
All About: Don Simpson
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Name: Don Simpson Location: Austin, Texas Reject Since: January 2012 E-mail: simpsondon@gmail.com Bio: The very first films that Don remembers seeing are Star Wars IV: A New Hope, The Black Hole, and Moonraker. He also recalls watching The Elephant Man at way too early an age, having a demented effect on his psyche for several years. During his high school and college years, Don randomly selected film directors and rented every VHS tape he could find by them. His discovery of the amazing TLA Video stores (Philadelphia, PA) thrust this obsession into overdrive. Don then dove with eyes wide open into a Cinema Studies Master’s program at Temple University. He soon found himself covering film festivals for Ain't It Cool News, which got him started on the path he finds himself on today. Besides contributing to Film School Rejects, Don is also the Senior Editor for Smells Like Screen Spirit. |

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Austin Cinematic Limits: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night…
By Don Simpson on November 12, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on November 12, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Surveying Austin’s Cinematic Limits with Ex-Austinite Todd Berger
By Don Simpson on November 6, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on November 6, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Transforming the Texas Hill Country into a Mediterranean Oasis with ‘Satellite of Love’
By Don Simpson on October 29, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on October 29, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Flipping Through ‘Pictures of Superheroes’ With Don Swaynos
By Don Simpson on October 22, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on October 22, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Talking Food Fights and Teleportation with Producer Irene Georghiades
By Don Simpson on October 15, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on October 15, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival Turns 25 and Matures to Become Polari
By Don Simpson on October 8, 2012 | Comments (1)
By Don Simpson on October 8, 2012 | Comments (1)
Fantastic Fest: Wrapping Up Another Knock-Out Festival
By Don Simpson on October 1, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on October 1, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Fantastic Fest: Jennymarie Jemison and Rafael Antonio Ruiz Get Stylishly Violent
By Don Simpson on September 24, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on September 24, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
A Ton of Austin Productions Screening Soon
By Don Simpson on September 17, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on September 17, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Mondo’s Next Gallery Opening, Fantastic Fest Events, and More…
By Don Simpson on September 11, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on September 11, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
A Guide to Austin’s Fall Film Festivals
By Don Simpson on September 3, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on September 3, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Austin Filmmakers: Short on Money, Not on Talent
By Don Simpson on August 27, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on August 27, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Three Austin Films Head to Independent Film Week, Alamo Goes 70mm, and More
By Don Simpson on August 13, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on August 13, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Hosing Off After a ‘Burning Love’ Marathon with ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’
By Don Simpson on August 6, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on August 6, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Two Austin Producers Head to Sundance Labs, Alamo Tries Reserved Seating, and More
By Don Simpson on July 23, 2012 | Comments (2)
By Don Simpson on July 23, 2012 | Comments (2)
The Latest Austin Movie Success Stories: ‘Where Soldiers Come From,’ ‘Fourplay,’ ‘Pit Stop,’ ‘Black Metal’ and More…
By Don Simpson on July 16, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
By Don Simpson on July 16, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Popping the Grindhouse ‘Cherry Bomb’ with Director Kyle Day
By Don Simpson on July 9, 2012 | Comments (1)
By Don Simpson on July 9, 2012 | Comments (1)
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