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Final submission deadline: June 13, 2008.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
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Our intrepid Film Guy journeys down to Austin for the SXSW festivities. Don't miss a reel of his daily coverage.
SXSW movie review: A Necessary Death
It's pro-choice - at the other end of the life-and-death spectrum.
One person's tragedy can be another's big break.
Monday, March 24, 2008
SXSW movie review: Assassination of a High School President
It played at Sundance; it played at SXSW; now it's coming to AFI Dallas.
Rude and crude and too hip for its Catholic school clothes.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
SXSW film festival day 8: ending the week on a bubbly note
Film guy's coverage of the SXSW film festival comes to an end.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Movie review: Stop-Loss
Beware the back-door draft.
It's an anti-war movie for good ol' boys.
Friday, March 14, 2008
SXSW movie review and star Q/A: Body of War
The audience is actually hissing, with Snidely Whiplash nowhere to be seen.
Robot roll call of U.S. legislators plays counterpoint to inspiring, deeply personal tale of tragedy and triumph.
Friday, March 14, 2008
SXSW film festival day 7: a pair of Iraq war films
... and a view from above downtown Austin.
Two divergent cinematic takes on a war gone bad. (But then, aren't they all?)
Friday, March 14, 2008
SXSW movie review and filmmaker interview: Mary Bronstein for Yeast
Mary may be skinny, but she knows how to put away the fried food. (And throw rocks.)
If you have any friends like the people depicted in this movie, I suggest you simply move away and leave no forwarding address.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
SXSW film festival day 6: two fun interviews and a two martini dinner
(Did I post that?)
In which film guy shops for a new chapeau but comes away empty-handed.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Photo gallery: SXSW film awards presentation for 2008
Of course, just being nominated was an honor. Right?
Deep in the heart of Texas, the film competition winners were announced, and then everyone ran off to party. (Even the losers.)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
SXSW short film review and filmmaker interview: The Temerity of Zim
Little films can be fun. (This one certainly is.)
Like you may have heard, it's not the size that counts. Nor the length.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
SXSW film festival day 5: Billy Bob and rules for attending a film fest
Everything went swimmingly, and then the AFI Dallas folks trumped me by offering tips for attending a film fest. (After I'd already gone to a film fest...)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
SXSW event coverage: A Conversation with Billy Bob Thornton
"Relax - that's all I'm saying."
All the Billy Bob-isms you could possibly want to hear. (Read on.)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
SXSW movie review and filmmaker/actor interviews: Older Than America
Heartfelt movie making with move you with its story.
Catholic boarding schools have been bad for Native Americans, says filmmaker Georgina Lightning - who ought to know.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
SXSW film festival day 4: Osama bin Laden is IN THE HOUSE!
(Well, at least it seemed that way when the lights went out.)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Interview: actor Richard Jenkins of The Visitor
In which we discover just how noisy it is in the cocktail lounge of the Four Seasons in Austin.
Monday, March 10, 2008
SXSW film festival day 3: interviewing Richard Jenkins
Another Dallas guy (well, Fort Worth, actually) shows up in the press lounge - amazing who you run into down here.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
SXSW movie review and talent Q/A: Otis
Extolling the virtues of underwire bras.
It's late at night, and the stars (of this bloody revenge tale) are big and bright.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
SXSW film festival day 2: serendipity and surprise encounters
Sometimes it's all about the film you actually do get to see, rather than the one you originally intended to.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
SXSW movie review: Second Skin
Other realms of existence, for good and ill.
Some online gaming fanatics are blurring the line between life in there and life out here.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
SXSW film festival: arrival and check-in
Nothing much to see here, folks. Just a guy in a hat talking to himself.
Well, you can at least get a look at the film guy's official festival badge. Which he stinkin' needs to get into screenings and such.
Friday, March 7, 2008
SXSW Film Fest 2008 announces panels and workshops
Austin movie mania event lassos the likes of Billy Bob Thornton, Helen Hunt and Dwight Yoakam.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008
SXSW Film Fest announces their 2008 lineup
114 features over nine days? Holy propping-open-your-eyes-with-toothpicks, Batman.
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008
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