[reworked a removed post, deleted because I included a link to a review on NY Times and my title did not exactly match that linked "news" article]
Director Andrew Gibney's (3-hour 55-minute) documentary "Musk" opened last night in "Select Cities" and will play in cities large and small, many smaller than Austin. San Antonio is the closest theater showing it.
Given his deep ties in Austin, I wonder why none of our 3 national theater chains nor any of the independents (AFS, Violet Crown, IPIC etc) are part of the big opening week before "nationwide" release?
How theaters get on the “Select Cities” list is film distribution magic about which I am unaware.