SXSW 2013: Daily Cal coverage
Arts writer Soojin Chang SXSW 2013′s film, interactive and music festivals and conferences. Featured were Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Harmony Korine, Sarah Silverman, Dan Novy, Major Lazer, and Snoop Lion.
ArCATypes: Shit Hit the Fangirl
Have you ever repeatedly Googled Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s GQ photo shoot? Do you frequently hashtag “#unf” when you reblog pictures of One Direction? Chances are, if you’re really into something, you’re a Fanperson. You know who you are, which is all of you. I would know because Ezra Koenig from Vampire Read More…
SXSW: Conventional knowledge, scouting Shaq, and ‘Don Jon’s Addiction’
Austin, TX — Tuesday morning began at a conference titled “Asian Entrepreneurs Struggle with Fear of Failure” in the Austin Convention Center. At first I was skeptical because I figured that a fear of failure is universal, regardless of ethnicity. Richard Min — a Korean-American from Boston and the CEO/Cofounder Read More…
‘Lincoln’ relives Abe’s legacy
If, in some deluded haze, you decided to read every biography of Abraham Lincoln, at a rate of one book per week, it would take you roughly 22 years to finish. As of February 2012, there have been approximately 15,000 books published about the beloved, accomplished and ultimately perplexing 16th Read More…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson talk sci-fi thriller ‘Looper’
Nearing the end of 2012 — the rumored moment of the world’s demise — director Rian Johnson is an optimist. He’s made a movie neither about the apocalypse nor a nostalgic period piece but on traveling to the future. “Looper,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the protagonist, Joe, and Bruce Willis Read More…
Jonathan Levine recycles familiar actors in uncomfortable cancer comedy
Selling a movie about having cancer in your mid-20s is a tough thing to do. Sugar-coating one of the most depressing of subjects is a daunting task for any writer/director, but writer Will Reiser and director Jonathan Levine have taken a crack at it. But perhaps they used a little Read More…
“Hesher” brings heavy metal to the indie film scene
The new film, by director Spencer Susser, features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the titular rocker/vagrant
He is Hesher. He is tattooed, with hair down to his elbows and a dirty grin. He likes to fuck people’s shit up – and not just their stuff. According to the Urban Dictionary, hesher means some kind of metalhead-stoner-type. Here, Hesher is the reheated dregs of grunge and everything Read More…