Austin Escorts: SXSW fest planners stir up ‘melting pot’
The Canal Street Madam (Director: Cameron Yates) An FBI raid on Jeanette Maier’s infamous family-run brothel in New Orleans destroyed her livelihood. Stigmatized by felony, fearing recrimination from powerful clients and determined to protect her children, Jeanette sets out to re-invent herself. (world premiere)
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SXSW fest planners stir up ‘melting pot’ ‘MacGruber,’ ‘Mr. Nice’ premiering at Austin film festival By Jay A. Fernandez Feb 4, 2010, 12:01 AM ET Related Q&A: SXSW film fest producer Janet Pierson ‘MacGyver’ creator wants to stop ‘MacGruber’ film More on ‘Kick-Ass’ at Heat Vision Blog The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival unveiled its feature film program Wednesday night, highlighted by the world premieres of action spoof “MacGruber” and “Mr. Nice,” a real-life tale of an infamous British drug smuggler starring Rhys Ifans.Features from the Duplass brothers (”Cyrus”), Steven Soderbergh (”And Everything Is Going Fine”), Michel Gondry (”The Thorn in the Heart”) and Tim Blake Nelson (”Leaves of Grass”) also have spots on the program.The March 12-20 festival will showcase 119 features and 55 world premieres, i …