Perhaps the next era of the McConaissance will be in education.
McConaughey will return to his alma mater, the University of Texas, to serve as a professor of practice at Austin’s Moody College of Communication this fall. McConaughey, who graduated from the university with a film degree in 1993, has been a visiting instructor since 2015, co-teaching a Script to Screen course with faculty member Scott Rice.
The teaching duo delves into the movie-making process of one or two of the actor’s films per semester, often bringing in the movies’ directors to guest speak. The upcoming course will look at the McConaughey films “The Gentleman” and “Mud,” with the director of the latter, Jeff Nichols, scheduled to visit.
In recognition of his professional pedigree and personal investment in student success, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed a #TEXASMoody professor of practice. @McConaughey will continue to teach the #UTScriptoScreen class in @Utrtf.
McConaughey will return to his alma mater, the University of Texas, to serve as a professor of practice at Austin’s Moody College of Communication this fall. McConaughey, who graduated from the university with a film degree in 1993, has been a visiting instructor since 2015, co-teaching a Script to Screen course with faculty member Scott Rice.
The teaching duo delves into the movie-making process of one or two of the actor’s films per semester, often bringing in the movies’ directors to guest speak. The upcoming course will look at the McConaughey films “The Gentleman” and “Mud,” with the director of the latter, Jeff Nichols, scheduled to visit.
In recognition of his professional pedigree and personal investment in student success, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed a #TEXASMoody professor of practice. @McConaughey will continue to teach the #UTScriptoScreen class in @Utrtf.
- 8/29/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew McConaughey has landed a surprising new role as the actor has signed on as a faculty professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication. The Oscar-winning actor will start in the Fall 2019 term with the Department of Radio-Television-Film.
McConaughey — who graduated with a film degree from Ut Austin in 1993 — has served as a visiting instructor since 2015, when he started co-teaching the “Script to Screen” course with director and faculty member Scott Rice. The Texas native and Austin resident also developed the course’s curriculum,...
McConaughey — who graduated with a film degree from Ut Austin in 1993 — has served as a visiting instructor since 2015, when he started co-teaching the “Script to Screen” course with director and faculty member Scott Rice. The Texas native and Austin resident also developed the course’s curriculum,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Students at the University of Texas, Austin, will have an alright alright alright learning experience this fall, as Matthew McConaughey has been appointed as a professor of practice to the Department of Radio-Television-Film faculty.
The actor, a Ut Austin alum who graduated in 1993 with a degree in film, has been a visiting instructor since 2015. He developed the curriculum for the school’s Script to Screen film production class, which he’s co-taught with faculty member and director Scott Rice. His new title, professor of practice, is used for people who lack a PhD but have equivalent professional experience — like the time McConaughey won a Best Actor Oscar for 2013’s “Dallas Buyer’s Club.”
“It’s the class I wish I would have had when I was in film school. Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them,” McConaughey said in a statement. “Making movies,...
The actor, a Ut Austin alum who graduated in 1993 with a degree in film, has been a visiting instructor since 2015. He developed the curriculum for the school’s Script to Screen film production class, which he’s co-taught with faculty member and director Scott Rice. His new title, professor of practice, is used for people who lack a PhD but have equivalent professional experience — like the time McConaughey won a Best Actor Oscar for 2013’s “Dallas Buyer’s Club.”
“It’s the class I wish I would have had when I was in film school. Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them,” McConaughey said in a statement. “Making movies,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
In today’s film news roundup, “Ghostbusters” tickets go on sale, the Aarp sets its awards show and Matthew McConaughey is named a professor.
Anniversary Release
Fathom Events and Sony Pictures have started selling tickets to a 35th anniversary presentation of “Ghostbusters” on Oct. 6 and 10 at more than 600 theaters.
The screenings will feature an introduction with members of the cast, including newly unearthed and rarely seen alternate takes from famous scenes.
Sony Pictures has set Jason Reitman’s untitled “Ghostbusters” sequel for a July 10, 2020, release date starring Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon and Ernie Hudson. Reitman’s father, Ivan, directed the original “Ghostbusters,” starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Hudson, Rick Moranis, and Sigourney Weaver.
Murray’s character Peter Venkman headed a team of parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. The 1984 film grossed $242 million in the United States and over $295 million worldwide,...
Anniversary Release
Fathom Events and Sony Pictures have started selling tickets to a 35th anniversary presentation of “Ghostbusters” on Oct. 6 and 10 at more than 600 theaters.
The screenings will feature an introduction with members of the cast, including newly unearthed and rarely seen alternate takes from famous scenes.
Sony Pictures has set Jason Reitman’s untitled “Ghostbusters” sequel for a July 10, 2020, release date starring Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon and Ernie Hudson. Reitman’s father, Ivan, directed the original “Ghostbusters,” starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Hudson, Rick Moranis, and Sigourney Weaver.
Murray’s character Peter Venkman headed a team of parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. The 1984 film grossed $242 million in the United States and over $295 million worldwide,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Say hello to Professor Matthew McConaughey! The Academy Award-winning actor is officially a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, so students starting their Fall semesters should prepare to see a lot more of the Magic Mike star around campus. "In recognition of his professional pedigree and personal investment in student success, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed a #TEXASMoody professor of practice," the university's college of communication announced in a Twitter post on Wednesday. So, uh, how can we enroll?!
Matthew's Script to Screen film-production class is exclusive to upper-division film majors and uses a specific movie per course to navigate the intricacies of the film producing and directing process, from start to finish. "By studying script drafts, shot lists, storyboards, early edits and even exclusive behind the scenes footage, students will garner insight into the making of a major Hollywood feature," the class description reads.
Having graduated...
Matthew's Script to Screen film-production class is exclusive to upper-division film majors and uses a specific movie per course to navigate the intricacies of the film producing and directing process, from start to finish. "By studying script drafts, shot lists, storyboards, early edits and even exclusive behind the scenes footage, students will garner insight into the making of a major Hollywood feature," the class description reads.
Having graduated...
- 8/28/2019
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Matthew McConaughey‘s class is now in session!
The Oscar winner, 49, is settling into his new role as a faculty member at his alma mater The University of Texas at Austin where he is set to teach the Script to Screen class for the Moody College of Communication.
The university announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday with a photo of McConaughey alongside several students in a classroom.
“In recognition of his professional pedigree and personal investment in student success, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed a #TEXASMoody professor of practice,” the tweet read. “@McConaughey will continue to teach the #UTScriptoScreen class in @Utrtf.
The Oscar winner, 49, is settling into his new role as a faculty member at his alma mater The University of Texas at Austin where he is set to teach the Script to Screen class for the Moody College of Communication.
The university announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday with a photo of McConaughey alongside several students in a classroom.
“In recognition of his professional pedigree and personal investment in student success, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed a #TEXASMoody professor of practice,” the tweet read. “@McConaughey will continue to teach the #UTScriptoScreen class in @Utrtf.
- 8/28/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
The University of Texas is welcoming a new teacher to its faculty. Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey will be leading a film course entitled “Advanced Producing: Script to Screen,” alongside director Gary Ross, as part of his alma mater’s curriculum. It is described as a “one-of-a-kind advanced producing class that closely tracks the ongoing progress of preproduction, production, post, and distribution for ‘The Free State of Jones,’ ” according to the university’s website. The class will officially be led by Scott Rice, but will feature a behind-the-scenes look at McConaughey and Ross’ most recent collaboration, “Free State of Jones”; McConaughey stars in the Civil War drama as an outlaw Confederate soldier, opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Beyond the Lights”), Mahershala Ali (“House of Cards”), and Keri Russell (“The Americans”). The film came out in theaters June 24. According to the course description, “the movie’s source material, script, shot lists, storyboards, shooting schedule,...
- 7/8/2016
- backstage.com
Oscar-winning actor to participate in seminars alongside director Gary Ross at former alma mater
Next year, students at the London School of Economics will welcome new professor Angelina Jolie, who will teach a class on the impact of war on women alongside William Hague. But over in Texas, a star teacher has already started work: Matthew McConaughey, who co-ran a film course at the University of Texas at Austin this spring. A repeat of the seminars starts in 0autumn.
Offered to 30 students of the Moody College of Communications, the class is a collaboration between lecturer Scott Rice, McConaughey and his Free State of Jones director Gary Ross. It aims to teach pupils film-making through focusing on behind-the-scenes processes on the Free State of Jones, a moderately-rated awards hopeful about a southern soldier who ended up fighting the Confederacy. It opened in the Us a week ago.
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Next year, students at the London School of Economics will welcome new professor Angelina Jolie, who will teach a class on the impact of war on women alongside William Hague. But over in Texas, a star teacher has already started work: Matthew McConaughey, who co-ran a film course at the University of Texas at Austin this spring. A repeat of the seminars starts in 0autumn.
Offered to 30 students of the Moody College of Communications, the class is a collaboration between lecturer Scott Rice, McConaughey and his Free State of Jones director Gary Ross. It aims to teach pupils film-making through focusing on behind-the-scenes processes on the Free State of Jones, a moderately-rated awards hopeful about a southern soldier who ended up fighting the Confederacy. It opened in the Us a week ago.
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- 7/1/2016
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
This fall, Matthew McConaughey will return to his alma mater, the University of Texas, to teach a filmmaking class. The university announced the “Free State of Jones” actor will teach an upper-level class of 30 students alongside “Hunger Games” director Gary Ross and university lecturer Scott Rice. A spokesperson for Ut-Austin’s Moody College of Communications told MySA.com on Thursday that students will get a behind-the-scenes look at “Free State of Jones” through recorded videos giving an in-depth look at the filmmaking process. McConaughey is also scheduled for at least one in-person visit to the class. Also Read: Matthew McConaughey...
- 6/30/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Recently, NBC released these new,official spoiler pictures for their upcoming "Chicago Fire" episode 22 of season 3, and they offer up new-look scenes that feature the fire team engaged in more hardcore rescue attempts, and more. The episode is titled, "Category 5." The official plotline for episode 22, reads like this: "At Sgt. Voight's urging, a determined Lt. Casey is going to agree to go undercover in an effort to provide proof of Jack Nesbitt's shady dealings. In the meantime, Otis and Severide are going to continue to disagree about the integrity of Scott Rice, causing tensions to flare between members of truck and squad. Elsewhere, Herrmann will help out a fellow member of the firehouse." Episode 22 is set air this Tuesday night, May 5th at 9pm central time on NBC.
- 5/3/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, NBC delivered these 2, new sneak peek/spoiler clips (below) for their upcoming "Chicago Fire" episode 22 of season 3, and they give us new looks at some very intense and dramatic stuff as the fire team is spotted showing up to work on a lady at a wedding that's near death after taking the wrong medication, and more! The episode is labeled, "Category 5." The official description for episode 22, reads like this: "At Sgt. Voight's urging, a determined Lt. Casey is going to agree to go undercover in an effort to provide proof of Jack Nesbitt's shady dealings. In the meantime, Otis and Severide are going to continue to disagree about the integrity of Scott Rice, causing tensions to flare between members of truck and squad. Elsewhere, Herrmann will help out a fellow member of the firehouse." Episode 22 is set to air this Tuesday night, May 5th at 9pm central time on NBC.
- 5/3/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Recently, NBC released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Chicago Fire" episode 22 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Category 5," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff go down as we'll see some undercover action come into play in an effort to expose Jack Nesbitt's shady activities, and more. In the new, 22nd episode press release: Tensions Between Squad And Truck Begin To Boil Over Threatening To Divide The House, While Casey Goes Undercover. Press release number 2: At Sgt. Voight's (guest star Jason Beghe) urging, a determined Lt. Casey (Jesse Spencer) is going to agree to go undercover in an effort to provide proof of Jack Nesbitt's (guest star Eric Mabius) shady dealings. In the meantime, Otis (Yuri Sardarov) and Severide (Taylor Kinney) are going to continue to disagree about the integrity of Scott Rice (guest star Warren Christie), causing tensions to...
- 4/28/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Last night, NBC released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Chicago Fire" episode 17 of season 3, and serves up new looks at some very dramatic and intense stuff as a very dangerous rescue mission is spotted going down, and more! The episode is titled, "Forgive You Anything." In the new, 17th episode official plotline: Firehouse 51 will get a visit from an old friend of Severide's wile Mouch faces his fears about meeting his kid. Plotline number 2: Lt. Severide is going to lobby Chief Boden for a favor for Scott Rice, an old friend needing a second chance with the Cfd, but Casey and Otis will have their doubts. Elsewhere, Mills will work to regain his active squad status while Brett and Dawson decide they need a big night out. Episode 17 is scheduled to air on Tuesday night, March 10th at 9pm central time on NBC.
- 3/4/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, NBC released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Chicago Fire" episode 17 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Forgive You Anything," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting stuff go down as an old friend of Lt. Severide shows up looking for a 2nd chance, and more. In the new, 17th episode press release: Firehouse 51 is going to get a visit from an old friend of Severide's while Mouch faces his fears about meeting his kid. Press release number 2: Lt. Severide (Taylor Kinney) will lobby Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker) for a favor for Scott Rice (guest star Warren Christie), an old friend needing a second chance with the Cfd, but Casey (Jesse Spencer) and Otis (Yuri Sardarov) will have their doubts. Elsewhere, Mills (Charlie Barnett) is going to work to regain his active squad status while Brett (Kara Killmer) and Dawson (Monica Raymund...
- 3/3/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Last year the Slackerwood gang declared it the Year of (Chris) Doubek, seeing the local actor everywhere in numerous films. This year it seems to be the Year of Merriman, even if several of the movies in which he appears won't hit screens until next year.
If you played the six-degree game, you'd have plenty of degrees left over to connect to John Merriman in the Austin and indie film scene. He's acted in at least six feature films in the last year, including You Hurt My Feelings and An Ordinary Family, which are playing Austin Film Festival this week. He's also in the cast of the upcoming Pictures of Superheroes, Cinema Six, The Man from Orlando and Loves Her Gun, all shot locally this year. Merriman has been in countless shorts including his own Sleep Study (co-written and co-directed by Kerri Lendo), which played Aff last year, and Scott Rice...
If you played the six-degree game, you'd have plenty of degrees left over to connect to John Merriman in the Austin and indie film scene. He's acted in at least six feature films in the last year, including You Hurt My Feelings and An Ordinary Family, which are playing Austin Film Festival this week. He's also in the cast of the upcoming Pictures of Superheroes, Cinema Six, The Man from Orlando and Loves Her Gun, all shot locally this year. Merriman has been in countless shorts including his own Sleep Study (co-written and co-directed by Kerri Lendo), which played Aff last year, and Scott Rice...
- 10/20/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Date/Time: Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Host: Austin Film Festival, Houston Film Commission Location: Alamo Drafthouse -- Lake Creek More info: Visit external web page.
The Houston Film Commission annually presents a collection of recent Texas-made short films that they feel are truly excellent and frankly, want to show off to Texas as well as the rest of the world. Tonight, the commission's most recent collection screens here in Austin, thanks to Austin Film Festival, which selected it for the monthly Austin Film Festival Presents series.
Three Austin films are included in the lineup: Mnemosyne Rising, the science-fiction short from Miguel Alvarez that played SXSW this year; Love Bug, Kat Candler's film about young love that won an audience award at Aff 2009; and Never Do This, a series of shorts from Scott Rice about, well, things you should never do. You might remember Rice's very...
The Houston Film Commission annually presents a collection of recent Texas-made short films that they feel are truly excellent and frankly, want to show off to Texas as well as the rest of the world. Tonight, the commission's most recent collection screens here in Austin, thanks to Austin Film Festival, which selected it for the monthly Austin Film Festival Presents series.
Three Austin films are included in the lineup: Mnemosyne Rising, the science-fiction short from Miguel Alvarez that played SXSW this year; Love Bug, Kat Candler's film about young love that won an audience award at Aff 2009; and Never Do This, a series of shorts from Scott Rice about, well, things you should never do. You might remember Rice's very...
- 7/29/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Each year the SXSW Film Festival and Conference supports the Austin film community by hosting special screenings by local film-related nonprofit organizations. As part of the Austin Media Arts Committee (Amac) series, Austin Film Society, Austin School of Film and Reel Women have each compiled two programs that showcase their members' work. All SXSW badgeholders and non-badgeholders are encouraged to come out and check out the showcases. Audiences will also have the opportunity to vote on their favorite Reel Women short, and the winning filmmaker will receive a special award package.
The Austin School of Film has not released their lineup yet for their screenings on Sunday, March 14 at noon and Monday, March 15 at 2 pm. The Austin Film Society and Reel Women have made their programs available. Here's the 2010 lineup:
Austin Film Society Program for Saturday, March 13 at noon (70 mins)
Make a Wish, dir. David Ward Squeezed Out of Business,...
The Austin School of Film has not released their lineup yet for their screenings on Sunday, March 14 at noon and Monday, March 15 at 2 pm. The Austin Film Society and Reel Women have made their programs available. Here's the 2010 lineup:
Austin Film Society Program for Saturday, March 13 at noon (70 mins)
Make a Wish, dir. David Ward Squeezed Out of Business,...
- 3/11/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
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