The official SXSW Comedy events got started Saturday night at Esther's Follies, kicking off with a "Doug Loves Movies" podcast double-header. Guests included Kid in the Hall Dave Foley, actors Kevin Pollak, Rainn Wilson, and Simon Pegg, writer Anthony Jeselnik, and filmmaker James Gunn. Later in the evening, two packed performances of Scott Aukerman's Comedy Death Ray show featured stand up sets by Foley and Pollak along with Michael Ian Black, Brett Gelman, Howard Kremer and Chris Hardwick. more ›

No plans for tonight? No need to call in for backup--the Austin Film Festival has you covered with a screening of revered cop documentary Sheriff at the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek. Filmmaker Daniel Kraus gets up close and personal with Sheriff Ronald E. Hewett as he brings about justice in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Critics rave about the intimate portrait the film manages to capture in little over an hour; according to the event site,... more ›

This past weekend, Sean of the Dead masterminds Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost (left to right) brought their new cop-comedy Hot Fuzz to town for a screening at the Alamo Drafthouse. The "Hot Fuzztival" was an all-day event featuring four classic cop films including Electra Glide in Blue, Police Story 2, Sudden Impact and Freebie and the Bean—all of which were crowd-pleasers (though it should be noted that the audience booed incessantly... more ›