Technically, they’re not vampire bats, which might be behind the inferiority complex. But the 1.5 million bats living under the Congress Bridge in Austin can brag about being the largest urban bat colony in the world, as Reuters reports. Be sure to add this to your list of destinations while you’re in ATX. Last [...]
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Comedy at SXSW
I presented at SXSW Interactive about the role of comedy in corporate social media, and was amazed at how productive the conference was. I had the chance to meet with quite a few social media leaders — when possible, over BBQ — including Jeff Pulver, C.C. Chapman, Guy Kawasaki, Pam Slim, John Jantsch, Erik Qualman [...]
SXSW panel: Late Night Comedy meets Corporate Video
Our proposed panel has made it through the first round of the SXSW Interactive selections, and now we need your vote to make it to the show. Scott Teems, SXSW Film Festival winning director for THAT EVENING SUN and I (contributor to SNL, Letterman, Conan, The Onion) will discuss a few of our corporate YouTube [...]
THAT EVENING SUN Opens in NYC
UPDATE: selected as New York Time’s Critic’s Pick, The Hollywood Reporter says Holbrook deserves an Oscar nom, and Hammer to Nail compares Teems favorably to Clint Eastwood! I first saw THAT EVENING SUN at a screening in Tribeca. The second time I drove three hours to the Newport Film Festival. (Disclosure: part of the reason [...]
THAT EVENING SUN wins SXSW!
THAT EVENING SUN, the feature film written and directed by my comedy filmmaking partner Scott Teems won its first awards yesterday, as reported by Variety. Its premier at SXSW in Austin this week earned it both the Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the Narrative Audience Award. And the fun is just beginning, [...]