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SXSW 2009

Trailer Premiere: SWEETHEARTS OF THE PRISON RODEO

Documentary, SXSW 2009

by Ben Umstead, September 15, 2010 12:33 AM

Bradley Beesley's Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo is pretty much what the title suggests. It's a documentary about female inmates competing in a rodeo, and it's getting a "rodeo style" release across the US before coming to DVD on October...

SWEETHEARTS OF PRISON RODEO Review

Documentary, SXSW 2009, USA & Canada

by Dustin Chang, September 13, 2010 10:32 PM

Oklahoma leads America in incarceration. Female incarceration rate there is two times higher than the national average. 75 percent of all inmates are in there for drug offenses and 80 percent among them are mothers, according to a correctional officer...

Action Fest 2010: THE SQUARE Review

Action Fest, Drama, Exploitation, SXSW 2009, Thriller, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand

by Ben Umstead, April 17, 2010 5:05 PM

[Ben's review of The Square originally appeared a couple weeks ago but with the film now screening at Action Fest we hereby present it again.]While giving a great big bear hug to classic noir and thriller tropes, Nash Edgerton's THE...

Sitges 09: THE HURT LOCKER Review

Action, Drama, SXSW 2009, Toronto Film Festival 2008, USA & Canada

by Todd Brown, October 6, 2009 11:28 AM

[Yes, I know this one has already had it's US theatrical run but with it screening as part of the Sitges festival, I can't resist pulling my review forward again. This film deserved more love than it got.] I... More >>

SXSW 09: BEST WORST MOVIE Review

Continental Europe & Russia, Cult, Documentary, Horror, SXSW 2009, Sitges 2009, USA & Canada

by Rodney Perkins, October 3, 2009 1:51 PM

Troll 2 is a low budget Italian horror movie devoid of most attributes that are normally associated with good film making. The title is designed to capitalize on an unrelated film, John Buechler's Troll. In spite of being having... More >>

Media 8 Entertainment Acquires THE HORSEMAN (Updated)

Horror, SXSW 2009, Thriller, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand

by Rodney Perkins, May 16, 2009 5:31 PM

It has been announced that Kaleidescope has purchased U.K. rights for The Horseman. Also, the new full-size sales art has been added to the image gallery, and links have been updated accordingly. Steven Kastrissios' film The Horseman had its... More >>

ST. NICK--Interview With David Lowery

Drama, SXSW 2009, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, April 22, 2009 12:33 AM

I'm late in my praise for David Lowery's first feature length film St. Nick. Emergency surgery and my subsequent convalescence kept me from writing it up in time for its South by Southwest premiere. I now join the fanfare in... More >>

SXSW Review: Tony Jaa's ONG BAK 2

Asia, Martial Arts, SXSW 2009

by Rodney Perkins, March 30, 2009 10:06 AM

Ong Bak was arguably the world's greatest demo reel, consisting of a series of spectacular, innovative fight scenes with a very, simple story built around them. Tum Yung Goong was basically the same movie but better made. Ong Bak 2...

SXSW Review: THE SNAKE

by Rodney Perkins, March 28, 2009 8:25 PM

A few years ago, Patton Oswalt showed up at SXSW Film Festival to present an unknown comedy called The Foot Fist Way. As many know, The Foot Fist Way launched the careers of Danny McBride and Jody Hill. So,... More >>

SXSW 2009: MAKE-OUT WITH VIOLENCE Review

by Peter Martin, March 24, 2009 10:17 AM

A lawn sprinkler, gushing out images in an uneven stream that gradually soaked me. Make-Out with Violence defies easy categorization. Sometimes it's at war with itself, as though it doesn't quite know what it wants to be, as though... More >>

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Paul commented on PARADISE LOST Indeed As Proyas' Project Shut Down. : This is a crying shame, I worked on this for over a year. would of been visually groundbreaking. I can see how the money men might of been cautious wi...
Jon Pais commented on PINA Review: I've only been able to watch this at home on DVD, and the visuals are incredible even without 3D. ...
Niels Matthijs commented on These Goats Really Like BULLHEAD: It's better than the actual film if you ask me....
warwickc commented on SXSW 2012: MODUS ANOMALI, V/H/S, & THE AGGRESSION SCALE Lead Midnight Lineup: Is this The Tall Man's world premiere then? Should be good. ...
Ryland Aldrich commented on These Goats Really Like BULLHEAD: Love it!...
Hugo Ozman commented on Review: SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN Is A Chick Flick That I Like: Thanks, Sean. SNOW FLOWER is perhaps not as accomplished as JOY LUCK CLUB, but as Niels said, it is still damn fine. Hope you'll enjoy it!...
Hugo Ozman commented on Review: SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN Is A Chick Flick That I Like: Thank you, Qinlong. I agree: RE 5 will not give Li the big break she truly deserves. ...
Hugo Ozman commented on Review: SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN Is A Chick Flick That I Like: Thanks, Niels. Come to think of it, you're probably right. It's not a bad thing though, I guess, cos' there are so many gems in Asian cinema that are ...
Joe Young commented on PARADISE LOST Indeed As Proyas' Project Shut Down. : Todd, just cry: "oh hell what does my eyes with grief behold....?"....maybe Proyas should do a remake of Neil Gaimans Neverwhere...I have never seen t...