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‘Small Crimes’ Review: A Lean, Mean Follow-up to ‘Cheap Thrills’
‘Small Crimes’ Review: A Lean, Mean Follow-up to ‘Cheap Thrills’
‘Small Crimes’ Review: A Lean, Mean Follow-up to ‘Cheap Thrills’
A former cop busted for crooked behavior is released from prison and returns home after six years, hoping to leave his life of crime behind and reconnect with his estranged family — but that life isn’t eager to let him go so easily. Director Evan Katz’s follow-up to 2013’s Cheap Thrills is a lean, mean neo-noir that addresses an age-old question: Do people ever really change? They can if they truly want to, but that’s not the case here.
One Planet in ‘Rogue One’ Got Its Name from a Coffee Cup
One Planet in ‘Rogue One’ Got Its Name from a Coffee Cup
One Planet in ‘Rogue One’ Got Its Name from a Coffee Cup
Gareth Edwards pretty much had the dream moviemaking experience when he directed Last year’s Rogue One: He got to be a part of a franchise he’d loved since he was a kid, but he also got to contribute his own ideas to an almost entirely original story within that franchise instead of being bound by the confines of an already-established plotline. At SXSW on Monday, Edwards delivered a keynote speech about his work in Star Wars and becoming a filmmaker, and revealed that one of the planets in Rogue One got its name from a fortuitous misspelling at a coffee shop.
‘Alien: Covenant’ Footage Recap From SXSW
‘Alien: Covenant’ Footage Recap From SXSW
‘Alien: Covenant’ Footage Recap From SXSW
“My mantra has always been to scare the living s— out of you.” Those were Ridley Scott’s final words before he unleashed three scenes from Alien: Covenant to a packed theater at SXSW last night. Scott was joined by stars Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender and Danny McBride at a special screening of his original Alien, preceded by a sneak peek at footage from Covenant. You’re warned of potential spoilers from here on out, but it’s doubtful that Scott, who seems very confident about his “quite clever” prequel, would allow us to see footage that gave away too much.
Netflix Premieres Three New Trailers Ahead of SXSW
Netflix Premieres Three New Trailers Ahead of SXSW
Netflix Premieres Three New Trailers Ahead of SXSW
The SXSW Film Festival starts tomorrow(!) and to kick it off early, Netflix has premiered three whole trailers for their offerings at the fest: Everybody’s out to get Melissa Leo, Jake Johnson goes on a desperate gambling spree, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau just can’t catch a break.
Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal ‘Life’ to Close SXSW 2017
Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal ‘Life’ to Close SXSW 2017
Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal ‘Life’ to Close SXSW 2017
SXSW 2017 has officially found its closing night film, and with the addition of the upcoming sci-fi thriller Life, this year’s Film program has a proper beginning, middle and end. The new film, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson, will debut in Austin next month to formally conclude the fest (which actually keeps going for a few more days, if you have enough energy to stick around), with all three stars present for the big premiere.
SXSW 2017 Adds James Franco’s ‘Disaster Artist,’ Midnighters
SXSW 2017 Adds James Franco’s ‘Disaster Artist,’ Midnighters
SXSW 2017 Adds James Franco’s ‘Disaster Artist,’ Midnighters
Alright, SXSW, let’s do this. With just weeks to go before the start of this year’s fest, SXSW has announced even more additions to their 2017 lineup, including the world premiere of James Franco’s The Disaster Artist — the actor / writer / director’s new film based on the making of Tommy Wiseau’s totally bonkers cult favorite The Room. The programming team has also announced this year’s Midnighters lineup, featuring several intriguing genre films to play in the late-night slot (aka peak mind-melting hour).
SXSW 2017 Adds ‘Baby Driver,’ ‘Free Fire’ and More
SXSW 2017 Adds ‘Baby Driver,’ ‘Free Fire’ and More
SXSW 2017 Adds ‘Baby Driver,’ ‘Free Fire’ and More
SXSW really isn’t slouching with this year’s film festival programming (they rarely do), and today brings even more exciting additions to the lineup, including a pair of our most highly-anticipated films of 2017: Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver and Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire. The latest programming announcement also includes several intriguing indies, new films from Joe Swanberg and Evan Katz, and documentaries featuring beloved icons like Bill Nye and the Muppets.
Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’ Will Kick Off SXSW 2017
Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’ Will Kick Off SXSW 2017
Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’ Will Kick Off SXSW 2017
Austin, Texas native Terrence Malick shot his latest movie in and around the Austin music scene. And earlier this week, news broke that the film, freshly retitled Song to Song, was ready for release and coming to theaters in March. So we probably should have seen this announcement (via The New York Times) coming: Song to Song will open the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival. So you know what this means: A glitzy opening night red carpet, complete with Terrence Malick posing for lots and lots of photos and interviews. Or the exact and total opposite of that.
‘Krisha’ Review: A Disorienting Family Drama
‘Krisha’ Review: A Disorienting Family Drama
‘Krisha’ Review: A Disorienting Family Drama
From the moment the titular Krisha appears on screen in Trey Edward Shults’ feature film debut, a current of unhinged anxiety is released. As menacing strings prickle over the soundtrack, the opening shot zooms in on Krisha’s face as she stares transfixed into the camera, her lips tight, chin quivering and eyebrows raised in a vulnerable, yet almost antagonistic manner. It’s an image that quickly establishes the blunt emotionalism of ‘Krisha,’ a film that grips the audience at the throat and keeps squeezing tighter and tighter.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Documentary to Debut at SXSW
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Documentary to Debut at SXSW
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Documentary to Debut at SXSW
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the sun around which a vast galaxy of tie-ins revolve. The latest installment of the Star Wars franchise is only a piece of a much larger system of products and supplemental material, from the endless rollout of merchandising (that somehow excludes the main character of the film) to the various tidbits of trivia dropped during interviews that fans have hungrily gobb

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