Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years. “She has been … Read more
Park City, Utah welcomes roughly 4 million tourists a year, who spend over half a billion dollars in “the best resort town in America.” During the ski season, the economy depends on roadways being cleared to get skiers to the resorts, not to mention the Hollywood crowd during the yearly Sundance Film Festival held in … Read more
“In the Summers,” an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honor for documentary went to “Porcelain War,” about a Ukrainian couple who craft fragile, intricately painted ceramics while war rages around them. Those two awards, announced Friday in Park … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — “Who’s that girl?” has been a common refrain from Sundance Film Festival goers walking out of “My Old Ass” this week in Park City, Utah. Its star Maisy Stella, 20, will be a familiar name to some, for her years on “Nashville” playing Daphne Conrad, for … Read more
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PARK CITY, Utah — June Squibb is perhaps the busiest 94-year-old in Hollywood. This year alone she’ll voice a role in “Inside Out 2,” head to New York to star in Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut and film a television series that she can’t quite talk about just yet. And for the first time in her … Read more
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The 2024 Sundance Film Festival—a one-of-a-kind event in the middle of awards season—is currently underway in Park City, Utah. The festival, which kicked off this weekend, will extend through next week—with Hollywood stars assembling to attend the many premieres and panels. Already Spotted in the wintery city? A starry roster including Kristen Stewart, Kerry Washington, … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Chiwetel Ejiofor had read Jeff Hobbs’ “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” years before Antoine Fuqua asked if he might consider writing and directing an adaptation. The book, which explores the complex life of a brilliant boy who grew up in the crime ridden … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — Filmmaker Yance Ford was in a “Sundance haze” when he took a meeting with Netflix following the premiere of “Strong Island” in 2017. The streamer was still somewhat new in the original documentary space at that point, but had made several big splashes with docs as different as “The Square,” about … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jesse Eisenberg had not seen “Succession” when he was writing his new film “A Real Pain.” But his sister Hallie Eisenberg knew from years of watching Roman Roy that Kieran Culkin would be perfect. The film, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, follows … Read more