Little Deaths Directed by Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, and Simon Rumley UK – 2011 The Fantastic Fest Midnighters sidebar at SXSW is a wonderful idea. Austin’s annual Fantastic Festival is certainly one of the most esteemed and well curated genre festivals out there, but programming exclusively to a midnight crowd means occasionally succumbing to your …
The Dish and the Spoon Directed by Alison Bagnall Written by Alison Bagnall USA, 2010 Dipping in and out of insanity and steeping in imagination, The Dish and the Spoon is an intimate snapshot of a short-lived romance between two unlikely characters. When we meet Rose, played by the charming and quirky Greta Gerwig, she …
13 Assassin Directed by Takashi Milke Written by Daisuke Tengan Based on a screenplay by Kaneo Ikegami If you’ve seen any of Takashi Miike’s thousand-or-so films, you know that his new samurai flick, 13 Assassins, isn’t like the others. But in the tradition of his best movies, Miike reveals his subversive intentions sparingly and methodically …
The Future Directed by Miranda July Written by Miranda July Germany/USA, 2011 The Future, a new film by Miranda July (Me and You and Everyone we Know), is the story of a quirky couple living in LA that decide to take the ultimate leap of responsibility and adopt a cat. Mind you, the pair doesn’t …
The Innkeepers Directed by Ti West Written by Ti West 2011, USA Ti West’s last film, the reproduction vintage horror flick The House of the Devil, signified his ascent from suspiciously young horror fanboy with a movie crew to clever and mature director/writer/editor. Those who love that film–like this reviewer–love that it is clearly a …
The Divide Directed by Xavier Gens Written by Karl Mueller, Eron Sheean 2011, USA-Canada The Divide, directed by Xavier Gens, had its world premiere as part of SXSW’s midnight series this week. The film delivered midnight-appropriate content, like torture, rape and stinky corpses, but not much more. Gens didn’t know if he was making a …
Attack the Block Directed by Joe Cornish Written by Joe Cornish 2011, UK One of the greatest things about SXSW is sitting down to watch a film not knowing what you’re going to get. Attack the Block is one of those films that has started to create buzz here at SXSW. Fast-paced and tightly knit, …
Put together to compete in the SXSW Title Design Competition, Ian Albinson has edited a large mix of some of the greatest film and television titles ever made. Slashfilm reports that the websites mission is: A compendium and leading web resource of film and television title design from around the world. We honor the artists …
Director Duncan Jones (Moon) is back with his sophomore film, Source Code. The mind-bending sci-fi thriller just made its premiere at SXSW and our Austin correspondent Emmet wraps up his review by simply saying,”Ultimately, the film is a damn fine action movie. Everything else aside, it’s a thrill.” I prefer to not watch videos, trailers …
Source Code Directed by Duncan Jones Written by Ben Ripley 2011, USA Director Duncan Jones first made waves back in 1971 when he was fathered by glam god and the man who fell to earth, David Bowie. His next big move, the 2009 film Moon, established Jones as an artist in his own right and …
On opening night of the SXSW Film Festival, Japan was hit hard by a Tsunami following an earthquake. SXSW can feel like a summer camp where you just watch movies, meet new people and stay up late. It’s easy to walk around with blinders on and avoid watching the news (except if you happen to …
“This documentary not only selflessly allows its audience to peer into the aftermath of NBC’s late night catfight, but is just downright hilarious”. Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop had its world premiere today at SXSW and it kept its 1200-person audience rolling with laughter. Even in the pauses between laughter, I had a lingering smile on …
Room 4 Rent, a seven and a half minute film premiering at SXSW this year is an excerpt from director Max Weissberg’s first feature-length film called Summertime, yet to be released. The screener that arrived at my house came with a small square package that I thought at first might be one of those wet …
The people behind the merging of SXSW with Austin’s all horror festival Fantastic Fest, have posted short interviews with the directors of the 5 films screening as part of the SXFantastic midnight series. You can see the line-up for all the midnight screenings at SXSW this year here. Click on the name of each film …
Ti West’s highly anticipated thriller The Innkeepers is set to to make its premiere at SXSW next weekend. The film marks his follow up to the critically acclaimed The House Of The Devil, and features Sara Paxton (Last House on the Left) in the lead of what is billed as a classic ghost story. Written …
Last week we published a preview of Animal Control, a short film playing at SXSW this March. Intrigued by this eerie, nocturnal film, I shot some questions over to the director, Toronto resident Kire Paputts. I was lucky enough to get back answers that reflected the mood of film itself: often tormented, a little disgusting, …
The South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival has really improved their line-up over the years, and this year they have once again outdone themselves. The lineup for the Midnight features and shorts have been announced, and there are some exciting premieres featured. If you are a fan of genre films, you will want to keep a …