SXSW: A Cold One With Joe Swanberg and His 'Drinking Buddies'

The festival's oddest and most comfortable press gathering

"...when Joe Swanberg and his cast just sat around drinking microbrews and shooting the breeze, it was somehow perfect..."

March 14, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Drinking Buddies

Mumblecore pro Joe Swanberg successfully ups his game by using professional actors in this observational drama.

"...shower. He's still making small-scale, experiential films, but in Drinking Buddies, Swanberg's most polished film to date, his observational..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Magnolia Becomes 'Drinking Buddies,' Magnet Gets 'Milo'

SXSW acquisitions continue with ensemble drama and horror comedy

"...post-SXSW hangover for director Joe Swanberg: His ensemble drama Drinking Buddies has just been acquired by Magnolia Pictures. He's..."

March 19, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Raise a Glass to 'Drinking Buddies'

Something big is brewing with Joe Swanberg these days

"...According to Drinking Buddies director Joe Swanberg, microbreweries are just like microbudget..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Review: 'Drinking Buddies'

Swanberg's film is deftly directed but leaves an aftertaste

"...In Drinking Buddies, Olivia Wilde breathes life into that fantasy female..."

March 12, 2013 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Film: Drinking Buddies Red Carpet

March 9, 2013. 15 photos.

"...Anna Kendrick at the Drinking Buddies red carpet at the Paramount Theatre on March..."

March 10, 2013 Photo Gallery

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

A madcap animated ramble through Kyoto's drinking district

"...or at least cross paths with, her two new drinking buddies, the amiable Higuchi (Nakai) and chirpy Hanuki (Kaida)...."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Trolls World Tour

Too many notes make for a flat CG-animated sequel

"...hold her own in a complicated character piece like Drinking Buddies. Honestly, her heartrending performance as the betrayed wife..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: '24 Exposures'

Joe Swanberg on filmmaker obsessions tops this week's releases

"...is Swanberg ricocheting back from the mainstream success of Drinking Buddies as hard and as radically as he can...."

May 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Films About Our Favorite Bartenders

To those that serve, we salute you

"...that never saw the inside of a Mason jar. Drinking Buddies (2013)..."

July 13, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Joe Swanberg Wishes You a Happy Christmas

On fatherhood, impostor syndrome, and staying unpredictable

"...from his last two projects: the bigger budget rom-com Drinking Buddies and the oddball crime drama 24 Exposures. Swanberg..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance-ing With the Stars

Ten days, 90 hours' worth of shifts, and a whole lot of movie watchin'

"...Happy Christmas: A few steps up from Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas has a much more natural flow..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

’Twas the Night Before Sundance

I'm coming for you, Robert Redford!

"...not the biggest fan of Joe Swanberg's mumblecore film Drinking Buddies, which premiered at South by Southwest last year,..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Interviewing the Director of 'Short Term 12'

Destin Daniel Cretton speaks up after his huge SXSW

"...news about distribution deals for two features, Milo and Drinking Buddies...."

March 20, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

The Opposite Sex (And How to Live With Them)

"...closest girlfriend). He runs with a sophomoric gang of buddies whose main source of enjoyment is playing Twister naked..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Where Hope Grows

A sinner finds redemption with the help of a a young man with Down syndrome

"...attack at home plate. Currently, he spends his days drinking at the neighborhood bar with his buddies Milt (Zabka)..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Nil by Mouth

"...reads the morning paper. Father Ray (Winstone) is a binge-drinking, coke-snorting, topless bar-crawling hulk who rules his brood by..."

March 13, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Alice, Darling

Anna Kendrick is crushingly brilliant as a woman in an abusive relationship

"...her Jill and Ron Livingston's Chris in Joe Swanberg's Drinking Buddies, or the growing void around crumbling Cathy in..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

No Man of God

Elijah Wood dissects the mind of Ted Bundy

"...Yet the unlikely cohorts are not drinking buddies. It's FBI profiler Bill Hagmaier, and serial killer..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Keynote: Olivia Wilde

The director applies her Booksmarts to making films

"...with the 2013 SXSW premiere of the improvisational film Drinking Buddies. In a lead role with no script, Wilde..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Shalavé Cawley

I Like to Watch: Joe Swanberg Takes It Easy

His new Netflix show finds honesty and openness winning the day

"...to mumblecore DIY features to more polished films like Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas, and Digging for Fire – it..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

SXSW Film Panel: Joe Swanberg Keynote

The indie film king of fast, cheap, and frequent has advice

"...the pros and cons of using famous actors; and Drinking Buddies, which he laughs is the movie – after..."

March 14, 2016 SXSW Post by Jacob Clifton

SXSW Film Announces Keynotes

Fest releases full schedule, plus convergence details

"...like Hannah Takes the Stairs to his star-studded breakout Drinking Buddies. As for George, his talk will concentrate on..."

Feb. 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Digging for Fire

Joe Swanberg's latest adds some flourish to his usual marital themes

"...the absurdly prolific Joe Swanberg peopled his 2013 film Drinking Buddies with bona fide SAG card carriers. A flip..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Joe Swanberg's Horrible Times

Parental perils in Proxy and The Sacrament

"...Hannah Takes the Stairs, Nights and Weekends, the glorious Drinking Buddies, and about a billion more) are small character..."

Aug. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color, Sun Don't Shine), Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Hannah Takes the Stairs), and Ti West (The..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Animals are Coming: 'You're Next' Early Screening

Stars AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton coming to town

"...Die) and starring their regular collaborators Bowen, Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Ti West (The Innkeepers) and Amy Seimetz (Sun..."

Aug. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Represents on Indiewire Influencers List

From Alamo to Tugg, ATX film industry favorites make the cut

"...the creators shortlist, as did director Joe Swanberg, whose Drinking Buddies premiered at South by Southwest 2013 and will..."

June 18, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

ATX Television Festival: 'Boy Meets World' Meets Austin

TV fest adds lost Linklater pilot, genre faves, and more

"...but Jake Johnson seemed to enjoy his visit for Drinking Buddies during SXSW...."

March 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Drinking Buddies'

Olivia Wilde breathes life into a fantasy female

"...SXSW Film Reviews Drinking BuddiesNarrative Spotlight, World Premiere D: Joe Swanberg; with Olivia..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

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