Time Trial is a documentary film that follows cyclist David Millar’s career as it comes to an end in 2014. Director Finlay Pretsell and cinematographer Martin Radich get up close and personal with the cyclist during his final Tour de France run. They were there in the support car where one can be comfortable and escape from the cold weather. The filmmakers were there as the cyclists go up and down hills that would be seemingly impossible…
"SXSW 2018: Time Trial"Month: March 2018
From All Corners comes from Japan and this documentary feature tells one of the most unique and interesting stories that exists when it comes to collecting cardboard. For Fuyuki Shimazu, someone else’s trash is another person’s wallet. His own personal slogan is: “From unnecessary to important.” This Japanese artist in particular will go through a lot of trouble if it means being able to collect the cardboard that he needs to design the wallets that will eventually…
"SXSW 2018: From All Corners"
While Meredith Johnston may not be a household name, the actress delivers one heck of a performance in Pet Names. Leigh didn’t finish college and her mom is sick. Having to take care of her, she’s in desperate need of an escape from reality. A chance encounter with her ex-boyfriend Cam (Rene Cruz) soon leads Leigh to make a foolish mistake by going camping with her ex. Even if Leigh had the best of intentions,…
"SXSW 2018: Pet Names"
There’s been a lot of films that took place in New York City but The World Before Your Feet may just be the most unique as it follows Matt Green on his walk across every block of the city. Matt Green may be crazy. He quit his job as a civil engineer to walk across America from Rockaway Beach, N.Y., to Rockaway Beach, Ore. in 2010. A few years later, he’s at it again and walking…
"SXSW 2018: The World Before Your Feet"
Operation Odessa is a documentary that goes behind the scenes of what happened when a mobster, playboy, and a Cuban spy sold a Soviet submarine to the Cali Cartel, a Columbian drug cartel. The story is so crazy that it is completely insane. It was 1997 when a federal task force had uncovered a plot to sell a Soviet submarine to a Columbia drug cartel for a whopping $35 million. The feds were under the…
"SXSW 2018: Operation Odessa"
Social Animals is a documentary that explores the how and why people decide to use Instagram as a social media tool and what followers, likes, and comments mean. With over 700 million active users of the social media app, it would be practically impossible to make a documentary about every single person that uses Instagram. Instead, it must be whittled down to just a few people in order to make even a decent documentary. Wisely, Jonathan…
"SXSW 2018: Social Animals"
If writer-director Chloé Zhao isn’t a household name, it certainly will be after a docudrama, The Rider, reaches a wider audience. Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau) was going to be a star of the rodeo one day. Unfortunately for him, he suffered from a riding accident while competing and ends up in a coma for a few days. For Brady, it means that his days of competing are over. For any rider, it’s a sad day to…
"SXSW 2013: The Rider"
Alt-Right: Age of Rage is perhaps the only documentary this year that one will watch and can’t help getting angry. It’s not even the good anger but the WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING THEY’RE RIGHT ANGER! Without a doubt, it’s a documentary that requires a trigger warning before going forward. Director Adam Bhala Lough manages to profile a lot of key players of the “alt-right,” which the AP would have you label as a multitude of…
"SXSW 2018: Alt-Right: Age of Rage"
Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, film festival favorite Lean on Pete tells the poignant story of of a teenage boy and his strong connection to a horse. Charley Thompson (Charlie Plummer) hasn’t had an easy life living with his father Ray (Travis Fimmel). Charley’s mom is out of the picture and looking for meaning in his life, he turns to the Portland Downs racetrack where he meets Del Montgomery (Steve Buscemi) and jockey Bonnie (Chloë Sevigny). …
"SXSW 2018: Lean on Pete"
Michael Stahl-David co-starred in last year’s SXSW Audience Award winner, The Light of the Moon, and returns to the film festival with the short film, We Win. Stahl-David took some time this week to speak to Solzy at the Movies about the film and how it came together. Thanks for joining Solzy at the Movies today. How are things treating you? Michael Stahl-David: Hi Solzy! Thanks for your interest! Things are good – can’t wait to…
"SXSW 2018: Michael Stahl-David talks We Win"