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‘Office Space’ turns 10 with flair
Mike Judge’s cult comedy “Office Space” turns 10 this spring. Damn.
And no Austin-made movie worth its Chronicle coverage is going to celebrate its 10th birthday without a sold-out bash/screening at the Paramount Theatre.
Judge and yet-unnamed cast members will host a special showing of “Office Space” at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Paramount. The party’s being thrown by SXSW and Fantastic Fest.
Plus, we’re told, “There will be exclusive giveaways courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment, and co-presenters SXSW and Fantastic Fest have promised special ‘Office Space’ activities before and after the screening.”
Tickets go on sale at noon Thursday. But: Tickets ONLY are available for the first 48 hours to 2009 SXSW and Fantastic Fest badge holders. Tickets will be available to the general public starting at noon on Saturday, January 17 at the Paramount Theater box office or online at gettix.net.
Wanna volunteer at South by Southwest? Calls are Jan. 25 and 26. All you need right HERE.
The Golden Globes are an obscenity, pointless puffery and piffle, wearing a dipped-in-bronze smile and oozing corruption and fraudulence.
That said, we liked a few acceptance speeches at last night’s synthetic ceremony, orations that let something warm and human and real shine through. We tried to find them on YouTube, but failed. Still, note:
- Sally Hawkins for best actress in “Happy-Go-Lucky”: A weepy, warbling shambles, but adorable and charming. And she totally deserved it.
Colin Farrell for supporting actor in “In Bruges”: Poetic, generous, deeply felt, authentic, moving. Who knew?
Mickey Rourke for actor in “The Wrestler”: Humble and sweet, though he about broke our heart with the line about his dogs.
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