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Art directors share a look inside Pixar

By Landry Allred - Updated on March 10, 2019 at 5:58 pm

Pixar Animation Studios art directors explain their process behind creating animated films — real life often shapes film.
‘The rock ‘n’ roll moment’: Elisabeth Moss, Brandi Carlile discuss Moss’ role in ‘Her Smell’

By Tiana Woodard - Updated on March 10, 2019 at 3:27 pm

The streets downtown were less lively than usual Sunday afternoon as much of the SXSW crowd filed into the Austin Convention Center for Emmy Award-winning actress Elisabeth Moss and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile’s featured session.
Presidential candidate Castro talks housing, Israel and immigration

By Jordyn Zitman - Updated on March 10, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, sat down with Huffington Post’s Editor-in-Chief Lydia Polgreen to discuss policy, persistence and the presidency.
The SXSW 2019 “Midnight Shorts” are as weird as ever

By Noah Levine - Updated on March 10, 2019 at 12:45 pm

Each year, SXSW selects some of the weirdest shorts filmmakers have to offer and screens them as part of their “Midnight Shorts” lineup.
‘Darlin’ is effective, morbid directorial debut for Pollyanna McIntosh

By Noah Levine - Updated on March 10, 2019 at 11:29 am

It’s amazing the lengths to which an animalistic woman will go to save someone she loves.
“I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth Vs. Michelle Carter” shows Erin Lee Carr has serious documentary chops

By Brooke Sjoberg - Updated on March 9, 2019 at 11:50 pm

The case of Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter could very well set a precedent for how laws can be interpreted in the smartphone era.
Busy Philipps hosts comedy cocktail hour with Retta, surprise guest Nick Kroll

By Jordyn Zitman - Updated on March 9, 2019 at 11:06 pm

As the sun went down over Container Bar, Comcast NBCUniversal House crafted a cabana-style atmosphere to host E!’s happy hour for Busy Tonight, hosted by actress Busy Philipps.
Comcast NBCUniversal premieres first interactive experience at SXSW

By Jordyn Zitman - Updated on March 9, 2019 at 4:58 pm

NBCUniversal Comcast’s first interactive experience premiered at this year’s South by Southwest. The Container Bar on Rainey St. showcased the best the network has to offer.
‘The Daily Show’ team discusses media’s effects on late night comedy

By Tiana Woodard - Updated on March 9, 2019 at 3:32 pm

In one of Saturday’s largest featured sessions, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah and correspondents Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, Roy Wood Jr. and Jaboukie Young-White spoke with Jake Tapper, CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, about how today’s media cycle impacts late night comedy.
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s “What We Do In The Shadows” is worth the five-year wait

By Brooke Sjoberg, Noah Levine - Updated on March 9, 2019 at 12:26 am

Bite-sized comedy fans of the original film will want to sink their teeth into this.

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