SXSW film 2013: Cast and Crew of “Coldwater” talk roles and social stigmas

SXSW film 2013: Cast and Crew of “Coldwater” talk roles and social stigmas

-Monica Solis KTSW reporter SXSW 2013 presented Jordan Gaas-Poore' and I the chance to sit down with some cast and crew of drama/thriller "Coldwater," which debuted at the film festival. (See "SXSW Film 2013 : 'Coldwater' Review" for thoughts on the film) Here's what director Vincent Grashaw, executive producer Joe Bilotta, and actors PJ Boudousque' and James C. Burns had to say about social stigmas and understanding the roles. Grashaw […]

March 26, 2013 247

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SXSW film 2013 : Dave Grohl’s “Sound City” ignites the spirit of rock’n’roll

Dave Grohl's "Sound City" ignites the spirit of rock'n'roll First time director Dave Grohl is someone whose name you may associate more clearly with the title of former drummer of 90s grunge band Nirvana and now front-man of the Foo Fighters. Being a fan of heartfelt, guitar smashing, beautiful music..ahem - Nirvana, you can imagine my excitement being in the presence of Grohl. It took a lot of energy out of […]

March 26, 2013 55

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SXSW Film Festival 2013: Sean Gallagher’s “Good Night”

Austin-based writer/director Sean Gallagher's feature-length directing debut "Good Night," starring his long-time friend and fellow Austinite and co-producer Jonny Mars (who I randomly saw at Royal Blue Grocery in Austin, after we had technical difficulties during our previously scheduled phone interview), made me cry as I watched it on my laptop while sitting on the floor of Old Main. It's the story about Leigh and Winston Rockwall, a couple who […]

March 25, 2013 5861

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Other Side Drive in Reverse:SXSW edition

by Halie Davis Last week, we had a team of reporters out on the streets of Austin to get coverage for SXSW 2013. This week and next week; Other Side Drive will air some of our SXSW interviews. We'll also be posting up some of video interviews on our youtube channel. This week, your hosts aired a handful of interviews conducted during SXSW. We worked on getting you a personal interview […]

March 25, 2013 36

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SXSW Film 2013 – “Coldwater” review

by Monica Solis "Coldwater" dives deep into hearts, and leaves no holds barred What do you get when you cross Call of Duty Black Ops “The Sergeant,” with a protagonist who resembles a young Ryan Gosling,with a production company that gets the art of cinematography and a director who debuts with a message you just can’t ignore? You get the film Coldwater which premiered at SXSW 2013. Coldwater, written by […]

March 25, 2013 126

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SXSW Film Festival 2013: “Broadway Idiot”

Despite Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day frontman) being a no-show on the world premiere red carpet of "Broadway Idiot," which follows him during the making of his musical "American Idiot" on Broadway, Monica and I got to speak with director Doug Hamilton and "Cuatro" director Tim Wheeler. Monica stayed to catch the double feature, which also included the documentary "Cuatro," a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Green Day's album […]

March 24, 2013 251

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SXSW Film Festival 2013: “Sound City”

Dave Grohl's "Sound City" looks at the history of the recording studio in Van Nuys, California, where he once travelled with Nirvana to record their album "Nevermind." "Sound City" Trailer (Photos and information contained in this post may not be used without the author's permission) (Photos by Jordan Gass-Poore' and Monica Solis) Listen to Dave Grohl at The Paramount:

March 24, 2013 771

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SXSW Film Festival 2013: “The East”

So, I was completely nervous about getting to speak with actor Alexander Skarsgard, who I know better as True Blood's Eric the Vampire. But when the time finally came to ask him my one very important question, I felt pretty cool, which might have had something to do with the wind chill after standing outside of the Paramount Theatre on the red carpet for more than an hour. I'd like […]

March 24, 2013 632

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SXSW Film Festival 2013: Random Musings

(All photos by Jordan Gass-Poore')Audio:-Writer/director John Sayles at the Stateside for the premiere of "Go for Sisters": -Director PJ Raval and the cast of "Before You Know It": -Writer/director/actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt and actors Tony Danza and Brie Larson ("United States of Tara") at The Paramount for the world premiere of "Don Jon": *and another:

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