![]() ![]() During the Q&A Rogen said that the idea came from nothing other than thinking it would be funny to make a film about a hot dog that could talk and who wanted to have sex with a female bun. this is very much an adult version and when released will be the first ever R-rated animated movie. However, as one might expect from Rogen & co. This 3D animation film is set to be something of a spoof of the Disney Pixar films that have become such a dominating force in contemporary film, often both critically and commercially. Screened as a work in progress Sausage Party has been compiled by long-time friends and collaborators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Gyllenhaal’s performance recalls the occasionally emotionally void, stoic and brooding ones as delivered in films such as Nightcrawler and Donnie Darko, and it’s clearly a position he finds himself taking to very comfortably. The film is not the subtlest in its content but buried underneath the wry humour, nagging satire and personal trauma is a film that speaks as much about mental health and the crumbling state of masculinity in contemporary society as it does the surface level explorations the drama delivers. ![]() It’s a humorous script and one that invites the audience to laugh at the absurdity of some of the situations Gyllenhaal’s character finds himself in, such as a bizarre semi-relationship with Karen, played by Naomi Watts and her sexually confused son, Chris, which arises from a series of complaint letters he sends to a vending company. Wild, Jean-Marc Valée’s follow up to the acclaimed Dallas Buyers Club, didn’t quite hit with the same degree of clout as it predecessor but the aptly titled Demolition is a dynamic film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a successful investment banker whose mental health and personal life takes a plunge after his wife dies and as he develops a fondness for demolishing and deconstructing all things in his life, both material and psychological. Here is a selection of six films from the various strands of this year’s festival to keep on eye on throughout the rest of the year. This more understated approach the festival has results in a much more audience-facing festival than one aimed at pandering to industry, so the ability to squeeze in numerous films a day without queuing for hours on end is possible. Many of these screenings are world premieres and whilst the festival doesn’t command the same degree of glitz and paparazzi attention that somewhere like Cannes does, there’s still plenty of stars to be found treading on red carpets, usually just yards away from passers by snacking on tacos or evading the pummelling Texas heat. Its film programme takes on narrative features, documentaries, shorts, special events and TV episodes (of which we already picked out a couple of highlights). It’s position as a three-headed beast of Music, Film and Interactive runs for 10 days in the city of Austin, Texas. ![]() SXSW turned 30 this year and it’s a festival that continues to grow in both size and scope with every passing year. ![]()
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