Texas Spirit Theater.Also on Wednesday night, Cinema 41 has just confirmed it will screen the 1989 Jim Jarmusch movie Mystery Train at 7 pm, Alamo Drafthouse at South Lamar.And speaking of Alamo, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema co-founder Tim League announced last week that he is planning on renovating the historic New Mission Theater in San Francisco as a new Drafthouse location.SXSW 2012 will feature eight SXEncore screenings of acclaimed films from previous SXSW festivals, such as Sean Byrne's The Loved Ones (Jenn Brown's review)and Aron Gaudet's The Way We Get By.
- 2/20/2012
- by Jordan Gass-Poore'
- Slackerwood
The power of the Internet apparently knows no bounds – first web users helped convince the Us Government that anti-piracy bills Sopa and Pipa were bad news, now they’ve nudged Nasa into approving the release of Richard Garriott’s short film Apogee of Fear – the first ever sci-fi film shot in space. Way to go, Internet! The eight minute short was shot by game developer Garriott while he spent time aboard the International Space Station (a trip he paid for out of his own pocket) and started earning buzz last week when the director mentioned that he’d love to release it for the public to see as a companion piece to the indie film Man on a Mission. Unfortunately, Nasa wasn’t particularly keen on the idea. They never cited any specific reasons for...
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- 1/23/2012
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
So, in 2008, Ultima game designer and superrich guy Richard Garriott de Cayeux took a $30 million pleasure cruise to the International Space Station. He did a bunch of cool things while he was there, the most interesting of which may be that he shot an eight-minute science-fiction horror short starring himself, astronauts Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff, and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. But we only just learned this month that Nasa had been holding back from letting the film be seen in public. From Space.com: "Apogee of Fear" is the first science-fiction movie ever made in space, Garriott said, and he would like to let the public see it. There has been some demand, with the Smithsonian Institution even asking to put the film in its permanent archives because of its historical value. But Nasa hasn't given the necessary go-ahead, according to Garriott. "Nasa has, so far, decided that since it's...
- 1/23/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Video game designer Richard Garriott spent $30 million of his own money to book a stay on the International Space Station. It was an adventure chronicled in the recent documentary Man on a Mission, but that’s not the only film involving Garriott’s trip to outer space. While aboard the Station, Garriott shot his own eight-minute short film, entitled Apogee of Fear, a micro-feature he’s dubbing the first sci-fi film actually shot in space. According to sources who’ve seen the movie, it’s a light and playful story that features the two American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut as its stars. Sounds great – but there’s only one catch: Nasa doesn’t want Garriot to release it. “Nasa has, so far, decided that since...
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- 1/17/2012
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
A genius at making money with computer games, space tourist Garriott will recoup little from this cartoon of a space adventure. After making far too much money as a computer-game inventor, Richard Garriott fulfilled the dream of a lifetime. He was not only able to write about the fantasy, he was able to be part of it. Emulating his father, one of the original Nasa astronauts who made space history several decades earlier, Garriott paid his $30 million (up from a bargain basement $20 million back in 2001) took his six months of training in Russia, blasted off and came back in one piece. The best part of the story is that the .coming back in one piece. part...
- 1/17/2012
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
Video game developer and filmmaker and Richard Garriott made news recently as becoming the first director to shoot a short film in outer space. While filming his documentary (Man On A Mission) Garriott had time to record a short sci-fi film he titled Apogee of Fear. While I'm not so worried about seeing a film featuring the amateur acting stylings of two astronauts, it does send my head reeling as to whether Hollywood will ever be able to film a science fiction movie in the most realistic set imaginable, space. Easier said than done? You bet your geek a** it is, but it is possible even in today's age so long as you consider a few things.
To film his documentary, Garriot had to front $30 million out of his own pocket just to make it up there. The average film costs (according to 2006 numbers from film studios) about $65 million, so let that be our model.
To film his documentary, Garriot had to front $30 million out of his own pocket just to make it up there. The average film costs (according to 2006 numbers from film studios) about $65 million, so let that be our model.
- 1/16/2012
- by Robot Reagan
- GeekTyrant
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission Trailer. Mike Woolf‘s Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission (2010) movie trailer stars Richard Garriott, Owen Garriott, Helen Garriott, Robert Garriott, and Sergey Brin. Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission‘s plot synopsis: “Firmly ensconced in the geeky pantheon of computer legends since high school, Richard Garriott can afford to pursue his dreams – even the wildly improbable ones. For instance, following in his astronaut father’s footsteps. Nasa won’t take you because of bad eyes? No problem! Pioneer your own private space industry and buy a $30 million seat on a Russian Soyuz. Richly funny and invigorating, Man on a Mission tags along with Richard on his years-long quest to be the second Garriott into space. And maybe come back.”
On Richard Garriott and his past:
For years, most people who knew Richard Garriott knew him by his game industry alter-ego: Lord British. Under that name,...
On Richard Garriott and his past:
For years, most people who knew Richard Garriott knew him by his game industry alter-ego: Lord British. Under that name,...
- 1/15/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
By: Mike Wall
Published: 01/13/2012 04:18 Pm Est on Space
A new documentary about space tourist Richard Garriott's flight to the International Space Station is hitting theaters now, but the sci-fi movie he made aboard the orbiting lab remains under wraps.
"Man on a Mission," which opened Jan.13, chronicles Garriott's journey to the station in October 2008, a trip that cost him $30 million of his own money. While up there, the video-game designer made a playful eight-minute film called "Apogee of Fear," with some standout acting assistance from a Russian cosmonaut and two Nasa astronauts.
"Apogee of Fear" is the first science-fiction movie ever made in space, Garriott said, and he would like to let the public see it. There has been some demand, with the Smithsonian Institution even asking to put the film in its permanent archives because of its historical value.
But Nasa hasn't given the necessary go-ahead, according to Garriott.
Published: 01/13/2012 04:18 Pm Est on Space
A new documentary about space tourist Richard Garriott's flight to the International Space Station is hitting theaters now, but the sci-fi movie he made aboard the orbiting lab remains under wraps.
"Man on a Mission," which opened Jan.13, chronicles Garriott's journey to the station in October 2008, a trip that cost him $30 million of his own money. While up there, the video-game designer made a playful eight-minute film called "Apogee of Fear," with some standout acting assistance from a Russian cosmonaut and two Nasa astronauts.
"Apogee of Fear" is the first science-fiction movie ever made in space, Garriott said, and he would like to let the public see it. There has been some demand, with the Smithsonian Institution even asking to put the film in its permanent archives because of its historical value.
But Nasa hasn't given the necessary go-ahead, according to Garriott.
- 1/14/2012
- by David Freeman
- Huffington Post
If you are a fan of video games and love playing Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, then you have one person to thank - Richard Garriott, aka Lord British. Garriott is responsible for unleashing some of the best video games that helped to shape the future of gaming. One of his early games, Akalabeth: World of Doom, paved the way for his Ultima series, which still influences role-playing game development today.
You may not know that Garriott is the son of astronaut Owen K. Garriott, who was involved in Skylab 3 and flew a number of Space Shuttle missions. Richard Garriott made it his mission in life to be the first private citizen to go to space. He nearly made it too, until the dot-com bubble burst along with his finances. Garriott eventually made it to space in 2008.
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission is a documentary about his effort to escape Earth.
You may not know that Garriott is the son of astronaut Owen K. Garriott, who was involved in Skylab 3 and flew a number of Space Shuttle missions. Richard Garriott made it his mission in life to be the first private citizen to go to space. He nearly made it too, until the dot-com bubble burst along with his finances. Garriott eventually made it to space in 2008.
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission is a documentary about his effort to escape Earth.
- 1/14/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
For years, most people who knew Richard Garriott knew him by his game industry alter-ego: Lord British. Under that name, Garriott made some of the best games in the early days of the hobby. His early effort Akalabeth: World of Doom paved the way for his Ultima series, a collection of games that still influences role-playing game development today. Garriott coined the term Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game as he developed Ultima Online, and in doing so helped shape the future of the game industry. But there's more to Garriott than gaming. He is the son of astronaut Owen K. Garriott, who took part in Skylab 3 and Space Shuttle missions. Richard Garriott wanted to be the first private citizen to go to space and nearly made it, until the dot-com bubble broke and devastated his finances. But he made it to space in 2008. A documentary about his effort to escape Earth,...
- 1/13/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars Click here to read the review! "We behold all of the unpleasant physical trainings and the grand achievement of a successful space voyage, and subliminally we are told that if you dream big, anything can happen. Unfortunately, most of us will never be millionaires with the privilege to spend without repercussions, and watching Garriot do so with such egregious waste is often downright annoying."...
- 1/12/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
Like many kids, Richard Garriott wanted to be an astronaut. But unlike most, he knew it was more than an abstract dream—his father, Owen K. Garriott, spent two months aboard Skylab in the ’70s, and plenty of his parents’ friends also worked at Nasa. He learned early on that he wouldn’t be able to follow in his dad’s footsteps, at least not by way of the U.S. government, because his nearsightedness was an automatic disqualification. Richard Garriott: Man On A Mission is a disarmingly enthusiastic documentary about how its subject eventually found his own way into ...
- 1/12/2012
- avclub.com
Gravitas Ventures and First Run Features announced today a comprehensive licensing arrangement that will allow dozens of films from First Run Features to be enjoyed by movie lovers across North America on Video on Demand (VOD). Key titles included in the deal are theatrical films Man on a Mission and American Teacher, and as well as titles from the First Run Features library including Orgasm Inc., Plastic Planet and Secret Things. Pact will allow First Run Features to release select films in theaters while Gravitas distributes simultaneously or “day and date” in 100+ million Video on Demand homes. First title to be released in this fashion is the Mike Woolf documentary Man on a Mission, which opens in theaters January 13, 2012. Man on a Mission, which won an audience award at the 2010 SXSW film festival, examines renowned video game visionary Richard Garriott as he follows in his astronaut father’s footsteps to travel in space.
- 11/22/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Cinematographer William Eubank made his writing and directing debut earlier this year with Love (aka Angels & Airwaves Presents Love), a late addition to this year's Fantastic Fest lineup. Eubank was joined on the red carpet on Wednesday by executive producer Thomas DeLonge and lead actor Gunner Wright. The filmmakers were caught by a surprise special guest: Richard Garriott, real-life astronaut and star of Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission, who moderated an engaging Q&A after the Fantastic Fest screening.
Love is an inspirational and lovely cinematic journey into the past and future. After losing contact with Earth, astronaut Lee Miller becomes stranded in orbit alone aboard the International Space Station. As time passes and life support systems dwindle, Lee battles to maintain his sanity ... and simply stay alive. His world is a claustrophobic and lonely existence until he makes a strange discovery aboard the ship. The film was funded...
Love is an inspirational and lovely cinematic journey into the past and future. After losing contact with Earth, astronaut Lee Miller becomes stranded in orbit alone aboard the International Space Station. As time passes and life support systems dwindle, Lee battles to maintain his sanity ... and simply stay alive. His world is a claustrophobic and lonely existence until he makes a strange discovery aboard the ship. The film was funded...
- 10/3/2011
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Austin's Fantastic Fest opens today and, for MSN's Hitlist, James Rocchi asks co-founder Tim League (who's also, of course, the Alamo Drafthouse CEO known for taking a debate or two at the Fest to the boxing ring at the Highball), to describe the event "in one sentence that doesn't get you sent to jail." League: "Sometimes we like to say it's a film festival with the boring parts cut out, but then we've added a few parts, too. That's not a very good sentence. I think it's a film festival that focuses all day long on having fun, both with movies and with parties and making an eight-day celebration."
Introducing the Chronicle's preview package, Marc Savlov notes that "the legendary special-effects makeup pioneer and heir to the thrones of his famous monster forebears Jack Pierce and Dick Smith," Rick Baker "will be on hand for a 30th anniversary fete for...
Introducing the Chronicle's preview package, Marc Savlov notes that "the legendary special-effects makeup pioneer and heir to the thrones of his famous monster forebears Jack Pierce and Dick Smith," Rick Baker "will be on hand for a 30th anniversary fete for...
- 9/22/2011
- MUBI
I was going through all my bookmarks and I came along this one that I have not shared with you all yet! Shame on me! Courtesy of GeekDad.
Whether you’ve been using Twitter since 2006, are determined never to use it unless dragged kicking and screaming, or are somewhere in between, you probably know that it’s wildly popular with all sorts of people. In addition to the celebrities who make a big deal about Twitter (e.g., Ashton Kutcher), there are tons of people, both famous and not, who tweet about lots of interesting things.
Here's a updated list of people to follow on Twitter.
Name Twitter ID Why They’re Listed Here Phil Plait BadAstronomer The Bad Astronomer himself; a source for great space-related info and a dose of healthy skepticism. James Urbaniak JamesUrbaniak The voice of Dr. Venture on The Venture Brothers, and a very funny tweeter.
Whether you’ve been using Twitter since 2006, are determined never to use it unless dragged kicking and screaming, or are somewhere in between, you probably know that it’s wildly popular with all sorts of people. In addition to the celebrities who make a big deal about Twitter (e.g., Ashton Kutcher), there are tons of people, both famous and not, who tweet about lots of interesting things.
Here's a updated list of people to follow on Twitter.
Name Twitter ID Why They’re Listed Here Phil Plait BadAstronomer The Bad Astronomer himself; a source for great space-related info and a dose of healthy skepticism. James Urbaniak JamesUrbaniak The voice of Dr. Venture on The Venture Brothers, and a very funny tweeter.
- 8/23/2011
- by Mars
- GeekTyrant
Austin,TX – Ibm’s Super Computer, Watson, made an appearance at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Technology Conference.
In the ‘What is Watson?’ panel, Dr. David Ferrucci, lead researcher and Principal Investigator for Watson/Jeopardy! delved into the reasons they decided to try Watson’s hand Jeopardy and what made it such a great first test.
Deep Qa
Ibm’s question and answer computing system has the capability to answer questions posed in natural language. When Watson looks at a question, it looks for key words and forms subquestions which it then processes like any other question.
The popular American quiz game Jeopardy, provides a good test bed for Watson’s abilities. The answer provided can be broken down into many subquestions, and once those are answered, it leads to the larger question.
Ibm hopes that this concept of Deep Qa can be applied to different industries,...
In the ‘What is Watson?’ panel, Dr. David Ferrucci, lead researcher and Principal Investigator for Watson/Jeopardy! delved into the reasons they decided to try Watson’s hand Jeopardy and what made it such a great first test.
Deep Qa
Ibm’s question and answer computing system has the capability to answer questions posed in natural language. When Watson looks at a question, it looks for key words and forms subquestions which it then processes like any other question.
The popular American quiz game Jeopardy, provides a good test bed for Watson’s abilities. The answer provided can be broken down into many subquestions, and once those are answered, it leads to the larger question.
Ibm hopes that this concept of Deep Qa can be applied to different industries,...
- 4/8/2011
- by Marie Ferrer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Fable" creator Peter Molyneux is pretty well-known in the gaming community for his tendency to speak hyperbolically and tease ideas that don't always deliver. Fortunately, "Fable" is one of his biggest ideas, and it has delivered over the course of three Xbox/Xbox 360 console releases, each of which improves on its predecessor. Between that series, not to mention "Syndicate," "Black & White," "Populous" and "Theme Park," it should come as no surprise to learn that the longtime developer of original games is being honored at this year's Game Developer's Conference with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Molyneux, who started working with games in 1982, will be receive his honors on March 2 in San Francisco. He joins an illustrious group, which includes id Software founder John Carmack, "Metal Gear Solid" creator Hideo Kojima, Sid Meier, Richard Garriott, Shigeru Miyamoto, "Defender" and "Robotron: 2084" creator Eugene Jarvis, "Marble Madness" creator and longtime industry consultant Mark Cerny,...
Molyneux, who started working with games in 1982, will be receive his honors on March 2 in San Francisco. He joins an illustrious group, which includes id Software founder John Carmack, "Metal Gear Solid" creator Hideo Kojima, Sid Meier, Richard Garriott, Shigeru Miyamoto, "Defender" and "Robotron: 2084" creator Eugene Jarvis, "Marble Madness" creator and longtime industry consultant Mark Cerny,...
- 1/19/2011
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Multiplayer
Though Richard Garriott is probably best known for his active involvement in the video game industry - he developed the popular Ultima series - he is also the son of Nasa astronaut Owen Garriott. After building a personal fortune over the years, in early 2008 Richard followed his father's footsteps by writing a $30 million check to go up into space aboard the Russian Soyuz rocket and live aboard the International Space Station for 10 days. Mike Woolf's film documents the events leading up to the launch, his training in Russia, and the time spent on the station, shot by Richard during his stay. ...
- 9/25/2010
- Screen Anarchy
I love anything to do with outer space. And I usually love documentary peeks into eccentric screwballs. The problem is that Man on a Mission, Richard Garriott's home movies from his $30 million space tourism adventure, is too much of a sales pitch. Supposedly, the pitch is for investment in the space industry, but it mostly feels like a reel to show off how cool Garriott is. And I'm not sure he's that cool.
The son of an Astronaut, Garriott longed nothing more than to follow his father's footsteps. He wasn't good enough for Nasa, so after he made a bazillion dollars in the video game industry (yeah, that's right, we're talking about Lord British of Ultima fame) he bought his way in with the Russians.
The training footage and inside look into the Soyuz program is interesting, but nothing you can't see on the Travel Channel.
I give this movie a C.
The son of an Astronaut, Garriott longed nothing more than to follow his father's footsteps. He wasn't good enough for Nasa, so after he made a bazillion dollars in the video game industry (yeah, that's right, we're talking about Lord British of Ultima fame) he bought his way in with the Russians.
The training footage and inside look into the Soyuz program is interesting, but nothing you can't see on the Travel Channel.
I give this movie a C.
- 9/24/2010
- UGO Movies
I thoroughly enjoy interviewing filmmakers and actors, but I was particularly enlightened by Austin video game developer and recent astronaut Richard Garriott during our podcast interview about the documentary Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission, specifically regarding his motivation. I asked Garriott what science-fiction authors had inspired him in his youth, to want to travel to space. The answer? None -- he read fantasy, hence the inspiration for his first game, Ultima.
For Garriott, space travel wasn't anything out of the ordinary. His father Owen Garriott was an astronaut, and all of their neighbors were in the Nasa space program as well. It wasn't until Garriott was older that he discovered that not everyone goes to space, and his poor eyesight would prevent him from being a part of the Nasa space program. He was determined to find a way to travel to space, and in 2008 it became reality as...
For Garriott, space travel wasn't anything out of the ordinary. His father Owen Garriott was an astronaut, and all of their neighbors were in the Nasa space program as well. It wasn't until Garriott was older that he discovered that not everyone goes to space, and his poor eyesight would prevent him from being a part of the Nasa space program. He was determined to find a way to travel to space, and in 2008 it became reality as...
- 9/15/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Fantastic Fest 2010 Adds New Films To Its Impressive Lineup
Fantastic Fest, the largest genre festival in the U.S., is excited to announce additional films to its mind-blowing roster of features & shorts. Highlights of this announcement are the Us premiere of the hyper-stylized action film Bunraku, a sneak preview of Darren Bousman’s terrifying new horror-thriller film, Mother’s Day (featuring a bravura performance by Rebecca DeMornay), and the world premiere of Agnosia, the latest film from Fantastic Fest 2005 Alumnus Eugenio Mira.
Additionally, Fantastic Fest will play host to a sneak preview of the highly anticipated action-comedy Red, starring pretty much the best cast assembled for a comic book adaptation…ever. And if you’re not excited to see Helen Mirren at the helm of a .50 caliber machine gun, we don’t want to know you.
Bill Pullman, one of our all-time favorite Fantastic Fest guests is returning to the festival this year.
Fantastic Fest, the largest genre festival in the U.S., is excited to announce additional films to its mind-blowing roster of features & shorts. Highlights of this announcement are the Us premiere of the hyper-stylized action film Bunraku, a sneak preview of Darren Bousman’s terrifying new horror-thriller film, Mother’s Day (featuring a bravura performance by Rebecca DeMornay), and the world premiere of Agnosia, the latest film from Fantastic Fest 2005 Alumnus Eugenio Mira.
Additionally, Fantastic Fest will play host to a sneak preview of the highly anticipated action-comedy Red, starring pretty much the best cast assembled for a comic book adaptation…ever. And if you’re not excited to see Helen Mirren at the helm of a .50 caliber machine gun, we don’t want to know you.
Bill Pullman, one of our all-time favorite Fantastic Fest guests is returning to the festival this year.
- 9/9/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
With the Fantastic Fest 2010 just two weeks away, the “largest genre festival in the U.S.” has announced a third wave of films.
Included in the line-up are Summit Entertainment’s action-comedy Red, Darren Bousman’s Mother’s Day, and the stylized action flick Bunraku with Josh Hartnett and Woody Harrelson.
But I’m especially excited about the addition of Agnosia, a “romantic thriller” produced by Guillermo del Toro. ”I’ve read few screenplays in my life that have impressed me as much as Agnosia,” del Toro said. Spanish filmmaker Eugenio Mira directed.
Fantastic Fest is also hosting a special “Master Pancake Theater” (similar to Mystery Science Theater) to mock Independence Day with guest Bill Pullman, plus a Spaceballs quote-along. Finally, they have planned the world premiere of the SyFy movie Sharktopus, followed by the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Roger Corman and his wife, Julie. Again, I...
Included in the line-up are Summit Entertainment’s action-comedy Red, Darren Bousman’s Mother’s Day, and the stylized action flick Bunraku with Josh Hartnett and Woody Harrelson.
But I’m especially excited about the addition of Agnosia, a “romantic thriller” produced by Guillermo del Toro. ”I’ve read few screenplays in my life that have impressed me as much as Agnosia,” del Toro said. Spanish filmmaker Eugenio Mira directed.
Fantastic Fest is also hosting a special “Master Pancake Theater” (similar to Mystery Science Theater) to mock Independence Day with guest Bill Pullman, plus a Spaceballs quote-along. Finally, they have planned the world premiere of the SyFy movie Sharktopus, followed by the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Roger Corman and his wife, Julie. Again, I...
- 9/9/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
In a few weeks, Austin, Texas will be host to one of the most incredible genre film festivals in the world. While we sadly won’t be able to attend this year’s Fantastic Fest, we are having a blast covering it from afar. The fine programmers are slowly teasing out the incredible line-up of films, and special guests.
Just yesterday it was announced that Roger Corman and his lovely wife Julie will be receiving a lifetime achievement award from the festival, and I couldn’t be happier for all involved. I know this year has been tremendous for Roger, with all of the DVDs and Blu-rays that Shout! Factory have been releasing, the Comic Con panel that Shout helped organize, and now this award from Fantastic Fest, the Corman’s must be riding an incredible wave of joy. We’ve written about several of the Corman Collection releases over the past few months,...
Just yesterday it was announced that Roger Corman and his lovely wife Julie will be receiving a lifetime achievement award from the festival, and I couldn’t be happier for all involved. I know this year has been tremendous for Roger, with all of the DVDs and Blu-rays that Shout! Factory have been releasing, the Comic Con panel that Shout helped organize, and now this award from Fantastic Fest, the Corman’s must be riding an incredible wave of joy. We’ve written about several of the Corman Collection releases over the past few months,...
- 9/9/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
The third wave of programming for the sixth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 23rd-30th in Austin, Texas, has been announced with the highlights being the Us premiere of the hyper-stylized action film Bunraku, a sneak preview of Darren Bousman’s terrifying new horror-thriller Mother’s Day, and the world premiere of Agnosia, the latest film from Fantastic Fest 2005 alumnus Eugenio Mira.
A total of 20 films have been added in this latest wave, and we're including them all here, even if a few aren't strictly horror, just to give you an idea of how truly diverse Fantastic Fest is. For the other films screening that week, click here for all our Fantastic Fest 2010 coverage.
Premiere Screenings
Agnosia (2010)
Director: Eugenio Mira, Spain, World Premiere
The producers of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Orphanage present a truly unique romantic thriller from Fantastic Fest veteran Eugenio Mira (The Birthday). “I’ve read...
A total of 20 films have been added in this latest wave, and we're including them all here, even if a few aren't strictly horror, just to give you an idea of how truly diverse Fantastic Fest is. For the other films screening that week, click here for all our Fantastic Fest 2010 coverage.
Premiere Screenings
Agnosia (2010)
Director: Eugenio Mira, Spain, World Premiere
The producers of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Orphanage present a truly unique romantic thriller from Fantastic Fest veteran Eugenio Mira (The Birthday). “I’ve read...
- 9/8/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Fantastic Fest, the largest genre festival in the U.S., is excited to announce additional films to its mind-blowing roster of features & shorts. Highlights of this announcement are the Us premiere of the hyper-stylized action film Bunraku, a sneak preview of Darren Bousman’s terrifying new horror-thriller film, Mother’s Day (featuring a bravura performance by Rebecca DeMornay), and the world premiere of Agnosia, the latest film from Fantastic Fest 2005 Alumnus Eugenio Mira.
Additionally, Fantastic Fest will play host to a sneak preview of the highly anticipated action-comedy Red, starring pretty much the best cast assembled for a comic book adaptation…ever. And if you’re not excited to see Helen Mirren at the helm of a .50 caliber machine gun, we don’t want to know you.
Bill Pullman, one of our all-time favorite Fantastic Fest guests is returning to the festival this year. Pullman will join the hecklers of...
Additionally, Fantastic Fest will play host to a sneak preview of the highly anticipated action-comedy Red, starring pretty much the best cast assembled for a comic book adaptation…ever. And if you’re not excited to see Helen Mirren at the helm of a .50 caliber machine gun, we don’t want to know you.
Bill Pullman, one of our all-time favorite Fantastic Fest guests is returning to the festival this year. Pullman will join the hecklers of...
- 9/8/2010
- by George Bragdon
- OriginalAlamo.com
Another round of programming announcements from Fantastic Fest includes the news that Robert Schwentke's graphic novel adaptation "Red," starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren as former CIA agents forced back into action, will be screening as a sneak preview at the festival, as will "Mother's Day," starring Rebecca De Mornay, the new film from "Repo! The Genetic Opera"'s Darren Bousman. More exciting to me personally is the announcement that Bill Pullman will be appearing in person to help mock "Independence Day" in a special Master Pancake Theater screening of the Roland Emmerich alien disaster epic.
The complete announcement, descriptions courtesy of the festival:
Premieres
Agnosia (2010)
Director: Eugenio Mira, Spain, World Premiere
The producers of Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage present a truly unique romantic thriller from Fantastic Fest veteran Eugenio Mira (The Birthday). "I've read few screenplays in my life that have impressed me as much as Agnosia,...
The complete announcement, descriptions courtesy of the festival:
Premieres
Agnosia (2010)
Director: Eugenio Mira, Spain, World Premiere
The producers of Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage present a truly unique romantic thriller from Fantastic Fest veteran Eugenio Mira (The Birthday). "I've read few screenplays in my life that have impressed me as much as Agnosia,...
- 9/8/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
And the third wave is here. Our own Austin correspondent rochefort will be providing coverage. What do we like?
Spanish baroque thriller Agnois.
Technicolor fantasy actioner Bunraku.
Álex de la Iglesia's The Last Circus (Balada Triste).
and many more!
Fantastic fest runs from September 23rd to September 30th in Austin, TX at the Alamo Drafthouse. Purchase tickets at the official website.
The entire third wave after the break!
Premiere Screenings
Agnosia (2010)
Director: Eugenio Mira, Spain, World Premiere
The producers of Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage present a truly unique romantic thriller from Fantastic Fest veteran Eugenio Mira (The Birthday). "I've read few screenplays in my life that have impressed me as much as Agnosia," said director Guillermo del Toro. Director Eugenio Mira will be live in person.
Bunraku (2010)
Director: Guy Moshe, USA, Us Premiere
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett), a young samurai and...
Spanish baroque thriller Agnois.
Technicolor fantasy actioner Bunraku.
Álex de la Iglesia's The Last Circus (Balada Triste).
and many more!
Fantastic fest runs from September 23rd to September 30th in Austin, TX at the Alamo Drafthouse. Purchase tickets at the official website.
The entire third wave after the break!
Premiere Screenings
Agnosia (2010)
Director: Eugenio Mira, Spain, World Premiere
The producers of Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage present a truly unique romantic thriller from Fantastic Fest veteran Eugenio Mira (The Birthday). "I've read few screenplays in my life that have impressed me as much as Agnosia," said director Guillermo del Toro. Director Eugenio Mira will be live in person.
Bunraku (2010)
Director: Guy Moshe, USA, Us Premiere
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett), a young samurai and...
- 9/8/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Richard Garriott has won a lawsuit against former employer NCsoft. The former CEO has been awarded $$28 million (£17.9 million) over the loss of profits since leaving the company, according to Statesman. Garriott claimed he was fired from his position before his stay on the International Space Station, which forced him to quickly sell his shares in the company while the stock market was depressed. A prior agreement with NCsoft gave (more)...
- 7/30/2010
- by By Matthew Reynolds
- Digital Spy
The 16th annual San Antonio Film Festival, which runs June 23-27, is truly a great combination of celebrating local talent and international cinema, screening films produced in Texas to ones produced in Europe, South America and the Middle East.
There’s also a distinct flavor of socially aware fictional narratives and documentaries, including films about Tibetan refugees, migrant workers, the 2008 Presidential election, alcoholism and genocide. But, that’s not to say the fest is a totally serious affair as there’s also several genre films about the World Cup, sheep rustlers, dancers, crooks and other ne’er-do-wells. It looks like a fun mix.
The full lineup of films is below. The way the festival runs is that films screen in blocks in three different theaters. A “block” of films will generally contain a feature or two (feature = film that is 50 mins. or more), plus several shorts. In the lineup I have up,...
There’s also a distinct flavor of socially aware fictional narratives and documentaries, including films about Tibetan refugees, migrant workers, the 2008 Presidential election, alcoholism and genocide. But, that’s not to say the fest is a totally serious affair as there’s also several genre films about the World Cup, sheep rustlers, dancers, crooks and other ne’er-do-wells. It looks like a fun mix.
The full lineup of films is below. The way the festival runs is that films screen in blocks in three different theaters. A “block” of films will generally contain a feature or two (feature = film that is 50 mins. or more), plus several shorts. In the lineup I have up,...
- 6/22/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Of all the SXSW films that I saw this year, two of my top-ranked films were documentaries that share a common message of overcoming odds to achieve a dream and inspire others. One was Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission, for which you can read my review. The other film that I found inspiring that shatters preconceptions is For Once in My Life, which won the Best Documentary Feature Audience Award at SXSW this year.
For Once in My Life takes viewers on a journey with several members of The Spirit of Goodwill Band, all who face a wide range of severe mental and physical challenges. The central characters of this story are on the extreme opposite of the socioeconomic scale and face much different challenges, but like Richard Garriott they want to share their story and music with the intent of inspiring others. This heartwarming film brings to light...
For Once in My Life takes viewers on a journey with several members of The Spirit of Goodwill Band, all who face a wide range of severe mental and physical challenges. The central characters of this story are on the extreme opposite of the socioeconomic scale and face much different challenges, but like Richard Garriott they want to share their story and music with the intent of inspiring others. This heartwarming film brings to light...
- 3/30/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Even though the 2010 SXSW Film/Interactive/Music Festival is all but finished, that doesn’t mean there are not still a few awards left to give out. Today the fest announced additional audience awards for films that screened during the film portion of the event.
These films include films from the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories. For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions.
Here’s a list of the additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Feature Film Audience Awards
Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz
Director: Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: When You’re Strange – a film...
These films include films from the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories. For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions.
Here’s a list of the additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Feature Film Audience Awards
Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz
Director: Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: When You’re Strange – a film...
- 3/23/2010
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
As promised, SXSW revealed the last of audience award winners this morning. Here’s the list:
SXSW Film Announces Additional
2010 Audience Award Winners
Austin, Texas – March 22, 2010 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced additional Audience Award-winners today from the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories.
For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions. The 2010 SXSW Film Festival Awards were hosted by Ovation TV.
Additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Feature Film Audience Awards
Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz
Director: Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: When You’re Strange – a film about the Doors
Director:...
SXSW Film Announces Additional
2010 Audience Award Winners
Austin, Texas – March 22, 2010 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced additional Audience Award-winners today from the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories.
For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions. The 2010 SXSW Film Festival Awards were hosted by Ovation TV.
Additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Feature Film Audience Awards
Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz
Director: Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: When You’re Strange – a film about the Doors
Director:...
- 3/22/2010
- by Heather Campbell
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
SXSW Film Announces Additional
2010 Audience Award Winners
Austin, Texas – March 22, 2010 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced additional Audience Award-winners today from the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories.
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions. The 2010 SXSW Film Festival Awards were hosted by Ovation TV.
Additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Feature Film Audience Awards
Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz
Director: Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: When You’re Strange – a film about the Doors
Director: Tom Dicillo
Lone Star States
Winner: Thunder Soul
Director: Mark Landsman
Midnighters
Winner: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil
Director: Eli Craig
About South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival
The SXSW Film Conference and Festival is a uniquely creative environment featuring the dynamic convergence of talent, smart audiences and industry heavyweights. A hotbed of discovery and interactivity, the event offers lucrative networking opportunities and immersion into the art and business of the rapidly evolving world of independent film.
Over the first five days, the Film Conference buzzes as world-class speakers, creative minds, and notable mentors tackle the latest filmmaking trends amidst the unmatched social atmosphere of the SXSW experience. Simultaneously, the internationally acclaimed, nine-day Festival celebrates raw innovation and emerging talent, with a truly diverse program ranging from provocative documentaries to subversive Hollywood comedies. For more information, visit www.sxsw.com/film.
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2010 Audience Award Winners
Austin, Texas – March 22, 2010 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced additional Audience Award-winners today from the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters categories.
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
For the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, 134 feature-length films, including 64 world premieres, were selected from a record 1,572 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films. 130 shorts were selected from 2,312 short film submissions. The 2010 SXSW Film Festival Awards were hosted by Ovation TV.
Additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Feature Film Audience Awards
Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz
Director: Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: When You’re Strange – a film about the Doors
Director: Tom Dicillo
Lone Star States
Winner: Thunder Soul
Director: Mark Landsman
Midnighters
Winner: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil
Director: Eli Craig
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- 3/22/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The fine folks at SXSW just announced a handful of the remaining Audience Award winning films. You can find all of our coverage of SXSW here. The previous winners were announced last week and you can find the complete list here. Over the next few weeks we’ll be posting more reviews of the films screened in Austin for SXSW, along with some video/audio that I recorded while at the festival. Congratulations to all of the winners! I’ve included trailers to all of the films, along with links to their official homepages where available. Hopefully these films will all get distributed in the states, both theatrically and on home video, so you all can experience them.
Additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners: Feature Film Audience Awards Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission [Official Website]
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz [Official Website]
Director: Henry Joost...
Additional 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners: Feature Film Audience Awards Spotlight Premieres
Winner: Richard Garriott – Man on a Mission [Official Website]
Director: Mike Woolf
Emerging Visions
Winner: NY Export: Opus Jazz [Official Website]
Director: Henry Joost...
- 3/22/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Local serial entrepreneur and Austin game development industry pioneer Richard Garriott launched an incredible adventure into space in 2008. The feature documentary Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission followed him through his training and flight with the Russian space program. I spoke to director Mike Woolf about the film as well as Garriott himself recently. Hear what he has to say about why Woolf and producer Brady Dial took on this project, the challenges of training and the benefits of private space travel in our latest podcast. You can also read my review of Man on a Mission, which premiered at this year's SXSW Film Festival.
Listen to Slackerwood's interview with Richard Garriott now.
Listen to Slackerwood's interview with Richard Garriott now.
- 3/22/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
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