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SXSW '13 Review: 'The Retrieval' is A Finely Crafted and Evocative Film

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March 18, 2013 9:54 PM
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A directorial feature debut by Jonathan Singer-Vine, Licks will premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival.

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January 31, 2013 7:46 PM
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Making its world premiere at this year's SXSW film festival is the Civil War drama The Retrieval, which we hadn't heard of before today (adding it to our list of "slavery/Civil War" films list - see Tambay's post from earlier this month HERE).

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January 31, 2013 7:18 PM
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A directorial feature debut by Jonathan Singer-Vine, Licks will premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival. A script penned by Singer-Vine and Justin "Hongry" Robinson, Licks revolves around a man named D and his struggles after returning to his Oakland neighborhood after a two-year stint in prison for arm robbery.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 20, 2012 8:37 PM
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This was S&A’s first year at The SXSW Film Festival, so, as could be expected, there were a few hiccups here and there, but mostly logistical. However we (myself and Vanessa) got through it all unscathed; lessons learned for next year’s festival that will assist in planning for it when the time comes.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 17, 2012 1:08 PM
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More awards handed out last night at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX; this time the Audience Award winners, which include titles we've covered on S&A like:

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 15, 2012 3:37 PM
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I’ll just keep this short and sweet and say that the movie just wasn’t for me; others in the audience seemed to really love it though, laughing at every little joke – and not just laughing, but laughing accompanied by screaming, fist pounding, feet kicking, cackling and much more.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 14, 2012 8:36 AM
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Jury and Audience Award-winners of the 2012 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced last night at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony; although only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were handed out.

By Vanessa Martinez
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March 13, 2012 11:53 AM
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You can only imagine the stench from the sewage and garbage infested waters below their homes. There are hundreds of impoverished families, most of them African descendants, living in unstable shacks supported by stilts in the region of Palafitas in the Brazilian bay.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 13, 2012 8:30 AM
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The cinematic punch in the gut I so desperately needed before leaving SXSW and Austin, TX tomorrow morning, Ya’ke Smith’s feature film directorial debut Wolf is an audacious, potent drama that will likely elicit extreme reactions from viewers when it’s eventually in general release – reactions that will undoubtedly lead to fiery discussion centered around the central themes the film tackles.

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