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Anthony Atamanuik mocks Donald Trump at comedy show

Katie Walsh and Megan Hix March 15, 2016

It’s six months in the future. All of the Supreme Court Justices are in hiding. Minorities are “learning to concentrate” in confinement camps. A concrete wall lines the border between...

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SXSW: “The Waiting” crafts unique teen thriller narrative

Sebastian Sada March 14, 2016

A conventional teen thriller immerses audiences in a plight to escape an imposing threat. In “The Waiting,” this story is replaced by a narrative that is unique to the genre, turning the protagonists...

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SXSW: J.J. Abrams and Andrew Jarecki talk telling relatable stories, advances in film tech, diversity in entertainment

Charles Liu March 14, 2016

On Monday, filmmakers and friends J.J. Abrams (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) and Andrew Jarecki (“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst”) spoke to South by Southwest attendees...

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Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg premiere AMC’s dark comedy “Preacher”

Megan Hix and Katie Walsh March 14, 2016

For directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, “Preacher” has been a long time coming. The pair started developing AMC’s new dark comedy as early as the filming days of 2007’s “Superbad,”...

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Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg discusses financing independent movies in keynote speech

Katie Walsh March 14, 2016

Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg opened his keynote speech Monday morning with a disclaimer — he was going to talk about money, a subject he said is somehow still a taboo in the film industry. “If...

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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Monday, March 14

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SXSW: “Hardcore Henry” takes viewers on cinematic theme park ride

Charles Liu March 14, 2016

We are generally the observers of blood and gut spillage in action movies. In “Hardcore Henry,” we watch everything through the eyes of our hero, a cyborg soldier named Henry, as he murders...

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Alia Shawkat shares memories at Upright Citizens Brigade improv show

Katie Walsh and Cat Cardenas March 14, 2016

Sunday night Arrested Development actress Alia Shawkat took the stage at Esther’s Follies and confessed that in high school, she filled a condom with her best friend’s dad’s pee to pass...

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SXSW: “Tower” delivers gripping account of the UT Tower shooting

Charles Liu March 13, 2016

Before Sandy Hook, before Aurora, before Virginia Tech, before Columbine – there was The University of Texas. On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman ascended the UT tower with an arsenal of guns and...

Q&A: Australian singer-songwriter Cloves discusses upcoming album, SXSW performance

Katie Walsh March 13, 2016

Australian singer songwriter Kaity Dunstan, known by her stage name Cloves will bring her haunting vocals to Austin this week for South By Southwest. The Daily Texan spoke with her about her first band...

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