Over at Step Up sensation Channing Tatum‘s official website, Channing Tatum Unwrapped (“Channing Tatum is a gift. Let’s unwrap him!”), they sneaked some news we’ve been sitting on (scooped by a fansite! foiled again!), news that happens to involve a certain Channing Tatum (seriously, it’s just fun to say his name) and a certain film that shot here in Austin a while back. Kimberly Peirce‘s Stop Loss, starring Ryan Phillippe and (you guessed it) Channing Tatum, will screen at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March. (CT fans are already giddy over a previously announced SXSW berth for another film the Tates appears in, Stuart Townsend’s Battle in Seattle). SXSW Film won’t release the official lineup until February, but be sure to check out our print and web edition of the paper on Feb. 1; columnist Joe O’Connell’s going to leak a few more titles… that is, unless we’re not scooped first by Jamie Bell‘s Blogspot…
This article appears in January 25 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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