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Posted Jan 26, 2012, by Eric Hynes
James Marsh Turns His Talents to Dramatic Filmmaking with the Belfast-Set Thriller, Shadow Dancer
Few filmmakers have the kind of range that James Marsh has, alternating between crowd-pleasing, Oscar-winning documentaries (…
Posted Jan 26, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
A Committed Group of Volunteers Reunites Each Year at Sundance and Film Festivals Around the Country
Phoebe Joecks remembers the first day she volunteered for the Sundance Film Festival. Joecks is by profession a “freelance…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Tree of Life Producer Sarah Green Headlines the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Producers Luncheon
Though it’s never been easy to make independent films—not by a long shot—the current economic climate has only made it harder…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Jeff Hansen
Vera Farmiga and David Duchovny Headline the Stoner Coming-of-Age Saga, GOATS
Coming-of-age stories in film are as ubiquitous as the human condition itself. But rarely does such a story come together as…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Bridgette Bates
From the Collection: Julie Dash’s 1991 Sundance Award-Winning Daughters of the Dust
Earlier this week, a newly restored print of writer/director Julie Dash’s vibrant homage to her Gullah ancestors, Daughters of…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Parker Posey Offers a Tough Loving Assessment of the State of Indie Film and Her Role as its Truth-Telling Human Embodiment
Erstwhile Indie Queen, sardonic girl next door and trailblazer for a generation of quirked-out Emmas, Kats and Zooeys -- Parker…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Jessica Buzzard, Director of Marketing
Wonder Women Hold Court
On Monday morning a small crowd of filmmakers, philanthropists, and media leaders gathered at the Park City home of Jacki…
Posted Jan 24, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall Double-Down for Stephen Frears’ Lay the Favorite
Celebrated filmmaker Stephen Frears was positively giddy about introducing the world premiere of his latest film, Lay the…
Posted Jan 24, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Lizzy Caplan Takes Sundance by Storm with Breakout Roles in Bachelorette and Save the Date
Lizzy Caplan is a woman on the verge of stardom. Just don’t tell Lizzy Caplan. With two high-profile, markedly different films…
Posted Jan 24, 2012, by Holly Willis
Women Who Roar: Sundance 2012 is Rife with Feisty, Flinty Female Characters
One of the bitter laments emanating from contemporary female audience members – and actresses, for that matter – concerns the…


