Courtesy of thefilmstage.com
Last week Dallas underwent quite some chaos with the opening of the Bush Library.
Streets were blocked, camera crews were out and presidents were spotted.
Despite the craziness on campus, the USA Film Festival was also taking place over the course of the week at the Angelika Film Center.
The USA Film Festival is a Dallas-based event that the non-profit organization puts on annually to recognize and encourage excellence in the film and video arts.
This year, the 43rd annual event took place on April 24 through April 28.
“Prince Avalanche” was one of the films featured in the festival with a salute to the film’s director, David Gordon Green.
The Icelandic film, “Either Way,” provided an inspiration for “Prince Avalanche” starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch.
The comedy centers on Rudd and Hirsch’s characters, who are rebuilding the roads after a Texas fire in 1988.
“Prince Avalanche” was a step in the union of the two genres Green has mastered, indie drama and comedy.
You have most likely seen his previous films such as “Pineapple Express,” “Your Royal Highness,” “The Sitter” or perhaps even his limited released films like “Snow Angels” and “George