The ruins of the 1750s mission rosario are about 4 miles from the park, just west of the town of goliad. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Goliad uprising 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. The town was home to a mission and presidio since the mid18th century. Fangoria scream queen shannon lark headlines this politicallycharged scifi thriller set in a dystopian future where corporations have taken over government and brainwashed the masses through. It follows the filmmaker as he follows up on his earlier film, sharkwater, and examines both.
Video archive for the film goliad uprising, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. Goliad massacrefort defiance living history program in goliad. At the same time, mexican general jose urrea with some 900 troops, left matamoros and followed a coastal route into texas. The army is dedicated to the purposes of perpetuating the memory of those early texas patriots who worked and fought as the first army of the republic of texas. However, authors pruett and cole offer little of their own work to the history of goliad, especially toward the end where they slap pages and pages of source material into the book without analysis as if padding an essay to meet a required word count. Goliad massacre united states history 1836 britannica. A letter from a young soldier, john sowers brooks, written on march 10,1836, was his last letter home before he was killed along with 400 other soldiers in the goliad massacre in.
Among those killed was commander colonel james fannin. Shannon lark stars as ariel loner who uses her lovers to achieve her goal of thwarting the one man she hasnt been able to manipulate. The city is now a farming centre cotton, grains, turkeys, and ranching with oil and gas interests, but it is known chiefly as a monument to the texas. In the fantasy world of the scifi film goliad uprising, technology brainwashes compliant consumers and ceos control the government. Determined to punish the rebellious texans, whom he viewed as pirates who deserved to be executed, santa anna mounted a campaign to demonstrate his power by exacting the same kind of retribution upon them that he had visited upon zacatecas. Goliad uprising is a scifi film that doesnt need an overblown budget, sophisticated sets or technology to let you know the future is happening. Moving slowly, fannin did not depart until march 19. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Released 2012, goliad uprising stars shannonlark, aaronweisinger, paulbright, cynthiaschiebel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Because of them, i got to tag along on many camping trips and educational adventures.
In the wake of the texan defeat at the battle of the alamo on march 6, 1836, general sam houston ordered colonel james fannin to abandon his post at goliad and march his command to victoria. It is part of the victoria, texas, metropolitan statistical area. A spanish mission and presidio moved to goliad in 1749. Goliad uprising 2012 a woman shannon lark leads a band of rebels on a mission to thwart a corporations plans to use a brainwashing device to seize control of americas government. Fangoria scream queen shannon lark headlines this politically charged scifi thriller set in a dystopian future where corporations have taken over. Sam houston, the commander of the texas army, ordered colonel james walker fannin to abandon goliad and retreat to victoria on march 11, but fannin hesitated to await word from captain king, whom he had sent to refugio with a substantial force. It is known for the 1836 goliad massacre during the texas revolution. When the sun goes down in goliad county, the night comes alive with the dead. Experts from the film industry in the legal, financial, and production fields will share their. But within a decade of completion, the countrys fortunes had. The tejano monument, a tribute to tejanos contributions to. The killings at outpost zeta 1980, brainwaves 1982, time lapse 2014, evirus 2015, twilight of the dogs 1995. Uprising is a 2012 documentary that traces the origins of the egyptian revolution of 2011 that began in january 2011. We compiled helpful links to area resources for your benefit.
The major historical sites in goliad make this town worth remembering and visiting. Fangoria scream queen shannon lark headlines this politicallycharged scifi thriller set in a dystopian future where corporations have taken over. The name is an anagram derived from the last name of. The texas historical commission has launched a web documentary film about the massacre at goliad. On march 27, 1836, over three hundred rebellious texan prisoners, most of them captured a few days before while battling the mexican army, were executed by mexican forces. Goliad uprising trailer 2012 trailer for goliad uprising. With shannon lark, aaron weisinger, paul bright, cynthia schiebel. Regular dates, times, and locations for the meetings are.
Goliad campaign of 1835 the handbook of texas online. On your way, cruise through the san antonio river valley historic. Founded on the san antonio river, it is the county seat of goliad county. One such adventure was to goliad, tx for the annual reenactment of the 1836 goliad massacre and the battles of goliad leading up to the massacre. The killing was carried out under orders from general and president of mexico antonio. Goliad is the third oldest municipality and is rich in texas history. It is the county seat of goliad county, one of the oldest counties of texas. The texas army is the official 1836 ceremonial and reenactment group for the state of texas. Open seven days a week except new years, easter, july 4th, thanksgiving and christmas. As a scifi indie film, goliad uprising places itself on the list of highly recommended films. Area residents become zombies for movie filming near goliad. Clay, sandstone, marl, caliche, limestone, and conglomerate.
The name goliad, in use since 1829, is said to be an anagram of hidalgo, for miguel hidalgo y costilla, the mexican priest who led a revolt against spanish rule in 1810, but some suggest that the name may be derived from the biblical goliath. It can be viewed on laptop, cell phone, tablet, vr headsets or on the thc website. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Stolaroff recently completed his newest microbudget film, pig, the fourth feature. Goliad article about goliad by the free dictionary. Goliad was one of only three mexican outposts in the area.
The goliad massacre was an event of the texas revolution that occurred on march 27, 1836, following the battle of coleto. Revolution is a canadian 2012 documentary film by rob stewart. The mexicans had 6,000 soldiers led by santa anna into texas to stop uprising, while jose urrea led separate group to goliad. Instead, it relies on our fears of corporations and the government finding a way to quietly make us believe what they want us to. When texanborn josh buckalew met teresa, a young and beautiful m. Superb performance of aaron weisinger david yamagata and shannon lark ariel loner. Her web of seduction captures the handsome david aaron weisinger and leads him on a run for their lives as national security forces close in. John brookss letter from goliad, 1836 the bullock texas. Reenacting the battle of goliad, texas and goliad massacre.
Goliad massacrefort defiance living history program. Tpwd operates this site that is located at latitude 28. The battle of goliad was caused by the immigration of thousands of americans to mexico around 1835. After the start of the texas revolution 1836, goliad was seized by.
The battle of goliad was the second skirmish of the texas revolution. The republic of texas the texas revolution the goliad massacre. Texas history 1836 goliad massacre with unseen footage and images of artifacts in 360 degrees duration. Goliad was a small community located on the banks of the san antonio river in the far northern mexican province of tejas. I had a great time watching this film, and look forward to seeing it again and again. This is a strange book not strange because of whats in it, but strange because it didnt exist until the second decade of the twentyfirst century. Director paul bright did a splendid job on both directing and acting as the corporate executive brian ingram. The name first named santa doretea by the spaniards in the 16th century, its name was changed february 4, 1829 to goliad. Goliad, where, in 1836, three weeks after the battle of the alamo, a force of more than 300 texans, commanded by colonel james fannin, surrendered to mexican troops and were executed on orders. As incredible as it may sound, massacre the goliad witnesses is the first book to contain all of the goliad survivor accounts. History of goliad, texas goliad is the third oldest municipality and is rich in texas history. Shannon lark stars as ariel loner in the feature film about a young woman who uses her lovers to achieve her goal of thwarting the one man she hasnt been able to manipulate.
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