The Knockturnal was on the scene at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival to speak to the cast and crew of Magnolia Pictures’ latest film Normal, starring Bob Odenkirk at the U.S. premiere on Mar. 15, 2026, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX.
We spoke with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) about his latest documentary Ernest Cole: Lost and Found released on November 22, 2024.
I saw this movie because of the title.
On Wednesday, October 30th, I attended a screening of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am at the gorgeous Roxy Cinema, hosted by Magnolia Pictures. It premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival and was an Official Selection at the AFI Docs Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival. The film is currently campaigning for “Best Documentary Feature” at the Oscars.
Kate Novack knew at once that André Leon Talley was a “documentarist’s dream.”
The late Harry Dean Stanton was nominated for best actor for his performance in Lucky released by Magnolia Pictures. We spoke the film’s director John Carroll Lynch on the red carpet at the IFP Gotham Awards 2017.