Over the past few years, Detroit has served as an irresistible setting for American filmmakers looking to comment on the decline of an empire. And who can blame them? The rise and fall of Detroit is the rise and fall of a certain notion of the American dream, one where you can assembly line your […]
SXSW Film: Fresno and Lost River
Welcome to our second day of SXSW coverage (catch up on it all here). Not too surprisingly, my super ambitious plan to help run a music showcase and hop over to a screening or three on day two of SXSW did not pan out. That’s okay, though, because in my experience festivals are more enjoyable […]