CineVegas | "South of Heaven" standing out
B-Side, the Austin-based company that builds websites and collects data for festivals, is keeping track of where the audience's heads are at CineVegas here. As of Day 3, J.L. Vara's "South of Heaven" is doing well.The highest rated films, in descending order, are:
"South of Heaven" (JL Vara)
"The End" (Nicola Collins)
"The Rocker" (Peter Cattaneo)
"Your Name Here" (Matthew Wilder)
"Año Uña" (Jonas Cuaron)
B-Side's Chris Holland also said, "Though 'South of Heaven' had an awkwardly quiet Q&A session after its premiere, it is by far the most-reviewed film on the audience participation site."
Here are three samples:
"Great film and creative team behind it. This is why I go to festivals." - brainwashentertainment
"While the film had it's flaws, I'm really glad to see an American artist trying to get an original voice out there. I do have to say, this was one of the best musical scores I've heard in a while. Certainly the most unique since I saw Brick at Sundance a few years back." - summit92
"South of Heaven is a pure example of why I go to film festivals. I want to see films that are fresh, unique and have REAL BALLS. This film is like a 100cc injection of taurine to the jugular. Shea Wigham is a beast, damn I loved this movie." - hueberzinho

Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com.












