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One of the coolest things about SXSW is the chance to see new and innovative works among the episodic pilot presentations. One such pilot,...
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One of the coolest things about SXSW is the chance to see new and innovative works among the episodic pilot presentations. One such pilot,...
Hysterical is a fantastic documentary about women in stand up comedy. Some of the strongest, funniest, edgiest women in comedy got together and talked...
Originally premiered at Sundance back in January, How It Ends (written, produced, and directed by the husband-and-wife-team of Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones) made...
There is so much to love about Justine Bateman’s directorial debut, Violet, so much so that I don’t believe I’ve fully recovered. Let’s get...
I recently posted my Top Five favorite movies from the virtual edition of the 2021 South by Southwest multimedia festival — but here are...
With a year to prepare after becoming one of the first major American events derailed by the coronavirus in 2020, the virtual 2021 South...
What a long, strange trip it’s been. When I wrote my preview of the 2020 South-by-Southwest Festival just about a year ago, there were...
FOG! recently chatted with writer/director Scott Teems about his new movie, The Quarry. The film was originally going to debut at SXSW, but is...
Though SXSW 2020 was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a digital sampler plate of the festival’s scheduled lineup nevertheless yielded three amazing documentaries...
Executive Produced by Vinnie Malhotra, Stephen Espinoza, Pat Kondelis, Michael H. Rockafellow, Jody M. Wingrove, Stephen Germer Produced by Lynsey Tamsen Jones Written and...
Full disclosure: after covering the jam-packed South-by-Southwest line-up for more than a decade, 2020 is the first and only time I’ve ever managed to...
Executive Produced by Adam Bhala Lough Produced by Claire Bargout, Michael Reich, Matt Ornstein, John Eisenman, Alex Lee Moyer Written and Directed by Alex...
South-by-Southwest (a.k.a. SXSW) began in Austin, TX as a music festival in 1987, continuously expanding in the years since to feature movies, TV, comedy,...
Forget the weather: everyone knows the worst parts of winter are the cinematic dregs dumped into cineplexes this time of year while the art...
The term “festival goggles” refers to the heightened reaction that a movie can receive when seen by viewers surrounded by the stars and filmmakers...
In the words of comedian and Broad City cast member Hannibal Burress (during his unscheduled appearance at a SXSW preview of the final three...
Produced by Casey Silver Directed by John Lee Hancock Written by John Lee Hancock, John Fusco, Scott Frank Starring Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy...
March is set to come in like a lion once more at the 31st running of the legendary Austin, TX pop culture lollapalooza known as...
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One chronicles an epic battle for control of a fully immersive, massively multiplayer online virtual reality space known as the...
It was the best of times, it was the…well, pretty much usually the best. For 20 years, I’ve been volunteering for and enjoying the...
I recently shared my Top Five favorite films of the 2018 South-by-Southwest festival, but what about the other screenings I attended? What didn’t quite...
The 2018 South-by-Southwest Film Festival featured 130+ movies over the course of nine days, making it literally impossible for anyone to see more than...
Producerd by Bianca Villar, Fernando Fraiha, Karen Castanho Executive Produced by Bianca Villar, Eduardo Nasser Written and Directed by Paulinho Caruso, Teodoro Poppovic Starring...
“Analysis paralysis” is slang for an inability to make a decision. When the condition becomes chronic, it’s known as aboulomania. And when it involves...