Richard Linklater at SXSW
photo by Michael Crawford
Build it and they will come
The original Alamo Drafthouse on Colorado Street opens just in time for the screening of Neil LaBute’s In the Company of Men.
Kevin Smith, Mike Judge & Steven Soderbergh
Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino & Richard Linklater
George Huang, Mike Judge, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino – all on the same panel!
The stars at night are big and bright
The day after its L.A. premiere, Ron Howard, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson attend SXSW with EDtv.
And they say nothing good happens after Midnight
Guillermo Del Toro brings down the house with a rambunctious screening of Hellboy.
And then there was Mumblecore
The Duplass Brothers (The Puffy Chair), Joe Swanberg (Kissing on the Mouth) and Andrew Bujalski (Mutual Appreciation) come together for the first time.
Doyle Bramhall II & Erykah Badu
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Before the Music Dies (Andrew Shapter)
Ray Romano, Tom Caltabiano & Brad Garrett
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: 95 Miles to Go (Tom Caltabiano)
Itty Bitty Titty Comittee Creators
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Itty Bitty Titty Committee (Jamie Babbit)
Scoot McNair & Whitney Able
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Monsters (Gareth Edwards)
Jemima Kirke, David Call, Lena Dunham & Alex Karpovsky
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Tiny Furniture (Lena Dunham)
Paul Feig, Barry Mendel & Kristen Wiig
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Bridesmaids (work-in-progress) (Paul Feig)
Mark Wahlberg & Seth Macfarlane
Featured Conversation session where the debut clips of Ted
Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: 21 Jump Street
Ti West, Anna Kendrick, Joe Swanberg, Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson & Ron Livingston
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Drinking Buddies (Joe Swanberg)
Selena Gomez, Rachel Korine, Ashley Benson & James Franco
U.S. Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Spring Breakers
Cast and Creators of Silicon Valley
World Premiere Film Festival Highlight: Silicon Valley HBO series (Mike Judge & Alec Berg)
Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson & Jason Schwartzman
Memorable Film Festival Screening: Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson)
Max Greenfield & Sally Fields
World Premiere Film Festival Highlights: Hello, My Name is Doris (Michael Showalter)
Domhnall Gleeson & Oscar Isaac
North American Premiere of Ex Machina
Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele
Work-in-progress screening of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele’s Keanu
The Stars at Night are Big and Bright!
SXSW 2017 launched a number of this year’s soon-to-be-most loved films. Audiences got a first look at Edgar Wright’s electric, Baby Driver, James Franco’s comedy masterclass, The Disaster Artist, and the Charlize Theron stunner, Atomic Blonde. SXSW Feature Film Jury Award Winners, Most Beautiful Island and The Work continue to wow audiences around the world and can both be found in theaters this Fall. Also launched this year was the Festival’s Virtual Cinema, which presented 38 VR/AR projects to more than 10,000 participants.
James Franco & Seth Rogen
Notable 2017 work-in-progress screening: The Disaster Artist
Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani & Judd Apatow
Judd and Kumail met in 2012 post Girls screening where they decided to work together, resulting in this notable 2017 screening: The Big Sick.