‘I Smile Back’: Why Did Sarah Silverman Need a Serious Drama to Become a...
PARK CITY, UTAH: Since its premiere Sunday night, one of the biggest stories of the Sundance Film Festival has been Sarah Silverman’s revelatory performance in the addiction drama I Smile Back....
View ArticleSundance 2015: Joe Swanberg Channels Cassavetes in the Star-Studded ‘Digging...
PARK CITY, UT: In the Q&A session following Sunday night’s Sundance Film Festival premiere of Joe Swanberg’s new film Digging for Fire, star Rosemarie DeWitt recalled getting a text from co-star...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst of Sundance 2015 (Documentary Edition)
The Sundance Film Festival draws to a close this weekend, but your film editor is already headed home from the land of snowy mountains, altitude headaches, crowded shuttles, and indie flicks galore....
View ArticleThe Best and Worst of Sundance 2015 (Narrative Edition)
Come Sunday, the screens will go dark, the volunteers will turn in their vests, the tents will fall, and the 2015 Sundance Film Festival will come to a close. But as it winds down, we’re taking a look...
View ArticleExclusive: Alex Gibney on the Church of Scientology’s War on… Film Critics
When the Church of Scientology took out full-page ads in The New York Times and other outlets slamming Alex Gibney’s Scientology exposé Going Clear in advance of its Sundance Film Festival premiere...
View ArticleSundance 2015: The Deals, the Awards, and When You Can See These Fabulous Films
The 2015 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has come to a close, and if you’ve been following our coverage — and I know you have! — you may be wondering if and when you’ll get to see all these...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Pariah,’ ‘Day for Night’
It’s another very dry week w/r/t new movie releases for home viewing — what can I tell you, it’s the end of summer — but a couple of quietly wonderful indies are newly streaming on Netflix, a new music...
View ArticleFinal Titles for Sundance 2016 Include a Diego Luna-Directed Film and Todd...
After previously announcing their Midnight, Competition, and “Next” films, the Sundance Institute announced their Premieres, Spotlight, Kids, and Special Events slates, completing the line-up for the...
View ArticleHow Senior Citizens Became Independent Film’s Most Powerful Audience
Michael Showalter’s Hello, My Name Is Doris (out Friday in limited release) is a charming, funny, sweet, little movie – and, consciously or not, one of the more commercially savvy independent pictures...
View ArticleSundance 2015: Tig Notaro’s Charm and Insight Save a Formulaic Documentary
PARK CITY, UT: On August 3, 2012, stand-up comic Tig Notaro stepped onto the stage of Los Angeles’ Largo and gave an instantly legendary performance. It came at the conclusion of a three-month period...
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