Prolific director Rosemary Rodriguez and stars Natalia del Riego, Angela Sarafyan, and Benny Emmanuel were at this year’s SXSW for the world premiere of their emotionally-poignant feature Hail Mary. Hail Mary is a genre-bending retelling of the Mary and Joseph story that begs the question – who are the real monsters? Maria (Natalia del Riego), a seventeen-year-old girl from Belize finds herself mysteriously pregnant. We find her walking, following the north star to safety across the US/Mexican border. She’s escaping a deadly virus and being chased by the right-hand man
SXSW 2023 is officially here and the headline opener this year is Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The entire two levels of the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin, Texas were completely packed for this two-hour-and-fourteen-minute showing. And by the end of it, the audience was hooting and hollering for more! Chris Pine joined the crowd for the screening tonight along with Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, and Daisy Head. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a light-hearted fantasy adventure that starts off with Edgin (Pine)
Pop Culturalist is excited to be partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures to give away tickets to an advance screening of Shazam! Fury of the Gods. You and a guest will see the film before it’s released on March 17. All the details are below. Good luck! About the Film From New Line Cinema comes Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!” is transformed into his adult Superhero alter ego, Shazam. Check out the trailer below: Location AMC
Making its world premiere at this year’s SXSW, Pure O is a narrative feature that transcends art. The writing, direction, and performances will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact on audiences well after the credits have rolled. It follows Cooper Ganz’s (Daniel Dorr) seemingly perfect life as it quickly unravels when he is diagnosed with a crippling form of OCD called Pure Obsessional. This often misunderstood illness forces him to question his identity and sanity, all while trying to keep it together for his fiancée Emily (Hope Lauren), family, and co-workers.