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Interview by Chris Gore, shot by Zoetica Ebb, photo gallery by Dustin Downing
“…as a critic I’d give myself three out of five stars.”
Along with tax auditors, parking meter attendants and totalitarian dictators, film critics rank among the world’s most hated types of persons. I should know since I’ve dabbled in this profession on occasion. Honestly, it’s how I began my career more than a decade ago, though I’ve never considered myself a decent critic. In fact, as a critic I’d give myself three out of five stars. Seriously, I’m more of a fan who enjoys championing the movies I love and bashing mundane crap when it’s deserved. However, having worked on both sides as a critic and a filmmaker, this also makes me perhaps one of the most qualified human beings on the planet earth to review a movie about film critics.
Joe Swanberg’s first feature, Kissing on the Mouth, cost a mere $1,200 and his expectations for it were realistic. He thought a few people might kind of like his little movie. Joe didn’t expect his heart-wrenchingly realistic autopsy of male/female relationships to spawn a style that quickly evolved into a movement known as “Mumblecore.”
Mumblecore is indie films’ tastiest flavor and it’s about to emerge onto the shores of the mainstream. Swanberg’s latest, Alexander the Last, premieres at SXSW and, in a bold move by distributor IFC, will bypass theatrical distribution and debut as VOD (video-on-demand) for anyone with internet access to see.
Joe reminisces fondly about film, fun and South by…
“…a contest that will end in a glorious win… or a humiliating loss.”
You’ve probably seen the Sylvester Stallone sports film Over the Top. You saw Sly rise in the world of professional arm wrestling as he struggled to put away opponents in a battle of mind over muscle. And no one can make a sport look as exciting and visceral as Stallone, but what is it really like?
“…yummy boom-shooka-bow-bow actress Melodie Sisk is the appeal of watching Modern Love is Automatic.”
When a bored nurse named Lillian catches her boyfriend with another woman, she snaps out of her mundane life into something new… a life as a part-time dominatrix. Things get complicated when a new roommate with a desperate need for attention as a model enters the picture. Her neediness along with her horny boyfriend throw Lillian’s life into turmoil, or at least, a temporary nuisance with a dangerous solution.
“…a documentary that does not contain any monsters, but it will scare you.”
To be clear, Monsters from the ID is a documentary that does not contain any monsters, but it will scare you. The film argues that science has been at the root of solving our modern problems, but their aren’t nearly enough scientists to tackle what lies in our future. And we’re distracted by the media’s obsession with new kinds of heroes. The heroes of today score points in sports as professional athletes, score fans rocking out on stage as rock stars or score laughs as a reality TV stars — these are the heroes revered by the public and the media.
Real-life couple Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones play a couple who choose a slightly different way of breaking up. Here the happy filmmakers enjoy themselves at the SXSW Filmmaker BBQ
“When does the break up last longer than the relationship?”
“…can’t seem to pry their voyeuristic eyes away from the seemingly mundane events on the four screens.”
The premise is simple… until it’s not… and then things go horribly wrong, which is good. And bad. Let me explain…