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So What Is Trainspotting Anyway?

There's an omission in cult classic Trainspotting: Never once is the title explained. Director Danny Boyle gets to fill in that blank 20 years later with T2 Trainspotting. "It was a reason for us wanting to do the film, the sequel, was because of that scene, to go back."

7:00AM Fri. Mar. 24, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

ATX Television Festival Adds FX's Snowfall

It'll be cold in June in Austin, with the announcement that the ATX Television Festival will open with a screening of the premiere of FX's new show Snowfall. Plus, get ready for an insight into the future of TV with a panel featuring broadcast, basic cable, premium, and streaming network presidents, from NBC to HBO.

2:00PM Thu. Mar. 23, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Heavy Horror Returns With Death By Festival

By the pricking of our thumbs, something gruesome this way comes. Fans of extreme metal and underground horror will get to warm up before Halloween with the announcement today of the new Death By Festival.

4:15PM Mon. Mar. 20, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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SXSW Film Announces Audience Awards

SXSW Film released the Audience Awards for this year’s Fest this afternoon. There is still some time to catch a few screenings of some of the winners (they have been scheduling them all day; see below). Otherwise, look for these titles to be released, in some form, over the next year.

5:59PM Sat. Mar. 18, Josh Kupecki Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: 68 Kill

Ever had a friend in a relationship that's clearly such bad news that you have to say something, but it does no good? In crime caper 68 Kill, Chip's friends can warn him off Liza as much as they like, but it takes a body count for him to reconsider their relationship priorities.

4:15PM Sat. Mar. 18, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Prevenge

The line between comedy and drama, they always say, is a thin one. As Alice Lowe's murderous maternal massacre Prevenge shows, there's no line at all between dark horror and dark humor.

1:15PM Fri. Mar. 17, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Q&A: Divine Divas

Brazilian actress Leandra Leal grew up in her grandfather’s Rival Theatre in Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by gay and trans drag performers with colorful personalities who performed during a time of rigid militant dictatorship. The Rival was one of the first venues in Brazil to both foster and champion drag culture in the Sixties.

12:20PM Fri. Mar. 17, Anastacia Uriegas Read More | Comment »

Wrestling the Mic From Colt Cabana

For the last eight years, Chicago-based wrestler Colt Cabana has been one of the top names in grappling podcasting. Before strapping on his kneepads for Wrestlecircus at SXSW, he'll be recording his laidback and conversational The Art of Wrestling. He said, "We're bringing new people and new attention to the underground wrestling scene."

12:01AM Fri. Mar. 17, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: The Work

Tuesday night, The Work was awarded the Jury Prize for Documentary Feature Competition at SXSW, a deserved yet wholly daring selection given the film’s complete lack of high-profile producers, subjects, or distributors.

5:00PM Thu. Mar. 16, Sean L. Malin Read More | Comment »

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