(L–R) Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall appear in “Tuner” by Daniel Roher, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute) By Lucy Spicer Another month behind us and somehow we’re already creeping toward summer, nearly in the middle of the calendar year. And things aren’t slowing down at Sundance […]
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After premiering at NY Film Festival in 1990, Kopple brought American Dream, her powerful documentary following the Hormel meatpacking strike in Minnesota, to the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.
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The home of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a program of the South Yuba River Citizens League, lies within the vibrant Yuba River Watershed—a living ecosystem where spring brings an essential transformation. As wildflowers bloom and landscapes awaken, pollinators take center stage, quietly sustaining the health of the watershed and the biodiversity that defines […]
LOS ANGELES — Legendary composer John Williams, one of the most celebrated figures in film music history, was honored Wednesday with a performing arts center named after him at his alma mater, North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. Williams,…
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Fantaspoa, the Porto Alegre, Brazil-based genre film festival, brought together a record 550,000-plus attendees through in-person and online programming. The 22nd edition of the festival, which took place over 19 days and wrapped with an April 26 award ceremony, brought in more than 80 domestic and international guests and hosted 24 world premieres. Additionally, this […]
“Heated Rivalry,” Adam Shankman’s drag queen comedy “Stop! That! Train!” starring RuPaul and “I Want Your Sex” from Gregg Araki headline this year’s NewFest Pride in New York City. NewFest will kick off Pride month with its five-day program at SVA Theatre May 28-June 1. It will also be available virtually. “Our community doesn’t wait […]
After a brief podcast break to deliver HippFest 2026, we're back in the audiosphere with the third iteration of our ‘Young voices on old cinema’ series, featuring thoughts and reflections from some of our young attendees.
(L–R) Derek Drescher, Coss Marte, and Syretta Wright have each other’s backs. (Micheal Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Veronika Lee Claghorn “We are not a fake movement. We want to help people,” says Syretta Wright at the January 23 premiere of episodic series Conbody VS Everybody at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. “Coss [Marte] […]
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(L–R) Cole Webley, Molly Belle Wright, John Magaro, Robert Machoian, and Preston Lee attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Omaha” at The Ray
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