South by Southwest starts tomorrow, Friday, March 13, and my pores are beaming with excitement, though that could just be a medical condition. I am looking at a very packed schedule of films over the nine day festival, with a total of 28 in all (27 reviews to write). So, I basically will be drowning in movies. But, then again, I can’t complain too much, as I wouldn’t have it any other way.
You can take a look at what I hope my schedule ends up being below. Obviously, things could change as the festival progresses, with some titles getting more buzz than others and overtaking current films and so forth. But, I think, this is how I will be spending my SXSW. I will be updating this post throughout the festival with schedule changes and links to my reviews, so maybe bookmark this page if you’re interested. I hope you enjoy my coverage, so maybe bookmark this page if you’re interested. And if you are attending SXSW, come by and say “Hi.” I’m the one that looks like me.
[Editor’s Note: As much as I respect Mike’s ambitious approach to this year’s festival, what he’s looking at doing here is an attempt to pull off the impossible, but I wish him all the luck in the world. 27 films in nine days and reviewing them all? Vegas needs to have odds on this… Let’s cheer him on and see how he does with this endurance test, because sleep will not be an option. ~ Brad Brevet]
And the movies are…
Already Seen
- Quitters (dir. Noah Pritzker)
- Life in Color (dir. Katharine Emmer) [read my review]
Friday, March 13
- 6:30-8:38 – BRAND: A Second Coming (dir. Ondi Timoner) [read my review]
- 10:00-11:28 – The Final Girls (dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson) [read my review]
- 11:59-1:37 – The Invitation (dir. Karyn Kusama) [read my review]
Saturday, March 14
- 1:30-2:50 – 6 Years (dir. Hannah Fidell) [read my review]
- 7:00-8:25 – Fresno (dir. Jamie Babbit) [read my review]
- 9:30-11:04 – Lost River (dir. Ryan Gosling) [read my review]
Sunday, March 15
- 2:15-4:14 – Love & Mercy (dir. Bill Pohland) [read my review]
- 5:30-7:30 – Trainwreck (Work in Progress) (dir. Judd Apatow) [ready my review]
- 9:00-11:00 – Spy (dir. Paul Feig) [ready my review]
- 11:59-1:14 – Furious 7 (dir. James Wan) [ready my review]
Monday, March 16
- 12:15-1:52 – The Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary Restoration (dir. John Hughes)
- 7:00-8:40 – Get Hard (dir. Etan Cohen) [read my review]
Tuesday, March 17
- 2:00-3:47 – Moonwalkers (dir. Antoine Bardou-Jacquet)
- 7:00-8:27 – Adult Beginners (dir. Ross Katz)
Wednesday, March 18
- 12:00-1:25 – Ned Rifle (dir. Hal Hartley)
- 5:00-6:40 – Wild Horses (dir. Robert Duvall)
- 9:30-10:46 – 7 Chinese Brothers (dir. Bob Byington)
- 11:45-1:14 – Ava’s Possessions (dir. Jordan Galland)
Thursday, March 19
- 11:00-12:20 – The Overnight (dir. Patrick Brice)
- 2:00-4:07 – Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (dir. Alex Gibney)
- 7:30-9:10 – Secret Screening (dir. Mysterious Man or Woman #1)
- 10:30-12:03 – Sweaty Betty (dir. Joseph Frank and Zachary Reed)
Friday, March 20
- 1:30-2:56 – The Diabolical (dir. Alistair Legrand)
- 4:00-5:25 – Manson Family Vacation (dir. J. Davis)
- 9:15-11:03 – Ex Machina (dir. Alex Garland)
- 11:59-1:24 – Unfriended (dir. Leo Gabriadze)
Saturday, March 21
- 1:30-2:59 – Night Owls (dir. Charles Hood)
- 4:00-5:27 – Best of Enemies (dir. Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon)
