Headed by MSN Movies columnist and film critic James Rocchi, Sunday's From the Sausage Factory: Inside the Film Press panel (March 13, 5pm) seeks to explore the lesser-known truths about film journalism. Among the topics up for discussion: Listicles, comments sections, and "the elation of getting it right." Bet on a rousing debate between Rocchi, the Times' Rebecca Keegan, UGO's Jordan Hoffman, and yours truly. Full details:
From the Sausage Factory: Inside the Film Press
Sunday, March 13 at 5pm
Austin Convention Center, Room 15 (SXSW pass required)
'Inside the Sausage Factory' will present a broad spectrum of professional experience -- Newspaper journalists, Alt-weekly staff, hustling freelancers, personality-driven iconoclasts -- to look at precisely how wildly differing film coverage is fragmenting in the modern world, and at what challenges all professional film writers face regardless of outlet or audience.
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