We first interviewed Joshua Butler about Thin Line in February of 2011. He dropped bombs such as, "...are documentaries 'all real?'" Back then, we posited that an online search of the key words "Thin Line" would pull up results about The Thin Line Between Love and Hate for the first few pages. Nowadays, however, that's different. Our front page results are all about Denton's Thin Line. Now, we are logged into our Google account and that behemoth of information does know everything about us including our interests and where we live. That may have some measure on why our results have changed in the past four years, but let's pretend for the moment that they don't. Thin Line 2015 is a different beast than Thin Line 2015. For one, they have added both music and photography components. But that's not all. We talked with Butler to learn more about this year's Thin Line Fest and what has changed in the past four years. Read on for more...
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WDDI THIN LINE PICKS
Get your movie reviewing thumbs ready, y'all: Thin Line is back. The festival, which is nearing its tenth anniversary, started out strictly as a documentary film festival, but has gone on in the years since to include music and, as of this year, photography, as well. It has become a fixture of the festival circuit in Denton alongside 35 Denton, Arts and Jazz, and much more. Needless to say, there's plenty to do in downtown Denton for the next five days. Some WDDI contributors took a moment to comb through all of the activities happening during Thin Line and picked out some of our "can't miss" events. We left out the obvious (the Midlake tour documentary), but check out our post from yesterday if you'd like to know more about that one. You can check out the program for the entirety of the festival here.
Read MoreTHIN LINE: INTERVIEW WITH JASON LEE AND MIDLAKE
The 9th annual Thin Line Film Festival is nigh and we know y’all are so excited about seeing Denton’s sweethearts, Midlake, on the big screen. Midlake: Live In Denton is set to premiere in Denton on February 18th, 2015 at the Campus Theatre as part of Thin Line.
We recently got to chat with director Jason Lee and Midlaker’s McKenzie Smith and Eric Pulido about what we can expect from the documentary, other Denton locals named Jason Lee, and what is on the agenda for Midlake this year. Read below for more.
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THE 35 DENTON COVER SERIES IS BACK
The 35 Denton cover series is back. In the past, the infamous video series of Dentonites covering national acts playing at the festival has spawned hits such as Jessie Frye's cover of The Mountain Goats' "jkladfjads," Shiny Around the Edges rendition of Built To Spill's "Twin Falls Idaho," and Legsweeper's interpretation of "My Block" by Bun B. Click through to find out what they're starting with this year...
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You've got plenty of reading to do, Dentonites.
UPDATED: ALL OF THE BLOGS!
While we do our darndest to keep you guys up to date on what's going on in Denton, we're by no means the end-all-be-all source of definitive information. After all, there's a lot going on in Denton County. Lucky for you, there's a lot of people in the know who just so happen to enjoy writing about things on the internet (most likely currently unemployed UNT communication majors). We know how much you guys like keeping up with what's going on. We thought we'd throw some links to other Denton news sources, blogs, and the like to help you expand your repertoire. We've done our best to include only currently-operational blogs and websites (things that have been updated at least once in 2015) that are updated on a regular basis. There are plenty of other webites such as Verb Denton, Vote Denton, etc... that offer great information that just didn't fall into our requirements for this post. Follow along with any number of these, and you'll increase your local knowledge tenfold. If you have a particular favorite that isn't included, feel free to list it in the comments!
Read MorePEOPLE OF DENTON: MAX QUIMBY
Have you ever been walking down the street minding your own business, only to find yourself gawking at someone not following our normal, everyday social constructs? Maybe it was a guy wrapped in burlap on a 101 degree summer day, meditating on Big Mike's front stoop. Or maybe it was a stilted unicyclist forging the uphill climb on Scripture Street. Max Quimby is one of those guys. His peculiar hobby is a balancing act, quite literally. Max has become somewhat of a local legend for balancing potted plants, pumpkins, or various small objects on his head whilst en route to his classes at the University of North Texas. Quimby is your quintessential non-conformist and affectionately assumed the identity of “your friendly neighborhood pothead,” a few years ago when he arrived in Little d. Puns aside, our intrigue got the best of us and we had to hear his side of the story as to how his balancing act got started. Read on for more...
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3 SONGS: JANUARY
We're chiming in before the month ends with 3 Songs, our monthly column featuring three tunes from local artists that we've been digging lately. Read on to get a quick glimpse into the current Denton music scene. This month, we hear songs from the likes of *~~, Pansy Moon, and Smoke Paint. We dig 'em and we're pretty sure you might, too.
Read MoreTHE DENTON BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
With the new year in full swing, Denton’s repertoire of festivals, both big and small, seems to grow and grow every year. In 2013, we had Oaktopia. This year, we have the first ever Denton Black Film Festival. Who knows what next year will bring? Read on and find out about the inaugural film festival that starts this Friday on the Denton square.
Read MoreFRIDAY VIDEO THREESOME:
Friday's can sometimes be the doldrums at work. If you work in an office, you're probably sneaking in some Reddit or Youtube time (or your personal favorite time waster) in between spreadsheets and .psd's. Heck, maybe you work retail and have to do all of that on your mobile device. Maybe you're actually getting work done (bless you, hard worker). We're gonna focus on the lazy ones, though. Here are three local videos for your watching pleasure. A video from Wesley Kirk with a behind-the-scenes look at December's Help-Portrait: Denton event, another top-notch video from Fishboy that combines hand drawn animation with real life, and a video from The Hickory St. Project that highlights Hoochies. Let's hop to it...
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