'Spin Me Round' plays off expectations of romance and kidnapping in Tuscany, Italy, delivering laughter and suspense.
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SXSW Music Festival 2022: Wednesday, March 16
Nari and Horsegirl were among the highlights on the first night of SXSW Music Festival 2022 on Wednesday, March 16 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »SXSW 2022 Movie Review: ‘Fire of Love’
A film about volcanoes and love. Scientific and emotional fire.
Read More »SXSW Feature Film Review: ‘Women Do Cry’
Women Do Cry is about a woman who tests positive for HIV in a Bulgarian culture that treats those with the virus as lepers.
Read More »SXSW Welcomes Dolly Parton with ‘Still Working 9 to 5,’ James Patterson and NFTs
Dolly Parton made her first visit to SXSW with films, a novel, songs and James Patterson.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Horror-Thriller ‘Soft & Quiet’
Soft & Quiet is about women taking initiative to form a hate group which seeks to bond in word and deed.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Ron Howard’s ‘We Feed People’ Spotlights Chef José Andrés
Howard’s portrait of celebrity chef and activist José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen is anything but a dry documentary.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘Emergency’ Walks the Thriller/Comedy Tightrope
'Emergency' successfully walks the line between thriller and comedy. It's both a scary and a fun experience.
Read More »Theatre Interview: Helen Eastman, Director, ‘Alby the Penguin Saves the World’ at Reading Rep
"It's really important to me to use the arts to say that maybe we can change things and what a better future might look like. We can do it with joy and camaraderie, rather than thinking of it as going without."
Read More »SXSW TV Review: Sequel to David Bowie Classic ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ Premieres
'The Man Who Fell to Earth' continues the story of an alien visit to earth 45 years after the original David Bowie film.
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