SXSW Unveils Line-Up

3 February 2010 9:00 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

The nine-day film SXSW film fest opens March 12 with the world premiere of Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass, starring Aaron Johnson, Cholë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who will all attend a Conversation panel at the SXSW Film Conference, along with the comic's writers, Mark Millar and John S. Romita. That's the beauty of this fest, which runs the gamut of no-name Diy indie-fare and Mumblecore offerings to high-end mass-market comedies and studio launches. The vibe is alternative but accessible, young, male, digital. It makes perfect sense that Steven Soderbergh's doc on Spaulding Gray, a Michel Gondry film about his family, and Cannes's notorious Dogtooth would show at SXSW. Crucially, the SXSW Interactive and Music programs abut the film fest in enriching ways. Film Conference and Festival … »

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