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TVJeremy BelangerJessica 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.
MoviesGwynne 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
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Sundance Report: Gloomy 'Where Is Kyra?' Marks Michelle Pfeiffer's Latest Big Screen Comeback
Once a prominent fixture on movie screens, Michelle Pfeiffer sightings have become increasingly rare in recent years. Now, after a four-year break, 2017 is shaping up to be a four-film Pfeiffersance, one that kicks off with her Sundance debut, Where is Kyra?, a psychological drama directed by festival veteran Andrew Dosunmu, whose previous features, 2011’s Restless City and 2013’s Mother of George, both premiered in Park City.
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Sundance React: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck in 'A Ghost Story,' a Haunting Tale of Love and Loss
Pair reunite with director David Lowery ('Ain’t Them Bodies Saints') in tale of loss that may test an audience's patience at times, but pays off for those who take the whole ride
MoviesNick SchagerKevin Smith Reminisces About Hitting It Big With 'Clerks' at the Sundance Film Festival
It’s been 23 years since Kevin Smith went to the Sundance Film Festival with a low-budget black-and-white comedy about two convenience store employees goofing off at work. Clerks launched Smith’s career and defined the voice he’d continue developing in numerous subsequent comedies. In the above interview, Smith remembers how he received the phone call notifying him that Clerks had been accepted into Sundance while he was working behind the same counter that Dante (Brian O’Halloran) mans in the movie.
MoviesNick Schager'The Discovery' Trailer: Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, and Robert Redford Learn There's an Afterlife — and That's a Real Problem
There’s nothing more precious than life — except, that is, if you live in the world of The Discovery, the new thriller from director Charlie McDowell (The One I Love). Here, humanity has established scientific proof of an afterlife, and is slowly torn apart by an increasing desire to “cross over” via suicide. The all-star film will have its world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival before debuting exclusively on Netflix; ahead of those bows, we now have its sterling first trailer (watch it above).
MoviesJordan ZakarinSundance Report: North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-il's Evil Plans to Make Movies Was Even Crazier Than 'The Interview'
There was only one problem: He was a hostage of the brutal North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Just over a year after the uproar over The Interview, Seth Rogen’s goofy satire about foreigners infiltrating the North Korean dictatorship, a new documentary that premiered at Sundance tells the very real story of two people who survived an even closer encounter in Pyongyang. The saga of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee, also recently detailed in a book by Paul Fischer, is brought to life in The Lovers and the Despot from directors Ross Adam and Robert Cannan, with the help of photos, interviews, re-enactments, and secretly taped conversations featuring Kim Jong-il.
