Stop the Hate: 49 Celebrities Honor 49 Victims of Orlando Tragedy

They had names. They had faces. They had stories. They were not just victims. Forty-nine celebrities -- including Jane Fonda, Connie Britton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gerard Butler, Lady Gaga and Cuba Gooding Jr. -- pay eloquent tribute to the fallen in this 18-minute video launched by the Human Rights Campaign. Take time to watch it all in one sitting. And even if you start crying, watch it until the end.

Live from SXSW: When Angels Sing and Some Girl(s)

Harry Connick Jr., Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson and Connie Britton (of TV's Nashville) are among the notables who figure prominently in When Angels Sing, an innocuously pleasant filmed-in-Austin drama having its world premiere at SXSW. You can read my Variety review here.

Also on tap at SXSW: Some Girl(s), director Daisy von Scherler Mayer's filmization of the controversial stage play by screenwriter-playwright Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men). You can read my review of that one here.