SXSW has unveiled William Shatner, Jen Psaki and Tilda Swinton as among the latest additions to the speaker lineup for the upcoming conference and festival in Austin, Texas. The 37th annual edition of SXSW will celebrate the convergence of film, television, music and technology from March 10-19.
Other notables joining the lineup include Chef José Andrés, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Chelsea Manning and New Order band members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.
Hugh Forrest, SXSW’s chief programming officer and co-president said, “Today’s speaker announcement is a fantastic milestone for the 2023 event and spotlights four additional Keynotes and numerous Featured Speakers, including influential icons and up and coming innovators.” Forrest added, “We are extremely proud to have assembled a diverse, comprehensive conference program for SXSW, and we can’t wait to share it with our community in March.”
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Other notables joining the lineup include Chef José Andrés, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Chelsea Manning and New Order band members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.
Hugh Forrest, SXSW’s chief programming officer and co-president said, “Today’s speaker announcement is a fantastic milestone for the 2023 event and spotlights four additional Keynotes and numerous Featured Speakers, including influential icons and up and coming innovators.” Forrest added, “We are extremely proud to have assembled a diverse, comprehensive conference program for SXSW, and we can’t wait to share it with our community in March.”
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- 2/14/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Tilda Swinton and chef José Andrés are among the next round of keynote speakers announced for South by Southwest 2023.
Event organizers announced Tuesday the next round of keynote speakers, featured speakers and keynote sessions confirmed for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television, and music.
Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-nominated rock band New Order, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert, as well as Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Margo Price join Chopra Jonas and Swinton as keynotes. Additional featured speakers will include Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Chelsea Handler, William Shatner, Chelsea Manning and more.
Previously announced Keynote speakers include Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert in conversation with Katie Couric.
Set as featured speakers for the 37th edition of the annual conference are Chair and CEO of General Motors Mary Barra; CEO, Cto, President, and co-founder of Cruise and co-founder of Twitch Kyle Vogt...
Event organizers announced Tuesday the next round of keynote speakers, featured speakers and keynote sessions confirmed for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television, and music.
Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-nominated rock band New Order, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert, as well as Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Margo Price join Chopra Jonas and Swinton as keynotes. Additional featured speakers will include Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Chelsea Handler, William Shatner, Chelsea Manning and more.
Previously announced Keynote speakers include Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert in conversation with Katie Couric.
Set as featured speakers for the 37th edition of the annual conference are Chair and CEO of General Motors Mary Barra; CEO, Cto, President, and co-founder of Cruise and co-founder of Twitch Kyle Vogt...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows is now available on multiple video-on-demand platforms for the first time — including Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Vudu or Vimeo On Demand, where it was made available in February after Johnson died. Johnson died on Feb. 6 at the age of 85.
Originally released in 2015, the documentary traces the life and career influential, but longtime overlooked soul singer, from his Mississippi roots to his move to Chicago in the Sixties. After moving to the Windy City, Johnson eventually signed with Twinight Records, releasing hits including...
Originally released in 2015, the documentary traces the life and career influential, but longtime overlooked soul singer, from his Mississippi roots to his move to Chicago in the Sixties. After moving to the Windy City, Johnson eventually signed with Twinight Records, releasing hits including...
- 4/19/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Questlove was skeptical. In early 2019, the Roots’ drummer was approached by two Hollywood producers who claimed to have 45 hours of footage from a long-forgotten music festival in Harlem that had included performances from Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, and more. Questlove, who’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of music history, had never heard of the event. He had, however, become used to fellow crate-digging obsessives trying to one-up him with dubious historical tidbits.
“That’s really what I thought it was,...
“That’s really what I thought it was,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Stones Throw Records to self-distribute documentary about the label, featuring interviews with Kanye West and Snoop Dogg.
SXSW documentary Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records is to be taken on a week-long screening tour around the UK at the end of this month.
The film, directed by Jeff Broadway, tells the story of the avant-garde Los Angeles label through a combination of rare live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, home video and photographs.
It also features exclusive interviews with Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Common. ?uestlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler, the Creator, Flying Lotus, Dam-Funk and more.
Following its screenings at SXSW this week, Peanut Butter Wolf will head to Europe to screen Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton and host a number of Q&As and special DJ events.
Confirmed screenings include:
March 31: Glasgow Film Theatre
Q&A screening + live event at...
SXSW documentary Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records is to be taken on a week-long screening tour around the UK at the end of this month.
The film, directed by Jeff Broadway, tells the story of the avant-garde Los Angeles label through a combination of rare live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, home video and photographs.
It also features exclusive interviews with Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Common. ?uestlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler, the Creator, Flying Lotus, Dam-Funk and more.
Following its screenings at SXSW this week, Peanut Butter Wolf will head to Europe to screen Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton and host a number of Q&As and special DJ events.
Confirmed screenings include:
March 31: Glasgow Film Theatre
Q&A screening + live event at...
- 3/7/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Stones Throw Records, which has been releasing critically acclaimed records for the past 20 years, will be showcasing their documentary "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records," in designated locations across North America beginning February 26. The tour will conclude with screenings at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival. Following some of these screenings will be special Q&A presentations by the record label's Peanut Butter Wolf and/or with the director of the documentary, Jeff Broadway. After-parties featuring performances by Stones Throw artists such as J.Rocc, Jonwayne and Knx are also scheduled for after the screenings. "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This is Stones Throw Records" chronicles the journey of the record label and contains original interviews, rare concert footage, photography and interviews with the many artists that made Stones Throw the acclaimed label it is today. Appearing in the film are Peanut Butter Wolf and artists Kanye West,...
- 2/21/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
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