Daniels’ ‘Swiss Army Man’ Follow-Up ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ to Open SXSW 2022
Michelle Yeoh leads the cast of this science-fiction action adventure.
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SXSW and Penske Media Make a Deal for Investment and Long-Term Partnership
The investment, which makes Penske-MRC a SXSW shareholder, was described by cofounder Roland Swenson as “a lifeline.”
The VR Experiment at SXSW Looks Like the Future of Film Festivals
Virtual reality at SXSW provided an opportunity for the real film festival experience thanks to VRChat and a muscle-bound Winnie the Pooh.
Memo to Distributors: Buy These 2021 SXSW and Berlin Movies
These film festival movies still need homes. Somebody do something!
Ava DuVernay: True Success for Inclusive ARRAY Crew Database Will Be When It’s No Longer Needed
SXSW: The personnel database for diverse below-the-line crew is only a month old, but ARRAY founder DuVernay is already looking forward to when it becomes “obsolete.”
SXSW Film Awards: ‘The Fallout’ and ‘Lily Topples the World’ Win Top Prizes at Festival
In a year mostly free of major studio features and established talents, the 2021 winners class is made up of indie outings and rising stars to watch.
Charli XCX Makes a Glitchy Banger of a Pop Documentary with ‘Alone Together’
SXSW: Charli XCX writes an entire album over Zoom in a 67-minute documentary about pop music’s enduringly connective power.
New Documentary Shows How James Webb Telescope Could Change Our Relationship to the Universe
SXSW Review: “The Hunt for Planet B” shows why searching for life on other planets is worth the effort.
‘Violet’ Review: Olivia Munn Gets the Best Role of Her Career in Justine Bateman’s Inventive Debut
Justine Bateman’s directorial debut follows a Hollywood exec who finally shuts up the pernicious voice in her head. Munn makes it real.
‘The Drover’s Wife’ Is a Classic Story of a Woman in a Man’s World, but the New Adaptation Misses the Point
SXSW Review: Filmmaker and star Leah Purcell has adapted Henry Lawson’s short story in multiple mediums, but the film version offers the least enlivening one yet.
Meta Thriller ‘Ayar’ Is a Portrait of a Breakdown, and a Filmmaker Jolted by Lockdown
SXSW Review: Global crisis liberates director Floyd Russ in a bold experiment about an actress finding her footing in an unsteady world.
British Bus Drivers Put ‘Alien on Stage’ in Hilarious, Real-Life ‘Waiting for Guffman’
SXSW Review: This wildly entertaining documentary about an amateur stage production of “Alien” plays like a lost Christopher Guest film.
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