Category Archives: SXSW

Movies: Take ‘The Scenic Route’ With Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler In This New Trailer

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Joe Gillis

Road movies are usually a pretty good time and there’s a good history of them doing well. Now, a new movie is looking to take its place in the good time/successful group. In The Scenic Route, Josh Duhamel and Dan … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, SXSW, Trailers | Tagged Indie Films, Kevin Goetz, Kyle Killen, Michael Goetz, Movies, SXSW, The Scenic Route, Trailers | Comments Off

SXSW: First Trailer for ‘Holy Ghost People’ Arrives

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Joe Gillis

With the SXSW Film Festival coming up next month, we’re going to be bringing you various trailers and such to highlight aspects of the show. First up is Holy Ghost People with a trailer via the folks at Deadline. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, SXSW | Tagged Brendan McCarthy, Cameron Richardson, Emma Greenwell, Holy Ghost People, Horror, Joe Egender, Mitchell Altieri, Movies, Phil Flores, SXSW, The Butcher Brothers, Trailers | Comments Off

‘Gimmie the Loot’ Wins Top Prize at SXSW Film Festival

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Joe Gillis

With the film and Interactive portions of the South By Southwest Festival over now and the music part getting into full swing, it’s time for some awards. Taking the “Best Narrative Feature” prize in film was director Adam Leon’s Gimme … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Movies, News, SXSW | Tagged Adam Leon, Awards, Beware of Mr. Baker, Eden, Film Festivals, Gimmie the Loot, Jay Bulger, Megan Griffiths, Movies, South by Southwest, SXSW, SXSW Film | Comments Off

Instagram for Android Coming ‘Really Soon’, Reportedly ‘Better than iPhone App’

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Joe Gillis

Given the proliferation of smartphones with decent to very good cameras, it made sense that what followed was a whole lot of camera and photography apps for those smartphones. Among the most popular for iOS devices, with over 27 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Mobile, Mobile Apps, News, SXSW, Tech | Tagged Android, Google, Instagram, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 4S, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Photography, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Smartphone Photography, Smartphones, Social Media, SXSW, SXSW Interactive | 3 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Silent House’

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Nat Almirall

This decent thriller and remake of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda is more fun than scary — the jumps, false alarms, little girls, bumps in the night, close-ups of the heroine’s boobies, etc. — border on abuse they’re used … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Movies, News, Reviews, SXSW | Tagged Adam Trese, Chris Kentis, Elizabeth Olsen, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Gustavo Hernandez, Haley Murphy, Horror, Julia Taylor Ross, Laura Lau, Movies, Reviews, Silent House | Comments Off

Film Review: ‘Natural Selection’

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Like most folks who attended the last screening of Natural Selection, I was catching the film mostly due to its winning both the audience and jury awards at SXSW. I hadn’t heard of it either, but then there were a … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Film Festivals, Music, Reviews, SXSW | Tagged Film Festivals, John Diel, Matt O'Leary, Natural Selection, Rachel Harris, Robbie Pickering, SXSW | Comments Off

SXSW Film Review: ‘Fambul Tok’

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nat Almirall

(Even though it’s been over for a while, there’s still some reviews to squeeze out of SXSW!) The opening scene of Fambul Tok is as powerful as any documentary could hope for: A few dozen Sierra Leone villagers circle a campfire—the … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Film Festivals, Indie, Movies, Reviews, SXSW | Tagged Documentaries, Documentary, Fambul Tok, Sara Terry, SXSW | 1 Comment

Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page Help Fight Crime At SXSW

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Matt Raub

It may be about a month over, but that hasn’t stopped the marketing machine for James Gunn’s Super from bringing us some great internet material to enjoy while still pimping out the film. In this case, said marketing is in … Continue reading →