Complete event listing for
Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave
Friday, March 9
Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film...
Director(s): Drew GoddardNarrative Feature
95 min
After trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Olivia Munn) pregnant, Tommy Macklin (Paul Schneider) realizes to his horror that he may be “shooting blanks.” Terrified that his marriage may fall apart, Tommy recruit...
Director(s): Jay ChandrasekharNarrative Feature
93 min
Saturday, March 10
From the producers of "Step Into Liquid", comes "Waiting For Lightning", the story of Danny Way, a young boy from a broken home in Vista, CA, whose passion for skateboarding would one day bring him an...
Director(s): Jacob RosenbergDocumentary Feature
87 min
Sometimes inspiration is found in unexpected places. Choreographer Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks -- and in the men and women who pick up our trash. She joins city sanitation workers on their daily ...
Director(s): Andrew GarrisonDocumentary Feature
65 min
Determined to honor his father’s scouting legacy and mount one last comeback for his dwindling troop, Assistant Scoutmaster Randy Stevens (Patton Oswalt) pays a visit to his business-minded brother Kirk (Johnny Knoxv...
Director(s): Todd RohalNarrative Feature
85 min
“WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. "Safety Not Guaranteed". I have only done this once before.” When an unusual cl...
Director(s): Colin TrevorrowNarrative Feature
85 min
When 22-year-old Chris is in hock to a drug lord, he needs money quick and stumbles on the scheme of hiring a hit man to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy is supposed to go to his sister Dottie. Ch...
Director(s): William FriedkinNarrative Feature
103 min
Sunday, March 11
Film-maker and journalist Gotham Chopra spends a year following his father and spiritual icon Deepak Chopra, separating the man from the myth with a raw honesty only a son can have. What starts as decoding of Deepak beco...
Director(s): Gotham ChopraDocumentary Feature
83 min
THE HUNTER is the story of Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger’s genetic material...
Director(s): Daniel NettheimNarrative Feature
101 min
The definitive life story of Bob Marley - musician, revolutionary, legend - from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incre...
Director(s): Kevin MacdonaldDocumentary Feature
152 min
Rama, a member of a special forces team, arrives at a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord. The building has become a sanctuary to killers, gangs, rapists and thieves seeking ...
Director(s): Gareth Huw EvansNarrative Feature
100 min
Monday, March 12
Experience the process of restoring, archiving and curating a centennial of movie magic with Universal¹s Jeff Pirtle (Director of Archives and Collections), Jeanne Cordova (Vice President, Marketing, Publicity and Speci...
Intermediate
Presenters
Jeanne Cordova, Jeff Pirtle, Peter Schade
Lost and Sound is a moving creative documentary, made by a partially deaf filmmaker. It weaves its way through a startling world of sound and silence, via the ears and brains of three extraordinary people as they try to ...
Director(s): Lindsey DrydenDocumentary Feature
76 min
Created by and starring Lena Dunham (“Tiny Furniture”), the new HBO series GIRLS takes a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s. The cast also includes: Alli...
Director(s): Lena DunhamNarrative Feature
90 min
In the action-comedy 21 Jump Street, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their...
Director(s): Phil Lord, Christopher MillerNarrative Feature
110 min
Tuesday, March 13
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, "Monsieur Lazhar" tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-...
Director(s): Philippe FalardeauNarrative Feature
94 min
In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappeared from his home in San Antonio,Texas. Three and a half years later he is found alive thousands of miles away in Spain with a shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family are overjo...
Director(s): Bart LaytonDocumentary Feature
95 min
Sometimes inspiration is found in unexpected places. Choreographer Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks -- and in the men and women who pick up our trash. She joins city sanitation workers on their daily ...
Director(s): Andrew GarrisonDocumentary Feature
65 min
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at 'the most godless campus in America.' Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller.......
Director(s): Steve TaylorNarrative Feature
106 min
Richard Linklater's SLACKER inspired a generation of American filmmakers by exploring the subculture of Austin, Texas in a loose narrative with a tapestry of quirky characters. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of that ic...
Director(s): VariousNarrative Feature
104 min
Wednesday, March 14
Developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, the company responsible for "An Inconvenient Truth", "Food, Inc.", and "Waiting for Superman", "Last Call at the Oasis&q...
Director(s): Jessica YuDocumentary Feature
100 min
In the seventies, Paul Williams wrote hits like “We’ve Only Just Begun” "Evergreen" and “Rainbow Connection." He starred in Battle for the Planet of the Apes and on Johnny Carson’s couch and then...
Director(s): Stephen KesslerDocumentary Feature
84 min
In the small town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the most beloved and appreciated residents, so it came as no surprise when he befriended the town’s richest and meanest widow, Marjo...
Director(s): Richard LinklaterNarrative Feature
104 min
"Searching for Sugar Man" tells the true story of the greatest '70s US rock icon who never was, how he was rediscovered in a far off land and finally became the legend he always deserved to be. It is a story of...
Director(s): Malik BendjelloulDocumentary Feature
85 min
Thursday, March 15
BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME is a feature-length documentary about legendary Memphis band Big Star. While mainstream success eluded them, Big Star’s three albums have become critically lauded touchstones of the rock m...
Director(s): Drew DeNicolaDocumentary Feature
100 min
In a night that will combine the best of SXSW 2012 film and music, an all-star group of musicians will gather at Austin’s historic Paramount Theatre on March 15th to celebrate the Big Star legacy through a complete per...
Memphis TN
Friday, March 16
Thirty-five years in the life of Max (Keith Poulson), his best friend Sal (Nick Offerman) and a woman they both adore, Lyla (Jess Weixler).The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfilling entanglements, at w...
Director(s): Bob ByingtonNarrative Feature
76 min
Annie is a rebellious ten-year-old girl. She lives on the outskirts of town with her father Marvin, who, when not herding goats, mostly sleeps the day away. Virtually devoid of parental guidance, Annie is left to fend fo...
Director(s): David ZellnerNarrative Feature
83 min
Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ging...
Director(s): Jay BulgerDocumentary Feature
92 min
Birthed as a dusty trading route at the turn of last century, Sunset Strip became the world's center of gravity for music, glamour, fashion, sex, and decadence. This curvy, mile-and-a-half strip of road falls just outsid...
Director(s): Hans FjellestadDocumentary Feature
94 min
The definitive life story of Bob Marley - musician, revolutionary, legend - from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incre...
Director(s): Kevin MacdonaldDocumentary Feature
152 min
Saturday, March 17
Once upon an time in an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, Blue Meanies threaten to destroy all that is good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with humour, songs, and yellow submarine, the Fa...
Director(s): George Dunning, Animation Directors: Robert Balser and Jack StokesNarrative Feature
89 min
3 bands, 6 cities, 1 train, and thousands of miles of track…BIG EASY EXPRESS captures a musical journey. Harkening back to the days of jubilant railroad revivals, three bands set out in April 2011 to tour America by vi...
Director(s): Emmett MalloyDocumentary Feature
76 min
Once upon an time in an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, Blue Meanies threaten to destroy all that is good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with humour, songs, and yellow submarine, the Fa...
Director(s): George Dunning, Animation Directors: Robert Balser and Jack StokesNarrative Feature
89 min