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SXSW FILM MARCH 8-16

 

March 29 ISSUE

  • Straight to (Digital) Video

    Devolver Digital Films focuses on new avenues to viewers

    BY JAMES RENOVITCH

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    SATURDAY
    DAILY ISSUE

  • SXSW Film

    Daily reviews and interviews

  • Sons of Anarchy

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Touba'

    For its stunning footage and sound design, this doc isn't to be missed

    BY ANDY CAMPBELL

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story'

    A haunting tale of wrongful conviction told by a man astonishingly free of rancor

    BY ROBERT FAIRES

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Continental'

    Malcolm Ingram has a nose for missing gay-history puzzle pieces

    BY KATE X MESSER

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Museum Hours'

    This film unfolds like a glacial dream

    BY ANDY CAMPBELL

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'The Retrieval'

    Crisp shots and extremely strong performances by the leads make this film a must-see

    BY MONICA RIESE

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Linsanity'

    This documentary is an instant classic

    BY MICHAEL KING

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Xmas Without China'

    This honest and searching film asks plenty of thoughtful questions

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Rewind This!'

    Josh Johnson pays sweet homage to the video format that changed an industry

    BY AMY SMITH

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Pete and Toshi Get a Camera'

    Home movies gain a global significance

    BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Yellow'

    Nick Cassavetes' latest is short on plot and long on trippy indulgences

    BY PATRICK COURTNEY

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Downloaded'

    Alex Winter's Napster documentary scratches a nostalgic itch

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Artifact'

    Jared Leto gets a little bit self-indulgent in this 30 Seconds to Mars doc

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Fall and Winter'

    A beautifully shot attempt to explore our 21st century anxieties

    BY NORA ANKRUM

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Fuck for Forest'

    Berliners using pornography for a nobler cause

    BY AUDRA SCHROEDER

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Brothers Hypnotic'

    A look at the family dynamics and musical exuberance of Chicago's Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

    BY KATE X MESSER

  • SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: Good Ol' Freda

    Freda Kelly worked with the Beatles longer than they even worked together

    BY JORDAN SMITH

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    FRIDAY
    DAILY ISSUE

  • SXSW Film

    Reviews and Interviews

  • 'Good Night,' Sleep Tight

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • Ready, Aim ...

    Geoff Marslett's 'Loves Her Gun' inadvertently finds itself in the crosshairs of a political discourse

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Los Wild Ones'

    A story about family – the ones we're born into and the ones we create for ourselves

    BY JORDAN SMITH

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Hawking'

    Stephen Hawking himself narrates this extraordinary film about his life

    BY MICHAEL KING

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'We Cause Scenes'

    Improv Everywhere finally gets the dynamic film tribute it deserves

    BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'The Punk Syndrome'

    Four men with developmental disabilities shine in this earnest feel-good documentary

    BY PATRICK COURTNEY

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Unhung Hero'

    Does size really matter?

    BY JOEY KEETON

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'This Is Where We Live'

    The Hill Country glows in this impressive SXSW sleeper about family

    BY JOE O'CONNELL

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'When Angels Sing'

    Austin musicians dominate in this sugarcoated Christmas tale

    BY AMY SMITH

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Twenty Feet From Stardom'

    Backup singers are in the spotlight in this music documentary from Morgan Neville

    BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Scenic Route'

    To follow your dreams or to squelch your passion?

    BY LEAH CHURNER

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Milo'

    The filmmakers deftly tread the line between stomach-churning and sweetly amusing

    BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'The Short Game'

    A sprawling cast of up-and-coming 7- and 8-year-olds make this a surprisingly fun documentary

    BY JOE O'CONNELL

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'LICKS'

    Despite gut-wrenching violence and tension, this film demands total commitment

    BY JESSI CAPE

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'We Always Lie to Strangers'

    The double life of one small town in Missouri

    BY JOE O'CONNELL

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Kiss of the Damned'

    Xan Cassavetes tries to revive the erotic past of vampire movies

    BY AUDRA SCHROEDER

  • After a Fashion

    Your Style Avatar-dy for the party

    BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER

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    THURSDAY
    DAILY ISSUE

  • SXSW Film

    Reviews and Interviews

  • Up Close and Personal With 'Milo'

    BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

  • Do or Do Not

    SXSW sports docs follow heroes' journey

    BY JOE O'CONNELL

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'The Act of Killing'

    Death squad leaders are lured into their victims' shoes in this unsettling documentary

    BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Go For Sisters'

    A border drama from John Sayles

    BY ROBERT FAIRES

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard'

    A third-person video diary about the 2009 trial against filesharing giant Pirate Bay

    BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Lunarcy!'

    Moon obsessives unite

    BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Plus One'

    A fun and frightening sci-fi thriller

    BY ASHLEY MORENO

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Improvement Club'

    A portrait of the artist as a working American

    BY ROBERT FAIRES

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Hey Bartender'

    The rise of the craft cocktail

    BY ANDY CAMPBELL

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'William and the Windmill'

    Documenting a Malawian youth's inspiring work to transform his village

    BY JESSI CAPE

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Reality Show'

    A narrative riff on the constructed-ness of reality television

    BY ANDY CAMPBELL

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Sake-Bomb'

    This first-timer's film is a funny, finely executed road trip of love, loss, and culture clashes

    BY AMY SMITH

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Awful Nice'

    The laughs come fast and furious in this competition film

    BY JAMES RENOVITCH

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'Everyone's Going to Die'

    Engrossing lead performances carry this British dark comedy

    BY ASHLEY MORENO

  • SXSW Film Reviews: 'The Network'

    Eye-opening and heartwarming doc about independent television in Afghanistan

    BY ANNE S. LEWIS

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    FRIDAY
    DAILY ISSUE

  • SXSW Film Reviews: '12 O'Clock Boys'

    One boy's coming-of-age tale is equal parts hilarious and gut-wrenching

    BY PATRICK COURTNEY

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    March 15 ISSUE

  • SXSW Film Conference Quick Cuts

  • Much Ado About Much Ado

    For some, this panel was like a big family reunion

    BY JOEY KEETON

  • A Conversation With Matthew McConaughey

    Austin's leading man regales the crowd with stories ... sort of

    BY PATRICK COURTNEY

  • This Panel Is Not Yet Rated

    The MPAA casts a long shadow over filmmaking

    BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

  • SXSW Film Reviews

  • 'Hours'

    A single father finds himself alone during Katrina while the world crumbles outside

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • 'Swim Little Fish Swim'

    Creative spirits run free in this sensitive exploration of relationship dynamics

    BY KIMBERLEY JONES

  • 'Our Nixon'

    Peek behind the curtain of the White House

    BY ANNE S. LEWIS

  • 'The Wait'

    Grief as a 'state of suspension'

    BY NORA ANKRUM

  • 'Much Ado About Nothing'

    Inside the delightful romp of Whedon's Shakespeare adaptation

    BY MONICA RIESE

  • 'Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton'

    James Broughton: filmmaker, poet, apostle, and more

    BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

  • 'Maidentrip'

    A resourceful and insightful young woman breaks the record for the world's youngest solo circumnavigation

    BY JORDAN SMITH

  • 'Drinking Buddies'

    Olivia Wilde breathes life into a fantasy female

    BY MELANIE HAUPT

  • 'Coldwater'

    There's violence amid beauty in this violent narrative

    BY JOE O'CONNELL

  • 'Diario a Tres Voces (Three Voices)'

    Weaving love stories across generations

    BY JESSI CAPE

  • 'Haunter'

    A serial killer possesses a family from his grave

    BY ASHLEY MORENO

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    March 8 ISSUE

  • Gettin' Busy

    The South by Southwest Film Festival means everybody has a full plate

    BY MONICA RIESE

  • Home Movie

    Joss Whedon follows 'Avengers' with a Shakespearean labor of love filmed at his house

    BY ROBERT FAIRES

  • Kathleen Hanna Kills It

    'The Punk Singer' turns up the volume on Riot Grrrl pioneer's passion, politics, and devastating illness

    BY AUDRA SCHROEDER

  • South By So Much Punk

    Pussy Riot, 'The Punk Syndrome,' and – count 'em – two docs about Green Day: Yep, punk is having a moment in the movies

    BY AUDRA SCHROEDER

  • Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

    Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

    BY ANDY CAMPBELL

  • You Can't Always Get What You Want

    Yen Tan's 'Pit Stop' finds humanity in transaction

    BY BRANDON WATSON

  • Play Along With Busy Actor Bingo

    Mark a tile once you've seen the actor in at least two films

    BY MONICA RIESE

  • Air Sex in the Name of Love

    Bryan Poyser's 'The Bounceback' strives to strike a balance between comedy and emotion

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • Around the World in Eight Films

    Cultural snapshots give viewers something to write home about

    BY JESSI CAPE

  • Traveling Road Show

    Archivist Rick Prelinger debuts an interactive ode to America in moving pictures

    BY LEAH CHURNER

  • Celluloid Icons

    The larger-than-life John Milius and the enigmatic, introverted Harry Dean Stanton come into focus

    BY SHAWN BADGLEY

  • You're Next, AJ Bowen

    Local actor shares his SXSW with a teen rom-com and a brutal thriller

    BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

  • Liberty and Justice

    Michael Morton tells Al Reinert his story of wrongful conviction and 25 years behind bars

    BY JORDAN SMITH

  • What Goes Around ...

    With 'Some Girl(s)', Neil LaBute circles back from stage to screen

    BY ROBERT FAIRES

  • Nerd Wars

    'Zero Charisma' and the social costs of geekdom

    BY DAN SOLOMON

  • Lovely Freda Responds Discreetly

    The Beatles' longtime secretary takes center stage

    BY ANNE S. LEWIS

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    March 1 ISSUE

  • Thanks for the Memories

    'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

    BY THE SCREENS STAFF

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    Feb. 1 ISSUE

  • SXSW Film Announces Lineup

    We can't tell you what we know, but we can tease you with it

    BY KIMBERLEY JONES

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    Jan. 18 ISSUE

  • Jogging Toward March

    SXSW Film announces opening night film, Texas Film Hall of Fame picks 2013 inductees

    BY KIMBERLEY JONES

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