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Robert Sims hosts KOOP at the Movies 3-4:30 pm CT Wednesdays on KOOP Radio 91.7 FM/https://koop.org. Lights Camera Austin-branded filmmaker interviews + reviews. Plus soundtrack sets. Member of Austin Film Critics Association + Critics Choice Association.
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Went to the “Live from New York: The Lorne Michaels Collection” at the Harry Ransom Center.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 10h
1. Has Hollywood finally learned you can’t build a franchise around Jared Leto?
2. ROOFMAN’s opening seemed inevitable after CAUGHT STEALING flopped.
3. KOTSW needed to play the fall festival circuit before receiving a holiday platform release to build buzz and momentum.
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Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stumbles With $33.5 Million Debut
Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Ares" topped the box office in its debut.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 1d
The KOOP Radio preview of THE LOST BUS with Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera: www.lightscameraaustin.net/matthew-mcco...

The fact-based survival drama is now streaming on AppleTV+.

@koopradio.bsky.social #MatthewMcConaughey #AmericaFerrera #TheLostBus
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 1d
RIP Diane Keaton.
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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 2d
The KOOP Radio preview of Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail with Texas Performing Arts exe. dir. Bob Bursey: www.lightscameraaustin.net/bob-bursey-o...

The Light Trail runs through 11/30 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Plus a preview of Bass Concert Hall film events.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 3d
New Edward Burger Netflix on the big screen.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 3d
Jason Blum on producing Richard Linklater’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG:
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 3d
The heart and soul of THE SMASHING MACHINE.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 4d
Join me 3-4:30 p.m. central today for the KOOP at the Movies preview of this year’s Austin Film Festival.

Plus Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera on THE LOST BUS.

Listen at KOOP Radio 91.7 FM / koop.org

@koopradio.bsky.social @atxfilmcritics.bsky.social
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 5d
New Kathryn Bigelow Netflix joint on the big screen.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 6d
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 7d
Fire everyone on the Dolphins. And let’s see what Quinn Ewers can do.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 7d
Of greater concern, what could this mean for A24’s equally expensive MARTY SUPREME? How will A24 respond to SMASHING MACHINE’s failure to ensure the Timothée Chalamet comedy—budgeted at $70M—finds an audience?

And does A24 reconsider its move into making more expensive, star-studded films?
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 7d
Yes, SMASHING MACHINE lost PLF screens to Taylor Swift and AVATAR 2, but a $6M opening represents outright audience rejection.

A24 will likely look hard at what went wrong with its release and marketing strategies, especially as Johnson and Blunt heavily promoted it.
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Box Office: Taylor Swift’s ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Triumphs With $33 Million, Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Smashing Machine’ Bombs With $6 Million
Taylor Swift's "The Release Party of a Showgirl" tops the box office as Dwayne Johnson's "The Smashing Machine" flops with $6 million.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 8d
Name another artist who exploits their fans more than TS.
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Taylor Swift Announces Eight Acoustic Recordings as Bonus Tracks for Four New ‘Life of a Showgirl’ CD Editions
Taylor Swift announced the release of four limited-edition CDs that will include a total of eight acoustic re-recordings as bonus tracks.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 8d
Of course the Gators beat the Longhorns in the most Billy Napier-ish way possible.

But the result says less about the Gators than it does about the Longhorns.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 8d
The KOOP Radio interview with CHAIN REACTIONS director Alexandre O. Philippe: www.lightscameraaustin.net/alexandre-o-...

The TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE documentary is now in theaters. #ChainReactions #TexasChainSawMassacre #TCM #AlexandreOPhilippe @darkskyfilms.bsky.social @koopradio.bsky.social
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 9d
The KOOP Radio interview with Bob Ray, the Austin-based director of TOTAL BADASS: www.lightscameraaustin.net/bob-ray-octo...

The documentary, about the Austin musician/actor/zine publisher Chad Holt, screens Saturday at the Hyperreal Film Club. #BobRay #ChadHolt #TotalBadass
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 9d
The KOOP Radio interview with Mike Blizzard, the Austin-based producer of CLEMENTE: www.lightscameraaustin.net/mike-blizzar...

The Robert #Clemente documentary opens today at AFS Cinema. Q&A with Blizzard & exe. producer Richard Linklater on Saturday. @austinfilm.bsky.social @koopradio.bsky.social
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 9d
RIP Patricia Routledge.
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Patricia Routledge Dies: ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ Star Was 96
Patricia Routledge, the British sitcom icon known for playing Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances', has passed away aged 96.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 9d
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Richard Linklater Unveiled As EP On Temple Baker’s ‘Deep Eddy’ With Paul Walter Hauser, Sasha Lane & Hassie Harrison As Filming Wraps In Austin
Richard Linklater Unveiled As EP On Temple Baker’s 'Deep Eddy’ With Paul Walter Hauser, Sasha Lane and Hassie Harrison As Filming Wraps In Austin
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 10d
ICYMI, the KOOP Radio interview with GOOD BOY co-writer/director Ben Leonberg: www.lightscameraaustin.net/ben-leonberg...

The #SXSW 2025 Midnighter is now in theaters. #GoodBoy @ifcfilms.bsky.social @shudder.com @koopradio.bsky.social
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 10d
The KOOP Radio preview of the Panic at the Paramount horror film series with programmer Stephen Jannise: www.lightscameraaustin.net/stephen-jann...

Plus a preview of this fall’s film screenings and events at the Paramount Theatre. #PanicattheParamount #ParamountTheatre @koopradio.bsky.social
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 10d
Directed by Austin-based Ric Roman Waugh, whose GREENLAND 2 is also scheduled to open in January 2026.
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Jason Statham Action-Thriller ‘Shelter’ Lands January 2026 Release Date From Black Bear
'Hamnet' actress Bodhi Rae, Naomi Ackie and Bill Nighy also star in the high-octane pic.
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