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SXSW '12 Doc Review: Teens Aimlessly Wonder Through The Night In "Tchoupitoulas"

By Vanessa Martinez
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March 13, 2012 1:33 AM
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There seems to have been mostly documentaries featured this year at SXSW for the films pertaining to our site. One of them, Tchoupitoulas, helmed by brothers Bill and Turner Ross, began promisingly. The beginning sequences instantly hooks the viewer; the film introduces our teen protagonists in their New Orleans home, as they partake in domestic sibling rivalry, showcasing a palpably real, amusing and bittersweet dynamic between the youngest and one of the oldest brothers.

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SXSW 2012 Review - "Dreams Of A Life" (A Harrowing Reconstruction Of A Life From Collected Fragments)

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 12, 2012 12:19 PM
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By now I’m sure we’re all familiar with the story, even if it’s just the broad details of it – young woman dies in her apartment and her body isn’t discovered for a good 3 years, as it lay there putrefying – which actually sounds like it could be a pitch for a fictional narrative, but actually is very real.

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SXSW 2012 Review - "The Raid: Redemption" (Indonesian Actioner Delivers Relentless Bloody Brutality)

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 12, 2012 12:17 PM
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A film that's already developing a cult following, even though it's only commercial exhibits have been on the film festival circuit, starting with a 2011 Toronto Film Festival debut (it's now a Sony Pictures property, scheduled for a US and Indonesia release in March of this year), The Raid: Redemption turned out to be exactly as others who'd already seen it, universally described it: a relentless, bloody, brutal action movie, with successive scene after scene of balls-to-the-wall-style choreographed violence that made even this writer flinch in a few instances.

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SXSW 2012 Review - "Brooklyn Castle" (A Moving Look At The Trials & Triumphs Of A Junior High School's Chess Team)

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 11, 2012 7:42 PM
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An absolutely wonderfully-produced feature documentary filled with touching, inspirational stories of hope, ambition and perseverance.

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SXSW '12 Review: "Gimme The Loot" Charismatic Duo Goes For Mischievous Ride, But It Runs Out Of Steam

By Vanessa Martinez
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March 11, 2012 7:25 PM
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Gimme The Loot Premiered at the SXSW Film Festival last night, when I was able to catch the screening.

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SXSW '12 Review: "The Last Fall" Delivers An Earnest Look At Life After Football

By Vanessa Martinez
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March 11, 2012 1:07 PM
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Matthew Cherry’s directorial debut effort The Last Fall is one that we have followed from its inception on this site via our S&A Filmmaker’s Diary. It’s almost surreal that almost a year later the film is screening at SXSW Film Festival!

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SXSW 2012 Review - "In Our Nature" (Strong Performances & Camera Work, But Ultimately Too Familiar)

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 11, 2012 3:10 AM
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Not a lot I was particularly moved by here; and, to be frank, my sole reason for seeing the film was due to Gabrielle Union's (though mostly supporting) presence in it, so I'll make this one short and sweet.

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SXSW 2012 Trailer - "Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots"

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 10, 2012 8:30 AM
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Here's the trailer for the documentary feature Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots, directed by Mark Ford and produced by Wesley Jones, which is making its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival currently underway in Austin, TX where I am.

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SXSW '12 Preview: Doc "Wildness" Portrait of Historic L.A. Bar of Latin/LGBT Immigrant Communities

By Vanessa Martinez
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March 7, 2012 8:48 PM
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Directed by L.A. performer and filmmaker Wu Tsang, the documentary Wildness will premiere this weekend at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin. Wildness revolves around the nightly performers and entertainment of Silver Bar in L.A., patronized by the Latin/LGBT communities since 1963. The 75-min doc screened at MOMA in NYC last month.

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SXSW 2012 Preview - "Trash Dance" (How To Make A Garbage Truck Dance)

By Tambay A. Obenson
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March 6, 2012 1:27 PM
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A SXSW 2012 doc feature profile we overlooked and I was just reminded of, so here it is...

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SXSW '12 Doc Review: Teens Aimlessly Wonder Through The Night In "Tchoupitoulas"

SXSW 2012 Review - "Dreams Of A Life" (A Harrowing Reconstruction Of A Life From Collected Fragments)

SXSW 2012 Review - "The Raid: Redemption" (Indonesian Actioner Delivers Relentless Bloody Brutality)

SXSW 2012 Review - "Brooklyn Castle" (A Moving Look At The Trials & Triumphs Of A Junior High School's Chess Team)

SXSW '12 Review: "Gimme The Loot" Charismatic Duo Goes For Mischievous Ride, But It Runs Out Of Steam

SXSW '12 Review: "The Last Fall" Delivers An Earnest Look At Life After Football

SXSW 2012 Review - "In Our Nature" (Strong Performances & Camera Work, But Ultimately Too Familiar)

SXSW 2012 Trailer - "Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots"

SXSW '12 Preview: Doc "Wildness" Portrait of Historic L.A. Bar of Latin/LGBT Immigrant Communities

SXSW 2012 Preview - "Trash Dance" (How To Make A Garbage Truck Dance)

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