With so many films and TV shows playing at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, there is only so much one person can see — and these are the ones I’m most looking forward to!
Neighbors
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Screenwriters: Andrew J. Cohen, Brendan O'Brien
One of the best features of SXSW is that it welcomes tiny indie films alongside a selection of mainstream studio movies. Case in point, this comedy, starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne (with her native Australian accent!) as a young married couple whose party-hardy lifestyle has suddenly mellowed thanks to their newborn baby — only to have a frat house headed by Zac Efron move in next door. This won't arrive in theaters for another two months, so Universal is showing a lot of faith in the film by premiering it so early at SXSW.
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Veronica Mars
Director: Rob Thomas
Screenwriters: Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero
I've never seen an episode of the beloved series that inspired this film, but I do love me a forthright female protagonist who fights crime. So I'm hoping that makes me an ideal candidate for how well this Kickstarted feature will play for those outside its devoted Marshmallows fan base — like, basically, everyone else on the BuzzFeed Entertainment team. I expect witty banter and red herrings!
Robert Voets
Silicon Valley
Director: Mike Judge
Screenwriters: Episode 1 written by Mike Judge & John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky; Episode 2 written by Carson Mell
Ever since Lena Dunham debuted the first three episodes of Girls at SXSW two years ago, the festival has slowly expanded its television premieres, this year launching a brand-new section to the festival called Episodic and devoted just to TV. There are many offerings — click here for all of them — but the one I'm most available and interested to see is Mike Judge's comedy about tech nerds striving to launch their own startup.
Isabella Vosmikova / HBO
Space Station 76
Director: Jack Plotnick
Screenwriters: Jack Plotnick, Jennifer Cox, Sam Pancake, Kali Rocha, Michael Stoyanov
This independent satire of 1970s sci-fi is the definition of “under the radar”: Veteran character Plotnick (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Wrong) was able to shoot the film with actors Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer, Jerry O'Connell and 2001: A Space Odyssey's Keir Dullea with pretty much no one realizing it even existed before he'd wrapped — a remarkable feat in Hollywood these days. Also: There are robots! I will be first in line.
Space Station 76
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