SXSW. 1st peek at lineup.

The SXSW site is offering a first peek at the film festival lineup, announcing four premieres, ranging from the world kind to the regional kind:

• James Marsh's The King, with Gael García Bernal and William Hurt.

• Steven Cantor and Matthew Galkin's loudQUIETloud: A Film About Pixies.

• Mary Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page, with Gretchen Mol and David Strathairn.

• Ron Mann's Tales of the Rat Fink.

"The complete film festival lineup will be unveiled in early February," reads the notice. "The films will join an already announced Kris Kristofferson Retrospective, a restored print of Eagle Pennell's influential The Whole Shootin' Match, competition features, shorts, special screenings, and more!"

Update: Two more films have popped up on the site: Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion and, as part of the Round Midnight program, Banlieue 13.

Posted by dwhudson at January 2, 2006 9:37 AM