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Life and Arts

Cheech and Chong take fans along for one last trip in humorous documentary

Cheech and Chong take fans along for one last trip in humorous documentary

Flora Farr, Senior Life & Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Opening with the smoke of a joint slowly curling across the screen, “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie” premiered at SXSW on Tuesday as a capsule of everything fans have loved about the comedy duo...

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Team of seasoned comedians bring back laid-back comedy in new film ‘The Gutter’

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Channeling an old-fashioned ridiculous and borderline-offensive comedy, a cast of seasoned comedians led by directors and brothers Yassir and Isaiah Lester premiered their new movie “The Gutter” at...

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‘Sasquatch Sunset’ offers stunning costumes, performances, not much else

Mimi Calzada, Life&Arts Editor March 13, 2024

“Sasquatch Sunset” comes from brothers David and Nathan Zellner and follows a year in the life of a bigfoot family of four as they survive in an increasingly inhospitable wilderness.  No stranger...

Courtesy of Differ Media

Q&A: Austin class action, sexual assault case management lawsuit documentary premieres at SXSW

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 12, 2024

Content warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault and sexual violence. The documentary “An Army of Women” follows the class-action lawsuit filed by 15 sexual assault survivors...

Panelists Ryan Douglas (left), Ryan Hartsell, Vince Kadlubek and Sam Browd speak at a panel at SXSW on Monday, March 11, 2024. The panelists discussed the positive impact gaming can have on mental health.

SXSW panel discusses therapeutic use of virtual realities

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 12, 2024

Media creatives and video game enthusiasts crowded excitedly to see a South By Southwest panel on Sunday of four panelists discussing the effectiveness of immersive media, such as virtual reality, in treating...

UT alumni makes Netflix debut co-directing, producing documentary about 4Chan.org

UT alumni makes Netflix debut co-directing, producing documentary about 4Chan.org

Flora Farr, Senior Life & Arts Reporter March 12, 2024

UT alumni Giorgio Angelini premiered his Netflix-debut documentary, “The Antisocial Network,” on Sunday at SXSW. Angelini co-directed and produced the film which focuses on how the creators of 4Chan.org...

From Bulgaria to Brooklyn, ‘The Black Sea’ navigates treacherous waters of experimental filmmaking

From Bulgaria to Brooklyn, ‘The Black Sea’ navigates treacherous waters of experimental filmmaking

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life & Arts Reporter March 12, 2024

From the opening sequence of Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden’s “The Black Sea,” the film introduces the audience to Harden’s character Khalid, a charismatic man from New York who quits his...

Luvella, represented by UTs record label UTalent Records, performs at Antones Nightclub for the UT Student Showcase on Friday. She performed her soon to be released single, Forevers in a Moment,  for the first time live.

Student Artists take on SXSW at UT’s Hook ‘Em House

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 11, 2024

Austin is known for its incredibly diverse and lively music scene, and students at UT remain essential to the local music economy. Because of the city’s fantastic music scene, many former students have...

Courtesy of Andy Hanson of The Dallas Times Herald

UT alumna, trailblazer Liz Carpenter’s life story told with loving humor in documentary co-directed by daughter

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 11, 2024

Through archival news footage, photographs and recent interviews to provide context, “Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter” shared the story of proud Texan and UT alumna Mary Elizabeth...

Courtesy of Jackson Hunt

‘The Black Sea’ navigates ‘cinematic freestyling’ through experimental film set in Bulgaria

Tyler Pullum, SeniorLife &Arts Reporter March 11, 2024

When Derrick B. Harden first traveled to Bulgaria, he didn’t set out to make a movie about his experience. But, over the course of his time in the eastern European country, he got together with co-director...

UT graduate Aaditya Ranjit, MACH Transit co-founder and chief operating officer presents Magnetizing Mobility: The Journey to Maglev in the US at the SXSW Pitch on March 9, 2024. MACH transit is looking to introduce their new maglev technology platform to U.S. markets to revolutionize public transportation, supply chain and high speed cinematography.

UT student, alum magnetic levitation technology startup takes on SXSW student pitch competition

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 10, 2024

Friction and cost remain two of the limiting factors of high speed public transit. A group of five UT students and alumni seek to address both of these variables with their startup MACH Transit. MACH...

Courtesy of Hadley Hillel

Q&A: Director of Chappell Roan’s ‘Casual’ music video discusses symbolism

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 10, 2024

Originally premiering in March 2023 on YouTube, the music video for Chappell Roan’s song “Casual” acts as one of 19 music videos in the South by Southwest 2024 music video lineup. The music video...

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