![]() Festivals like SXSW are a special expression of that desire, she said. She has faith in being “full of antibodies” from all the times she’s COVID, she said.)Ĭinema is an event, she said, and the pandemic reminded us of the thrills of meeting up with people and seeing who you might “fancy in the aisle” of a theater. (There also was a moment that probably made the COVID-cautious shudder, when Swinton said that she’s about to start filming in Ireland and was told they would need to mask up at all times, but that she’s not planning to do so. “It’s a booster jet for our reliance on this drug of choice,” Swinton said. “You asked anybody, not just cine-nerds like us, what they missed during the pandemic,” she said, and they would answer four things: friends, family, live music and cinema.Įagerness to experience cinema in person has been good for the art, she said. The pandemic brought hesitation about gathering in big spaces, and some of that concern lingers, but Swinton thinks that people were ready to return to theaters. “In many ways, I feel more than ever that cinema is ever more magical and carpet-like,” Swinton said. In a previous conversation nine years ago with Hernandez, Swinton called cinema a “magic carpet.” He asked her revisit that notion. More festival news: 'Dungeons & Dragons' steals SXSW Tilda Swinton on the return to cinema post-COVID She added that “the notion of chasing an outlandish dream” excites her, and that’s an underpinning of “Problemista.” … It’s such a thrill to call him comrade.” It’s still beyond thrill for me to have anything to do with Julio. Hernandez asked about signing on for “Problemista,” about an immigrant who hitches his wagon to an art-world outcast played by Swinton: “What was the trigger?” “Maybe ‘portal of the year.’ ‘Forum opportunity of the year.’ Why not? That’s worth something.” ![]() “I think the whole ‘best’ thing doesn’t really serve anybody,” Swinton added. The sci-fi film, which won best picture on Sunday night, made its world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival last year. “Congratulations, South by, really, for picking a good’un,” she said. ![]() “I feel that we’ve all spent a long time saying the Oscars don’t matter,” she explained, but that it feels undeniably good to see a cinematic vision like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” be acknowledged. “It’s a new world, Eugene,” Swinton said at the outset of the keynote. ![]() More: What star-studded movies, TV shows, documentaries to see at SXSW 2023 in Austin On the morning after the 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Oscars sweep ![]() Here’s what you need to know if you missed the conversation, including the promise of her next frontier: a musical set during the apocalypse. The star of “Orlando” and dozens of other critically acclaimed films sat down with Sundance Institute’s Eugene Hernandez for an incredibly soothing conversation about her career, her creativity and her newest project, “Problemista.” The Julio Torres-directed movie from A24 makes its world premiere Monday night at the Paramount Theatre. The otherworldly sounds of showcasing artist Brighde Chaimbeul set the stage for Tilda Swinton, the Academy Award-winning performer (not actor, she’d tell you), on Monday at Austin Convention Center. View Gallery: Tilda Swinton, Nick Jonas, Jake Johnson: Scenes at SXSW 2023 in AustinĪ guarantee: Scottish bagpipe music will herald only one South by Southwest Conference & Festivals keynote speaker this year. ![]()
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