SXSW Film
Thursday, March 15
Screenings
Austin Convention Center
11 a.m. — Election Day (World premiere)
1:45 a.m. — Cat Dancers (World premiere)
4:30 p.m. — The Gits (World premiere)
7 p.m. — Helvetica (World premiere)
9:30 p.m. — Confessions of a Superhero (World premiere)
Alamo Downtown
11 a.m. — Lola
11 a.m. — Pretty in the Face (World premiere)
1:45 p.m. — Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (North American premiere)
4:30 p.m. — Hell on Wheels (World premiere)
7 p.m. — When a Man Falls in the Forest (North American premiere)
9:30 p.m. — Exiled (Regional premiere)
Midnight — Borderland (World premiere)
Alamo S. Lamar 1
11:15 a.m. — Animation vs. Animator
11:15 a.m. — Kuro Kumo
11:15 a.m. — Potl
11:15 a.m. — Guide Dog
11:15 a.m. — Windows Masks Doors
11:15 a.m. — One Rat Short
11:15 a.m. — When You Grow Up
11:15 a.m. — Animated Shorts
11:15 a.m. — Bolt
11:15 a.m. — Paper
11:15 a.m. — Adicolor "Red"
11:15 a.m. — Tragic Story With Happy Ending
11:15 a.m. — Loom
11:15 a.m. — Tunnel Vision
11:15 a.m. — Dragon
11:15 a.m. — The Toll
1:30 p.m. — Imagine the Sound (Regional premiere)
4 p.m. — Great World of Sound (Regional premiere)
6:45 p.m. — Monkey Warfare (Regional premiere)
9:30 p.m. — Murder Party (Regional premiere)
9:30 p.m. — The Pipe
Midnight — Fido (Regional premiere)
Alamo S. Lamar 2
11 a.m. — The Rapture of the Athlete Assumed into Heaven (World premiere)
11 a.m. — Forward (World premiere)
11 a.m. — Trout
11 a.m. — Coney Island, USA
11 a.m. — Buttercup
11 a.m. — Heavy Metal Drummer
11 a.m. — Reel Shorts 1
11 a.m. — LOOPS: A Portrait of Caddie Life
11 a.m. — Morning (World premiere)
1:30 p.m. — Un attimo di respiro (A Moment to Breathe)
1:30 p.m. — The Job
1:30 p.m. — The Saddest Boy in the World
1:30 p.m. — the definition of sex (World premiere)
1:30 p.m. — Happiness
1:30 p.m. — Clear Cut, Simple/ Khayen
1:30 p.m. — Reel Shorts 2
1:30 p.m. — Death to the Tinman
4 p.m. — The Grass Grows Green
4 p.m. — James Blunt: Return to Kosovo (World premiere)
6:30 p.m. — Blindsight (Regional premiere)
9 p.m. — August Evening (Sneak preview)
Midnight — Severance (Regional premiere)
Dobie
Noon — Third Ward TX (World premiere)
2 p.m. — Maybe Baby (World premiere)
4:30 p.m. — Love and Mary (World premiere)
7:45 p.m. — Arranged (World premiere)
10:15 p.m. — Cashback (Regional premiere)
Hideout
Noon — "Another Tack" by Emily Hubley and Sue Garner
Paramount
11 a.m. — Kurt Cobain About A Son (Regional Premiere)
2 p.m. — 638 Ways to Kill Castro (North American premiere)
4:30 p.m. — A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... (World premiere)
7:45 p.m. — Bella (Regional premiere)
9:45 p.m. — Elvis and Anabelle (World premiere)
Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and various cast members walk the red carpet at the Paramount Theatre for the regional premiere of 'Grindhouse'.; events; Slab City brings "Torta Rock" to Beerland from Imperial City, California.; Music; 09.15.06 ACL - Day 1 recap; Music; 09.15.06 - ACL: Ray LaMontagne; Music; 09.15.06 ACL: Recycle for a free t-shirt; Music; Austin City Limits 2006, Day 1; Music; 09.16.06 ACL: Austin Kiddie Limits; Music; The city has developed a program that's working to better integrate bicycles into Austin's transportation system.; recreation; Deborah Sengupta Stith, austin360.com music writer, talks with British delegates at the British Music Embassy on San Jacinto, March 13, 2008.; 360topvideo; Music; Dwight Hamilton, Tom Burrows and Mike "BB" Hughes prepare their chili at Hamilton's ranch outside of Rockne. Although their recipes have many of the same ingredients, each has his own secret strategy for making their pot stand out.; 360topvideo; food; Patrick Beach catches Daniel Lanois on the streets during SXSW.; Music; One of the bands Reed had said earlier was one of the current groups he likes, Dr. Dog played the Lou Reed tribute at the Fader Fort on March 13, 2008.; Music; Austin's own Grupo Fantasma plays the Batanga Day Party at Habana Calle Sies Restaurant.; Music; Austinite Hector Ward and the Big Time and Tat from England play on day four of the SXSW music festival.; Music; Chris Valentine and Caroline Valentine (of AdeoTours and Caroline & Associates, respectively), Lynn Bender of GeekAustin and Matt Genovese of door64.com talk about the Austin high-tech happy hour scene.; 360topvideo; food; Angela Shelf Medearis demonstrates cooking her recipe for Congo Chicken Moambe.; food; Angela Shelf Medearis demonstrates cooking her recipe for Roasted Vegetable Croustade. Courtesy Diva Productions; 360topvideo; food; Lyle Lovett performed "The Songs of Walter Hyatt" and presented Hyatt's family with an award as part of the 26th Annual Austin Music Awards on March 12, 2008 at the Austin Music Hall where Andy Langer was emcee.; Music; I was too intrigued to pass up the Valentine's Day Massacre known as the Mini KISS concert Feb. 14, 2008 at Speakeasy.; Music; The fair royalty included the princess (Ann Miron this year ) and her court, each of whom would have her likeness carved from a 90-pound block of butter. Curious food writers climbed two at a time into the revolving glass sculpting booth in an exhibi; food; Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket took the stage at the Fader Fort on March 13, 2008, after being introduced as 'one of the best live bands in America.'; Music; So many bands, so little time. Here are just a handful of bands that had shows on Thursday evening in the Sixth Street area.; Music; The SPIN party at Stubb's featured the Raveonettes and Vampire Weekend on March 14, 2008.; 360topvideo; Music; Starlite is reviewed; food; Uchi is reviewed; food; Austin360 music writer Deborah Sengupta Stith talks to rap artist David Banner at the Fader/Levi's SXSW side party at SXSW 2008. 3.15.08 (Interview footage by Terrence Stith.); Music; Austin360 music writer Deborah Sengupta Stith interviews online celebrity Perez Hilton before his SXSW party at the Palm Door. 3.15.08.; 360topvideo; Music; Wink is reviewed; food; Zoot is reviewed; food;
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