SXSW 2014: 6 More Films and Additional Speakers Announced

SXSW 2014: 6 More Films and Additional Speakers Announced

Six additional films have been announced for this year’s SXSW Festival as well as additional speaking engagements from director Marc Webb, Jason Bateman, Mike Myers, Ralph Steadman, Robert Duvall and Tilda Swinton.

The festival will run in Austin from March 7 -16,

True/False Film Fest 2014 Lineup Announced

True/False Film Fest 2014 Lineup Announced

The full lineup for the 2014 True/False Film Festival has been announced with a number of great docs including Sundance hits Happy Valley, Rich Hill, Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart, Concerning Violence, as well as festival favorites The Unknown Known and

SXSW 2014: OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON Trailer

SXSW 2014: OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON Trailer

A new trailer for the documentary Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton has been released ahead of its premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival.  This film takes a look at the prolifically awesome Stones Throw Records and its impact on the history of

SXSW 2014: Midnighters and Shorts Programs Announced

SXSW 2014: Midnighters and Shorts Programs Announced

SXSW announced the full lineup for their Midnighters and Shorts programs today.  The Midnighters program, which celebrates the best in genre cinema, will contain 10 features, and the shorts program will contain 113 short films.

Some notable entries from this lineup include

SXSW 2014: THE INFINITE MAN Trailer

SXSW 2014: THE INFINITE MAN Trailer

Here’s the trailer for the Australian time travel rom com The Infinite Man, which will be making its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival.  The film is written and directed by Hugh Sullivan and stars Josh McConville as a boyfriend who

SXSW 2014: Features Lineup Announced

SXSW 2014: Features Lineup Announced

The full list of feature films has been announced for the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, which will be taking place in Austin, TX from March 7-16.  Among the already announced headliners, being Veronica Mars and Jon Favreau‘s Chef, are Seth Rogen‘s latest

12 O’CLOCK BOYS Review 8.5

12 O’CLOCK BOYS Review

Release Date:   January 31, 2014
MPAA Rating:   Not Rated
Director:   Lotfy Nathan
Film Pulse Score:   8.5/10

Have you ever been to Baltimore and witnessed a gang of dirt-bike and ATV riders barreling

Sundance 2014: CHAPEL PERILOUS Review 7.5

Sundance 2014: CHAPEL PERILOUS Review

DIRECTED by:                                                              Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10

Winning the Short Film Audience Awaard at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Matthew Lessner’s Chapel Perilous blends a healthy amount of absurdity, mysticism, and the musical stylings

Slamdance 2014: Selected Shorts Reviews

Slamdance 2014: Selected Shorts Reviews

We had the opportunity to see a number to great shorts at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival and we wanted to make sure they get discussed as part of our coverage since shorts too often fall by the wayside at festivals.

Below

Sundance 2014: Award Winners Announced

Sundance 2014: Award Winners Announced

The 30th Sundance Film Festival has officially wrapped, and the full list of audience and jury prize winners has been announced.  Damien Chazelle‘s Whiplash picked up both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for dramatic film, Rich Hill

Slamdance 2014: REZETA Review 6

Slamdance 2014: REZETA Review

DIRECTED by:                                                        Film Pulse Score: 6/10

Fernando Frias De La Parra’s Rezeta is a wonderfully shot love story about an Albanian model moving to Mexico City in order to further her career.  We journey

Sundance 2014: MITT Review 7

Sundance 2014: MITT Review

Release Date: January 24, 2014 (Netflix)
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7/10

Going into Greg Whiteley’s Mitt, I had little interest or expectations to learn about Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.  I

Slamdance 2014: Jury and Audience Prize Winners Announced

Slamdance 2014: Jury and Audience Prize Winners Announced

As the 20th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival comes to  close, the audience and jury prize winners were announced last night. Mark Raso‘s Copenhagen picked up the audience award for narrative feature, while Kate Logan‘s Kidnapped for Christ

Slamdance 2014: GLENA Review 7.5

Slamdance 2014: GLENA Review

Release Date: TBD
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10

There’s no hiding that Allan Luebke’s documentary is patterned after Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky franchise.  The film’s title even appears on screen as