We've touched down at this year's South by Southwest, taking in the news, panels, movies, television shows and more in Austin, TX. Here are all the highlights from this year’s event.
Jan 26, 2018, 10:10 PM UTCMegan Farokhmanesh
Rob Mockler’s surreal film Like Me explores loneliness through YouTube culture
It’s somewhere between social commentary and a horror movie about a criminal getting kicks for clicks
Dec 1, 2017, 3:29 PM UTCAdi Robertson
The Disaster Artist is a hilarious meta-commentary on filmmaking and misplaced ambition
James Franco takes a sharp, funny look inside The Room, one of the worst films of all time
Jul 25, 2017, 3:07 PM UTCRoss Miller
Atomic Blonde cements Charlize Theron as an action star
John Wick’s director and Max Max: Fury Road’s star team up for an intense spy thriller with a killer soundtrack
Mar 22, 2017, 7:57 PM UTCBryan Bishop
How director Darren Lynn Bousman created The Tension Experience
How to build your own personal Westworld
Mar 18, 2017, 5:30 PM UTCBryan Bishop
How escape rooms became the future of advertising
Getting locked up with brands in Austin, Texas
Mar 16, 2017, 2:58 PM UTCMegan Farokhmanesh
Kesha is done making internet trolls her ‘higher power’
The musician shares the lessons she learned in a very difficult time
Mar 16, 2017, 1:30 PM UTCNick Statt
At this year’s SXSW, the hard questions have all gone unanswered
The festival’s biggest talks are also its safest
Mar 15, 2017, 9:51 PM UTCNick Statt
America may miss out on the next industrial revolution
Preparing for automation means investing in robotics
Mar 15, 2017, 8:26 PM UTCAdi Robertson
The co-writer of WarGames says he didn’t anticipate the dark side of hacking
Mar 13, 2017, 9:51 PM UTCNick Statt
Sony’s Motion Sonic wristband lets your dance moves manipulate music
Good dance moves required
Mar 13, 2017, 9:13 PM UTCMegan Farokhmanesh
Atomic Blonde is a good movie improved by an exceptional soundtrack
Its SXSW debut did not disappoint
Mar 13, 2017, 8:56 PM UTCDieter Bohn
Sure, slap an Android touchscreen on some headphones. Why not?
In an infinite universe, everything must happen
Mar 13, 2017, 8:02 PM UTCNick Statt
People are asking futurists if humans will one day swim as fast as sharks
The answer is probably no
Mar 13, 2017, 6:21 PM UTCRoss Miller
Come see The Vergecast live at SXSW tomorrow — or watch it on Facebook Live
Once more with feeling!
Mar 13, 2017, 2:44 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Baby Driver is the ultimate expression of Edgar Wright’s madcap creative genius
The director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz is back, with a genre mash-up that’s part heist drama, part musical romance
Mar 12, 2017, 8:08 PM UTCNick Statt
Sony’s touchscreen projector technology feels like the future of interactivity
A touchscreen without a display
Mar 12, 2017, 6:00 PM UTCNick Statt
Google and Levi’s Project Jacquard jacket has restored my faith in wearables
Technology you wear on your sleeve — literally
Mar 12, 2017, 5:28 PM UTCMegan Farokhmanesh
The new Pennywise terrified the young cast of Stephen King’s IT reboot
It hits theaters on September 18th, 2017
Mar 12, 2017, 5:03 PM UTCMegan Farokhmanesh
A short film gets to the heart of being targeted by an internet mob
Mar 12, 2017, 4:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Autonomous car startup NIO unveiled its self-driving concept vehicle
The company hopes to sell the cars in the US in 2020
Mar 12, 2017, 3:23 PM UTCAdi Robertson
American Gods’ creators say their show has new meaning in ‘a climate that vilifies immigrants’
Mar 11, 2017, 10:58 PM UTCRoss Miller
Come see The Vergecast Live at SXSW on March 12th and 14th!
Things will probably happen!