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James White, who owned one of Austin’s most popular honky-tonks, the legendary Broken Spoke dance hall, died today from congestive heart failure complications, according to his daughter. He was 81 and died at his South Austin home. White founded the Broken Spoke on South Lamar Boulevard in 1964, and it soon became a…

Writer-director Josh Mond has an interesting arrangement with his longtime friends Sean Durkin and Antonio Campos, who are partners at Borderline Films. While one of the three is writing and directing a feature, the other two are there along the way, producing the movie and offering support in myriad ways. While the…

Holdovers seized the spotlight — literally — this weekend from newcomers like Casa Grande and Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words. Awards heavyweights Spotlight and Brooklyn headed into their second weekends with gusto in expansion. The Open Road Films and Fox Searchlight releases held the highest and second-best per…

A pair of Sundance 2015 titles — The Film Arcade’s James White and Magnolia’s Entertainment — take their theatrical bows amidst the Oscar-vying fray this weekend. Nominated for two Gotham Awards, writer-director Josh Mond’s James White stars Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon in a story born out of personal…

The first trailer for Sundance hit James White is here – prepare for feelings. Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon and Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi, the film is a coming-of-age story about a young New Yorker whose self-destructive tendencies run up against his need to support his mother as she struggles with…

Sundance 2015 Best of Next award winner James White is getting an awards-season push from distributor The Film Arcade, beginning with theatrical release on November 13. Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon and Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi, the coming-of-age story follows a young New Yorker struggling with…

The Film Arcade acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Josh Mond-directed James White. It’s a coming-of-age story about a young New Yorker struggling to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family changes. Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon and Scott "Kid Cudi’ Mescudi. Pic premiered…