Kiss Kiss, Bang Banged that is. Shane Black, the man who brought us The Monster Squad, The Lethal Weapons, and the exceptional 2005 cult hit Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is coming to town to screen the latter film and talk to you. See it again cause you love Shane Black and want to ask him if Lethal Weapon has a future, see it because Robert Downey Jr. is amazing, see it because Val Kilmer is amazing, see it because Michelle Monaghan's boobs are amazing, I don't care just see it. All this is being brought to you by the Austin Film Festival, check it out below for the official word:

Join us for a special screening of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, written and directed by Shane Black, and starring Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan, followed by Conversations in Film with Shane Black.   Thursday, January 29, 2009
7:00 pm
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13729 Research Blvd
Austin , Tx 78750 In his lively debut as a director, screenwriter Shane Black creates a movie that is defiantly smartass and too cool for the room. I couldn’t have liked it more.”
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

One of the Austin Film Festival’s most popular panelists – if not the most popular – Shane Black made his mark as a screenwriter when his action/buddy script “Lethal Weapon” became a runaway hit at the box office. With his tongue-in-cheek sensibility, Black immediately became known as a writer who could create memorable and complex characters. Follow-up screenplays include “The Last Boy Scout” and the seriously underrated “The Long Kiss Goodnight”.

We hope you’ll come and take part in what promises to be a fascinating and entertaining discussion on creating timeless tough guys and even tougher women, Ponzi schemes, exhilarating plot twists, directing your own script, the meaning of life, and what smashes into what else and what explodes when that happens.   Cost: $12   To purchase tickets*, click here.   Seating is limited. Purchase your tickets today!   *Austin Film Festival members are invited to purchase tickets by calling 512-478-4795 for the discounted price of $10.

--Greg MacLennan