Report From Sundance
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Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancee Says Bryan Fogel’s Documentary ‘The Dissident’ Saved Her Life (Video)
Sundance 2020: “I wake up every day with Jamal’s face. It’s not changed in my life,” Hatice Cengiz says
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Russell Simmons Accusers and ‘On the Record’ Filmmakers Hope for ‘Reconciliation’ With Oprah Winfrey (Video)
Sundance 2020: “We never would’ve made this film without people of color involved behind the scenes as well,” co-director Amy Ziering says
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Apple and A24 Grab Political Documentary ‘Boys State’
Sundance 2020: Film follows 17-year-old boys on opposite ends of political spectrum in Texas
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Sundance So Far: A Muted Festival Struggles for Attention in Chaotic Times
Sundance 2020: While the fest has showcased a number of strong films, often with political messages, it’s also a Sundance full of cautious buyers and distracted viewers
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Julie Dash, TheWrap Founder Sharon Waxman Among This Year’s Horizon Awards Winners
Sundance 2020: Annual award recognizes two emerging female filmmakers and industry figures who champion women in entertainment
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‘Kajillionaire’ Film Review: Miranda July Is Back With Offbeat Tale of Swindling Family
Sundance 2020: The lauded indie writer-director’s first film in almost a decade lacks the humorous impact of similarly themed films like Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”
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Bruce Lee 2020? ‘Be Water’ Doc Director Imagines Star Would Have Had Future in Politics (Video)
Sundance 2020: “He was such an inspiration to many people that I could imagine him going into politics and more realms of activism,” director Bao Nguyen says
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‘The Dissident’ Revives Jamal Khashoggi’s Brutal Murder: ‘Has the Sacrificial Victim Arrived?’
Sundance 2020: “Don’t do this!” Khashoggi shouts, as he eyes a towel and asks if they intend to anesthetize him. If only.
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‘Miss Americana’ Film Review: Taylor Swift Gets Intimate and Political in New Documentary
Sundance 2020: The Netflix film is about being a woman in entertainment and in society and trying to maintain, as she says, “a sharp pen and an open heart.”
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Lena Waithe, Veena Sud and Kaitlin Olson Tout Quibi at Sundance for ‘Primal’ and ‘Empowered’ Experience
Jeffrey Katzenberg led a panel of filmmakers as they previewed their shows for short form mobile platform
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‘Falling’ Film Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Directorial Debut Is a Dark Family Drama
Sundance 2020: The actor turned writer-director has made a beautifully controlled drama about age, memory and forgiveness
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‘Bad Hair’ Film Review: Justin Simien Puts Thoughtful Twists in a Creepy Horror Movie
Sundance 2020: Elle Lorraine is riveting to watch as she plays an ambitious producer forced to solve the unexplained mysteries of her sentient hair weave
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‘Honey Boy’ Director and Cast on ‘Artistic Exorcism’ of Filming Shia LaBeouf’s Dark Past | Video
“This wasn’t necessarily his story,” Noah Jupe says of playing a child actor based on LaBeouf’s life
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‘Where’s My Roy Cohn?’ Film Review: A Timely Doc About Lawyer, Power Broker and Trump Mentor
Matt Tyrnauer’s film is a delectable look at a despicable person
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‘Blinded by the Light’ Film Review: Joyous Indie Musical Soars to Songs of Bruce Springsteen
The film that landed the Sundance Film Festival’s biggest deal is a moving tribute to the way pop songs can detonate in our lives
