Note: Since The Innkeepers is in limited release this weekend, we’re re-running Shannon’s original review from SXSW 2011. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Ti West struck gold with horror fans when House of the Devil came out in 2009. Devil was a fitting throwback to the horror films of the ’80s, and West proved to be a...
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After taking the week off for the Memorial (or is it Labor day?) Holiday were back with another episode of Almost Locals Only. John is joined by Shannon & Nat from Frothy Girlz. We have a review packed show featuring X-Men: First Class and then play catch up with reviews of The Hnagover Part II...
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(Even though it’s been over for a while, there’s still some reviews to squeeze out of SXSW!) The opening scene of Fambul Tok is as powerful as any documentary could hope for: A few dozen Sierra Leone villagers circle a campfire—the social center of their tiny community—one of them stands and accuses another, her...
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Kansas City Filmfest is underway at AMC Mainstreet and various other theater locations, but one movie will be shown in a truly unique venue. Cost of a Soul will debut in Kansas City’s Power and Light Live Block, in “Kansas City’s Living Room”. The outdoor space is in the heart of the Power and...
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Insidious was one film that was high on my list of priority to view at SXSW. Essentially a haunted house genre movie, the film is from writer Leigh Whannell and director James Wan, who previously worked together on Saw. No worries, this film is more carnival fun-house ride than house of horrors. I mean...
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It’s hard to imagine Elmo – the wildly popular, cheerful, red muppet made famous on Sesame Street – sounding like an embittered curmudgeon or a sub-literate caveman, but if you go back far enough (when he was voiced by Brian Muehl or Richard Hunt) he seemed to suffer from a personality disorder. It wasn’t...
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Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan give wonderful performances in this charming film about family and the unexpected detours that life can throw our way. Director Thomas McCarthy has previously brought us the wonderfully quirky The Station Agent (2003) and the touching film The Visitor (2007). If there is one thing that he excels at,...
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More news from Austin! This time it’s the closing-night films, and they’re a pretty notable bunch at that. Headlining the bunch is the world premiere of Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Nelson documentary, The King of Luck. In addition to that, they’ll also be featuring the work-in-progress Bridesmaids, directed by Paul Feig, written by Kristen Wiig, and...
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Lots of exciting news is coming out of Austin as the town braces for the SXSW Film, Interactive, and Music festivals. The official midnight movies have been announced, and they are sure to offer up some of the usual scares and surprises. Midnighters Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls...
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The SXSW Film Festival (March 11-19) has announced its short-films lineup for 2011 with a comprehensive list of 150 shorts (chosen from 3,089 entries), submitted by a vast array of established and up-and-coming directors, and ranging from narratives to documentaries to music videos to even local submissions. As usual, the full list can be...
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