SXSW Film Passes Available at Waterloo Video

SXSW Film Passes went on sale at Waterloo Video this weekend. At $70 a pop, they're a nice alternative if the film badges are a bit too costly for your liking. These will get you into just about every one of the 113 feature films being screened in March, after all badge holders have procured their seat.

Call ahead (512-474-2525) to make sure they're still available -- these will invariably sell out, so act quickly.

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By Allen Y Chen in Arts & Entertainment on February 10, 2008 8:04 PM 0 Comments

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seth

While the passes may sell out, SXSW never stops selling badges. And with all the industry douches festooned with platinum badges purchased by their employers, badges easily fill every theater that has anything of interest playing. Last year's Beastie Boys concert film premiere at the Paramount was not seen by a single pass holder. Nor did a pass holder see last year's 4:00 PM premiere of "A Scanner Darkly" at the same theater during SXSW.

Don't buy a pass thinking you'll see the:

<ul><li>Scorcese documentary about the Rolling Stones

</li><li>Harold and Kumar @ Guantanamo

</li><li>21

</li><li>Battle in Seattle

</li><li>Beautiful Losers

</li></ul>

The openings for popular films like that will be completely filled with badges. Then, the subsequent two screenings might have seats for badge holders, but they'll run in the middle of a week day when you'll have to take off work to see them.

Passes are a bust. The only reason SXSW still offers them is to continue the charade that SXSW events are accessible for local, non-music-industry people.

Seth