Brian Poyser has lived in Austin for the past 20 years, attending film school at the University of Texas in the sleepy oasis of alternative culture that had just been put on the map by Richard Linklater's Slacker. "That movie really defined Austin as it was back then, this kooky college town," he says. "But it's not really just a college town anymore. There are so many different industries and people of diverse backgrounds, but it's still known for its unique culture. Food and music and movies and crazy air sex competitions, so it felt like it was time
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- 3/1/2013
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The movie Slacker 2011 premiered last week to a sold-out crowd at the historic Paramount Theatre. The festivities included a red carpet set out front for the many filmmakers and actors involved in the remake. The screening was set to start at 7 pm, but the introduction by two of the movie's producers, Alamo Drafthouse programmer Daniel Metz and Brian Poyser from Austin Film Society, actually began closer to 7:30.
The duo thanked all the people who helped make the film. Austin's mayor Lee Leffingwell made a proclamation, then Richard Linklater came onstage to express his excitement to see the remake of his film Slacker, as well as introduce cast members from the original 1991 film who were in attendance.
You can read Don's review of the film here; the audience at the Paramount loved the movie. There were a couple of spots where the film projection paused and stuttered. Still, this couldn't...
The duo thanked all the people who helped make the film. Austin's mayor Lee Leffingwell made a proclamation, then Richard Linklater came onstage to express his excitement to see the remake of his film Slacker, as well as introduce cast members from the original 1991 film who were in attendance.
You can read Don's review of the film here; the audience at the Paramount loved the movie. There were a couple of spots where the film projection paused and stuttered. Still, this couldn't...
- 9/6/2011
- by Elizabeth Stoddard
- Slackerwood
Exclusive: The tenpercenter joined UTA today in the motion picture lit department after the last two years at Gersh. Before that Sivitz had spent five years at the former William Morris Agency, where she began her career working for Dave Wirtshafter before getting promoted to agent. Her clients include Chris Galletta, Todd Strauss-Schulson, Magalhaes & Snow, Andrew Dodge, Deanna Kizis, Peter Sattler & Geoff Davey, and Brian Poyser.
- 7/26/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
While you might not recognize his name, Chris Doubek has turned into one of the most visible local actors in Austin, and this year he's owned the Austin indie scene with no less than four films featuring his diverse talent. He may be hamming it up in the picture above from SXSW 2010, but Slackerwood has declared 2010 the Year of Doubek for good reason.
If there was an Austin Film Actor of the Year award, Doubek would have annihilated the competition. At SXSW 2010, it was impossible to turn around without bumping into Doubek as he was running around between premieres of his movies including Clay Liford's Earthling, Paul Gordon's The Happy Poet, and Brian Poyser's Lovers of Hate. He's so good, he has had at least one role written just for him.
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If there was an Austin Film Actor of the Year award, Doubek would have annihilated the competition. At SXSW 2010, it was impossible to turn around without bumping into Doubek as he was running around between premieres of his movies including Clay Liford's Earthling, Paul Gordon's The Happy Poet, and Brian Poyser's Lovers of Hate. He's so good, he has had at least one role written just for him.
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- 1/12/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
By: Kevin Kelly, reposted from the Sundance Film Festival, 1/29/10
Brothers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, and Baghead, and they're back at Sundance with their new film Cyrus. However, they're also here as producers on The Freebie (directed by Mark's wife Katie Aselton), on Bass Ackwards, and on Lovers of Hate, directed by their friend Brian Poyser. So they've virtually transformed themselves into a mini-major on their own, directing their own films and helping others get theirs made.
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as...
Brothers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, and Baghead, and they're back at Sundance with their new film Cyrus. However, they're also here as producers on The Freebie (directed by Mark's wife Katie Aselton), on Bass Ackwards, and on Lovers of Hate, directed by their friend Brian Poyser. So they've virtually transformed themselves into a mini-major on their own, directing their own films and helping others get theirs made.
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as...
- 6/19/2010
- by Cinematical staff
- Cinematical
Director: Bryan Poyser Writer: Bryan Poyser Starring: Chris Doubek, Heather Kafka, Alex Karpovsky, Zach Green Rudy (Chris Doubek) is a failure, especially when compared to his younger brother Paul (Alex Karpovsky) who is a best-selling author of young adult fantasy novels. Living out of his car, we are first introduced to Rudy as he hopelessly scrambles to find a place to shower and dress before work – a series of scenes that tactfully balances comedy with sympathy (quite an impressive feat pulled off by writer-director Brian Poyser and actor Chris Doubek). We learn a lot about Rudy in these first few minutes. Despite this horrendous situation, he does not want to give up on his failed marriage or lose his job; though his overwhelming tenaciousness teeters on psychotic (especially in the eyes of others). It seems that no matter what Rudy does, his life flushes deeper and deeper down the toilet...
- 3/29/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
We're reprinting this review from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to coincide with the VOD release of Lovers of Hate today.
By: Erik Davis
Lovers of Hate is built around a gimmick that you either buy into or you don't. A colleague had suggested that the film feels like one Hollywood would buy just to remake it with more well known actors, because the premise is one that you'd so expect to find splattered across the next Will Ferrell movie. That's not to say the actors in this version are horrible at what they do; they're not. Nor is writer-director Brian Poyser (Dear Pillow), who, in a very emotional moment prior to the film's premiere, said that it was dedicated to his father who passed away one week after it was accepted to Sundance. Poyser definitely has an eye for the strange, uncomfortable comedy, and when things are strange and comfortable,...
By: Erik Davis
Lovers of Hate is built around a gimmick that you either buy into or you don't. A colleague had suggested that the film feels like one Hollywood would buy just to remake it with more well known actors, because the premise is one that you'd so expect to find splattered across the next Will Ferrell movie. That's not to say the actors in this version are horrible at what they do; they're not. Nor is writer-director Brian Poyser (Dear Pillow), who, in a very emotional moment prior to the film's premiere, said that it was dedicated to his father who passed away one week after it was accepted to Sundance. Poyser definitely has an eye for the strange, uncomfortable comedy, and when things are strange and comfortable,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Cinematical staff
- Cinematical
Lovers of Hate is built around a gimmick that you either buy into or you don't. A colleague had suggested that the film feels like one Hollywood would buy just to remake it with more well known actors, because the premise is one that you'd so expect to find splattered across the next Will Ferrell movie. That's not to say the actors in this version are horrible at what they do; they're not. Nor is writer-director Brian Poyser (Dear Pillow), who, in a very emotional moment prior to the film's premiere, said that it was dedicated to his father who passed away one week after it was accepted to Sundance. Poyser definitely has an eye for the strange, uncomfortable comedy, and when things are strange and comfortable, Lovers of Hate really slips into the type of film you want to high five. However, its slower moments and refusal to fully...
- 2/1/2010
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Many independent films take place in a single location out of necessity-- location scouts don't come for free, and if it's just you and your buddies and an HD cam making the magic happen, you'd better be able to control the circumstances around you. With his third film Lovers of Hate, director Brian Poyser takes the relatively limited space of a Park City ski mansion and uses it to play out a very adult, very emotionally fraught game of hide-and-seek. It's hard to explain exactly why Rudy (Chris Doubek) winds up in this mountain home at the same time that his estranged girlfriend Diana (Heather Kafka) and brother Paul (Alex Karpovsky) are using it for a weekend assignation. After all, Diana has just kicked Rudy out of their shared home in Austin, not long after Paul swung through town on the latest book tour for his bestselling series of fantasy...
- 1/30/2010
- cinemablend.com
Brothers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass are responsible for movies like The Puffy Chair, and Baghead, and they're back at Sundance with their new film Cyrus. However, they're also here as producers on The Freebie (directed by Mark's wife Katie Aselton), on Bass Ackwards, and on Lovers of Hate, directed by their friend Brian Poyser. So they've virtually transformed themselves into a mini-major on their own, directing their own films and helping others get theirs made.
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as it does comedy), John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei,...
But it hasn't gone to their heads. Which is very lucky, because it means they're still fans of Cinematical. Once you get to superstar Scorsese-level, who has time for film blogs? We talked to Mark & Jay at Sundance, and you can watch the video interview after the jump. They talk about Jonah Hill (who is impressive in this movie, which has as much drama as it does comedy), John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei,...
- 1/29/2010
- by Kevin Kelly
- Cinematical
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