Donald Trump Jr. used his daughter’s Halloween candy on Tuesday in a highly mocked attempt to explain socialism to Twitter. The next night, Colbert brought the checkout line’s chocolate display to “The Late Show” to teach actual economic theory. We’ve capitalized the sweet(s) puns for our readers. “You, Junior, were born with many 100 Grands on 5th Avenue,” Colbert addressed Don Jr. directly. “All most kids get from their parents is Kisses.” Also Read: Colbert Dubs 'Fox & Friends' Trump's 'Roadside Petting Zoo' Over Lack of Manafort Coverage (Video) “Now, Americans find themselves be-Twixed two choices, both of which Blow: wealth redistribution,...
- 11/2/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Chrissy Teigen is gearing up for Luna's big day!
The Sports Illustrated model took to Instagram on Saturday to share a sneak peek of her preparations for Luna's first birthday on April 14, as she learned a few cake baking tricks from Duff's Cakemix.
Watch: Chrissy Teigen Enjoys Last Day of Vacation in Morocco With Baby Luna -- See the Sweet Pics!
"Thank you @duffscakemix for teaching me to decorate a cake for Luna's upcoming bday!" Teigen captioned a pic of herself in front of a beautifully decorated colorful cake. "I'll be back to do the real one soon! Get the sprinkles ready...
The Sports Illustrated model took to Instagram on Saturday to share a sneak peek of her preparations for Luna's first birthday on April 14, as she learned a few cake baking tricks from Duff's Cakemix.
Watch: Chrissy Teigen Enjoys Last Day of Vacation in Morocco With Baby Luna -- See the Sweet Pics!
"Thank you @duffscakemix for teaching me to decorate a cake for Luna's upcoming bday!" Teigen captioned a pic of herself in front of a beautifully decorated colorful cake. "I'll be back to do the real one soon! Get the sprinkles ready...
- 4/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Based on fact, made with noble intent, and grounded by a sincere performance by Jessica Chastain, the Holocaust drama The Zookeeper’S Wife is clumsily executed and so manipulative it practically hands you the tissue and begs you to cry.
The Zookeeper’S Wife delves into a little-known aspect of World War II: the part played by the Warsaw Zoo in Poland. It’s based on a novel by Diane Ackerman inspired by the writings of Antonina Zabinski, the zookeeper’s wife of the title. She (played in the film by Chastain) and her husband Jan (Flemish actor Johan Heldenbergh) managed to save over 300 Jews. Spanning roughly seven years beginning in 1939, The Zookeeper’S Wife is set in Warsaw, where the Zabinskis own and operate a popular little zoo. The Nazis invade and plunder the attraction, killing half of the animals and shipping the most valuable to Hitler’s zoo in Berlin.
The Zookeeper’S Wife delves into a little-known aspect of World War II: the part played by the Warsaw Zoo in Poland. It’s based on a novel by Diane Ackerman inspired by the writings of Antonina Zabinski, the zookeeper’s wife of the title. She (played in the film by Chastain) and her husband Jan (Flemish actor Johan Heldenbergh) managed to save over 300 Jews. Spanning roughly seven years beginning in 1939, The Zookeeper’S Wife is set in Warsaw, where the Zabinskis own and operate a popular little zoo. The Nazis invade and plunder the attraction, killing half of the animals and shipping the most valuable to Hitler’s zoo in Berlin.
- 3/31/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Favorably compared by Variety to fellow Texas filmmakers Terrence Malick and Rick Linklater, San Antonio-raised Micah Magee has been based in Europe for over a decade. But despite having made several shorts there, when it came time to direct her first feature her heart returned to the Lone Star state. Petting Zoo, shot in San Antonio and cast primarily with locals with little acting experience, is a deeply felt coming-of-age story that captures what its like to be young in Texas as perhaps no film has before. Based on Magee’s own experiences of teenage pregnancy, Petting Zoo follows Layla (in […]...
- 2/22/2017
- by David Barker
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Icelandic feature Rams and Colombian rural drama Land and Shade take top prizes at Greek festival.Scroll down for full list of winners
Icelandic director Grimur Hakonarson’s Rams (Hrutar) has been named best film at the 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Nov 6-15) winning the Golden Alexander.
It beat competition from 13 other first and second films screened in this year’s particularly strong international competition section.
The film, awarded the Un Certain Regard top prize earlier this year in Cannes, deals with two brothers, who haven’t spoken to each other for over 40 years though living in neighbouring farms in a remote valley in Iceland raising sheep.
World sales are handled by Polish outfit New Europe Film Sales. It will be released in Greece by Ama Films.
Following a long tradition of Latin American productions sweeping the Thessaloniki awards, features from Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela shared the majority of the other official and side awards...
Icelandic director Grimur Hakonarson’s Rams (Hrutar) has been named best film at the 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Nov 6-15) winning the Golden Alexander.
It beat competition from 13 other first and second films screened in this year’s particularly strong international competition section.
The film, awarded the Un Certain Regard top prize earlier this year in Cannes, deals with two brothers, who haven’t spoken to each other for over 40 years though living in neighbouring farms in a remote valley in Iceland raising sheep.
World sales are handled by Polish outfit New Europe Film Sales. It will be released in Greece by Ama Films.
Following a long tradition of Latin American productions sweeping the Thessaloniki awards, features from Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela shared the majority of the other official and side awards...
- 11/16/2015
- by alexisgrivas@yahoo.com (Alexis Grivas)
- ScreenDaily
A master of giving people what they don’t know they want—like poo flavored frozen yogurt and party songs for funerals—branding expert Nathan Fielder is a relentless advocate for the underdogs, ingeniously offering small business creative, hilarious and undeniably peculiar business tips. Each Thursday at 10/9c on Comedy Central’s Nathan For You, Nathan brings some of his best and boldest strategies to struggling small businesses. Here are 10 of his most disruptive ideas.1 - Petting Zoo Pet Project Nathan gives laughing goat videos his own spin turning a local petting zoo into a viral internet sensation—in this case, a hero pig saving a drowning goat. Pulling it off requires nothing short of death threats. 2 - Facilitating Horsey Rides for the Morbidly Obese Tapping into an underserved market, namely obese people who want to ride horses, Nathan floats an idea for getting around the 220-pound weight limit—without injuring the animals.
- 10/29/2015
- Vulture
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Austin Is Cool In Clip From 'Petting Zoo' The BendFilm Festival, an annual celebration of independent film, has announced the winners of 11 award categories from this year's outing. The film "Petting Zoo," directed by Micah Magee, which also played at the Berlin International Film Festival, was awarded the Best in Show Award as well as an award for Best Narrative Feature. The full list of award recipients is as follows: Best in Show - "Petting Zoo," directed by Micah Magee Best Directing - "Birth of Sake," directed by Eric Shirai Best Narrative Feature - "Petting Zoo," directed by Micah Magee Best Documentary Feature - "Birth of Sake," directed by Eric Shirai Best Narrative Short - "Hole," directed by Martin Edralin Best Documentary Short - "The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano," directed by Joshua Seftel Best Student Short - "Take With Water," directed by Tara.
- 10/12/2015
- by Ryan Anielski
- Indiewire
The 44th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema has just announced their entire lineup and it’s pretty insane! The festival which takes place in Montreal from October 7 to 18 is screening nearly 400 films and events in only 11 days. This includes 151 feature films and 203 short films from 68 countries – 49 world premieres, 38 North American premieres and 60 Canadian premieres. Give credit to the team of programmers: Claude Chamberlan, Dimitri Eipides Julien Fonfrède, Philippe Gajan, Karolewicz Daniel, Marie-Hélène Brousseau, Katayoun Dibamehr and Gabrielle Tougas-Frechette.
Below is the lineup. There’s a lot to process so take your sweet time!
Opening and closing
The whole New Testament directed by Jaco Van Dormael (Toto the Hero, Mr Nobody, The Eighth Day), will kick off this 44th edition.
After its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last May, the new opus unconventional Belgian director, starring Benoît Poelvoorde (Three Hearts, Ransom of Glory), Yolande Moreau (Mammuth,...
Below is the lineup. There’s a lot to process so take your sweet time!
Opening and closing
The whole New Testament directed by Jaco Van Dormael (Toto the Hero, Mr Nobody, The Eighth Day), will kick off this 44th edition.
After its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes last May, the new opus unconventional Belgian director, starring Benoît Poelvoorde (Three Hearts, Ransom of Glory), Yolande Moreau (Mammuth,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Presented with low-key naturalism, Petting Zoo rides out the ebbs and flows of Layla's life with astonishing subtlety and grace, never once falling prey to melodramatically contrived narrative trappings. In newcomer Devon Keller's extremely capable hands, Layla is presented with unbridled realism, as if she is the subject of a cinema verite documentary. The keen perspective of Petting Zoo is purely observational, allowing the audience to develop their own opinions about the onscreen events. Reproductive rights and unplanned pregnancies are heated subjects in Texas politics, yet Magee admirably directs Layla's narrative arc without ever being heavy-handed or overtly-political.
- 3/22/2015
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
On ‘Cinderella’ and feminism; How Branagh and Weitz altered the glass slipper
We find ourselves in a time and place where the voice of feminism has never been louder. Issues like Gamer Gate, sexism in Cosplay, a woman’s right to an opinion on fantasy, comics, or horror, as well as a myriad of issues outside the realm of pop culture like slut shaming, and blame for being raped flood news outlets on a daily basis. As a result, there’s been a constant cry for change from men and women alike, internationally. We’re seeing stronger representations of women in cinema, and on television. 2013’s Frozen offered a very necessary shift to the Disney Princess dynamic, suggesting that one saves oneself, that love is genderless, and that the kind of love that saves need not strictly be romantic… read the full article.
SXSW 2015: ‘The Overnight’ is an insightful,...
We find ourselves in a time and place where the voice of feminism has never been louder. Issues like Gamer Gate, sexism in Cosplay, a woman’s right to an opinion on fantasy, comics, or horror, as well as a myriad of issues outside the realm of pop culture like slut shaming, and blame for being raped flood news outlets on a daily basis. As a result, there’s been a constant cry for change from men and women alike, internationally. We’re seeing stronger representations of women in cinema, and on television. 2013’s Frozen offered a very necessary shift to the Disney Princess dynamic, suggesting that one saves oneself, that love is genderless, and that the kind of love that saves need not strictly be romantic… read the full article.
SXSW 2015: ‘The Overnight’ is an insightful,...
- 3/21/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Layla (newcomer Devon Keller) is a high-school senior shacking up with her dropout boyfriend Danny (Kiowa Tucker). An honor student, she gets a scholarship to Ut Austin and then finds out she's pregnant. Given her predicament, what can she do? Petting Zoo, from director Micah Magee (see my interview with her), thrusts the viewer into several months of Layla's life.
One notable facet to the main character is that she is working poor. Layla refuses to live with her financially stable but abusive father, so has to move in with her elderly grandmother (Adrienne Harrell, Zero Charisma) and share a bed. Magee perfectly conveys the utter vulnerability of her situation. We see Layla sleeping many times -- through loud parties in Danny's apartment, in a friend's car after seeing Girl in a Coma, on her grandmother's couch after hearing bad news. Such sequences illustrate the precariousness of her life, and...
One notable facet to the main character is that she is working poor. Layla refuses to live with her financially stable but abusive father, so has to move in with her elderly grandmother (Adrienne Harrell, Zero Charisma) and share a bed. Magee perfectly conveys the utter vulnerability of her situation. We see Layla sleeping many times -- through loud parties in Danny's apartment, in a friend's car after seeing Girl in a Coma, on her grandmother's couch after hearing bad news. Such sequences illustrate the precariousness of her life, and...
- 3/18/2015
- by Elizabeth Stoddard
- Slackerwood
SXSW 2015: ‘Petting Zoo’ documents the transition from adolescence to adulthood with intimate detail
Petting Zoo
Written and directed by Micah Magee
USA/Germany/Greece, 2015
“I’m everywhere now, the way is a vow to the wind of each breath by and by.” Johnny Flynn’s “The Water” is prominently featured twice in Micah Magee’s Petting Zoo, serving to remind the audience of life’s unpredictable nature. People may make plans for the future, but in reality there is no telling how the road before them will unfold. Protagonist Layla (Devon Keller) experiences a number of difficult transitions throughout Petting Zoo. Over the course of several months, she progresses from adolescence to maturity, and Magee’s camera is there to document her growth in poignant, intimate detail.
Layla’s story begins on a high note. An honor roll student and hard-working individual, she secures a full-ride scholarship to the University of Texas. She lives primarily with her congenial grandmother, apparently having a strained relationship with her parents.
Written and directed by Micah Magee
USA/Germany/Greece, 2015
“I’m everywhere now, the way is a vow to the wind of each breath by and by.” Johnny Flynn’s “The Water” is prominently featured twice in Micah Magee’s Petting Zoo, serving to remind the audience of life’s unpredictable nature. People may make plans for the future, but in reality there is no telling how the road before them will unfold. Protagonist Layla (Devon Keller) experiences a number of difficult transitions throughout Petting Zoo. Over the course of several months, she progresses from adolescence to maturity, and Magee’s camera is there to document her growth in poignant, intimate detail.
Layla’s story begins on a high note. An honor roll student and hard-working individual, she secures a full-ride scholarship to the University of Texas. She lives primarily with her congenial grandmother, apparently having a strained relationship with her parents.
- 3/16/2015
- by Jacob Carter
- SoundOnSight
Teen pregnancy in film is nothing new, but for filmmaker Micah Magee, she approaches the subject in her debut feature, "Petting Zoo," from a personal and observational place that's without judgment, and based on her own experiences as a young mother. The story follows Layla, who, on the cusp of high school graduation, becomes unexpectedly pregnant. She faces the expectations thrust upon her from her family and friends in small-town Texas, set against a brewing romance and desire for more. Magee understands how much it is to handle. "Like how present are your parents, and how present you need to be, when do you need to start working, when is it financially necessary for you to start working, do you pay rent to your parents to live there because they need you to? Stuff like that which I think varies a lot from family to family and income level to income level,...
- 3/14/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Copenhagen’s Cph Pix (April 9-22) will be bookended by films from two Danish directors shooting in the UK – Jeppe Ronde’s Welsh teen suicide drama Bridgend [pictured] and Thomas Vinterberg’s Thomas Hardy adaptation, Far From The Madding Crowd.
The audience-focused Cph Pix will show 130 feature films during 420 screenings and events.
Festival director Jacob Neiiendam said: “Artistically it’s a strong year for Danish cinema.”
Indeed, three Danish debut features will screen at Pix. “The first features from Thomas Daneskov [The Elite], Anna Sofie Hartmann [Limbo] and Jeppe Rønde showcase a diversity and nerve we have been missing in our fiction films, and they are just the tip of the iceberg,” added Neiiendam.
“We always wanted the festival to be a platform for local films which wouldn’t play well with regular releases, and this year we’ve been flooded with films produced outside the standard support system - and they are good films.”
Opening night will also...
The audience-focused Cph Pix will show 130 feature films during 420 screenings and events.
Festival director Jacob Neiiendam said: “Artistically it’s a strong year for Danish cinema.”
Indeed, three Danish debut features will screen at Pix. “The first features from Thomas Daneskov [The Elite], Anna Sofie Hartmann [Limbo] and Jeppe Rønde showcase a diversity and nerve we have been missing in our fiction films, and they are just the tip of the iceberg,” added Neiiendam.
“We always wanted the festival to be a platform for local films which wouldn’t play well with regular releases, and this year we’ve been flooded with films produced outside the standard support system - and they are good films.”
Opening night will also...
- 3/12/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
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- 3/9/2015
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
Writer/director Micah Magee may not live in Texas full-time now, but she has strong connections to the Lone Star State. She graduated from Ut (dual degree Plan II Honors and Radio-tv-Film) and worked as programming director for Cinematexas International Short Film Festival. Most recently, she filmed her feature Petting Zoo in San Antonio.
In Magee's film, Layla (young actress Devon Keller) is a teenager living on the edges of poverty whose plans to attend college are subverted by an unexpected pregnancy. Petting Zoo played as part of the Panorama Special programming at Berlinale in February, and has its North American premiere at SXSW later this month.
In these hectic days before the festival begins, Magee answered questions for us via email interview.
Slackerwood: What drew you to tell this story?
Micah Magee: Petting Zoo was shot in San Antonio, Texas. It was filmed in the places of my childhood,...
In Magee's film, Layla (young actress Devon Keller) is a teenager living on the edges of poverty whose plans to attend college are subverted by an unexpected pregnancy. Petting Zoo played as part of the Panorama Special programming at Berlinale in February, and has its North American premiere at SXSW later this month.
In these hectic days before the festival begins, Magee answered questions for us via email interview.
Slackerwood: What drew you to tell this story?
Micah Magee: Petting Zoo was shot in San Antonio, Texas. It was filmed in the places of my childhood,...
- 3/5/2015
- by Elizabeth Stoddard
- Slackerwood
Exclusive: Us, UK, France among major market deals on slate.
German indie powerhouse The Match Factory scored a slew of deals in major markets during Berlin’s European Film Market (Efm) (Feb 5-13).
Among titles to sell around the world were competition winners 45 Years and Victoria.
Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, which won Silver Bears for stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, has sold in 30 markets, with deals closing in Us / Canada (IFC / Sundance Selects), Germany (Piffl Medien), France (Ad Vitam), Australia /New Zealand (Madman), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Austria (Filmladen), BeNeLux (Cinemien), Japan (AyaPro), Scandinavia (Future Film), Spain (Golem), Italy (Teodora) and Poland (Solopan).
Deals also finalised for Portugal (Alambique), Greece (Seven), Turkey (Bir Film), South Korea (Pancinema), Israel (Lev Films), Baltics (Must Kasi), Ex-Yugoslavian territories (McF Megacom), Hong Kong (Edko Films), Austria (Filmladen), Hungary (Cirko Film).
Further territories, including Latin America, are under negotiation.
Sebastian Schipper’s heist thriller Victoria, which won the Silver Bear for cinematographer [link=nm...
German indie powerhouse The Match Factory scored a slew of deals in major markets during Berlin’s European Film Market (Efm) (Feb 5-13).
Among titles to sell around the world were competition winners 45 Years and Victoria.
Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, which won Silver Bears for stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, has sold in 30 markets, with deals closing in Us / Canada (IFC / Sundance Selects), Germany (Piffl Medien), France (Ad Vitam), Australia /New Zealand (Madman), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Austria (Filmladen), BeNeLux (Cinemien), Japan (AyaPro), Scandinavia (Future Film), Spain (Golem), Italy (Teodora) and Poland (Solopan).
Deals also finalised for Portugal (Alambique), Greece (Seven), Turkey (Bir Film), South Korea (Pancinema), Israel (Lev Films), Baltics (Must Kasi), Ex-Yugoslavian territories (McF Megacom), Hong Kong (Edko Films), Austria (Filmladen), Hungary (Cirko Film).
Further territories, including Latin America, are under negotiation.
Sebastian Schipper’s heist thriller Victoria, which won the Silver Bear for cinematographer [link=nm...
- 2/17/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: German indie powerhouse signs slew of deals.
German sales outfit The Match Factory will be at the Berlinale with a typically strong line-up, which has already piqued plenty of buyer interest.
Four of the company’s titles compete for the Golden Bear, two will premiere in Panorama and one in Forum.
45 Years, the Golden Bear contender starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay by Weekend director Andrew Haigh has recently sold to Benelux (ABC Cinemien), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Australia/ New Zealand (Madman) and Germany (Piffl Medien).
The Match Factory previously secured a deal for the UK (Artificial Eye).
Competition title As We Were Dreaming, which continues The Match Factory’s relationship with director Andreas Dresen and producer Peter Rommel, has been sold to France (Sophie Dulac), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Greece (Ama Films) and ex-Yugoslavia (McF Megacom).
Pandora Film Verleih will release the drama in Germany after its Berlinale premiere.
Meanwhile, Laura Bispuri’ s debut film Sworn Virgin, also in competition...
German sales outfit The Match Factory will be at the Berlinale with a typically strong line-up, which has already piqued plenty of buyer interest.
Four of the company’s titles compete for the Golden Bear, two will premiere in Panorama and one in Forum.
45 Years, the Golden Bear contender starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay by Weekend director Andrew Haigh has recently sold to Benelux (ABC Cinemien), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Australia/ New Zealand (Madman) and Germany (Piffl Medien).
The Match Factory previously secured a deal for the UK (Artificial Eye).
Competition title As We Were Dreaming, which continues The Match Factory’s relationship with director Andreas Dresen and producer Peter Rommel, has been sold to France (Sophie Dulac), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Greece (Ama Films) and ex-Yugoslavia (McF Megacom).
Pandora Film Verleih will release the drama in Germany after its Berlinale premiere.
Meanwhile, Laura Bispuri’ s debut film Sworn Virgin, also in competition...
- 2/5/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: German indie powerhouse signs slew of deals.
German sales outfit The Match Factory will be at the Berlinale with a typically strong line-up, which has already piqued plenty of buyer interest.
Four of the company’s titles compete for the Golden Bear, two will premiere in Panorama and one in Forum.
45 Years, the Golden Bear contender starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay by Weekend director Andrew Haigh has recently sold to Benelux (ABC Cinemien), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Australia/ New Zealand (Madman) and Germany (Piffl Medien).
The Match Factory previously secured a deal for the UK (Artificial Eye).
Competition title As We Were Dreaming, which continues The Match Factory’s relationship with director Andreas Dresen and producer Peter Rommel, has been sold to France (Sophie Dulac), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Greece (Ama Films) and ex-Yugoslavia (McF Megacom).
Pandora Film Verleih will release the drama in Germany after its Berlinale premiere.
Meanwhile, Laura Bispuri’ s debut film Sworn Virgin, also in competition...
German sales outfit The Match Factory will be at the Berlinale with a typically strong line-up, which has already piqued plenty of buyer interest.
Four of the company’s titles compete for the Golden Bear, two will premiere in Panorama and one in Forum.
45 Years, the Golden Bear contender starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay by Weekend director Andrew Haigh has recently sold to Benelux (ABC Cinemien), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Australia/ New Zealand (Madman) and Germany (Piffl Medien).
The Match Factory previously secured a deal for the UK (Artificial Eye).
Competition title As We Were Dreaming, which continues The Match Factory’s relationship with director Andreas Dresen and producer Peter Rommel, has been sold to France (Sophie Dulac), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Greece (Ama Films) and ex-Yugoslavia (McF Megacom).
Pandora Film Verleih will release the drama in Germany after its Berlinale premiere.
Meanwhile, Laura Bispuri’ s debut film Sworn Virgin, also in competition...
- 2/5/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Amy Schumer and Bill Hader in TrainwreckPhoto: Universal Pictures With Sundance just wrapping up and Berlin starting up in a few days, we are now immersed in the year-long barrage of film festivals. One such festival in South By Southwest. A few weeks back they announced the first seven films of their program, including the opening night film Brand: A Second Coming. Today, they have revealed the rest of the features to be shown in March (except for the midnight program), and some of it has me very excited. The bigger titles announced do not do much for me. Paul Feig's Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy, and the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart starrer Get Hard leave a lot to be desired in terms of anticipation, as does a work in progress cut of Judd Apatow's latest film Trainwreck. I'm guessing an Apatow work in progress is probably around three and a half hours.
- 2/3/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
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