SXSW 2013: The Rider

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…

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SXSW 2018: A Few Films I Want To See

When the initial lineup for the 2018 SXSW Film Festival was released this week, there were a number of films and documentaries that drew my interest.  Some of these were no-brainers like Blockers and The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From A Mythical Man. Blockers is the feature directorial debut of Pitch Perfect screenwriter Kay Cannon.  The premise is simple: three parents try to stop their daughters from having sex on prom night.  I’ve been…

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