Sundance

'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Wins Sundance Producer's Award

January 22, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Buzzed-about feature wins inaugural $10,000 award from Sundance Institute and Indian Paintbrush

  

'Invisible War' Exposes Widespread Rape, Cover-Up in U.S. Military

January 21, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Director Kirby Dick brings a powerful weapon to his film: Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, Army, Air Force veterans raped by their peers

  

Bingham Ray, Indie Film Veteran, Has a Stroke While at Sundance

January 21, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Ray is recovering in a Provo hospital, Sundance issues wishes for recovery

  

Review: 'Celeste and Jesse' Could Stand Another Trip to the Editing Room

January 20, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Someone's going to buy it -- and that someone will quietly return the film to the editing bay to tighten up the film's whiny, sluggish second half and make it as smart and funny as the film's first half

  

Sundance Deals: Magnolia Pictures Picks Up 'Queen of Versailles'

January 20, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

A theatrical release date has not been set for the documentary

  

Sundance Party List 2012: A Guide to Hollywood's Snowy Fun Festival

January 19, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Best of the snow, the scene, the swag and Park City's most talked about non-film fun

  

Sundance Slapped with Lawsuit Over Opening-Day Documentary

January 11, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

A timeshare developer cries foul over promo materials for "The Queen of Versailles," about the construction of his 90,000-square-foot home

  

From Tim and Eric to LCD Soundsystem: Sundance Unveils Out-of-Competition Lineup

December 1, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

A day after announcing the films that will vie for awards, the Park City festival unveils a more off-beat selection of offerings

  

The Harry Belafonte Documentary 'Sing Your Song' Premieres on HBO … and You Should Watch (Video)

October 17, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

The Sundance doc highlights Belafonte's friendships with MLK and JFK and his humanitarian efforts for civil rights and against apartheid, war, poverty and AIDS

  

Review: 'Flypaper' Just Like 'Pulp Fiction' -- But a Decade Too Late

August 18, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

Written 12 years ago by the "Hangover" team, it's neither clever nor funny enough to make a viewer care.

  

Dolly's Back Where She Belongs -- at Tribeca?!

April 27, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Yes, she sings -- the heart of the film is the late-in-life love story between Channing and the California real-estate developer who is her fourth husband

  

Sundance Expands Into England

March 15, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Institute will host multi-disciplinary arts festival in April 2012

  

Sony Picks Up Rapaport's Tribe Called Quest Doc 'Beats, Rhymes & Life'

March 10, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Actor's directorial debut about legendary rap group screened at Sundance

  

IFC Midnight Acquires Todd Rohal's New Comedy

March 7, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

"Catechism Cataclysm" premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

  

Lionsgate, Herrick Acquire Sundance Hit, 'The Devil's Double'

February 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Tells story of Uday Hussein, son of the Iraqi dictator, and his body double

  

Sundance Awards: 'Like Crazy' Wins Dramatic Grand Jury Prize

January 29, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

"How to Die in Oregon" wins documentary Grand Jury honors

  

Meet Sundance's 'It Girl' Brit Marling

January 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The actress and "Another Earth" star is writing her own ticket by writing her own movies

  

Dada Acquires 'The Last Mountain'

January 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Documentary focuses on the fight between an Appalachian community and a coal company

  

Sundance Review: "The Devil's Double" Delivers the Horror of Uday Hussein

January 24, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Uday Hussein is a villain of epic, operatic proportions, and Dominic Cooper – in his first leading role of consequence - makes him strangely compelling

  

Sundance Review: 'Page One' Doc Reveals NY Times Digital Dilemma

January 24, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Film is a year-long chronicle of my former colleagues on the media desk of The New York Times and their struggle to produce journalism in the Internet era

  

Scene Around Sundance: Main St. This Weekend (Slideshow)

January 24, 2011 By Mikey Glazer 2 years ago

Parties, swag, and everything but the screenings

  

Sundance 2011: Sundance Selects Picks Up 'Buck' Documentary

January 24, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Film about the man who inspired "The Horse Whisperer" novel and movie,

  

Andrew Rossi Talks About His Sundance Film 'Page One' (Video)

January 24, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

The director of the the New York Times documentary talks about working with big personalities reporting on big stories

  

Sundance: Carole King Sings for 'Troubadors' on Main Street

January 24, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

It was a rare treat to see Carole King perform live in concert on Main Street at Sundance in support of a film about singer-songwriters, "Troubadours"

  

Sundance: Indie Film Business Starts to Hum With Good Films, More Distributors

January 23, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

From "Idiot Brother" to "Like Crazy," big deals are back, while savvy filmmakers and new distribution methods make the business feel healthier than it has in years

  

Biggest Sundance Deal Yet: Weinstein Co. & Ron Burkle Acquire 'My Idiot Brother'

January 23, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Studio and financier jointly pay $6 million for the U.S. distribution rights to the Paul Rudd comedy

  
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