What if your life was enacted onstage and you were the actor playing yourself?
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SXSW Review: ‘Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press’
What happens when our press freedoms are compromised by power, money and overarching authority?
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Elijah Bynum’s ‘Hot Summer Nights’
Tonal shifts aside, "Hot Summer Nights" is a fairly entertaining comedy/drama from the first-time feature director.
Read More »SXSW 2017 World Premiere: ‘May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers’
'True Sadness,' by the Avett Brothers, was nominated for a Grammy in the Americana category. What was the journey of its creation?
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Dominic Bridges’ ‘Two Pigeons’
A real estate agent unwittingly shares his flat with an unseen guest in this dark comedy making its world premiere at SXSW.
Read More »SXSW 2017 U.S. Premiere: ‘Free Fire’ Starring Armie Hammer and Brie Larson
Once the first shot is fired, there is no turning back.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: ‘Atomic Blonde’ Starring Charlize Theron and James McAvoy
What happens when you send in a woman to do a "man's job?"
Read More »SXSW Review: ‘The Most Hated Woman in America’ – A Powerful Performance by Melissa Leo
Why was Madalyn Murray O'Hair the "most hated woman in America?"
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Charlize Theron Is the ‘Atomic Blond’
'Atomic Blond', staring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, and John Goodman, is a spy film in the tradition of the James Bond/Cold War genre.
Read More »SXSW Review: ‘A Critically Endangered Species’ – Lena Olin in a Mesmerizing, Edgy Portrayal
How do you wish to be remembered? By your work or the life you've lived?
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