SXSW 2013 Preview: Headliners and Competition Slates

It's SXSW time once again and Austin is about to fill up with that wonderfully weird combination of film geeks, music geeks, and just plain traditional geeks. Never fear, Twitch will be by your side throughout! We start our... More »
  

Serpents And Sinners In Trailer For Mitchell Altieri's HOLY GHOST PEOPLE

William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor and the like had it right. When you take people somewhere off the beaten track and stoke a religious fervor in them, strange things can happen. You don't even need to go off the beaten track... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

SXSW 2013 Exclusive: Teaser Trailer Debut for GOOD NIGHT

It's festival trailer premiere season and we've got another SXSW exclusive for you. This time it's the feature debut Good Night from director Sean H. A. Gallagher. Though the premise sounds a bit dark, the trailer looks like a... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Exclusive: Trailer Debut for SAKE-BOMB

There's really nothing as funny as some good ironically racist humor, which is exactly what looks to be on full display in this Twitch exclusive trailer debut for Junya Sakino SXSW Premiering debut feature Sake-Bomb. Billed as a sexed-up... More »
  

Afghanistan TV Goes Indie in SXSW Selected THE NETWORK

Soon to debut at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, The Network documents the creation of the first independent television network in Afghanistan. Eva Orner, an award-winning Australian producer, makes her directorial debut with the documentary. The festival describes... More »
  

First Images From Mitchell Altieri's SXSW Selected HOLY GHOST PEOPLE

Writer-director-producer Mitchell Altieri is best known as one half of The Butcher Brothers - a name he shares with Phil Flores - but he leaves his regular nom de plume behind, along with the strict horror focus of the Butchers'... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

SXSW 2013: THE SPECTACULAR NOW, THE EAST Among Added Films

The final film lineup announcement for SXSW just hit and 14 additional features have been added to the fest. The most notable additions are Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice follow-up and closing night film, The East (our Sundance... More »
  

SXSW 2013: First Trailer For BIG ASS SPIDER Does What It Says On The Tin

Mike Mendez is one of the great underrated directors of low budget splattery horror. I first came to notice him with The Convent back in 2000, a fun little haunted house/possession film starring the great Adrienne Barbeau. In the years... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

SXSW 2013: YOU'RE NEXT, THE RAMBLER, & (Renamed) V/H/S/2 Lead Midnight and Shorts Announcements

It's been a bit of a wait, but Adam Wingard's home invasion hoedown You're Next (our review) is finally being resuscitated. Although it was purchased after TIFF 2011, the film got caught in Lionsgate-Summit merger purgatory. It's now dated... More »
  

Fabulous First Trailer For SXSW Selected Gang Drama LICKS

Exepct director Jonathan Singer-Vine to turn a lot of heads at SXSW with his debut feature Licks. The story of a young man returning home after a stint in prison the first trailer for this one has just arrived and... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

SXSW Doc Selection REWIND THIS Offers Up A New Trailer

There is a compelling argument to be made that nothing has had a larger impact on the film world throughout its entire existence than the VHS tape. Not the arrival of color. Not the arrival of sound. Nothing. Because while... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Break Out Your Twenty Sided Die And The Trailer For SXSW Selected Comedy ZERO CHARISMA

Michael Paul Stephenson is on a roll. Once a trivia answer amongst cult film buffs thanks to his childhood acting role in Troll 2 - considered by many to be the worst movie ever made - Stephenson turned that notoriety... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantastic First Image From Emily Hagins' SXSW Selected GROW UP, TONY PHILLIPS

Austin based filmmaker Emily Hagins occupies a somewhat unique space in the American indie film scene. Completing her first film - Pathogen - when she was only twelve years old, Hagins was embraced by the Austin based blogging community as... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Have Sex. Save The World.

Fresh off appearances at the Warsaw and Rotterdam film festivals and on its way to SXSW, Michal Marczak's documentary Fuck For Forest is sure to raise eyebrows for its racy subject matter.Berlin's Fuck For Forest is one of the world's... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

SXSW Announces 2013 Features Lineup, Including I AM DIVINE, REWIND THIS!, SNAP, and Much More

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, otherwise known as SXSW, gets underway next month, and has now announced this year's lineup of feature films. Joining previously-announced titles, such as Evil Dead and Spring Breakers, are 109 features, including... More »
  

Get Charmed By Existentialist Crime Rom-Com EVERYONE'S GOING TO DIE

SXSW issued their first programming announcement yesterday and while The Evil Dead and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone may have dominated the headlines there were other worthwhile gems lurking within. Gems like Everyone's Going To Die, a feature film by UK... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

SXSW Announces THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE as Opener + 6 Other Titles

Just as Sundance is about to kickoff, SXSW has borrowed a bit of the spotlight to announce a few choice titles from its upcoming festival lineup. WB/New Line comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone will kick off the fest on... More »
  

SMALL APARTMENTS, Big Cast, Off-beat Trailer

Premiering last spring at SXSW, Jonas Akerlund's Small Apartments garnered decent buzz as a starring vehicle for British comedian Matt Lucas then went on its merry way to a string of other festivals, but hasn't really been heard from much... More »
  

Ron Perlman is One Ugly Lady in First Teaser for 3,2,1... FRANKIE GO BOOM

It only takes a minute of footage to get a pretty good idea of what kind of comedy will be on display in Jordan Roberts's SXSW feature 3,2,1... FRANKIE GO BOOM (previously titled minus the "3,2,1...") when it hits theaters... More »
  

COMPLIANCE Trailer Asks How Far Is Too Far?

That is a long list of accolades and supportive quotes pulled from reviews of Craig Zobel's second feature Compliance. Do not be fooled however as Zobel's film proved to be one of the more divisive titles to emerge on the... More »
  
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