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Posted Jan 23, 2012, by Kathy A. McDonald
Sundance Institute and Skoll Foundation Provide Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs a Framework for Action
Documentaries tell us both who we are and what we could be. By spotlighting challenging issues, documentaries can also be…
Posted Jan 23, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
John Hawkes Transcends the Physical in The Surrogate
John Hawkes is the man who sets a movie a little on edge, who upends your expectations of what you thought you were going to…
Posted Jan 23, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Wide Angle Thinkers: How Political Analyst Drew Westen Helps Candidates Connect with Voters
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 22, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg Mine Their Bad Breakups in Celeste and Jesse Forever
Some of the brightest young inhabitants of Hollywood’s thriving comedy community were on hand for the world premiere of Celeste…
Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Jeff Hanson
Frank Langella and Peter Sarsgaard Bring Uncommon Nuance and Humanity to Jake Schreier’s Robot & Frank
While the Sundance Film Festival officially kicked off Thursday evening in Park City, nearby Salt Lake City hosted its own…
Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Jeff Hanson
Richard Gere Plays a Corporate Raider in Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage
The word ‘arbitrage’ is often used in the cutthroat world of high finance, defining the practice of buying low and selling high…
Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Stephen Frears Ventures into the Seedy Back Alleyways of Sports Bookies with Lay the Favorite
In addition to directing some of the most celebrated films of the past 30 years, Stephen Frears has mastered the art of…
Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Ice-T Leads a Journey Into the Trenches of Hip Hop
Some three decades after his emergence as a pioneering hip hop artist, Ice-T is once again beefing up his resume as an…
Posted Jan 21, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Exploring the Future Normal at New Frontier 2012
When Sundance introduced the first New Frontier program at the Festival in 2007, in a cramped basement space on Main Street in…
Posted Jan 21, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
Q&A: Amy Berg’s West of Memphis Provides an Ending to 18 Years of Hell
If you think the American justice system is chugging along just fine, West of Memphis will sober you up from that crazy trip in…
