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Posted Jan 28, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Wide Angle Thinker: Evolutionary Psychologist Helen Fisher Discusses Film’s Role as the ‘Global Campfire.’
In addition to the 181 of films being presented at this year’s Festival, there’s also an ambitious slate of panels, populated …
Posted Jan 28, 2012, by Eric Hynes
In the Presence of the Artist: A Conversation with Marina Abramovic and Matthew Akers
Marina Abramovic is ready for her close-up. Eight months after the completion of her historic retrospective at the Museum of …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Parker Posey’s Explosive Charm in Full Effect in Price Check
Those who came to see the world premiere of Price Check on Wednesday night at the Eccles Theater were treated to something like …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Eric Hynes
One on One: Mark Webber & Antonio Campos Discuss the Perils and Pleasures of Working without a Script
On the surface, films couldn’t be more different than Mark Webber’s The End of Love and Antonio Campos’s Simon Killer. Whereas …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Jeff Hanson
Q&A: The British Invade California Solo
Marshall Lewy premiered more than his film, California Solo, at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. As he came out to welcome an …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Keith Harten
Celebrating the Festival's Army of Volunteers
Every January, over 1,800 volunteers ascend to Park City, Utah, to work tirelessly for no pay. Last night, Sundance Institute …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Bridgette Bates
Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation Showcase the Next Wave of Global Change Makers
For the last five years, Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation have partnered to showcase …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
For A Good Time, Call... Rings in a New Dimension of Female Storytelling
The buzz about Jamie Travis’ feature debut, For a Good Time, Call..., is that it’s a comedy starring raunchy women. That’s …
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
Tainted Love: Sexual Transgression and Off-Kilter Romance Turn Up Early and Often at Sundance 2012
Love is so difficult to attain, and so elusive to keep, that it seems warranted to ask whether filmmakers who pile all manner …
Posted Jan 26, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
Alice Rohrwacher’s Corpo Celeste Explores the Perilous Intersection of Faith and Adolescence
It’s not technically true that Marta, the meek but intent girl at the heart of Alice Rohrwacher’s Corpo Celeste, is in every …


