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entertainment8 days ago•16 min saved

Boots Riley Urges Fans to Pack Opening Weekend for I Love Boosters

After premiering at SXSW, Boots Riley urged fans on social media to see I Love Boosters during its May 22 opening weekend to secure a proper theatrical run, telling audiences to call local theaters and bring friends; the surreal, arthouse film stars Naomi Ackie, Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu and Demi Moore as a crew of boosters challenging the fashion world, with Riley cautioning that delaying could lead to the film being pulled from screens.

via Deadline|

#boots-riley #entertainment #i-love-boosters

entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

Taccone Ends Ten-Year Directorial Hiatus with SXSW Thriller-Comedy

Jorma Taccone explains his decade-long pause from directing features and discusses his return with Over Your Dead Body, a bloody home-invasion comedy-thriller (based on Norway’s The Trip) starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving. The SXSW premiere won the Audience Award, and Taccone reflects on moving between TV and film, the dual theatrical/streaming release, and playful notes about poster art and titles as he pursues a more commercial direction for his work.

via IndieWire|

#entertainment #indie-film #jorma-taccone

health-and-wellness1 month ago•4 min saved

Grief on the Main Stage: How My Dad's Death Led Me to SXSW's Wellness Conversation

A reporter shares how the deaths of loved ones—especially his father from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—propelled him into writing about loss, then moderating a SXSW panel on grief as a ‘new wellness frontier,’ learning that grief is non-linear and that open dialogue with experts and peers can illuminate the path forward.

via USA Today|

#death #death-doulas #grief

box-office2 months ago•15 min saved

They Will Kill You Previews Hit $1M as Project Hail Mary Nears $110M

Deadline reports They Will Kill You opened to about $1M in previews (Thu eve and Mystery screenings) and is tracking toward a debut near Ready or Not 2’s opening; Project Hail Mary ends its first week with $109.7M in the U.S. across 4,007 theaters, aided by a $6.1M Thursday. The film is rolling out to 65 territories (7,000 screens) with strong social buzz (183M), though Rotten Tomatoes sits at 72% fresh; spring-break dynamics continue to help the box office as the week’s top titles vie for screens likely ahead of a second-weekend performance similar to Dune: Part Two.

via Deadline|

#box-office #project-hail-mary #sxsw

entertainment2 months ago•16 min saved

Hail Mary Tops Box Office as They Will Kill You Opens Wide In Competition

Amazon MGM's Project Hail Mary is racing past $100M domestically six days into release and is projected to earn about $45M in its second weekend, while Zazie Beetz’s They Will Kill You expands to 2,700 theaters with an estimated $10M in the U.S. and similar overseas, joining other SXSW titles like Forbidden Fruits in wider openings.

via Deadline|

#box-office #entertainment #project-hail-mary

film2 months ago•16 min saved

Vince Vaughn Goes Twin-Track in Time-Travel Comedy SXSW Premiere

Vince Vaughn stars as multiple doubles of a mobster in the SXSW premiere of Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, a time-traveling gangster comedy that teams him with James Marsden and Eiza González; directed by BenDavid Grabinski, the film hits Hulu on March 27 after a crowd-pleasing world premiere full of laughs and over-the-top action.

via Variety|

#eiza-gonzalez #film #mike-and-nick-and-nick-and-alice

film2 months ago•20 min saved

Adam Scott Battles a Fog of Mystery in Hokum's Haunted Irish Inn

Adam Scott stars as a troubled American novelist who travels to a haunted Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, only to confront a cursed honeymoon suite, a murky mystery and a director’s diffuse script. While Hokum delivers a claustrophobic mood and striking production design, Damian McCarthy’s script leans into atmosphere over explanation, mixing supernatural hints with a non-supernatural crime plot and leaving some threads unresolved as the film heads toward streaming.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#adam-scott #film #hokum

film2 months ago•15 min saved

Power Ballad Sparks Ownership Debate at SXSW

At SXSW, Power Ballad casts Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas in a music-dramedy about a wedding-band frontman who learns a song he wrote has become a hit for a fading star, prompting a globe-trotting quest to prove authorship while navigating family and friendship; Rudd delivers emotional weight, Jonas’s performance is more uneven, and the film balances heartfelt moments with comedic gaps, offering a feel-good ride for music lovers despite flaws.

via Deadline|

#artistic-ownership #film #nick-jonas

technology2 months ago•4 min saved

Inside the $160K Red-Light Chamber That Promises a Reset

A Mashable tester tries the $160,000 Ammortal Chamber at SXSW—an all-in-one wellness device combining red/infrared light, molecular hydrogen inhalation, breathwork, vibroacoustic therapy, and PEMF for a 15 or 25-minute session; the immersive experience is intense and meditative, leaving the body buzzing and the tester curious to return, while noting the luxury price tag and the uncertain long-term health benefits, even as NFL teams reportedly use the tech.

via Mashable|

#ammortal-chamber #pemf-therapy #red-light-therapy

entertainment2 months ago•3 min saved

Wade backs SXSW documentary spotlighting fathers of trans kids amid backlash

At SXSW, Dwyane Wade executive produces The Dads, a documentary following fathers of transgender and gender-expansive children as they navigate love and resilience amid a politically hostile climate, including Trump-era policies and bans on gender-affirming care, urging allies to support families so their kids can thrive.

via USA Today|

#documentary #dwyane-wade #entertainment

entertainment2 months ago•19 min saved

Greer Grounds the Madness in Tabloid-Style Chili Finger at SXSW

At SXSW, Chili Finger lands as a tabloid-inspired dark comedy anchored by Judy Greer, with Bryan Cranston and John Goodman turning up in heightened, offbeat roles; a severed finger in chili kicks off a spiraling, violent farce that tests the film’s tone. Greer provides the film’s human center amid the chaos, but the screenplay’s relentless quirkiness can feel overdone, leaving the movie uneven yet memorable.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#bryan-cranston #chili-finger #dark-comedy

technology2 months ago•5 min saved

AI voice restoration for 1 million people debuts at SXSW with ElevenLabs

At SXSW 2026, ElevenLabs announced the 1 Million Voices Initiative to give free AI voice restoration to people with permanent voice loss, using their voice-cloning tools in collaboration with Rebecca Gayheart Dane and disability groups; the effort includes the 11 Voices docuseries and an online intake for potential participants, aiming to help those affected by illnesses like ALS and cancer regain a voice similar to their own, while acknowledging AI concerns about misuse.

via Mashable|

#accessibility #ai #elevenlabs

film2 months ago•20 min saved

Warm Chemistry, Cool Plot: Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets at SXSW

The Hollywood Reporter’s SXSW review of Joe Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets paints it as a sun-drenched Alaska-set romantic dramedy anchored by Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson. The film follows a couple on a six-month break while a past flame enters the mix, with improv-driven dialogue that emphasizes warm chemistry and naturalistic dynamics. While the performances and the Alaska setting—shot on 35mm—give the film a light, appealing mood, the plot is ultimately deemed repetitive and not fully illuminating about desire and commitment.

via hollywoodreporter.com|

#dakota-fanning #film #jake-johnson

entertainment2 months ago•35 min saved

Wade uses SXSW doc to spotlight trans kids and push for compassion

Dwyane Wade premiered and champions the documentary The Dads at SXSW, which follows fathers of transgender and gender-expansive kids and examines the human toll of policies under the Trump era. Wade stresses love and inclusion, urging people to support families and criticizing policies and misinformation that affect transgender youth.

via Yahoo|

#dwyane-wade #entertainment #sxsw

film2 months ago•16 min saved

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Delivers a Blood-Packed SXSW Premiere

At SXSW, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come had its world premiere with Kathryn Newton energizing a screaming crowd; Samara Weaving was absent due to pregnancy, while Sarah Michelle Gellar appeared on her behalf and teased a sequel; the directors touted practical effects as the highlight, and the film arrives in theaters next Friday, March 20.

via Deadline|

#film #kathryn-newton #radio-silence