The man who invented the zombie film with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD talks about the rules for killing the undead, his thoughts on the treatment of female characters in horror, and the inaccuracies of 28 DAYS LATER in a lively Austin Q&A following an advance screening of his superb new DIARY OF THE DEAD.

Mike from BadLit writes:

I wasn’t lucky enough to attend the actual Austin Underground Film Festival way back on June 9th, but festival director Andy Gately was nice enough to make sure I got the short films that played during the one-night event.

…This really would have made for a fun night in the theater.

Read his reviews here.

The semi-annual Clogged Caps Aerosol Arts Festival took place this Friday through Sunday at the Nolan St. bridge in downtown San Antonio. Already in its fifth incarnation, the live graffiti showcase was bigger and more popular than ever, and attracted hundreds of artists and appreciators.
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The 2006 Austin Underground Film Fest took place from 6:30pm-11:30pm on May 23rd, 2006 to a sold out theater at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on 1120 South Lamar Plaza, voted “Best Theater in the Country” in 2005 by Entertainment Weekly and home to such events as the World Air Guitar Championships, Tenacious D Sing-a-longs, Videoke, and Quentin Tarantino’s Film Fest.
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