Sundance
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Last Year’s Sundance Boasted Record Film Sales – But Did They Pay Off?
The performance of films like “CODA” and “Passing” shows how the metrics of success are changing as the indie film market moves away from theaters
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Sundance’s 18 Buzziest Movies for Sale in 2022, From ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ to ‘892’ (Photos)
New films from Lena Dunham, Tig Notaro, Phyllis Nagy, Ramin Bahrani and more lead the biggest acquisition titles
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Michel Hazanavicius Film ‘Final Cut’ Drops Out of Virtual Sundance
“We fully support Sundance’s decision to move the festival to a virtual format,” but the filmmaking team prefers a premiere with a live audience
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Sundance: Marielle Heller, Garrett Bradley, Joey Soloway Among 2022 Jury Members
The now virtual film festival takes place Jan. 20-30
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‘Street Gang’ Film Review: Documentary Celebrates How ‘Sesame Street’ Changed the World
Let’s face it, blooper reels in which Muppets blow their lines and curse will always be priceless
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‘Cryptozoo’ Film Review: Dash Shaw Returns With More Trippy Adult Animation
“My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea” director makes genre tales personal and visually extravagant
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‘Passing’ Film Review: Rebecca Hall Explores Race in Stunning Directorial Debut
Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga play characters who can pass for white, and the drama digs into the roots of their masquerade
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Sundance Institute Launches Trans Possibilities Intensive for Trans Artists of Color
Six filmmakers were selected for the program’s inaugural fellowship
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Sian Heder, Questlove to Receive Sundance Institute Vanguard Award
Previous honorees include Ryan Coogler, Damien Chazelle and Marielle Heller
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‘Ailey’ Film Review: Enigmatic Dance Legend Gets His Due
Jamila Wignot’s portrait of the incomparable Alvin Ailey honors the work but remains mystified by the man
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‘Playing With Sharks’ Film Review: Valerie Taylor Champions the Ocean’s Most Misunderstood Denizens
Once a consultant and photographer on “Jaws,” conservationist Taylor champions sharks after decades of bad P.R.
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‘How It Ends’ Film Review: It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and You’ll Feel Fine
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ comedy is like Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia,” but without all the, um, melancholia
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Questlove Was Stunned by the 50-Year-Old Hidden Footage That Inspired ‘Summer of Soul’ (Video)
“I’d like to think of myself as somewhere between a savant and a sage of music history, how come I never heard of this thing?” Questlove tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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‘Indigenizing’ Hollywood: How the Sundance Native Lab Is Flipping an Outdated Script
“Hollywood is realizing that the ‘I’ in BIPOC stands for ‘indigenous,’” Sundance Native film program leader Bird Runningwater says
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‘The Sparks Brothers’ Film Review: Edgar Wright Makes Playful Documentary About Elusive Band Sparks
Wright tackles the idiosyncratic, influential band without ever giving away too much or losing an air of mystery
