The First Annual Boone Dawdle was a ride to remember . . .

We tried staring into our event-planning crystal ball, but the thing about doing something for the first time is that it is, ultimately, inherently unplannable. One can only work to manage chaos and, jujitsu-like, redirect its energy towards the positive. What we have going for us, though, is a operations team that have earned their black belts in the movie arts, and we put ourselves to work attempting to pull off a giant day of bikes, food, slip n’ slides, music, movies, and a hundred delicious details.

And, now that our muscles are mended and we’re fully rehydrated, w... [more]

Boone Dawdle Poster Released

The poster for the first annual Boone Dawdle has just been released. Internationally known watercolorist Frank Stack has teamed up with his alter-ego, the underground cartoonist Foolbert Sturgeon, to create a one-of-a-kind poster for the inaugural Boone Dawdle. A limited number of signed prints will be available at the event. View the poster.

Star of Best Worst Movie to Appear at Boone Dawdle

We've just received word that the affable George Hardy, the small-town dentist star of Best Worst Movie (and Troll 2), will be in person at the Boone Dawdle on Saturday, August 21. George will appear alongside alongside director/child star Michael Paul Stephenson during the Q&A immediately following the screening of the film.

A new late-summer tradition, The Boone Dawdle, is coming August 21

Update: You can now purchase tickets for the First Annual Boone Dawdle.

This Just In!

Since our start in 2004, True/False has been a crocus that pops out of the ground as the Missouri winter gives up the ghost. But as we get the hang of this movie+party thing, we're feeling like Columbia could use some some True/False-iness at other times of the year. With that in mind, we want to stake a claim on one of your late summer nights, specifically Saturday, August 21.

On that day, we are kicking off what we hope will be a yearly tradition, The Boone Daw... [more]

Holy Wars Returns to Columbia

The Crossing will host a free screening of Holy Wars this Friday, April 30 at 7:00 pm. Recently seen at T/F 2010, Holy Wars follows the interaction between an Irish convert to Islam and a conservative American Christian intent on evangelizing the world’s Muslims. Director Stephen Marshall will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion. More details here.