By Jan Hamilton The title might translate to : Contact me when you are a grown up decent human being. Ruth Duffy (Rachel Keller) and Jonny Collins (Finn Wittrock) were high school sweethearts who gave up their baby and went their separate ways years ago. Ruth has done okay for herself, as an assistant at a… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK
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SXSW 2018 Review: NUMBER 37
By Jan Hamilton As the story begins, a young black South African, Randall (Irshaad Ally) has just had to use a loan shark to purchase a supply of drugs he and his partner hope to sell and make a bunch of cash. The loan shark, Emmie, (Danny Ross) is known to be treacherous and deadly. We… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: NUMBER 37
SXSW 2018 Review: SADIE
By Jan Hamilton Sadie (Sophia Mitri Schloss) seems like a normal kid, she lives in a trailer park with her mom, a nurse, while her dad is overseas in the army. He writes to her every two weeks, but we learn he hasn’t communicated with the mom, Rae, (Melanie Lynskey) in three years. Sadie thinks everything… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: SADIE
SXSW Film News: Audience Award Winner and Other Films at the Oak Cliff Film Festival 2018 in Dallas
By Liz Lopez Source: OCFF, SXSW The 7th annual edition of the Oak Cliff Film Festival (OCFF) in Dallas, TX will be held from June 14 – 17, featuring twenty-five feature-length films, with ten of the films having their Texas premiere at this year’s festival. The festival also includes 40 short films, as well as… Continue reading SXSW Film News: Audience Award Winner and Other Films at the Oak Cliff Film Festival 2018 in Dallas
SXSW Film News: “Who We Are Now” Begins a Theatrical Release This Month
By Liz Lopez Sources: Film Rise, SXSW, Fandango This past March, director/screenwriter Matthew Newton (“Three Blind Mice,” “From Nowhere”) had his film at the SXSW Film Festival, “Who We Are Now” in the Narrative Spotlight category (U.S. Premiere). In case you missed the film at the festival, the feature film has begun a theatrical release… Continue reading SXSW Film News: “Who We Are Now” Begins a Theatrical Release This Month
SXSW 2018 Review: FIRST REFORMED
Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” stars Ethan Hawke in a Brilliant Performance By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Writer/director Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver,” “American Gigalo,” “Raging Bull” among the many he has written) presents his latest work, “First Reformed” that debuted at the Toronto Film Festival last fall and was screened in the Festival Favorites of… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: FIRST REFORMED
SXSW 2018 Review: LEAN ON PETE
By Jan Hamilton This is a tough film that never resorts to sentiment. Most of the characters are not nice. Some are inept, dishonest users. 15 year-old Charlie (Charlie Plummer), our lead, is being raised by his easy-going dad Ray (Travis Fimmel), a man who spends most of his time chasing women. Basically, Charlie must… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: LEAN ON PETE
SXSW 2018 Review: EIGHTH GRADE
By Jan Hamilton Usually, comedies about school focus on a group of kids, detailing their triumphs and tragedies. This very special film follows just one misfit girl, who tries to join a popular group and gain some friends. Kayla (Elsie Fisher) is very self-confident when she films her series of self-help videos from home. She… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: EIGHTH GRADE
SXSW 2018 Review: A VIGILANTE
By Jan Hamilton As the film begins, Sadie (Olivia Wilde) furiously punches a heavy bag. Focus and determination are evident. It’s almost as if the punching bag is a person she’d like to obliterate. The film zips through scenes from her life: from the first time she arrived at a battered women’s group, her slow… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: A VIGILANTE
Film News: SXSW Documentary “Garry Winogrand: All Thing Are Photographable” to be featured at Austin Public Library
By Liz Lopez Source: SXSW and Austin Public Library Friends Foundation, Library Foundation The Austin Public Library Friends Foundation is host of a presentation and discussion of Garry Winogrand’s life and work that will include author Geoff Dyer discussing a selection of Winogrand photographs based on passages from his recently published… Continue reading Film News: SXSW Documentary “Garry Winogrand: All Thing Are Photographable” to be featured at Austin Public Library