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EntertainmentVarietySundance Gets Approval to Shorten 2021 Festival Due to Coronavirus
Next year's Sundance Film Festival will be significantly shorter than previous editions of the annual celebration of the best in indie cinema. The news comes after Sundance previously announced that it would upend the way it was hosting the 2021 version of the festival due to coronavirus, adding virtual screenings and talks to the program. […]
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Sundance Film Festival Exploring Major Changes as Coronavirus Still Looms
The 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival will include a combination of virtual screenings and physical events, a hybrid model that is growing increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic. In a note to staff, the newly minted festival director Tabitha Jackson acknowledged the difficulty of hosting the Park City, Utah event next January when […]
EntertainmentVarietyYouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival With 20 Partners Including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance
With COVID-19 shuttering film fests worldwide, YouTube has stepped in to launch a 10-day digital film festival this spring with 20 partners -- streaming free to cinema fans everywhere. We Are One: A Global Film Festival is being produced and organized by New York's Tribeca Enterprises. The YouTube-hosted event will feature programming from 20 top […]
EntertainmentVariety‘Palm Springs’ Breaks Sundance Record for Biggest Sale Ever — by 69 Cents
Andy Samberg's "Palm Springs" has just broken the record for the biggest sale in the history of the Sundance Film Festival -- by $0.69. A joint announcement on Monday from Hulu and indie distributor Neon confirmed the existential comedy was purchased for $17,500,000.69 in a sale brokered by UTA Independent Film Group. That figure exceeds […]
PoliticsVarietyHillary Clinton Talks Impeachment, Online Trolls and 2020 Election at Sundance Doc Premiere
After two days of buzzy cameos out and about in Park City, Hillary Clinton finally took the main stage at the Sundance Film Festival. A four-part viewing of her new Hulu docu-series “Hillary” premiered Saturday at the Ray Theater, where the dedicated audience had but one intermission during the marathon screening, but was later rewarded […]
EntertainmentVarietyAndy Samberg Calls Hosting the Oscars a ‘Bad Gig’ — That He’d Still Consider
Andy Samberg has been a reliable favorite hosting awards ceremonies, in recent years emceeing the Independent Spirit Awards, the Emmys and the 2019 Golden Globes with Sandra Oh. So it's only natural to wonder if Samberg would consider taking the reins on the Oscars, which will return again this year without a host. "They have […]
EntertainmentVarietySundance: Study Finds Lack of Inclusion at Film Festivals
A study by the Time's Up Foundation and USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has found that women and people of color are vastly underrepresented at film festivals worldwide. The new report, “Inclusion at Film Festivals,” examined the gender, race, and ethnicity of narrative film directors, film festival programmers, and executives from 2017-2019. The study was released […]
EntertainmentVarietyThe 5 Most Revelatory Moments From Taylor Swift Documentary ‘Miss Americana’
On Thursday night in Park City, Utah, the 2020 Sundance Film Festival opened with the premiere of the highly anticipated Taylor Swift documentary, "Miss Americana." During a Q&A after the film ended — and received a standing ovation from the audience at the Eccles Theater — Swift said she had enlisted director Lana Wilson for […]
EntertainmentVarietyTaylor Swift Gets Political in ‘Miss Americana’ Documentary Trailer
"I feel really really good about not being muzzled anymore, and it was my own doing," Taylor Swift reveals in the first trailer for her Netflix documentary, "Miss Americana." The singer and songwriter gets candid in behind-the-scenes footage, saying, "Throughout my whole career label executives would just say: 'A nice girl doesn't force their opinions […]
EntertainmentYahoo EntertainmentThe It List: Gwyneth Paltrow welcomes you to 'The Goop Lab,' Patrick Stewart returns as Picard in new 'Star Trek' series, Netflix & Chill'd ice cream debuts and the best in pop culture the week of Jan. 20, 2020
The It List is Yahoo’s weekly look at the best in pop culture, including movies, music, TV, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. Here are our picks for Jan. 20-26, including the best deals we could find for each.
EntertainmentVarietySundance 2020 Lineup Includes Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem Films
Oscar nominees such as Glenn Close, Viggo Mortensen, Ethan Hawke, and Benedict Cumberbatch will appear alongside newcomers at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, according to the lineup of 118 feature films announced Wednesday. The Utah-based festival will kick off Jan. 23 with several day-one films, including highly anticipated music documentary “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana,” and […]
EntertainmentHuffPostAwkwafina Makes An Impressive Dramatic Debut In 'The Farewell' Trailer
Director Lulu Wang based the film on her family, developing the project afterfirst telling the story on an episode of public radio's "This American Life"in 2016
EntertainmentThe WrapDeath Penalty Drama ‘Clemency’ Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize
Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency,” a drama starring Alfre Woodard as a prison warden agonizing over capital punishment, has won the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic films at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, which handed out its awards at a ceremony in Park City on Saturday evening. Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang’s “One Child Nation” won the Grand Jury Prize for documentaries. The directing awards in the U.S. dramatic and documentary competitions went to Joe Talbot for “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert for “American Factory,” respectively. Also Read: Sundance's Haves and Have Nots: Can Traditional Indie Distributors Still Compete? The Grand Jury Prizes in the World Cinema Dramatic competition went to Joanna Hogg’s “The Souvenir,” while in the World Cinema Documentary competition it went to “Honeyland” by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska. Audience awards went to “Paul Downs Colaizzo’s “Brittany Runs a Marathon”; Rachel Lears’ documentary “Knock Down the House,” featuring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; May el-Toukhy’s “Queen of Hearts”; and Richard Ladkani’s “Sea of Shadows.” Among the other winners were “Share,” “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and “Honey Boy” in the U.S. Dramatic competition; The Infiltrators,” which won both jury and audience awards in the NEXT section; and actor-turned-director Chiwetel Ejiofor’s “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” which won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Also Read: Chiwetel Ejiofor's Directorial Debut 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' Blows to Netflix The awards were chosen by a variety of juries covering all sections of the festival, as well as by audience votes at all public screenings during the 11-day festival. The full list of awards: U.S. Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic: “Clemency,” Chinonye Chukwu U.S. Grand Jury Prize, Documentary: “One Child Nation,” Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang U.S. Dramatic Directing Award: Joe Talbot, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Pippa Bianco, “Share” U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Vision and Craft: “Honey Boy,” Alma Har’el U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Collaboration: “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” Joe Talbot U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting: Rhianna Barreto, “Share” U.S. Documentary Directing Award: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, “American Factory” U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency: “Always in Season,” Jacqueline Olive U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker: Liza Mandelup, “Jawline” U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing: Todd Douglas Miller, “Apollo 11” U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography: Luke Lorentzen, “Midnight Family” Audience Award, U.S. Dramatic Competition: “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” Paul Downs Colaizzo Audience Award, U.S. Documentary: “Knock Down the House,” Rachel Lears Audience Award, World Cinema Dramatic: “Queen of Hearts,” May el-Toukhy Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary: “Sea of Shadows,” Richard Ladkani World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize: “The Souvenir,” Joanna Hogg World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award: Lucia Garibaldi, “The Sharks” World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: “Monos,” Alejandro Landes World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Originality: “We Are Little Zombies,” Makoto Nagahisa World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting: Krystyna Janda, “Dolce Fine Giornata” World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize: “Honeyland,” Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska World Cinema Documentary Directing Award: Mads Brugger, “Cold Case Hammarskjold” World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography: Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma, “Honeyland” World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for No Borders: “Midnight Traveler,” Hassan Fazili World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change: “Honeyland,” Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska NEXT Innovator Award: “The Infiltrators,” Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra NEXT Audience Award: “The Infiltrators,” Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra Sundance NHK Award: Taro Aoshima, “Planet Korsakov” Producers Award: Documentary Feature: Lori Cheatle Producers Award: Narrative: Carly Hugo and Matt Parker Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: Chiwetel Ejiofor, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” Read original story Death Penalty Drama ‘Clemency’ Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize At TheWrap
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity'Enough': Michael Jackson's family considers documentary to prove his innocence
The upcoming Sundance documentary about Michael Jackson's alleged sexual abuse of children, Leaving Neverland, has his family saying "enough."
EntertainmentYahoo CelebrityMichael Jackson's estate issues fiery statement about upcoming sex abuse documentary
Michael Jackson's estate is blasting a new documentary — set to premiere at Sundance this month — focusing on sexual abuse claims they say are "dated" and have already been "discredited."
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Documentary Accusing Michael Jackson of Sexually Abusing Boys to Premiere at Sundance
Leaving Neverland focuses on two alleged victims and "how they were sexually abused by Jackson, and how they came to terms with it years later"
EntertainmentYahoo EntertainmentJessica Chastain shares how she helped Octavia Spencer get equal pay
On "Today," Jessica Chastain shared how she stood up for Octavia Spencer and helped her get more equal pay.
NewsVarietySundance Winners: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘Kailash’ Take Top Honors
The Sundance Film Festival wrapped with awards for “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” director Desiree Akhavan’s accepting look at Christian teens wrestling with gay conversion therapy, and documentary winner “Kailash,” about a Nobel Prize winner’s crusade to end child slavery in his native India. Compared with last year’s kudofest, which took place a week after […]
NewsYahoo Celebrity#TBT: Kim Kardashian, Diddy, and other celebs at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
With the 2018 Sundance Film Festival underway, take a look back at what the popular stars of the day looked like 10 years ago as they partied at the annual industry event. Kim Kardashian had a different love in her life, Elle Fanning was still in elementary school, and, well, the cameras looked a lot different.
NewsYahoo MoviesJon Hamm is given an offer he can’t refuse in 'Beirut' clip (exclusive)
In a departure from "Mad Men," actor plays an unwilling hostage negotiator.
NewsYahoo MoviesSundance 2018: The 8 movies you need to know about
Films like “Beirut,” “Wildlife,” and “Sorry to Bother You” are among the must-see attractions in Park City this year.
NewsVarietySundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup
Brace yourself. In a break from previous years, when the lineup was divided up and revealed section by section over several days, the Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its entire feature program in a single announcement, touting 110 films — 99 of them world premieres — set to screen in Park City next month, where […]
NewsGwynne Watkins'Lemon': Michael Cera and Gillian Jacobs in exclusive clip from Sundance breakout comedy
Watch Yahoo Movies' exclusive clip from Sundance Film Festival breakout comedy 'Lemon' featuring Michael Cera and Gillian Jacobs, directed by Janicza Bravo
NewsYahoo Movies'Step' Exclusive Clip: Documentary Follows Baltimore Team Striving to Win in Competition and Life
Exclusive peek at 'Step,' documentary about a high-school team of young women from Baltimore school traveling to national competition, striving for goals
NewsEthan AlterJohn Cho Talks New Film 'Columbus' and Its 'Opportunity to Play a Very Deep Character'
John Cho talks with Yahoo Movies about new film 'Columbus,' in theaters after successful debut at Sundance, plus 'Star Trek Beyond,' #starringjohncho meme
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