Sound of My Voice

This festival favorite marks an impressive film debut for its director and star, but its sum total is less satisfying than its parts.

"...Directed by: Zal Batmanglij. Starring: Brit Marling, Christopher Denham and Nicole Vicius...."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Another Earth

Shaky science fiction shacks up with a corny redemption tale in this Sundance Film Festival double award-winner.

"...Directed by: Mike Cahill. Starring: Brit Marling, William Mapother and Kumar Pallana. Shaky science fiction..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The East

This crypto-thriller that explores moral grounds before turning gauzy is the latest film from Sound of My Voice's Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij.

"...Directed by: Zal Batmanglij. Starring: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez,..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arbitrage

Richard Gere stars in this thriller as a duplicitous hedge-fund manager who, nevertheless, has all the right moves.

"...Nicholas Jarecki. Starring: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker, Stuart Margolin, Bruce Altman,..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Origins

The director of 2011's Another Earth is back with a another appealing yet fuzzy story about rift between empiricism and spiritualism.

"...Directed by: Mike Cahill. Starring: Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun, Archie Panjabi, Cara Seymour..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Keeping Room

Slow-burn thriller is a Western with a feminist slant

"...Directed by: Daniel Barber. Starring: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru, Sam Worthington and Kyle..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Announces Closing Night Film, Additional Programming

SXSW sets on 'The East,' 'Much Ado' panel corrals cast and crew

"...from Sound of My Voice collaborators Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, will close the 2013 SXSW Film Festival, organizers..."

Feb. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: The East

March 16, 2013. 6 photos.

"...Ellen Page and Brit Marling..."

March 18, 2013 Photo Gallery

Sons of Anarchy

'The East' director Zal Batmanglij dishes on life as an anarchist

"...Wall Street and Anonymous. Director/co-writer Zal Batmanglij and star/co-writer Brit Marling spent months living the anarchist lifestyle before returning..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

'At Any Price' and 'The East' Ask for Answers

Occupy Wall Street, capitalism, and SXSW Film

"...earlier this year, tells the story of Sarah Moss (Brit Marling), an operative for a private intelligence firm who..."

March 18, 2013 SXSW Post by Brandon Ney

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Sound of My VoiceFestival Favorites D: Zal Batmanglij; with Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

True Grit

Three women under siege in feminist western The Keeping Room

"...the comforts of the landed elites. Two sisters, Augusta (Brit Marling) and Louise (Hailee Steinfeld) and their slave Mad..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Coherence

What seems at first a normal dinner party, slyly turns into an eerie and ominous Something Else.

"...not hard to see her as the equivalent of Brit Marling in a version of Another Earth that actually..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Sound of My Voice DIRECTOR: Zal Batmanglij PRODUCERS: Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...terrifying event. These 96 minutes will change everything. Cast: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Christian Serratos, J. Michael Trautmann, and..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Another Earth (Director: Mike Cahill; Screenwriters: Mike Cahill and Brit Marling) — On the eve of the discovery of..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

sxswf: Secret Screening Out of This World

Another Earth sneaks into the festival

"...and filled us in: Mike Cahill's Another Earth, starring Brit Marling, who was attending SXSWf in support of her..."

March 15, 2011 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...waning days of the Civil War, three southern women (Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and newcomer Muna Otaru) defend themselves..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Malick's latest goes to Berlin, fests beckon other locals

"...Room, the female-lead Civil War drama about two sisters (Brit Marling and Hailee Steinfeld) and their slave (Muna Otaru)..."

Dec. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Science-Fiction Cinema

Break down the walls

"...Nolan's Following, Darren Aronofsky's Pi, and Mike Cahill and Brit Marling's Another Earth. As Imbrogno describes, these are "people..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sourcing 'The Signal'

William Eubank flips the switch

"...the new wave of lo-fi sci-fi, as epitomized by Brit Marling and Mike Cahill's Another Earth, Shane Carruth's Upstream..."

June 13, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Howard, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brendan Gleeson, Brit Marling, Sam Elliott, Stephen Root and Jackie Evancho...."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Mojo' Recommends

The best British music at SXSW as selected by 'Mojo' editor-in-chief Phil Alexander

"...While he's very much part of Britain's youthful acoustic underground – a scene that includes the..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

'Mojo' Recommends

Mojo showcasers prog the rock

"...Now that is a choker. Four more Friday 'Mojo' Brit Picks:..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

MOJO Recommends

Dickensian sea-shanty-styled troubadour Johnny Flynn

"...Meet Britain's new anti-folk poet! Few performers reference acoustic existentialist John..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

MOJO Recommends

Suicide II

"...Either way, see them you must. Four more 'MOJO' Brit picks:..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature