http://dir.salon.com/topics/south_by_southwest/?source=rss&aim=south_by_southwest en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/03/21/roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/03/21/roundup/index.html?source=rss A funky, lovely weave of Philly tales; an S/M hustler turned safe-sex pioneer; a heavy-metal saga in Old Norse; a Denver slacker turns to crime, and more. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/11/nights_weekends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/11/nights_weekends/index.html?source=rss Ultra-indie American film grows up in a hurry with Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig's erotic, wrenching relationship drama "Nights and Weekends." By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/14/sxsw_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/14/sxsw_wrap/index.html?source=rss From America's indie-most film festival, here are 10 exciting new films -- Safe-sex warriors! Harry Potter fans! White guys who rap! -- you really ought to seek out. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/03/28/gordon_levitt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/03/28/gordon_levitt/index.html?source=rss In this interview and podcast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about his new film "The Lookout" -- and why movies should be as complex as people are. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/15/btm_sxsw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/15/btm_sxsw/index.html?source=rss The best of South by Southwest: An extraordinary look at Kurt Cobain's life and an absorbing film about a forgotten pop legend. Plus: A chat with a Cannes winner. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/13/ellison/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/13/ellison/index.html?source=rss Science-fiction legend Harlan Ellison on the new movie starring himself as a "funny, weird old guy" -- and how the WGA wound up as Hollywood's "bitches." By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/03/12/haroldandkumar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/03/12/haroldandkumar/index.html?source=rss And how did they end up getting high with the Leader of the Free World? The makers of "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" fill us in at a SXSW round-table interview. (A Salon podcast) By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/11/sxsw_seattle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/11/sxsw_seattle/index.html?source=rss The street protests that shaped a new century, recalled in a flawed and exciting docudrama. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/10/sxsw_nights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/10/sxsw_nights/index.html?source=rss An ultra-indie breakup film recalls "Last Tango" -- and splits SXSW audiences. Also: Showdown in the produce aisle, and a death-house preacher tells all. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/13/sxsw_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/13/sxsw_2/index.html?source=rss Would you rather see a movie about a gun-wielding hobo or a bunch of muttering, relationship-challenged 20-somethings? By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/12/sxsw_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/12/sxsw_1/index.html?source=rss Opening weekend at the Austin filmfest offers a controversial documentary about (not by) Michael Moore, an outrageous horror-comedy by Alan Cumming and a few Tarantino impersonations. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/03/16/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/03/16/btm/index.html?source=rss Questions from SXSW: Will we be destroyed by an oil crisis or the credit card companies? And why is that cellphone in Parker Posey's panties? By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/03/14/sxsw_franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/03/14/sxsw_franken/index.html?source=rss The festival premieres films about Al Franken, the Pixies and the music biz. Plus: Did Andy Dick really hump an audience member's head? By Jennifer Maerz Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/03/21/sxsw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/03/21/sxsw/index.html?source=rss The SXSW music conference promises live music, booze, parties and barbecue. And then more music. Our reporter wends her way with both ears blown. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/03/13/roast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/03/13/roast/index.html?source=rss A report from the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. By Jami Attenberg Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/27/webjournals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/27/webjournals/index.html?source=rss Sure, you can pour your heart out online, but it may come back to haunt you.