Standing ovations are uncommon at SXSW, however the Matthew McConaughey starring western/musical/drama The Rivals of Amziah King was excess of alright, alright, alright, incomes one from the Austin, TX Paramount Theatre crowd Monday.
On a sleepy night time when all the large studio films have already performed, from out of the blue comes this heartwarming, unconventional function from filmmaker Andrew Patterson. SXSW launched an Oscar Greatest Image winner three years in the past in A24’s Every thing In every single place All at As soon as, they usually may have one other one on their arms if a purchaser will get off their butt and takes this WME gross sales title. There’s been some deliberation and ready by consumers relating to buying films. No want to attend on this one, studios or streamers: This performed within the heartland to rolling laughs, tears and cheers tonight.
Not solely is the pic one other groundbreaking function for McConaughey, but additionally in new discovery Angelina LookingGlass who performs the previous’s foster daughter within the movie; she takes over her his beehive enterprise with a vengeance.
McConaughey got here out to introduce the movie, saying, “It’s been six years since I did a movie or was onscreen?…Why did I come to this movie, what was it? Not typically does one thing cross my desk the place I’m like ‘Oh, that’s an unique language! I’ve by no means heard that earlier than, however I do know these individuals. Oh, that’s an unique, time, place and area. Oh, there’s some actual humor. There’s some actual innocence and a complete lot of coronary heart and momentous quantity of spirit. In a spot that has do with a carny-Credence like revival band that performs reside reveals in Dairy Queen parking heaps; whose a beekeeper; love story between a foster mother or father and a foster youngster, love story of an entire bunch of misfits and underdogs, that come collectively, a bunch of hair-lips, knee-scraping individuals who’ll give the shirt off their again. These are the the explanation why I did it. It’s additionally some sort of musical!”
Per our sources, Rivals of Amziah King is the third U.S. premiere for Texas native McConaughey after Lone Star in 1996 and 2019’s Seashore Bum (McConaughey believed it was his fourth SXSW world premiere tonight, nevertheless, Killer Joe in 2011 world premiered at Venice, after which went on to play SXSW).
Blurb for the pic: Deep throughout the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits whereas overseeing the premier honey-making operation on the town. When Amziah’s estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps on the chance to resume connection and create a household enterprise. However the honey recreation is ruthless, and Amziah’s rivals threaten to destroy every thing he has constructed.
Producers are David Heyman, Teddy Schwarzman, Jeffrey Clifford, Michael Heimler, James Montague and Will Greenfield. Kurt Russell, Jake Horowitz, Scott Shepherd, Rob Morgan, Tony Revolori, Owen Teague, Bruce Davis and Cole Sprouse additionally star.
