SXSW Film

• SXSW Film

  Daily reviews and interviews

• Life and Death in Miniature

  BY ASHLEY MORENO

• The Weird World of Blowfly

  BY WELLS DUNBAR

• Saturday Night

  BY BELINDA ACOSTA

• No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

  BY ANNE S. LEWIS

• Some Days Are Better Than Others

  BY CINDY WIDNER

• Camp Victory, Afghanistan

  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

• The Oath

  BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

• Greenlit

  BY NORA ANKRUM

• For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

  BY JOE O'CONNELL

• The Canal Street Madam

  BY MELANIE HAUPT

• Les Signes Vitaux / Vital Signs

  BY MICHAEL KING

• Higanjima

  BY ASHLEY MORENO

• 11/4/08

  BY MICHAEL KING

• Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

  BY ASHLEY MORENO

• Brotherhood

  BY ANNE HARRIS

• Pelada

  BY ASHLEY MORENO

• One Night in Vegas

  BY MELANIE HAUPT

• All My Friends Are Funeral Singers

  BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

• The Parking Lot Movie

  BY ANNE HARRIS

• Beijing Taxi

  BY MARC SAVLOV

Higanjima

In Kim's film adaptation of Koji Matsumoto's manga of the same title, Akira's (Ishiguro) older brother, Atsushi (Watanabe), disappears. After two years, Akira learns from a new acquaintance, Rei (Mizukawa), that Akira's brother is alive, battling the undead in her home village on the vampire-infested island of Higanjima. Despite Rei's questionable intentions, Akira and his friends gather a few blunt objects and follow her to the hidden island in hopes of helping Akira's brother. Much gore, vampire-fueled explosions, and death scenes without bullets ensue. Suffice it to say, anyone worried they might not survive the long wait till this year's Fantastic Fest can dose up on black-and-red color schemes, sword fights, and shower scenes with this film. Since only total cranial destruction assuredly kills these vampires, I'd probably leave the kids at home.

Friday, March 19, 11:59pm, Lamar 2