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The 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival kicked off Friday, March 7 in Austin with world and North American premieres of movies in 11 sections, TV shows in three sections and several short film and virtual reality programs.

This year’s festival launched with opening-night film Another Simple Favor reteaming Paul Feig, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, with other notable world premiere titles including Chad Hartigan’s The Threesome, Kate Mara‘s two entries The Astronaut and The Dutchman (the latter also starring André Holland), the Ben Affleck-Jon Bernthal sequel The Accountant 2, the Nicole Kidman-starring Holland and Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega.

Check out Deadline’s reviews recaps below as films premiere at the fest, which runs through March 15, and click on the titles for the full reviews.

The Accountant 2 ‘The Accountant 2’

Section: Headliner

Director: Gavin O’Connor

Cast: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda,...

One of the unexpected pleasures of this year’s vast SXSW slate of movies is Bunny, a kind of zany comic throwback to extreme indie New York City-centric movies that find a manic energy and rhythm that lets them exist on their own breathless cloud, with a cast of wacky characters moving in and out of frame in action that takes place almost entirely in an East Village tenement, or outside just in front of it.

In some ways Bunny is an oddball cross of Weekend at Bernie’s, Abbott & Costello, Cheech & Chong and a new-age Marx Brothers movie, plus films of the Safdie brothers (particularly Uncut Gems) all the way back to Hal Ashby’s wonderful directorial debut with 1970’s The Landlord, another NYC tenement movie I kept thinking about watching this stew. Throw them all into a blender and you might have something resembling what first-time director...

Once upon a time, mostly in the 1980s and 90s, the downtown Manhattan indie movie was a thing. Films like Jim Jarmusch’s Permanent Vacation, Edo Bertoglio’s Downtown 81, Larry Clark’s Kids and, later on, early Safdie brothers efforts like The Pleasure of Being Robbed were gritty off-the-cuff street features made on tiny budgets, shouldered by directors looking to capture the weird and wild world below 14th Street.

But living in that part of the city soon became expensive, and more expensive, and even more expensive — to the point that many writers, artists and filmmakers were priced out of their neighborhoods. Shooting in Manhattan also became exorbitantly costly, leaving room for only well-funded TV shows like Law & Order, Billions or Succession. Even the latest NYC-set Safdie joint (directed by Josh Safdie in his first solo effort) is an epic period piece, starring Timothée Chalamet, with a budget estimated between $50-$70 million.

As Sundance Film Festival kicks off, the next major American film festival has unveiled its lineup. SXSW 2025’s slate includes the premieres of the latest films from Michael Bay, Chad Hartigan, Flying Lotus, Mimi Cave, Jay Duplass, Babak Anvari, Rodney Ascher, and more. But first, last year’s SXSW winner of the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the Narrative Feature categories, Tracie Laymon’s Bob Trevino Likes It, will arrive on March 21 and Roadside Attractions has unveiled the first trailer.

John Fink said in his review, “A crowd-pleasing film inspired by director Tracie Laymon’s experience talking with a stranger online at a low point in her life, Bob Trevino Likes It is a moving story that proves good people do exist in this world. With two wonderful performances by Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo––playing two strangers who share the same last name but are otherwise unrelated...

The SXSW Film & TV Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 32nd edition, kicking off with the premiere of Apple TV+’s show biz comedy The Studio.

Co-created by and starring Seth Rogen, The Studio follows a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together. The show is set to unveil its first two episodes on March 26.

At this year’s festival, films to look out for in the Headliner section include Amazon’s Ben Affleck starrer The Accountant 2, A24’s Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, Blumhouse’s horror pic Drop, and the Nicole Kidman thriller Holland from Amazon. Other notable titles screening include Searchlight’s musical drama O’Dessa starring Sadie Sink, Regina Hall and Kelvin Harrison Jr.; The Astronaut starring Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne and Gabriel Luna...

Condemned Death is the Only Escape

Available on VOD, DVD and Blu-Ray January 5, 2016 Rlj Entertainment, (Nasdaq: Rlje) brings you Condemned. Directed by Eli Morgan Gesner, the film stars Dylan Penn in her film debut, Ronen Rubinstein (Detachment, Some Kind of Hate), Lydia Hearst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero), Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie), Honor Titus and Genevieve Hudson-Price (Freedomland). Condemned will ...

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Title: Condemned Rlj Entertainment Director: Eli Morgan Gesner Writer: Eli Morgan Gesner Cast: Dylan Penn, Ronen Rubinstein, Lydia Hearst, Jon Abrahams, Honor Titus, Genevieve Hudson-Price Running Time: 1hr 23 min Rating: Unrated (Gore, violence, language, some sexuality) In theaters and Digital HD on Friday, November 13th Maya (Dylan Penn – as in the daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright) is tired of living in luxury with her parents, so she decides to leave and move in with her boyfriend Dante (Ronen Rubenstein, Some Kind of Hate). She’s a little apprehensive when she finds he’s squatting in a condemned apartment building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. His musician friend Loki [ Read More ]

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Condemned Gets Rlj Entertainment Release Nov 13

In Theaters And Digital HD: November 13, 2015 Directed By: Eli Morgan Gesner Written By: Eli Morgan Gesner Cast: Dylan Penn, Ronen Rubinstein, Lydia Hearst, Jon Abrahams, Honor Titus, Genevieve Hudson-Price Synopsis: Fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend who is squatting in an old, condemned building on Manhattan’s ...

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Lionsgate has revealed two new clips from The Last Witch Hunter ahead of its release on October 23rd. Also in this morning's round-up: details on the New York City Horror Film Festival and the Colorado Horror Convention, as well as information on how to watch The Walking Dead online and release details for Eli Morgan Gesner's Condemned.

The Last Witch Hunter: "The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife.

Sneak Peek more new clips of footage from the 'Batman' prequel series "Gotham" and the episode "Viper", airing October 20, 2014 on Fox:

"...'Gordon' and 'Bullock' search for the source of a new street drug that causes euphoria then death. 

"Meanwhile, 'Oswald Cobblepot' works his way deeper into the inner circle of 'Maroni' (David Zayas), while 'Fish Mooney' continues to plot against 'Falcone'..."

Guest cast for the episode includes Daniel London as 'Stan Potolsky',Kett Turton as 'Busker', Genevieve Hudson-Price as 'Charmagne', Peter Maloney as 'Isaac Steiner', Margaret Colin as 'Taylor Reece', Jeremy Davidson as 'Nikolai', Danny Mastrogiorgio as 'Frankie Carbone' and Makenzie Leigh as 'Liza'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: Viper"...

Sneak Peek more new clips of footage from the 'Batman' prequel series "Gotham" and the episode "Viper", airing October 20, 2014 on Fox:

"...'Gordon' and 'Bullock' search for the source of a new street drug that causes euphoria then death. 

"Meanwhile, 'Oswald Cobblepot' works his way deeper into the inner circle of 'Maroni' (David Zayas), while 'Fish Mooney' continues to plot against 'Falcone'..."

Guest cast for the episode includes Daniel London as 'Stan Potolsky',Kett Turton as 'Busker', Genevieve Hudson-Price as 'Charmagne', Peter Maloney as 'Isaac Steiner', Margaret Colin as 'Taylor Reece', Jeremy Davidson as 'Nikolai', Danny Mastrogiorgio as 'Frankie Carbone' and Makenzie Leigh as 'Liza'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: Viper"...

Sneak Peek new footage from the 'Batman' prequel drama series "Gotham" and the episode "Viper", airing October 20, 2014 on Fox:

"...'Gordon' and 'Bullock' search for the source of a new street drug that causes euphoria then death. 

"Meanwhile, 'Oswald Cobblepot' works his way deeper into the inner circle of 'Maroni' (David Zayas), while 'Fish Mooney' continues to plot against 'Falcone'..."

Guest cast for the episode includes Daniel London as 'Stan Potolsky',Kett Turton as 'Busker', Genevieve Hudson-Price as 'Charmagne', Peter Maloney as 'Isaac Steiner', Margaret Colin as 'Taylor Reece', Jeremy Davidson as 'Nikolai', Danny Mastrogiorgio as 'Frankie Carbone' and Makenzie Leigh as 'Liza'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: Viper"...

Recently, Fox released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Gotham" episode 5 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Viper," and it sounds like things will get very interesting and quite serious as new street drug is ultimately killing people. Fish keeps up her plot against Falcone, and more! In the new, 5th episode press release: A new street drug is going to storm the streets of Gotham. Press release number 2: Gordon and Bullock will search for the source of a new street drug that causes euphoria then death. Meanwhile, Oswald Cobblepot will work his way deeper into Maroni's (guest-star David Zayas) inner circle and Fish Mooney will continue to plot against Falcone. Guest stars will feature: Daniel London as Stan Potolsky; Kett Turton as Busker; Genevieve Hudson-Price as Charmagne; Peter Maloney as Isaac Steiner; Margaret Colin as Taylor Reece; David Zayas as Maroni; Jeremy Davidson as Nikolai; Danny Mastrogiorgio...

Sneak Peek new images from the 'Batman' prequel drama series "Gotham" and the episode "Viper", airing October 20, 2014 on Fox:

"...'Gordon' and 'Bullock' search for the source of a new street drug that causes euphoria then death. 

"Meanwhile, 'Oswald Cobblepot' works his way deeper into the inner circle of 'Maroni' (David Zayas), while 'Fish Mooney' continues to plot against 'Falcone'..."

Guest cast for the episode includes Daniel London as 'Stan Potolsky',Kett Turton as 'Busker', Genevieve Hudson-Price as 'Charmagne', Peter Maloney as 'Isaac Steiner', Margaret Colin as 'Taylor Reece', Jeremy Davidson as 'Nikolai', Danny Mastrogiorgio as 'Frankie Carbone' and Makenzie Leigh as 'Liza'.

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes Save Yourself first details, a new clip from The Well, a look at the first four minutes from Discopath, the teaser trailer for Bestseller, and much more:

New Clip from The Well and Screening Details: “At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It’s been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether...

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Don't get me wrong... guys can be hellish too, but anyone who has ever had a run-in with a vengeful loony with a vagina can attest to this fact. Case in point: the latest "devilish noir" flick to head our way, A Wife Alone.

The film will be available through major cable/satellite and On Demand enabled platforms across the United States on June 10th.

From the Press Release

A feature film by Justin Reichman, A Wife Alone is a dark psychological thriller about an ill-fated marriage in the suburbs of upstate New York. The plot centers around Jane, an attractive young bride who marries a naive investment banker named Park, desperate to marry before his 30th birthday.

The young, ostensibly happy couple buys a quaint house in a nice neighborhood and settles into the suburban dream before a visit to Park's godparents,...

Taken 3

Jonny Weston ("Chasing Mavericks," "Project Almanac") has joined the cast of Olivier Megaton's "Taken 3" at 20th Century Fox. Weston will play the boyfriend of Maggie Grace's character.

Grace, Liam Neeson, and Famke Janssen are set to reprise their roles while Forest Whitaker has also joined the cast. Luc Besson will produce the film which begins production next week. [Source: Variety]

Bremen Town Musicians

Neve Campbell ("Scream") has scored a voice role in Lawrence Guterman's CG animated feature "Bremen Town Musicians". This reimagining of the Russian folk tale and Brothers Grimm story about an incompetent wizard's search across space and time for the greatest musical troupe in creation.

Campbell will portray Princess Lielle, who is betrothed to the narcissistic Duke Henri (Jeffrey Wright), trapped in a gilded cage and dreaming of freedom from a life she never wanted. [Source: Heat Vision]

Condemned

Johnny Messner, Ronen Rubinstein, Shawn Christensen, Jon Abrahams...

When we last heard about Condemned, we learned Dylan Penn was going to star. Caliber Media informs us Johnny Messner, Ronen Rubinstein, Shawn Christensen, Jon Abrahams, Jordan Gelber, Lydia Hearst, Honor Titus, Genevieve Hudson-Price, Anthony Chisholm, Kevin Kirkwood, Kea Ho, and Michael Drayer also join the cast. Eli Morgan Gesner will direct the horror film; cameras begin rolling in April.

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Screen Daily is reporting that more cast members have joined the new film from director Eli Morgan Gesner, Condemned. According to the site, Johnny Messner (pictured), Ronen Rubinstein, Shawn Christensen, Jon Abrahams, and Jordan Gelber have all been cast.

They join the previously announced Dylan Penn, Lydia Hearst, and Honor Titus. Genevieve Hudson-Price, Anthony Chisholm, Kevin Kirkwood, Kea Ho, and Michael Drayer also star.

In the film Dylan Penn will play the lead role of “Maya, the youngest member of a group of kids who live in a condemned, filthy squat in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. After an infection originating from their own waste hits the building’s residents, the people inside lose their mind and go on murderous rampages.”

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Johnny Messner, Ronen Rubinstein, Shawn Christensen, Jon Abrahams and Jordan Gelber have joined Caliber Media’s original horror film.

Eli Morgan Gesner is set to commence shooting in April in New York.

Genevieve Hudson-Price, Anthony Chisholm, Kevin Kirkwood, Kea Ho and Michael Drayer have also joined previously announced cast members Dylan Penn, Lydia Hearst and Honor Titus.

Gesner also wrote the story about a fight to the death in a mysterious Manhattan building.

Caliber Media partners Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller arranged financing and will produce alongside Jason Sokoloff.

Johnny Messner, Ronen Rubinstein, Shawn Christensen, Jon Abrahams and Jordan Gelber have joined Dylan Penn in Condemned, the horror film from Eli Morgan Gesner. Photos: 15 Horror Movies That Offered the Most Bang for the Buck Caliber Media partners Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller arranged the financing and are producing alongside Jason Sokoloff. Also cast were Genevieve Hudson-Price (The Wire), Anthony Chisholm (Oz), Kevin Kirkwood (Broadway’s Kinky Boots), Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), and Michael Drayer (Deception). Lydia Hearst and punk rocker Honor Titus are already on board. Penn, Titus, Rubinstein and Hudson-Price portray

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It ought to be harder to be so simultaneously boring and offensive, but somehow the new sex comedy Hannah Has a Ho-Phase manages both. This is not the movie's only groundbreaking aspect; it is also the first feature-length film made in the U.S. with an entirely female crew—which only proves how many women also seem to be misogynists. The premise is tight in the way of romantic comedies: Mismatched female best friends share an apartment and many glasses of wine and late-night confessions, but their sexual ethics are way out of whack. Hannah (Meredith Forlenza) hasn't had sex in months because she's taking things slow with a new guy, while her roommate, Leslie (Genevieve Hudson-Price), a former ballerina who runs a pole-dance fitness studio, takes home someone new almost eve...

Whereas most men would refrain from approaching a woman he just saw pulling the hair of another in a bar, Andrew (Andrew von Urtz) walks towards her. It isn't the first clue in Ramin Serry's comedy "Loveless" that something is amiss about Andrew, though it is the clearest indication of what's kept him without obligations of any kind other than a desk job he hates as he nears middle age. He's also an aspiring filmmaker who uses the promise of his script to bait women into putting up with his advances and projects a certain urbaneness even if he's utterly unhip.

Like the two women who do find themselves attracted to Andrew during the course of "Loveless," one's appreciation of the film may hinge on your tolerance of its central character's dry wit and lack of ambition, not only since you're spending 96 minutes in his company, but from storytelling perspective,...