Whenever a new film festival slate goes up, obviously I go right to the horror section. And (thanks Matt!) it certainly looks like South By Southwest 2008 has its share of nasty surprises for me, but I'm also pretty excited about the rest of their line-up too. In addition to juicy titles like Dance of the Dead, Southern Gothic and (ahem) Registered Sex Offender, we'll also get to see promising stuff like Stop-Loss, Battle in Seattle, 21, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Shine a Light, Run Fatboy Run, Harold and Kumar 2, and a whole bunch more.Plus SXSW is well-known for their documentary slates (regular doco and music-oriented doco), their attention to Texas cinema, and (of course) their ability to throw one helluva midnight show. The full 2008 SXSW film list (complete with external reviews!) can be enjoyed after the jump, or you can feel free to click through the official SXSW website. This year it looks to be me, Jette, Erik and Eric on the scene (with a few surprise contributors!), so if you can't make the festival, rest assured that the Cine team will bring you all the sights, sounds and smells. (Yes, smells. The BBQ is that damn good.)
Oh, and the film section of SXSW (they also do music and interactive festivals at the same time) runs from March 7 to 15. If you see one of us there, definitely say hi. Our secret code phrase will be "Dude. Cinematical is so awesome." And now, on with the movies...
Documentary Competition
- Bulletproof Salesman
- FrontRunners
- Full Battle Rattle
- The Matador
- Sex Positive
- Some Assembly Required
- They Killer Sister Dorothy
- We Are Wizards
Narrative Competition
- Explicit Ills
- The Lost Coast
- My Effortless Brilliance
- Older Than America
- Paper Covers Rock
- Up With Me
- Wellness
- Yeast
Emerging Visions
- A Necessary Death
- The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
- Ano Una
- 'Bama Girl
- Bootleg Wisconsin
- Flying on One Engine
- Half-Life
- Humboldt County
- I'll Come Running
- IBID
- In a Dream
- The Marconi Bros.
- Medicine for Melancholy
- Natural Causes
- The New Year Parade
- One Minute to Nine
- Ostrich Testimonies
- Pleasure of Being Robbed
- Present Company
- Woodpecker
Spotlight Premieres
- 21
- American Teen
- Assassination of a High School President
- At the Death House Door
- Baghead
- Bananaz
- Battle in Seattle
- Beautiful Losers
- Choke
- Crawford
- Dreams with Sharp Teeth
- Flawless
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
- Living with the Tudors
- Lou Reed's Berlin
- Love Songs
- Mister Foe
- Mister Lonely
- New Orleans Mon Amour
- Nights and Weekends
- Obscene
- The Order of Myths
- The Promotion
- Run, Fatboy, Run
- Second Skin
- Shine a Light
- Shot in Bombay
- Stop-Loss
- Super High Me
- Then She Found Me
- The Toe Tactic
- Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
- Wild Blue Yonder
- Young@Heart
24 Beats Per Second
- Blip Festival
- Heavy Load
- Heavy Metal in Baghdad
- Nerdcore Rising
- Of All the Things
- Rainbow Around the Sun
- Throw Down Your Heart
- The Upsetter: The Life & Music of Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Wesley Willis's Joyrides
- The Wrecking Crew
Lone Star States
- Cook County
- Intimidad
- King of Texas, The
- Tulia, Texas
'Round Midnight
- Dance of the Dead
- Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
- Otis
- Registered Sex Offender
- Shuttle
- Southern Gothic
Special Screenings
- Agile, Mobile, Hostile: A Year with Andre Williams
- Bi the Way
- The Black List
- Body of War
- Dancing Alfonso
- Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father
- Do You Sleep in the Nude?
- Don't Get Me Wrong
- Goliath
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
- Here Is What Is
- Here's Johnny
- Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry
- Joy Division
- Mongol
- The Night James Brown Saved Boston
- Secrecy
- The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice
- Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma
- The Visitor
- We Dreamed America
- The Wild Horse Redemption
For more on these films (and ALL of the SXSW festivities!), click on through the official SXSW website.
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