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Sundance 2023: Fiction Films of Note

In the third of a four-part survey, our film critic CJ Sheu reviews four more narrative films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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For film lovers, Sundance matters as much as ever. Here are 19 (more) reasons why

PARK CITY, Utah — The 2023 Sundance Film Festival came to a close Sunday, capping the festival’s first in-person edition since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020. Los Angeles Times film reporter Mark Olsen and film critic Justin Chang sat down to discuss what they saw and liked…

Los Angeles Times

'A Thousand and One' and 'Going to Mars' win top prizes at Sundance

As part of its first in-person event in three years, the Sundance Film Festival announced its awards on Friday. A.V. Rockwell's "A Thousand and One" took the grand jury prize in the U.S. dramatic competition, while Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson's "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" won the…

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'20 Days in Mariupol' wins Sundance audience award

Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” a first-person account of the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, won the audience prize for world cinema documentary at the Sundance Film Festival

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What to stream: Revisit breakout hits from prior editions of Sundance

Last week, the 39th Sundance Film Festival kicked off, back in person in Park City, Utah, for the first time since 2020. While festivalgoers brave the cold and snow of the ski town, those at home can still participate, with virtual screenings through Jan. 29. Movie fans can also enjoy…

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Iranian Women Take Center Stage at Sundance Film Festival

Movies by and about Iranian women took center stage at the Sundance film festival this weekend, as diaspora filmmakers reflected on female-led protests and the deadly challenges of censorship and resistance in their ancestral home. "Joonam," a documentary about a three-generation family of Iranian women now living in Vermont, and…

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Iranian women take center stage at Sundance film festival

Park City (United States) (AFP) - Movies by and about Iranian women took center stage at the Sundance film festival this weekend, as diaspora filmmakers reflected on female-led protests and the deadly challenges of censorship and resistance in their ancestral home.

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Ukraine directors bring horrors of Russian invasion to Sundance

Park City (United States) (AFP) - Two new documentaries from Ukrainian filmmakers highlighting the carnage wrought on their country by Russian aggression -- and the insidious effects of Kremlin propaganda -- premiere at the Sundance film festival this week.

AFP

Hathaway, McKenzie anchor stylish adaptation of 'Eileen'

The moody, noirish film adaptation of Otessa Moshfegh’s debut novel “Eileen” debuted Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival

The Independent UK

Sundance goes wild for sexy corporate thriller ‘Fair Play’

The fire emoji was a common sight in tweets about the new corporate thriller “Fair Play,” which debuted Friday at the Sundance Film Festival

The Independent UK

Brett Kavanaugh documentary reveals new witness testimony of alleged sexual assault

The new revelation is featured in the documentary Justice, which debuted on Friday at the Sundance Film Festival

The Independent UK

‘People are terrified’: Inside the premiere of Sundance’s surprise Brett Kavanaugh doc

PARK CITY, Utah — “Justice,” director Doug Liman’s surprise documentary about the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, premiered Friday at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Los Angeles Times

Brooke Shields describes rape in Sundance documentary

Park City (United States) (AFP) - Brooke Shields revealed she was raped as a young Hollywood actress in new documentary "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," which premiered on day two of the Sundance film festival Friday.

AFP

Brooke Shields examines her life, fame in doc ‘Pretty Baby’

Brooke Shields reveals that she was the victim of a sexual assault in a new documentary about her life that premiered Friday afternoon at the Sundance Film Festival

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Friendship lies behind Sundance comedy ‘Theater Camp’

There is quite a bit of history between the team behind “Theater Camp,” a loving satire of musical theater kids and their teachers that premieres Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival

Los Angeles Times

6 movies to make time for at this year's Sundance Film Festival

Three years have passed since some of us last set foot in Park City, Utah, where the Sundance Film Festival has been on COVID-mandated hiatus — at least as an in-person event — since January 2020. Not that the festival has exactly hibernated in the meantime: In 2021 and 2022,…

The Guardian - US

Sometimes I Think About Dying review – Daisy Ridley almost saves frustrating drama

Sundance film festival: the Star Wars alum gives an impressive performance as an office worker creeping out of her shell but the film’s initial promise fades

Evening Standard

Dakota Johnson makes risqué Armie Hammer cannibal joke at the opening of Sundance Film Festival

The actress poked fun at Luca Guadagnino’s casting of Armie Hammer, who has been surrounded by cannibalism accusations

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The Independent UK

Sundance celebrates the ‘magic’ of being back in-person

The Sundance Film Festival met the moment by going virtual for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Indie film is at a crossroads. And Sundance is full of ‘canaries in the coal mine’

When the Sundance Film Festival last came to Park City, it was the Before Times. Before COVID-19 drastically altered billions of lives, yes. But also before the carefully cultivated entertainment industry ecosystem of which the festival is a part was wildly upended.

The Independent UK

After 2 virtual years, Sundance returns to the mountains

After two years of virtual editions, the Sundance Film Festival is returning to Park City, Utah, armed with a robust slate of diverse features and documentaries that will premiere over 10 days beginning on Thursday

The Independent UK

After 2 virtual years, Sundance returns to the mountains

Glasgow Live

Movie filmed and set in Glasgow to have UK premiere in city

The film Girl tells the story of a mother and daughter trying to rebuild their life in Glasgow and will have its UK premiere here in the city after having its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Tribune News Service

‘Willie Nelson and Family’ documentary to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

"Willie Nelson and Family," a documentary chronicling the career of the Texas icon, will premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in January.

ABC News

Two SA films to be shown at prestigious Sundance Film Festival

South Australian-made Run Rabbit Run and Talk to Me are among four Australian films that will be shown at the prestigious festival.

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