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SXSW Review: The Square
Filed under: Drama », Thrillers », SXSW », Noir », Mystery & Suspense »
"One man points his dick in the wrong direction, and here we are..."
A hundred different movies can make for something like a dozen common lessons: True love prevails. Underdogs triumph. What goes around, comes around. All that jazz. For some, it's a bit more fascinating when those best laid plans go supremely awry, when the pursuit of happiness is a profoundly futile endeavor. When I tell you that The Square is about two lovers who try to take the money and run, you might think that you've seen it all before.
But you haven't. Not quite like this. Whichever Murphy they named that law after? This puppy would do him proud.
SXSW in 60 Seconds: Friday, March 13, 2009
Filed under: Independent », SXSW », Festival Reports », Cinematical Indie »
Cold winds and torrential rainfall did not dampen the spirits of attendees on the first day of SXSW in Austin, Texas. Cinematical writers traveled from near and far to cover the annual celebration and eat some barbecue. It's only my second SXSW experience, but seeing so many writers, film critics, and bloggers whose work I read and respect has inspired me to quit the business. No, no, I meant to say: it's cool seeing so many Twitterers in person.
Good Buzz: The film festival proper got underway with some serious man love, as the opening night presentation of John Hamburg's bro-mantic comedy I Love You, Man was unveiled at the historic Paramount Theater, with stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel among hundreds in attendance. Simultaneously, a slew of films began screening at other venues; William Goss said Nash Edgerton's Australian thriller The Square was unexpectedly good, I heard very good things about Eric Kutner and Adam Goldstein's snarling comedy The Snake -- presented by Patton Oswalt, who was in the house -- and I enjoyed a wild and wacky program of music videos.
Midnight Gets Crazy: To cap the evening, most of the Cinematical crew gathered for the first evening of SXSW Presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight, the international festival premiere of Ong Bak 2. The directorial debut of martial artist supreme Tony Jaa features numerous insanely awesome fight scenes and, er, elephants. Before the film rolled, new SXSW Producer Janet Pierson introduced Alamo Drafthouse impressario Tim League, dressed for some reason in a Roman toga, who kicked things off with a contest that I'm not sure I should describe in detail. (Hint: it involved beer. And men. And drinking.) A good time was had by all.
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