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Jackie Earle Haley in Talks to Join Dark Shadows
Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides Super Bowl Teaser
Gareth Edwards Tells Us What We Want to Hear about Godzilla
Steve Zaillian to Write Jack Ryan Reboot
Kevin Macdonald to Direct Bob Marley Documentary
Updated: First Look at Sebastian Stan as Bucky in Captain America
Paul Giamatti in Win Win Movie Trailer
Last Night to be Released By Tribeca Film and Miramax
2011 SXSW Film Festival Announces Line Up
Angry Birds Code to Appear in Rio Super Bowl Spot
Sundance 2011: Morgan Spurlock Interview for The Greatest Movie…
Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray Return for TNT’s Dallas Reboot

Jackie Earle Haley in Talks to Join Dark Shadows

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:20 PM PST

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Jackie Earle Haley is being creepy again. The Oscar nominated actor and former Freddy Krueger will remain on the dark side for the foreseeable future. According to Deadline, Haley is up for a role in Tim Burton’s big screen adaptation of the classic daytime soap Dark Shadows. There’s also word that actress Bella Heathcoate is up for a pivotal part in the revamp. Find out who’s playing who below…

Johnny Depp has already been cast in the role of Barnabas Collins and the site reports that Haley is up for the part of Willie Loomis, while Heathcoate is in talks to play Victoria Winters, the young governess of the Collins estate. Loomis is a notorious con artist who comes to Collinwood bent on swindling the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. But instead of finding fortune he becomes the whipping boy of the vampire Barnabas.

Dark Shadows is expected to begin filming sometime this year. The film is based on the Gothic themed soap opera that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It reappeared briefly in the early nineties on NBC as a weekly prime time series, but the new format didn't stick and neither did the viewers.

Do you think Haley would make a good addition to the Dark Shadows cast?

Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides Super Bowl Teaser

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST

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Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks aren’t the only ones gearing up for Super Bowl weekend. The studios recently released ads that will air during the big game promoting Transformers Dark of the Moon and Kung Fu Panda 2. Now Disney has decided to join the fun and they’ve brought out the big guns — Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides. When it comes to summer blockbusters, can anyone really beat Captain Jack? Check out the Super Bowl teaser for the film below…

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That was just a touch of what we can expect this Sunday. You’ll have to wait until the weekend to see the rest!

Official Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid.

Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides is scheduled to hit theaters on May 20th.

What do you think of the teaser for Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides? Are you excited to see the film?

Source: Coming Soon

Gareth Edwards Tells Us What We Want to Hear about Godzilla

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST

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We’ve known for some time now that Gareth Edwards‘ the man who wow-ed everyone with his ultra-low budget, first movie, Monsters is set to direct the reboot of another monster production only this time with a budget and a recognizable name to match – Godzilla. While promoting the release of his film Monsters on Blu-ray this week he dropped a few hints as to his latest monstrosity (see what I did there?). Though Godzilla is still in the very early stages, Edwards spoke to Shock Till You Drop very briefly about the production and told us something that we all want him to say…

I guess I will say I'm highly aware – and everyone involved is incredibly aware – of everyone's opinions on what this film has to do and what it has to be. And no one will do anything but the right thing. Without addressing anything specific, everyone knows how important is to get it right.

… basically he’s aware of the pressure and doesn’t plan on f*cking it up. Edwards repeated the sentiment to the London Evening Standard….

Everyone involved knows what the film has to be, what's important to me is that, as well as spectacle, you have to give a shit about what's happening and why.

I have to say, I’m not convinced on the remake but I am convinced by Edwards. When I saw Monsters at LA Film Festival last year I thought three things, A. this guys is smart and has built an entire film around an idea that he doesn’t have to show B. when he does “show” us what we’ve been waiting for, he knows how to handle himself with effects, and C. despite his effort, which I loudly applaud, his story had some issues for me. He proved that he can handle special effects and that he knows how to cultivate tension — which is something very difficult to do — but everything eventually comes back to story.

Now I will say, he was quite honest at the Q&A after the screening and said that he had no real script for the film, they just shot as much as they could and put the story together as they went and had to form the story around locations they could get. Perhaps having a real writer lock down a solid story-line for him will allow him to flourish in the areas he has proved himself in. Or maybe it will suck that raw filmmaker in him dry. OR maybe the screenplay will try so hard to please everyone that everyone BUT ME will like it and I’ll say “remember that film Monsters, now that was a story.”

Only time will tell! The good news is, he told Shock Till You Drop that he won’t be writing this bad boy and seems very humble about stepping forward into this mega-franchise.

One thing is for sure, this guy’s got talent. I for one don’t need another Godzilla film and I wish that they could take someone with his skills and apply it to an original idea — but that’s just not the way the business works. It’s obvious that this guy wants to be a filmmaker so it’s great to see him being given a chance, I just hope that they can make this film both big and and great and that after this they let him do something original — a mind like his shouldn’t be wasted on reiterating old ides. But he’s not the first director to get spun into that web!

In case you haven’t seen Monsters, check out the trailer for it now. And it’s worth renting, streaming, buying if you’ve got the time!

What do you think of Edward’s taking on Godzilla and not writing it?

Steve Zaillian to Write Jack Ryan Reboot

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

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Steve Zaillian is a busy, busy man. A couple weeks ago we learned that the screenwriter would pen the English adaptation of the indie favorite TimeCrimes, and now he’s taking on Jack Ryan. According to Deadline, Zaillian has been tapped to write the revamp of the dormant film franchise, which currently has Chris Pine attached to star.

The title of the Jack Ryan reboot is currently being called Moscow but nothing is set in stone. The film will be directed by “Lost” helmer Jack Bender and will center on an original plot not based on any of Tom Clancy’s books. A production date hasn’t been set, but they’re hoping to begin shooting sometime next year. Considering Pine’s busy schedule, we think they should figure that out as soon as possible.

Zaillian is no rookie when it comes Jack Ryan’s world. He penned 1994’s Clear and Present Danger, which featured Harrison Ford as the character. There’s also word that he did a major rewrite on Patriot Games, Ford’s first entry into the series after replacing Alec Baldwin from The Hunt for Red October.

What do you think of Zaillian returning to the Jack Ryan franchise? Do you think he can restore it to its former glory?

Kevin Macdonald to Direct Bob Marley Documentary

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:13 PM PST

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Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald’s latest feature to hit theaters is entitled The Eagle. It stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell, and it’s a period piece set against the backdrop of Rome. After its release Macdonald will take a step back into the world of documentaries with a film that covers the life of legendary musician Bob Marley.

Macdonald has been given unprecedented access to the Marley’s family’s private archives and will, and with their cooperation, he will attempt to produce a definitive look at the artist’s life and work.

Macdonald said, "I was already intrigued by the Marley story but the way in which this film is developing, as we delve through the archive materials and interview key characters in his life, has surpassed my expectations. What made Bob tick is probably unanswerable but viewers will certainly feel that they know him a little better after seeing our documentary. I am grateful to the Marley family for entrusting me with their heritage."

The film will be simply titled Marley, and the singer’s son Ziggy Marley will serve as one of its executive producers. The production will have a worldwide appeal with filming taking place as far as Ghana, Japan and the UK, in addition to his beloved Jamaica and the States.

What do you think of MacDonald directing Marley?

Source: Coming Soon

Updated: First Look at Sebastian Stan as Bucky in Captain America

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:32 PM PST

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Over the past few months we’ve seen our fair share of images from Captain America: The First Avenger. The majority of them featured Chris Evans as the title character and Hayley Atwell as the female lead Peggy Carter, but what about Bucky Barnes? Barnes is Cap’s loyal sidekick and he’s been M.I.A. — until now! A new photo (low quality) has appeared online and it gives us our first look at Sebastian Stan as the character. Check out the photo below…

Here’s the updated HQ photo of Steve Rogers (Evans) and Bucky Barnes (Stan), via The LA Times.

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We warned you that the picture would be low quality. It’s not the best image but it’s the only one around thus far. We’re sure a HQ version will pop up sooner than later. In any case, from what we can tell, Stan definitely has the Bucky Barnes hair down to a science. We can’t wait to see how he looks stacked against Evans as Steve Rogers. The actors themselves are only two years a part in age but isn’t Bucky supposed to be a lot younger than the Captain?

For those of you who are die hard Captain America fans, is this the Bucky you know and love?

What do you think of Stan as the character?

Source: Les Toiles Heroiques

Paul Giamatti in Win Win Movie Trailer

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:38 PM PST

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One of the lighter jewels to come out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Win Win. The film stars Paul Giamatti and centers on his relationship with a teenager who has “man-strength.” That description may sound strange but after watching the trailer, you’ll see what we mean. Check out the official trailer for Win Win below…

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The cast for this film is gold. Besides Giamatti there’s Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, and Bobby Cannavale who can do know wrong in our eyes. Win Win looks like the perfect mix of comedy and heart. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on March 18th.

Synopsis:

Tom McCarthy, acclaimed writer/ director of THE VISITOR and THE STATION AGENT, once again explores the depths and nuances of human relationships in his new film about the allegiances and bonds between unlikely characters. Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything. McCarthy's deft touch with balancing drama and comedy, broken hearts and poignant humanity is at play in WIN WIN.

Be sure to check out our Sundance review of Win Win for a more on the movie.

What do you think of the trailer for Win Win? Are you interested in seeing the film?

Source: Apple

Last Night to be Released By Tribeca Film and Miramax

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:30 PM PST

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Time for another dramatic romance thanks to Tribeca Film and Miramax! They have just officially announced today that they will be teaming up on the U.S. release of Last Night, which they are calling “an intricately layered relationship drama.” Sounds like every relationship story out there, the question is, is it any good? It’s got a cast that can go either way; Keira Knightley, she either puts in an Oscar nominated performances or something middle of the road (if the script isn’t there); Sam Worthington, we’re used to seeing him in action roles so it’ll be interesting to see how he is when he has to just stand and deliver a line; and then there is the always sexy, and often talented Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet, the French actor that no one really knows — but soon will. Sounds like this film can go either way for me! At least now with Tribeca Film and Miramax’s help we’ll all have the chance to judge!

Tribeca Film has acquired theatrical, VOD and select digital rights to the film and plans to release the film in Spring 2011 theatrically in multiple U.S. markets, including New York and Los Angeles, and also via national VOD outlets and on additional platforms. Miramax has retained distribution rights for home video and television sales and long-term digital rights. For a film like this, it’s nice to see them embrazing the VOD and in home markets as well as cinema releases. This seems like a goody to watch on your own sofa with a drink in hand.

Want to know more about the film?

Last Night centers on a married couple apart for an evening when the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love. Starring the Academy Award®-nominated Knightley (Pride & Prejudice), Worthington (Avatar), Mendes (The Other Guys), Canet (Tell No One) and Griffin Dunne (After Hours), the film is written by Massy Tadjedin, who makes her directorial debut with Last Night. Tadjedin is a screenwriter whose credits include The Jacket, which starred Knightley and Adrien Brody. Clint Mansell (Black Swan) is the film's composer, and cinematography is by Peter Deming (Mulholland Dr.).

Here’s all the nice things the pros had to say about one another and the deal…

"Tribeca Film and Last Night are perfectly matched, and we are excited about the opportunity to bring this film to audiences across the country," said Jon Patricof, Chief Operating Officer, Tribeca Enterprises. "In collaboration with Miramax we will offer a range of avenues through which this film can be discovered. Along with our partners at American Express, we look forward to maximizing the potential for this film."

Mike Lang, CEO of Miramax, said, "We are very pleased to partner with Tribeca to bring Last Night to U.S. audiences. We see our deal with Tribeca Film as a strong example of the kind of strategic alliances we are looking to develop. We look forward to expanding the film’s reach to audiences globally as well as maximizing all of Miramax's retained rights, especially on the digital front."

"We are extremely fortunate to have the highly motivated new Miramax and Tribeca Film releasing this beautiful and nuanced film by Massy Tadjedin. The film is an entertaining exploration of boundaries and honesty in a contemporary marriage," said producer Nick Wechsler.

"Last Night is an absorbing and provocative story about relationships, past and present, temptation and fidelity," said Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. "Beautifully realized by director Massy Tadjedin, the film is a fresh and compelling take on the age old issues of love and commitment. It is carried by the exemplary performances of the entire cast, making it a resonant and vastly entertaining experience."

Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Last Night drew solid from numerous critics.

Is that enough to get you interested?

2011 SXSW Film Festival Announces Line Up

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:08 PM PST

Back in December it was announced that Duncan Jones‘ upcoming feature Source Code, would open the 2011 South by Southwest Film Conference and Fest. That was followed by the reveal that Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson’s flick The Beaver would also debut at the event alongside the Conan O’Brien documentary Can’t Stop. Today the complete list of features have been released. Check out the headliners, competitors, and premieres below…

The 2011 SXSW Film Festival will feature:

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

This year's 8 films were selected from 984 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere.

Films screening in Narrative Feature Competition are:

96 MINUTES
Director & Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event. These 96 minutes will change everything.
Cast: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Christian Serratos, J. Michael Trautmann, and David Oyelowo
(World Premiere)

A Year in Mooring
Director: Chris Eyre, Writer: Peter Vanderwall
In his first leading dramatic role, Josh Lucas walks an isolated line between solitude and redemption. This quiet cinematic journey tells a of tale grief, solace and peace. Cast: Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, James Cromwell, Jon Tenney, Taylor Nichols (World Premiere)

American Animal
Director & Writer: Matt D’Elia
Jimmy – eccentric, delusional, dying – feels betrayed when roommate James gets a job. During one night of drinks, drugs and women, a classic battle of wills ensues as James prepares for work and Jimmy goes mad. Cast: Matt D’Elia, Brendan Fletcher, Mircea Monroe, Angela Sarafyan
(World Premiere)

Charlie Casanova (Ireland)
Director & Writer: Terry McMahon
A ruling class sociopath knocks down a working class girl in a hit-and-run and uses a deck of playing cards to determine his fate. Cast: Emmett J. Scanlan, Leigh Arnold, Damien Hannaway, Ruth McIntyre, Tony Murphy (World Premiere)

FLY AWAY
Director & Writer: Janet Grillo
A poignant yet humor filled story about a single mother of a teenager with autism, confronting her child's future. What will sustain her daughter, and herself? A parent/child love story, when love means letting go. Cast: Beth Broderick, Ashley Rickards, Greg Germann, JR Bourne, Reno (World Premiere)

HAPPY NEW YEAR
Director & Writer: K. Lorrel Manning
A war torn marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet — the one against himself.
Cast: Michael Cuomo, JD Williams, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Tina Sloan, Alan Dale (World Premiere)

Natural Selection
Director & Writer: Robbie Pickering
When a dutiful, albeit barren, housewife discovers that her ailing husband has an illegitimate son, she sets out to find the young man and reunite him with her husband before he dies.
Cast: Rachael Harris, Matt O’Leary, Jon Gries, John Diehl (World Premiere)

Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
Directors & Writers: Annie J. Howell & Lisa Robinson
Technology-obsessed Sarah Sparks is pregnant and ambivalent, afraid she relates better to machines than to people. Looking for answers, she hits the road in search of her estranged mother, now living off the grid. Cast: Anna Margaret Hollyman, André Holland, Sarah Rafferty, Susan Kalechi Watson, Mary Beth Peil (World Premiere)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

This year's 8 films were selected from 808 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere.

Films screening in Documentary Feature Competition are:

A Mouthful
Director: Sally Rowe
Considered a rising star of haute cuisine, Paul Liebrandt found his career stalled in New York's austere environment post 9/11. Paul struggles over the next decade as he tries to make his way back to the top. (World Premiere)

Better This World
Directors: Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega
Two childhood friends from Midland, Texas cross a line that changes their lives forever. The result: eight homemade bombs, multiple domestic terrorism charges and a high stakes entrapment defense hinging on a controversial FBI informant. (World Premiere)

The City Dark
Director: Ian Cheney
The film chronicles the disappearance of darkness, following astronomers, cancer researchers, ecologists and philosophers in a quest to understand what is lost in the glare of city lights. (World Premiere)

DRAGONSLAYER
Director: Tristan Patterson
Killer Films presents the transmissions of a lost kid, falling in love, in the suburbs of Fullerton, California. Featuring skateboarding, the usual drugs, and stray glimpses of unusual beauty.
(World Premiere)

FIGHTVILLE
Directors: Michael Tucker & Petra Epperlein
A documentary about the art and sport of fighting: a microcosm of life, a physical manifestation of that other brutal contest called the American Dream. (World Premiere)

Kumaré (U.S.A/India)
Director: Vikram Gandhi
A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. (World Premiere)

LAST DAYS HERE
Directors: Don Argott & Demian Fenton
The film follows middle-aged rocker Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he leaves his parents’ basement in search of the life he never lived.
(World Premiere)

Where Soldiers Come From
Director: Heather Courtney
From a snowy small town in Northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan and back, the film follows the four-year journey of childhood friends and their town, forever changed by a faraway war. (World Premiere)

HEADLINERS

Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with some major and rising names in cinema.

Films screening in Headliners are:

13 Assassins
Director: Takashi Miike, Writers: Shoichirou Ikemiya & Daisuke Tengan
Distressed by the Lord's murderous rampage, top Shogun official Sir Doi secretly calls on esteemed samurai Shinzaemon Shimada to assassinate the evil Naritsugu. Outraged by Lord Naritsugu's vile acts, Shinzaemon willingly accepts the dangerous mission. Cast: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura

Ain’t It Cool News 15th Anniversary Screening
Harry Knowles will curate a surprise screening in honor of the 15th Anniversary of his popular cult website Ain’t it Cool News.

The Beaver
Director: Jodie Foster, Writer: Kyle Killen
Two-time Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award® winner Mel Gibson in an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can't seem to get himself back on track…until a beaver hand puppet enters his life. Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Cherry Jones (World Premiere)

Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Director: Rodman Flender
Did Conan O’Brien go on tour to connect with his fans or fill a void within himself? Rodman Flender's documentary captures an artist trained in improvisation at the most improvisational time of his career. (World Premiere)

Paul
Director: Greg Mottola, Writers: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite as two geeks who meet an alien named Paul (Seth Rogen) on a pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland. Their road trip will alter our universe forever. Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, with Sigourney Weaver, and Seth Rogen as Paul (North American Premiere)

Source Code
Director: Duncan Jones, Writer: Ben Ripley
When soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the "Source Code," a computer program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright (World Premiere)

SUPER
Director & Writer: James Gunn
In this outlandish dark comedy, James Gunn has created what is perhaps the definitive take on self-reflexive superheroes. Cast: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker
(U.S. Premiere)

WIN WIN
Director: Tom McCarthy, Writers: Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
Tom McCarthy, acclaimed writer/director of The Visitor and The Station Agent, once again explores the depths and nuances of human relationships in his new film about the allegiances and bonds between unlikely characters. Cast: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie Lynskey, Alex Schaffer, Margo Martindale, David Thompson

SPOTLIGHT PREMIERES

Shining a light on new documentary and narrative features receiving their World, North American or U.S. Premieres at SXSW.

Films screening in Spotlight Premieres are:

A Bag of Hammers
Director: Brian Crano, Writers: Brian Crano & Jake Sandvig
An offbeat comedy about two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they’ve always needed. Cast: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall, Carrie Preston (World Premiere)

Becoming Santa
Director: Jeff Myers
In an effort to rekindle his Christmas spirit, Jack decides to spend this season as Santa Claus, but the role of Kris Kringle is more complex than he thinks. (World Premiere)

Beginners
Writer & Director: Mike Mills
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox (U.S. Premiere)

Bob and The Monster
Director: Keirda Bahruth
A highly compelling portrait of outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. (World Premiere)

Detention
Director: Joseph Kahn, Writers: Joseph Kahn & Mark Palermo
A downtrodden 17-year-old girl is sent to detention where she must survive a slasher film killer and save the world in time for prom. Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Aaron David Johnson (World Premiere)

Elevate
Director: Anne Buford
From a basketball academy in Senegal, to the high-pressure world of American prep schools, the film documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys with NBA dreams. (World Premiere)

Fambul Tok
Director: Sara Terry
Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone's brutal war come together for the first time in an unprecedented reconciliation program of grassroots truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies.
(World Premiere)

Fubar: Balls to the Wall (Canada)
Director: Michael Dowse, Writers: David Lawrence, Paul J. Spence
Documentarian Farrel Mitchner explores the lives of headbangers Dean Murdoch and Terry Cahill. Cast: Paul J. Spence, David Lawrence (U.S. Premiere)

Girl Walks Into a Bar
Director & Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez
A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening in Los Angeles. Cast: Carla Gugino, Zachary Quinto, Danny DeVito, Josh Hartnett, Rosario Dawson (World Premiere)

The Innkeepers
Director & Writer: Ti West
Hotel clerks by day, amateur ghost hunters by night, the last two employees of the historic Yankee Pedlar Inn set out to prove that their place of business is as haunted as its reputation.
Cast: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis (World Premiere)

It’s About You
Director: Kurt Markus
First-time filmmakers, photographer Kurt Markus and son, Ian, document John Mellencamp's 2009 summer tour and recording of his latest album. This film celebrates the visual beauty and power of Super8 film and the human voice. (World Premiere)

LBF (Australia)
Director & Writer: Alex Munt
A pop-art film based on the novel "Living Between Fucks" by Cry Bloxsome. It follows Goodchild, a young writer back home for his ex-girlfriend’s funeral, The Dead Girl. Love, Loss & Desperation.
Cast: Toby Schmitz, Bianca Chiminello, Gracie Otto, Septimus Caton, April Rose Pengilly
(World Premiere)

The Other F Word
Director: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
When the most anti-authoritarian among us become the ultimate authorities… we might just have to use The Other F Word. (World Premiere)

PRESSPAUSEPLAY (Sweden)
Directors: Victor Köhler & David Dworsky
The first real testimony of the digi-creative revolution. It’s an 80 minute global journey capturing how digital technology and mindset has transformed the concept of art and culture.
(North American Premiere)

Something Ventured
Directors: Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine
Apple. Intel. Genentech. Cisco. Atari. This film tells the story of a handful of risk-takers who alongside visionary entrepreneurs created these revolutionary companies, and in the process ignited the industry known as venture capital. (World Premiere)

Square Grouper
Director: Billy Corben
A colorful portrait of Miami’s pot smugglin’ scene of the 1970s, populated with redneck pirates, a ganja-smoking church, and the longest serving marijuana prisoner in American history.
(World Premiere)

UNDEFEATED
Directors: Dan Lindsay & T.J. Martin
A volunteer coach helps a neglected inner-city football team in their quest to win the first playoff game in the high school’s history. (World Premiere)

Yelling to the Sky
Director & Writer: Victoria Mahoney
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain. Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Gabourey Sidibe, Tim Blake Nelson (U.S. Premiere)

YOU INSTEAD (Scotland)
Director: David Mackenzie, Writer: Thomas Leveritt
Two rival musicians find themselves handcuffed together at the world renowned music festival, T in the Park, where they are both scheduled to perform. Cast: Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Sophie Wu, Ruta Gedmintas, Kari Corbett (North American Premiere)

EMERGING VISIONS

Innovation and creativity from new and emerging feature filmmakers, showcasing raw talent in documentary and narratives of varying premiere status.

Films screening in Emerging Visions are:

Bad Fever
Director & Writer: Dustin Guy Defa
A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club. Cast: Kentucker Audley, Eléonore Hendricks, Annette Wright, Allison Baar
(World Premiere)

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Director: Marie Losier
A portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife Lady Jaye, centered around their sexual transformations for their "Pandrogyne" project. (North American Premiere)

Bellflower
Director & Writer: Evan Glodell
A love story with apocalyptic stakes. Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw

The Catechism Cataclysm
Director & Writer: Todd Rohal
Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell. Cast: Steve Little, Robert Longstreet, Walter Dalton, Miki Ann Maddox, Koko Lanham, Rico

Caught Inside (Australia)
Director: Adam Blaiklock, Writers: Adam Blaiklock & Matt Tomaszewski
A surfing holiday turns deadly when a group of friends fight over a beautiful woman. Cast: Ben Oxenbould, Daisy Betts, Sam Lyndon, Simon Lyndon, Peter Phelps (North American Premiere)

CONVENTO (Portugal)
Director: Jarred Alterman
Artist Christiaan Zwanikken resurrects deceased wildlife by reanimating the skeletal remains with servomotors and robotics. He breeds these new species in a 400-year-old monastery in Portugal, restored from ruins and converted into his laboratory. (North American Premiere)

The Dish & The Spoon
Director: Alison Bagnall, Writers: Alison Bagnall, Andrew Lewis
In this poignant comedy, Rose (Greta Gerwig), reeling from her husband’s affair, collides and forms an unexpected bond with a marooned teenager from England (exciting newcomer Olly Alexander) in a boarded-up Delaware beach town. Cast: Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Eleonore Hendricks, Amy Seimetz, Adam Rothenberg (World Premiere)

Fuck my life (Chile)
Director & Writer: Nicolás López
Love in the times of Facebook is worst than love in the times of cholera.
Cast: Ariel Levy, Lucy Cominetti, Andrea Velasco, Paz Bascuñan, Leonor Varela (U.S. Premiere)

Green
Director & Writer: Sophia Takal
An intimate friendship between two women dissolves as they are drawn into an irrational, destructive spiral of jealousy and paranoid fantasy in this haunting examination of the female psyche.
Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine (World Premiere)

THE KEY MAN
Director & Writer: Peter Himmelstein
Bobby Scheinman is an insurance salesman struggling to provide for his family. Enter Vincent and Irving, two con men who convince Bobby to join them for a moneymaking scheme that quickly spirals out of control. Cast: Jack Davenport, Hugo Weaving, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Ben Shenkman
(World Premiere)

New Jerusalem
Director: R. Alverson, Writers: R. Alverson & Colm O’Leary
Ike (Will Oldham), an Evangelical Christian, befriends Sean, an Irish immigrant, and attempts to ensure his salvation. A meditation on the allure and limitations of modern utopian belief. Cast: Will Oldham, Colm O’Leary, Thomas Bowles, Walter Scott, Roxanne Ferris (North American Premiere)

No Matter What
Director & Writer: Cherie Saulter
The story of Nick and Joey, two best friends living in the crumbling landscape of rural Florida, whose lives and friendship are changed by the journey to find Joey's mother. Cast: Matt Webb, Waylan Gross, Amy Seimetz (World Premiere)

Our Day Will Come (France)
Director: Romain Gavras, Writers: Romain Gavras & Karim Boucherka
Two outcast redheads set off on a roadtrip of hate, violence and self-destruction. The time for revenge has come… Cast: Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthelemy (U.S. Premiere)

Riscado (Brazil)
Director: Gustavo Pizzi, Writers: Gustavo Pizzi & Karine Teles
What’s the importance of luck in life? Is luck part of the craft? Cast: Karine Teles, Camilo Pellegrini, Dany Roland, Otavio Muller (North American Premiere)

Septien
Director & Writer: Michael Tully
A reclusive sports hustler returns home to his family farm after years of absence to reunite with his two eccentric, unhinged and emotionally damaged brothers. Cast: Robert Longstreet, Onur Tukel, Michael Tully, Rachel Korine, Mark Darby Robinson

SILVER BULLETS
Director & Writer: Joe Swanberg
Filmmaking and life converge around a werewolf film. Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Jane Adams (North American Premiere)

Surrogate Valentine
Director: Dave Boyle, Writers: Dave Boyle, Joel Clark, & Goh Nakamura
Musician Goh Nakamura is hired to teach TV actor Danny Turner how to walk and talk like a rock star for his new movie. Cast: Goh Nakamura, Chadd Stoops, Lynn Chen, Mary Cavett, Joy Osmanski (World Premiere)

Turkey Bowl
Director & Writer: Kyle Smith
Ten friends gather to play an annual game of touch football in this real-time comedy.
Cast: Morgan Beck, Adam Benic, Kerry Bishé, Troy Buchanan, Tom DiMenna (World Premiere)

Weekend (England)
Director & Writer: Andrew Haigh
A one-night stand that becomes something else, something important – a (sort of) love story between two guys trying to take control of their lives. Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New (World Premiere)

LONE STAR STATES

Texas proud! Documentaries and Narratives with a special connection to the Lone Star State.

Films screening in Lone Star States are:

Apart
Director: Aaron Rottinghaus, Writers: Aaron Rottinghaus & Josh Danziger
Young love is derailed by a rare psychological disorder known as icd-10 F24. Cast: Olesya Rulin, Josh Danziger, Michael Bowen, Bruce McGill, Joey Lauren Adams (World Premiere)

blacktino
Director & Writer: Aaron Burns
Sad, fat, black, latino, nerd. It doesn’t get any worse than that. Cast: Austin Marshall, Devyn Ray, Tiger Sheu, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey (World Premiere)

Building Hope
Director: Turk Pipkin
Filmmaker Turk Pipkin's promise to help build the first high school for a remote African community connects Americans and Kenyans in this true story. (World Premiere)

Five Time Champion
Director & Writer: Berndt Mader
A film about love, hope, petty theft, adultery, and the boundless opportunities presented by science. Cast: Betty Buckley, Dana Wheeler Nicholson, Jon Gries, Ryan Akin, Robert Longstreet
(World Premiere)

INCENDIARY: The Willingham Case
Director: Steve Mims
Cameron Todd Willingham: A martyr for anti-death penalty activists, a ‘monster’ for right-wing politicians and a flash point for an astonishing twenty-first century fight between science and folklore. (World Premiere)

Inside America (Austria)
Director & Writer: Barbara Eder
A portrait of six teenagers during their senior year at Hanna High School in Brownsville and "a relentless, downbeat but convincing indictment of a small Texas high school." Cast: Raul Juarez, Aimeé Lizette Saldivar, Zuleyma Jaime, Luis De Los Santos, Carlos Benavides, Patty Barrera
(U.S. Premiere)

My Sucky Teen Romance
Director & Writer: Emily Hagins
In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from a group of very real, blood-thirsty vampires.
Cast: Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Santiago Dietche, Lauren Lee, Tony Vespe (World Premiere)

Otis Under Sky
Director: Anlo Sepulveda, Writers: Anlo Sepulveda, Anis Mojgani, Roberta Colindrez
Otis is a socially inept web artist who struggles to connect with people. He falls into unrequited love with Ursula, and his world is turned upside down. Cast: Anis Mojgani, Roberta Colindrez, Tony Jackson, Jacqueline Leal, Ruth Sepulveda (World Premiere)

WUSS
Director & Writer: Clay Liford
A high school teacher is severely beaten by his own students. Too embarrassed to inform the authorities, he plots his own revenge. Cast: Nate Rubin, Alicia Anthony, Alex Karpovsky, Jonny Mars, Tony Hale (World Premiere)

24 BEATS PER SECOND
Showcasing the sounds, culture and influence of music and musicians, with an emphasis on documentary.

Films screening in 24 Beats Per Second are:

Benda Bilili! (France)
Directors: Renaud Barret & Florent de La Tullaye
Ricky dreams of making Staff Benda Bilili the best band in Congo Kinshasa. Roger wants to join these stars of the ghetto. Together, they must avoid the pitfalls of the street and believe in music. (U.S. Premiere)

Foo Fighters
Director: James Moll
The definitive documentary of the last great American rock n' roll band: chronicling Foo Fighters' 16 year history from their first club gigs to the recording of their new album in Dave Grohl’s garage.
(World Premiere)

Le Tigre: On Tour
Director: Kerthy Fix
A concert film that follows a feminist electronic band across 4 continents and 10 countries and provides an unusual peek behind the curtain of the contemporary pop machine. (World Premiere)
Live at Preservation Hall: Louisiana Fairytale
Director: Danny Clinch
The film documents the collaboration between New Orleans’s legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and American rock band My Morning Jacket, demonstrating the power of Preservation Hall to inspire a whole new generation of musicians. (World Premiere)

Love Shines (Canada)
Director: Douglas Arrowsmith
Love Shines follows Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith as he makes his latest studio album with legendary producer Bob Rock. (U.S. Premiere)

NYMAN IN PROGRESS (Germany/England)
Director: Silvia Beck
A documentary about composer and artist Michael Nyman, who at 65, surprises the world with a new insight into his creativity. (U.S. Premiere)

Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW
Director: Alan Berg
Four guys living on next to nothing created a music event in the hopes of giving bands a way of connecting with music insiders. The result was the biggest music industry event in the world.
(World Premiere)

Sound It Out (England)
Director: Jeanie Finlay
A documentary portrait of the very last record shop in Teesside. A distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, the North of England and the irreplaceable role of music in our lives. (World Premiere)

Taken By Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
Director: Roddy Bogawa
Real? Surreal? Iconic? Impossible? The album art of Storm Thorgerson is so far deeply embedded into our psyche, it's hard to believe it all came from one mind. (World Premiere)

UPSIDE DOWN: THE CREATION RECORDS STORY (England)
Director: Danny O’Connor
The definitive and fully authorized documentary of the highs and lows of the UK’s most inspired and dissolute independent record label – Creation Records. (North American Premiere)

SX GLOBAL

A diverse panorama of international filmmaking talent, including premieres, interactive documentaries and shorts.

Films screening in SX Global are:

Andante (Israel)
Director & Writer: Assaf Tager
In a post-industrial world people are no longer able to dream. Sarah, the single surviving dreamer, sets out to the only place that can provide answers to her strange night visions: the dream factory.
Cast: Sarah Adler, David Fire, Liron Levo, Nicole Veronica (North American Premiere)

Armadillo (Denmark)
Director: Janus Metz
Following a group of Danish solders on a 2009 tour of Afghanistan, Janus Metz's acclaimed documentary is a gripping, visually stunning probe into the psychology of young men in the midst of a senseless war.

Beats of Freedom (Poland)
Directors: Leszek Gnoinski & Wojciech Slota
A captivating film about the birth of rock music in Poland.

El Ambulante (Argentina)
Directors & Writers: Eduardo de la Serna, Lucas Marcheggiano and Adriana Yurcovich
A traveler arrives at a village and proposes to make a feature film – but only the villagers will act in the film.

El Bulli – Cooking in Progress (Germany)
Director: Gereon Wetzel
The starred chef Ferran Adrià is known as the best, most innovative and craziest cook in the world. Every year, the restaurant closes for six months and Adrià and his creative team retire to their cooking laboratory in Barcelona, to create a new menu for the following season. Everything is allowed – except copying themselves.

Heaven Hell (Czech Republic)
Director: David Calek
A documentary film dealing with human diversity that doesn’t necessarily lead to hell even though it might seem like that from the outsider’s point of view. (U.S. Premiere)

IDFA DocLab presents: New Documentary Narratives
For the third year in a row, SXSW has invited IDFA DocLab (www.idfa.nl/doclab) to organize a panel and a special live cinema screening. IDFA DocLab is the new media program of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Since 2008, IDFA DocLab showcases the many new and unexpected forms of documentary storytelling made possible by digital technology. In Europe, the program has become a platform for transmedia and multiplatform projects, ranging from interactive webdocs to documentary media art.

My Life With Carlos (Chile/Germany/Spain)
Director: German Berger-Hertz
The film chronicles the journey of a son (director German Berger-Hertz) trying to learn the truth about his father, who was killed in 1973 in Pinochet’s Chile.

Reindeer Spotting (Finland)
Director: Joonas Neuvonen
Without moralizing the film shows the real life of a group of friends in the Arctic Circle, dabbling in petty crime and hard drugs. Disturbing, brutal and beautifully honest. Trainspotting in Santa Land.
(North American Premiere)

Self Made (England)
Director: Gillian Wearing
A diverse group of British people respond to an ad from artist Gillian Wearing. Taking part in an experiment with Method acting, they find themselves for the first time confronting their innermost personal truths.

Viva Riva! (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Director & Writer: Djo Tunda Wa Munga
The first major film out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the story follows fast-living hustler Riva. While being pursued by Kinshasa's dangerous underworld, Riva finds himself inextricably drawn to a gangster's seductive, kept woman. Cast: Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longage, Diplome Amekindra, Alex Herabo (U.S. Premiere)

WAY OF THE MORRIS (England)
Directors: Tim Plester & Rob Curry
Filmmaker Tim Plester journeys from the English village green to the killing fields of The Somme, in search of a connection with the much-maligned native dance traditions that run deep in his blood. (World Premiere)

FESTIVAL FAVORITES

Acclaimed standouts and selected previous premieres from festivals around the world.

Films screening in Festival Favorites are:

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Director: Constance A. Marks
Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet – the heart and soul of Elmo – Kevin Clash. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (France)
Director: Werner Herzog
Filming in 3D, Herzog captures the wonder and beauty of one of the most awe-inspiring sites on earth.

Ceremony
Director & Writer: Max Winkler
Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate but he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be. Cast: Michael Angarano, Uma Thurman, Reece Thompson, Lee Pace, Jake Johnson

The First Movie (Canada/England)
Director: Mark Cousins
What's it like to be a child in war – not when the conflict is raging, but when the war tide is out, as it were, when kids are telling stories or playing games?

Hesher
Director: Spencer Susser, Writers: Spencer Susser & David Michôd
Loud music. Pornography. Burning shit down – just a few of Hesher's favorite things. And it's just this kind of anarchy that's needed to shake the burdens of sorrow from a boy and his father.
Cast: Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, Devin Brochu, Piper Laurie

How to Die in Oregon
Director: Peter D. Richardson
The film tells the complex stories of terminally ill Oregonians, their families, doctors and friends, as they decide whether to end their life by lethal overdose under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.

In a Better World (Denmark)
Director: Susanne Bier, Writer: Anders Thomas Jensen, based on a story by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen
Golden Globe® Award winner and Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, and told from the two very different worlds of an idyllic Danish town and an African refugee camp, a doctor and his family are faced with conflicts that force them to make difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Cast: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Markus Rygaard, William Jøhnk Nielsen

Incendies (Canada)
Director & Writer: Denis Villenueve
Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the story of two siblings who set out to the Middle East to understand the life of their deceased enigmatic mother, who has left them with a mystery only they can piece together. Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard

Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times
Director: Andrew Rossi
Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Spurlock (Oscar nominee, Super Size Me) explores the world of product placement, marketing and advertising in POM Wonderful Presents: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD, a film fully financed through product placement.

ROAD TO NOWHERE
Director: Monte Hellman, Writer: Steven Gaydos
Illusion is the First of all Pleasures. Cast: Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, Dominique Swain, Cliff De Young, Waylon Payne

Sound of My Voice
Director: Zal Batmanglij, Writers: Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling
A young couple infiltrate a cult that meets in the San Fernando Valley. Cast: Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius

TABLOID
Director: Errol Morris
Errol Morris further redefines and pushes the boundaries of documentary film with the tale of Joyce McKinney and the infamous "Case of the Manacled Mormon.”

Terri
Director: Azazel Jacobs, Writer: Patrick deWitt
A moving and often funny film about a big kid in a small town that doesn't seem to have room for anyone who is different. Cast: Jacob Wysocki, John C. Reilly, Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia, Bridger Zadina

Wasted on the Young (Australia)
Director & Writer: Ben C. Lucas
An incident at a high school party sets off a dramatic chain of events and two brothers must place their lives at the mercy of popular opinion. Cast: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell
(U.S. Premiere)

SPECIAL EVENTS

Live Soundtracks, cult re-issues and much more. Our Special Events section offers unusual, unexpected and unique film event one-offs.

Films screening in Special Events are:

The Cameraman
Directors: Edward Sedgwick & Buster Keaton, Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Buster Keaton plays a bumbling street photographer who tries his hand as a newsreel cameraman to impress a girl. Austin jazz/rock band Bee vs. Moth plays their original score live. Presented in partnership with the Alamo Drafthouse. Cast: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Sidney Bracey, Harry Gribbon

Fubar (Canada)
Director: Michael Dowse, Writers: Dave Lawrence, Paul J. Spence, Michael Dowse
SXSW presents the cult classic Fubar to celebrate the screening of SXSW 2011 Official Selection, Fubar: Balls to the Wall. Cast: Dave Lawrence, Paul J. Spence, Gordon Skilling, Andrew Sparacino, Tracy Lawrence

The National Parks Project (Canada)
A stunning collection of short films that represents the breadth of Canada’s artistic talent and diversity of the country's landscape, as it's never been seen before. Cast: Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon, Bry Webb, Melissa Auf der Maur, Sam Roberts (U.S. Premiere)

Red Riding Hood – Special Screening
Director: Catherine Hardwicke, Writer: David Leslie Johnson
Catherine Hardwicke will be present for Q&A following this special screening of her latest film, on Thursday, March 10 at midnight. In the film, a werewolf terrorizes a small village, especially when the people discover that, by day, the beast could be anyone. And one young woman discovers that she has a unique connection to the wolf that makes her both suspect…and bait.
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons

The Rime of the Modern Mariner (England)
Director & Writer: Mark Donne
A documentary set to a spellbinding live musical score – which examines the nature of relationship between a nation state and the seas in a globalized world. Cast: Mark Donne, Carl Barat (The Libertines), Anthony Rossomando (The Klaxons) (U.S. Premiere)

The SXSW Festival will run from March 11 to March 19th.

What do you think of this year’s roster?

Source: Coming Soon

Angry Birds Code to Appear in Rio Super Bowl Spot

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:14 PM PST

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Yesterday we got a sneak peek at two TV spots that will appear during Sunday’s Super Bowl presentation. One of them was for Chevy and Transformers Dark of the Moon and the other was for Kung Fu Panda 2. Today we’ve learned that another movie ad will feature something a little more than just pretty colors and fast editing. Are you a fan of the Angry Birds game? If so, you’re in luck because during the commercial for the animated feature Rio, there will be a hidden message embedded in the ad just for you!

According to 20th Century Fox:

This Sunday, Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming animated motion picture event RIO will make Super Bowl commercial history, when the 30-second RIO spot becomes the first-ever to air with an embedded code.

Super Bowl fans in the United States watching RIO's new commercial spot are invited to find the frame with the embedded code that will in turn direct them to a special level on ANGRY BIRDS, Rovio's blockbuster game, which recently entered into a first-of-its kind partnership with RIO. That level will take you to a RIO sweepstakes.

The sweepstakes winner will attend RIO's world premiere in Rio de Janeiro on March 22. That same day, Fox and Rovio launch the highly anticipated "Angry Birds Rio" app. The spot will be available across the web after the Super Bowl.

Did you catch that? Angry Birds is everywhere! Don’t forget that back in August it was announced that a feature film version of the game was in the works. This partnership with Rio could be the first step towards total media domination!

Are you going to participate in the sweepstakes?

Source: Coming Soon

Sundance 2011: Morgan Spurlock Interview for The Greatest Movie…

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:54 AM PST

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Morgan Spurlock, the master of the documentary was back at this years Sundance Film Festival with the ironically titled film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. The film makes a mockery of itself by selling out, while questioning and showing the process of what “selling out” actually does to a film. This film is in fact the greatest movie ever sold-out because in every, way, shape and form it attempts to sell it’s soul in order to get the film made and show what making a film entails. It even has commercials in the film which though they are sarcastic, are real commercials… so who is the winner? Apparently POM….

Of course the idea starts as a fun romp of Spurlock calling up every brand he can possibly think of and getting rejected. Once Ban signs on, suddenly others follow and we get to see exactly what it takes to get a film made. For us, we see Jeff Bridges sipping a Red Bull, but we learn that what we’re really seeing 15 seconds agreed to by dozens of people, several contracts and specific stipulations, which are sometimes extremely random and all have to be in place in order for no one to get sued.

Spurlock is one of my favorite interviews because the man knows what it takes to get a good interview so therefore he knows how to give one. In many ways he made my job simple and was a pleasure to speak with. Find out what it took Spurlock to make the film in our interview with him below…

Read our Sundance review of The Greatest Movie Ever Sold!

Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray Return for TNT’s Dallas Reboot

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST

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The idea of rebooting the primetime soap “Dallas” has been in the pipeline for years. At first it was going to be a film, and then a TV movie, and now they’ve settled on remaking the whole thing as a regular series. In light of the success of “Hawaii Five-O” and the reemergence of “Charlie’s Angels” TNT has decided to sink their teeth into “Dallas.” But unlike the other shows, this one will be a continuance of the original featuring some of the old stars.

Just in case you didn’t know, the feature film adaptation was supposed to include John Travolta, Shirley MacLaine, Luke Wilson, and Jennifer Lopez as some of the original characters. There was even talk of Jessica Simpson and Ashton Kutcher getting in on the action (thank God that didn’t happen!). Every movie attempt failed so they’ve recoiled and decided to target the small screen.

Somehow, TNT has managed to get Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray to return for their revamp as J.R. Ewing, Bobby Ewing, and Sue Ellen Ewing. The rest of the cast will include “Desperate Housewives” co-star Josh Henderson (as J.R.’s son John Ross) and Fast & Furious cast member Jordana Brewster (as a mysterious woman who causes problems between John Ross and Bobby Ewing’s son Christopher, as-yet uncast).

Are you interested in the new Dallas? Should they just leave it alone?

Source: Yahoo TV Blog

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