Parenting Teenage Boys by Sebastian Jones

Elsewhere on the comedy front, there's a first glimpse at What We Do in the Shadows, the TV adaptation of the vampire comedy from Jemaine Clement and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi. SXSW has become a launching pad for raunchy studio comedies, and this year sees a double chuckle with Universal's new-style puberty comedy Good Boys, and a first glimpse at the (so far) untitled comedy from Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron.

Olivia Wilde, who was added earlier this week as the film keynote speaker, brings the world premiere of her feature directorial debut Booksmart, while Americana legend David Crosby (who will be in town for a conversation with Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe) is the focus of David Crosby: Remember My Name, part of the 24 Beats Per Second music documentary strand. The film festival (March 8-17) already announced Jordan Peele's eagerly-awaited doppelgänger horror Us as the opening night film, and today's announcement confirms a few sneaking suspicions. The massive list of 102 features, TV and streaming titles, and special events includes all the titles for the Narrative and Documentary Feature Competitions, Headliners, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight sections, Visions, Global, Episodic Premieres, and 24 Beats Per Second. Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave of movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert Rodriguez, Christopher Morris, and more. Booksmart, the feature directorial debut of SXSW Film keynote speaker Olivia Wilde, part of the first wave of films announced for the 2019 festival

Parenting Teenage Boys by Sebastian Jones