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‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker At SXSW

Curry Barker’s buzzy horror Obsession made the jump from TIFF to SXSW tonight with one change – a few less head smashes in what may be the film’s goriest scene and biggest jump scare. In Toronto, where Obsession screened at the Midnight section, “there was about six or seven more smashes. And we were getting … Read more

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NBCU TV Executives Talk Shorter Seasons, Pilots, Competition At SXSW

Shorter seasons have reshaped the television landscape, controversially so. A trio of NBCUniversal development executives has mixed opinions. Financially, a longer season is a better model, said Vivian Cannon, EVP, Drama Development, Universal Television. “If you’re doing eight episodes, that means that everything you’re putting into your budget per episode is divided by eight, like … Read more

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Jason Segel & Samara Weaving’s Comedy Thriller

Matrimony is murder in director Jorma Taccone‘s gory marital dark comedy Over Your Dead Body, which made its world premiere Saturday at SXSW. In the film, written by Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, a married couple with a strained relationship goes on a seemingly romantic trip to a remote cabin, where both have secretly planned … Read more

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