Once again I had a great time at SXSW this year, but as I was sorting through my canvas shwag bags I’m reminded again that I didn’t see a single film, short or movie. Last year I got to see a great talk with Robert Rodriguez on 3D in film, but this year I really stuck to Interactive as usual. That’s OK with me, I met some great folks at nearly every talk or panel or party I attended, but next year I’ve got to try and sit still for 2 hours and catch a film.
It’s tough though, SXSW is such a social experience where you want to meet and catch-up with people that I don’t know if I can really sit in the dark and be quiet for a feature-length film. My buddy Daniel always does it, so maybe he can show me the ropes. This was also my first year staying for Music, so I was pacing myself I suppose, more on that in a future post.
I may not have attended any films this year but I did a ton of research and I think I know what I missed out on, here’s the short list of films that are going on my must see list (with some help from Doug Benson):
- American: The Bill Hicks Story
- The People vs. George Lucas
- Barry Munday
- Cyrus (I’m a big fan of the Puffy Chair)
- Leaves of Grass (Ed Norton tends to be universally amazing in my opinion) — Roger Ebert called it a “Masterpiece” and I can’t wait to see it next month!
Finally, I must admit I do kind of want to see Kick Ass, but I’m not running right out to watch it.
Here are some trailers for you, I just saved you like what, 5 web searches? Enjoy the movies.
to remove all kinds of impurities and medications I don’t want to think about and on top of it getting some natural mineral bonus that makes plain tap water taste rather good. Here in my early 30’s my taste buds are still mostly in tact and I’m pretty picky about my water, and this is good stuff. The details:
last us about 14 months (a family of 3). That’s just about 12 cents/day.
Before I return it, I thought I would share a few of my experiments and results w/ the iPhone 3G I’ve come to really like, but just can’t figure out how to keep it’s charge up. I also have a heck of a time using it for work, but that’s not Apple’s Fault.