SXSW: Abigail Breslin, Rob Zombie, giant spider on midnight list
The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced its midnight features and short film slate Wednesday, a horror and sci fi-heavy list of movies that includes Abigail Breslin as a 15-year-old ghost in “Haunter,†Dermot Mulroney as an ex-con on a road trip in “The Rambler†and director Rob Zombie’s witch coven movie, “The Lords of Salem.â€
SXSW’s Midnighters section is where the genre friendly festival books its scariest, silliest and most offbeat fare, such as this year’s “Big Ass Spider!â€, director Mike Mendez’s tale of a giant alien arachnid rampaging Los Angeles.
The SXSW shorts slate is also an eccentric mix, which includes “KRS ONE: Brooklyn to the Bronx,†a documentary about the rapper’s years as a homeless teenager in New York City, “#PostModern,†a sci-fi pop musical told in a series of tweets and “Skin,†a romance about a child taxidermist.
The SXSW film festival takes place March 8-16. For more information on Midnighters and the complete SXSW film lineup, visit sxsw.com/film.
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