King Corn made its world premiere at SXSW 2007 and wowed audiences. If you missed it, you’re in luck. Director Aaron Woolf’s documentary will be opening in select theaters October 12th.

King Corn (SXSW 2007) opens October 12.
Summary: “America’s fast-food empire is fueled by a secret ingredient: corn. High fructose corn syrup makes the sodas sweet, corn-fed beef makes the burgers fat, and corn oil crisps the fries. As college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis find out, their junk food generation has grown up eating so much corn that if you test their hair– it’s actually made of the stuff. King Corn follows Ian and Curt to a tiny town in the middle of Iowa, where they plant and grow an acre of America’s most powerful crop, and attempt to follow its fate as food. What they find is alternately hilarious and horrifying: genetically modified seeds and home- brewed corn syrup, a bumper crop of obesity and diabetes, and a government paying farmers to grow what’s making us sick. You’ll never enjoy a soda again.” For more information, click here.

Original post by melissa

Posted: October 11th, 2007 under Latest News.
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Matt Grusha and Russell Karloff are the composers behind the atmospheric, engaging dream pop of She, Sir. Both are classically trained musicians who meticulously craft haunting melodies with multi-level instrumentation. They’ll be joined tonight by indie artists ‘Til We’re Blue Or Destroy for a show at the Beauty Bar on East 7th.

She, Sir w/ ‘Til We’re Blue Or DestroyThursday, October 11, 2007Beauty Bar Austin617 E. 7th St.

Original post by staff@kut.org (Laurie Gallardo)

Posted: October 11th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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