[SXSW News Reel] Headlines - Wednesday, August 15, 2007

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Aussie ‘Jaws’ Takes New Horror Film
Australia’s biggest-budget horror film hopes to increase tourism, as  
seen in The Independent.

Two Outlaws, Blasting Holes in the Screen
The New York Times takes a look back at a classic film, classic film  
criticism, and the aesthetic of cinematic violence.

Hollywood tears up script to make anti-war films while conflicts rage
The Guardian looks at how main stream cinema is changing the rules of  
engagement for war films.

SXSW alum short filmmaker site of the week; this week featuring  
Matthew Lessner.

Favorite new trailer of the day; today featuring European-indie  
filmmaker Jan Willem van Ewijk for his film Nu.


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