SXSW 2012

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   Matthew Lillard on Why 'Fat Kid Rules the World' Isn't About Being Fat (Q&A)

   4:22 pm 10/11/2012

   • by Rebecca Ford

   The actor talks to THR about stepping behind the camera for his feature film directorial debut.Read more

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   Strand Acquires Carol Morley's Documentary 'Dreams of Life'

   2:08 pm 7/12/2012

   • by Gregg Kilday

   The film focuses on a mysterious death and will be released Aug. 3.Read more

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   Big Easy Express: LAFF Review

   10:06 pm 6/28/2012

   • by Justin Lowe

   Emmett Malloy's scintillating concert-tour doc, which won the headliner audience award at SXSW, centers on folk rockers Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford & Sons.Read more

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4. Gimme the Loot: Cannes Review

   11:49 am 5/25/2012

   • by David Rooney

   A grand jury prize winner at SXSW earlier this year, Adam Leon's debut feature about teenage Bronx graffiti artists gets its international premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Read more

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   'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Director Jon M. Chu on Not Shooting in 3D, Addressing Studio Notes

   8:47 pm 5/23/2012

   • by Todd Gilchrist

   At the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival, the director talked with THR about the "freeing" experience of shooting his sequel in 2D on film.Read more

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   'Paul Williams: Still Alive' Reintroduces a Diminutive Musical Giant (Video)

   4:44 pm 5/17/2012

   • by Todd Gilchrist

   Director Stephen Kessler develops a tenuous friendship with his subject in this documentary about the vagaries of fame and the dangers of fan worship.Read more

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   Millennium Entertainment Acquires 'The Babymakers' for U.S.

   3:21 pm 4/11/2012

   • by Jay A. Fernandez

   The Jay Chandrasekhar-directed comedy had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March.Read more

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   LCD Soundsystem Doc 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' Headed to Theaters This Summer

   1:48 pm 4/2/2012

   • by Portia Medina

   Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, whose Oscilloscope Laboratories will distribute the film, has said he admires LCD frontman James Murphy for knowing when to bow out gracefully.Read more

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9. Decoding Deepak: SXSW Review

   2:19 pm 3/31/2012

   • by John DeFore

   A documentary made by Deepak Chopra's son is a muddled portrait of the bestselling guru.Read more

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    Sunset Strip: SXSW Review

    7:03 pm 3/29/2012

    • by John DeFore

    The Hans Fjellestad-directed documentary traces the cultural history of the iconic 1.5-mile stretch.Read more

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