SXSW

Sam Littlefield plays Mouse on The CW's Batwoman, but being Alice's majordomo isn't the only trick this multitalented actor has up his sleeve. In a wide-ranging interview with Bleeding Cool, we talked about his thoughts on the breakout show, acting, how he's dealing with life under social distancing, and why his film Mother's Little Helpers […]

Following up on an earlier announcement, the release date for the SXSW 2020 Film Festival films on Amazon Prime Video has been revealed. Narrative and documentary films, along with shorts and episodics will be available to watch for free starting Monday, April 27th. They will stay on the service until May 6th, and all that […]

Amazon is teaming up with SXSW to give a platform and home to the films and filmmakers affected by the festivals cancelation last month. SXSW 2020 was canceled a week before the event due to concerns with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Now Amazon will host films that were to be shown at the festival over […]

It looks like another March event has been canceled. Earlier today Reedpop announced that they would be canceling Emerald City Comic-Con and now another March event has canceled due to public health concerns. According to the official twitter account, South by Southwest 2020 has been canceled after at the recommendation of the city of Austin, […]

Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins have been making the movie The Show for at least ten years. It began life as a burlesque video that Mitch was making but got more elaborate as Alan Moore provided character, backstory, plot and dialogue, then spitting out five short films collectively dubbed Show Pieces, as well as the […]

Pet Sematary is a thrill ride that is bound to chill audiences to their bone. Closing the last night of the SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival, the film premier brought audiences to their feet in a well-deserved standing ovation. It's bloody, it's scary and brilliantly acted. However, we shouldn't overhype this too much. While […]

The River and the Wall is a beautiful nature and travelogue documentary with a sharp political edge. Those things don't normally go together, but that is exactly the point as director Ben Masters attempts to show exactly how incongruous the idea of a 2,000 mile border wall is with the varied and gorgeous landscapes of […]

YouTube Originals kicked SXSW audiences in the face with the premiere of the second season of original series Cobra Kai, as fans packed The Highball and were treated to the first two episodes of the new season, followed by an extensive Q&A with stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove, and series creators/executive producers […]

Annie (Aidy Bryant) wants to have it all. But her ultra-demanding boss won't give her a shot at writing her first article and her boyfriend is more of a long-term booty call. While she knows she deserves better, her weight makes her self-conscious and thinks she has to settle. But some sage advice from a […]

In an excellent example of Karmic timing, Hulu has released the first official trailer and key art for comedian Ramy Youssef's new comedy Ramy. If the 10-episode, half-hour series sounds familiar then it should: Bleeding Cool's Andy Wilson had a chance to check out the show's SXSW panel this past weekend, and will have an […]

Greetings from Austin, Texas… and the 2019 South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW)! This year, everyone is talking about television! After a hard first weekend of long lines, screenings, and lots of buzz, it's time to check in on all the crazy happenings… or at least everything I was able to get to (so far) […]

A bunch of guys go on a road trip to get laid. It's been done, right? But making its world premier at SXSW, Come As You Are tells a beautiful, empathetic version of that otherwise tired, problematic story. Inspired by the true story of Asta Philpot (who also appears in the film), three guys with […]

Marvel Comics Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada and Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski took over a packed ballroom at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW (South By Southwest) on its opening day- Friday, March 9th- to deliver an important message to a rapt audience of cinephiles: READ YOUR COMICS. During their hour-long presentation, they went through all of […]

Fans of the cult classic 2014 mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi are in for a treat with a newly updated and made-for-tv version coming soon to the FX Network. The pilot episode screened Friday night at SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin, TX with Clement, Waititi, and […]

Travis Stevens talks about his writing and directing debut, Girl on the Third Floor, which premieres in March at South by Southwest. We talk about how the film came together in an actual Illinois home with its own mysterious past, and what makes haunted houses tick. Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not […]

This year, Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be in the spotlight at SXSW Festival – which will be taking over most of downtown Austin, TX with multiple events. Not to be outdone, network programming pal Broad City will premiere its final episodes on Sunday, March 10 – followed with an exclusive […]

South by Southwest (SXSW) 2018 hosted the debut of the documentary The Director and the Jedi that was part of the special features on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. After the premiere of the doc the director Anthony Wonke, The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, The Last Jedi producer Ram Burgman, actor Mark Hamill, and […]

A group of Marvel fans settled into a church for a screening of the first episode of Cloak and Dagger at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2018. It was a common feeling for anyone who has attended a film festival before, with churches being a common venue to set up screenings. After showing us the first […]

When it comes to comedies we so rarely get a female perspective, let alone a female perspective with a woman behind the camera. With Blockers that is going to change, as Kay Cannon was hired into the directing chair for this movie. Cannon said during the Q&A after the screening how rare it is for […]

When it comes to a comedy, the plot is really secondary — the important thing are the jokes and situations that the characters are put into. That means you need a good writer, and without one a comedy can't live on the delivery of its cast alone. Blockers had a lot of writing credits, but […]