‘Civil War’ First Reactions From Premiere: “Scary as Hell Cautionary Tale” A24 and writer-director Alex Garland's provocative action film had at its world premiere at South by Southwest. A24 revealed its provocative action drama Civil War at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on Thursday night. Screening to a packed audience at Austin’s Paramount Theater, Civil War was revealed to be a tribute to war journalism that veers away from explaining the politics that led to its central conflict. The movie instead depicts the practicalities and horrors of a civil war in modern-day America. The first-blush audience reactions (below) are raves, with viewers calling the film a riveting and haunting movie. The film from acclaimed writer-director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) imagines a near-future dystopia where the United States has been torn apart under the authoritarian rule of a three-term president (Nick Offerman). The story follows a journalist (Kirsten Dunst) and her colleagues as they make their way across a hostile and divided states of America with the hope of interviewing the president. Much of the road trip adventure feels a bit like Garland’s breakout 28 Days Later — only with murderous civilian soldiers touting assault rifles lurking around every turn instead of zombies. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/civil-war-reviews-sxsw-premiere-1235851419/
Kirsten Dunst wants a female president 6 March 2024 The Marie Antoinette actress said she believes America needs a woman as head of state – and cannot stand the idea of Donald Trump winning a second presidential election. "He can't win. I honestly feel like... we just need a fresh start. We need a woman," Kirsten told Marie Claire magazine, without referring to any specific candidate. "All the countries that are led by women do so much better." Kirsten also revealed that after receiving an Oscar nomination for her role in the 2021 film The Power of the Dog, she found herself only receiving invitations to play depressed mothers... https://uk.news.yahoo.com/kirsten-dunst-wants-female-president-110000820.html
Alex Garland wrote 28 Days Later and directed Ex Machina and Annihilation, so I'll definitely give this one a shot. I'm glad it's not what it looked like in the first trailers, though, because that looked shite.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.co...voking-and-probably-not-what-you-think-it-is/ https://www.slashfilm.com/1540289/c...rifying-war-movie-leave-you-shaken-sxsw-2024/
