Laura featured on Dallas Public Radio…
Laura recently did an hour long segment on Dallas’ public radio program “THINK-With Krys Boyd.” Click the MP3 link to listen to it.
“The Unforeseen” (Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:19:45 -0400)
Why is development such a hot-topic issue? We’ll examine a recent conflict in Austin, Texas and how it reflects similar struggles all over the country with documentarian Laura Dunn. Her film, “The Unforeseen,” is in theaters now.
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Sundance Channel Premiere
We are honored to announce that THE UNFORESEEN will make its television debut on the Sundance Channel this summer.
The premiere air dates are, all EST/PST (check local listings or sundancechannel.com for air times in CST/MST):
8/5 @ 9:35pm
8/8 @ 10:35pm
8/10 @ 3:35pm
The Statesman on the Belterra Subdivision
The Statesman’s Asher Price has a piece in today’s Statesman about Belterra’s attempts to dump treated wastewater in Bear Creek
Belterra, developed by Calif.-based Makar Properties, had applied to the state environmental agency more than two years ago to expand its wastewater treatment plant, hoping to discharge some treated wastewater into Bear Creek, which feeds Barton Springs. Belterra — located off U.S. 290 in the Hill Country — originally asked to expand the capacity from 150,000 to 800,000 gallons a day. The developer, which has at least 350 houses on Belterra’s 1,600 acres now and plans as many as 2,000, said the facility will be a model for sewage disposal in a region dominated by aging septic tanks.
Sundance Channel Premiere
We are honored to announce that THE UNFORESEEN will make its television debut on the Sundance Channel this summer.
The premiere air dates are, all EST/PST (check local listings or sundancechannel.com for air times in CST/MST):
8/5 @ 9:35pm
8/8 @ 10:35pm
8/10 @ 3:35pm
Quick updates…
Some small updates:
- It looks like Amazon now has a pre-order page for the DVD. The release date is September 18th. We will have much more to say about it as we get further along. (Short answer, if you’re a big enough fan to be reading this, then do us a favor and don’t buy from Amazon since we hope to be selling it from this very site.)
- Developer Robert Barnstone died this weekend. He has a small part in the film as one of the City Council members who ultimately denied the PUD for the Barton Creek development. (”We would go fight the devil himself to protect Barton Springs…”)
- Dallas’ Angelika run surprised us all with an over $3000 weekend, so it’s being held over for another week. Dallasites represent.
- We got some good press in the Metroplex which doubtlessly helped, including The Dallas Morning News, Ft Worth Star Telegram, and this Dallas Observer bit, a syndicated version of Jim Ridley’s Village Voice piece.
- There are some other really exciting developments happening right now that we can’t share yet. But we hope to be able to share the news some time soon. Watch this space.
- Also, if you haven’t picked it up, buy a copy of the Criterion Collection release of Days of Heaven. We’ve been watching it and they’ve done a truly incredible job with the transfer.
Back to the Angelika in Dallas
We screened the film at Dallas’ Angelika last year. The reception was… interesting. I’m not sure what to expect for the actual run but if you’re in Big D or have friends there, tell them we’re there. Here’s the showtimes.
The Unforeseen hits Houston’s Angelika
Houstonites The Unforeseen has just begun a week long run at the Angelika. If you’ve got friends or family in Houston, particularly you Texas Exes, then of course let them know about the film.
Showtimes are available here: