Spirits again
For the second time, I get to attend the Independent Spirit Awards out in LA this weekend.  They happen the day before the Oscars, under a giant tent out on a Santa Monica beach.  I had such a blast last time I was there in 2005, when DP was up for an award. Even losing out on the $20,000 prize for the "Someone to Watch" Award didn't diminish the good time Jake & I had.

We've organized a Spirit Awards viewing party here at AFS, so people can cheer on the Austinites up for awards - Chris Eska's AUGUST EVENING is up for two, Laura Dunn is a nominee for the "Truer than Fiction" award for THE UNFORESEEN and recent Austinite Jeff Nichols is nominated for his Arkansas-set SHOTGUN STORIES. We got cable hooked up in the screening room just yesterday, so this particular viewing party will definitely happen - not like last year's debacle.

I'm also gonna try to have some meetings re: the elevator movie while I'm out there.  We'll see how that goes.