EVIL DEAD, BURT WONDERSTONE, SPRING BREAKERS To Play SXSW

I can't think about SXSW. I haven't even packed for Sundance, and I fly out tomorrow. And yet the first wave of announcements are here, and they are good. A bunch of movies I'm excited for will be playing at Austin's most bonkers movie/music/tech conference and festival. 

The opening night movie is going to be The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, the magician movie starring Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi and Jim Carrey. The trailer on that one sold me - I'll try to be in the house on opening night.

Maybe more exciting is Evil Dead, a movie that feels like a perfect SXSW horror film. Also playing the fest is the first Harmony Korine movie I have ever wanted to see, Spring Breakers, starring James Franco in corn rows and Vanessa Hudgens in a neon bikini.

Here's the official press release language which teases some of the other films coming to the fest:

Additional films announced include Joe Swanberg’s welcome return to SXSW with Drinking Buddies, a comedy exploring the blurry line between “friends” and “more than friends,” Downloaded, Alex Winter’s definitive documentary on the rise and fall of Napster, Harmony Korine’s provocative ride Spring Breakers, Evil Dead, the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit, directed by Fede Alvarez, Ryan White’s doc Good Ol’ Freda, chronicling the never-before-told story of The Beatles’ secretary Freda Kelly, and Everyone’s Going to Die, the first feature from UK directing collective Jones. The complete festival lineup will be announced January 31, excluding Midnighter features, which will be announced with the Shorts lineup on February 6. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, March 8 –16, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Will I see you in Austin? Make up your mind fast - it's hard getting hotel rooms for this damn thing!