Austin Films
Gretchen (W/D: Steve Collins)
The Cassidy Kids (D: Jacob Vaughan; W: Bryan Poyser, Tasca Shadix, and Tom Willett)
Music Docs
Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! (D: Adam Yauch)
East of Havana (about Cuban hip-hop; produced by, of course, Charlize Theron; D: Jauretsi Saizabitoria, Emilia Menocal)
Crazy Again (about Dale Watson; D: Zalmund King)
Comedy Docs
95 Miles to Go (our source, not a Ray Romano fan, was still fascinated by this look "inside the neuroses" of the comedian and actor; D: Tom Caltabiano)
a/k/a Tommy Chong (D: Josh Gilbert)
Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (D: Jeffrey Ross)
Current Affairs Docs
Nobelity (D: Turk Pipkin)
Oil Crash (D: Basil Gelpke, Ray McCormack)
Maxed Out ("Super Size Me with credit cards"; D: James Scurlock)
Shadow Company (D: Nick Bicanic)
Fired! (D: Chris Bradley and Kyle Labrache)
Al Franken in God Spoke (D: Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus)
Other
American Dreamz (D: Paul Weitz)
Brothers of the Head (D: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe)
Kinky Boots (D: Julian Jarrold)
Even Money (D: Mark Rydell)
Thank You for Smoking (D: Jason Reitman)
V for Vendetta (D: James McTeigue)
SXSW 06 begins on March 10. Film passes go on sale in mid-February. For more information on the Film Festival + Conference, as well as Interactive, see www.sxsw.com and check back here for updates.
Meanwhile, the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, taking place on March 10 (included here though not formally affiliated with SXSW), will induct Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey.
