Sundance
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Wilmer Valderrama on Tapping Into the Immigrant Story for ‘Blast Beat’
Sundance 2020: “We’ve been talking about this for a second and I think it’s been an ongoing conversation in Hollywood,” Valderrama tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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‘The Assistant’ Director Kitty Green Says People Still ‘Assume I’m the Assistant’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “I’m Always Handed a Coat,” green tells TheWrap
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Sundance 2020: Streamers Spent Big and Documentaries Are All the Rage
Sundance 2020: “The headline for this festival is that the documentary moment has arrived,” producer Bryn Mooser says
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‘Beast Beast’ Director Danny Madden on How His Characters Each Play ‘a Different Part of My Brain’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “It all comes from just this hodge podge of things and feelings and conversations and people in my life,” Madden tells TheWrap’s Brian Welk
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Toni Collette Couldn’t Talk About the True Story of ‘Dream Horse’ ‘Without Crying’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “I’m a sucker for an underdog story, and it’s so inspirational and so empowering,” actress says
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‘Miss Americana’ Director on Having More Access to Taylor Swift ‘Than Anyone’s Ever Had’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “No one has ever filmed her in the studio before,” Lana Wilson tells TheWrap
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HBO Max Picks Up Russell Simmons Accusers Doc ‘On the Record’
Sundance 2020: Film from Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering was dropped from Apple TV+ after Oprah Winfrey stepped away as executive producer
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Sundance 2020: Every Movie Sold So Far, From ‘Bad Hair’ to ‘Palm Springs’
Sundance 2020: Following a festival sale record, some of the buzziest titles are getting scooped up
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New Sundance Director Tabitha Jackson Talks Boosting Accessibility, Independent Voices
Jackson will replace John Cooper, who announced he would be stepping down from the role last April
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Justin Simien on the Korean and Japanese Influence of ‘Bad Hair’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “The idea really came from a conversation about a sub-genre of horror in Korean and Japanese horror films about hair specifically,” Simien tells TheWrap’s Beatrice Verhoeven
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‘Spree,’ With ‘Stranger Things’ Star Joe Keery, Picked Up by RLJE Films
Sundance 2020: Drake executive produced the satire that premiered in the NEXT section of the festival
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‘Assassins’ Director Ryan White on Whether Kim Jong-nam Murderers Were ‘Duped’ or ‘Trained Assassins’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “They were both susceptible to this appeal to stardom and this better life and fame and fortune,” producer Jessica Hargrave says
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First Look’s Michael Bloom and Topic’s Maria Zuckerman Talk ‘Homegrown Success’ of 10 Films at Sundance
Sundance 2020: The media company has already made deals for documentaries “Mucho Mucho Amor” and “The Fight” out of the festival
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Magnolia Snags Ryan White’s Doc ‘Assassins’ About Kim Jong-nam Murder
Sundance 2020: Kim was the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un
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Alan Ball Found His ‘Inner Tennessee Williams’ to Write ‘Uncle Frank’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “I’ve always been interested in people who experienced great trauma early in their lives and how they deal with it,” writer and director says