Noting the roaring welcome and Southern hospitality shown to Mr. No offense to Bruce or Elvis, as I'm sure there were a few fans of How to Get Ahead in Advertising and The Treatment in the audience (myself included), but I would put money on most of the applause being for Captain Jack "Cry-Baby" Scissorhands himself. The actor, along with director Bruce Robinson (who was yanked out of retirement to helm The Rum Diary) and moderator Elvis Mitchell, was met with roaring applause upon taking the stage for the film's post-show Q&A. Thompson's long lost semi-autobiographical novel - also debuted during the festival at the gorgeous Paramount Theatre (so gorgeous, in fact, that Depp kept referring to it as a "church"). Johnny Depp - yes, the Johnny Depp - was in Austin over the weekend for the Austin Film Festival, where the actor was honored with the first-ever "Extraordinary Contribution To Film - Acting Award." Depp's latest film, The Rum Diary - a screen adaptation of Hunter S.
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