Sundance Film Festival

SUNDANCE REVIEW: 'Back to the Future' Meets 'Juno' In Capricious 'Safety Not Guaranteed'

It's probably unfair to describe "Safety Not Guaranteed" as "Back to the Future" by way of "Juno," as it certainly sets the bar too high. But in terms of entertainment value and tone, the shoe fits. Colin Trevorrow's good-natured romantic comedy takes a handful of characters facing familiar conundru...

Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate Team Up to Buy 'Arbitrage'

Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have bought Nicholas Jarecki’s “Arbitrage.” This thriller set in the high finance world stars Gere as billionaire hedge fund tycoon Robert Miller who on the eve of his sixtieth birthday finds himself desperately trying to sell his trading emp...

GLAAD Holds Sundance Panel to Commemorate New Queer Cinema, Discuss 'Keep the Lights On'

Monday afternoon at Sundance's Filmmakers Lounge, GLAAD held a panel to discuss "Keep the Lights On," the latest drama from Ira Sachs playing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The event, dubbed "What Modern Queer Cinema Looks Like" (moderated by New York Magazine's K...

Millennium Entertainment Acquires 'Red Lights'

Millennium Entertainment has acquired the Sundance thriller “Red Lights.” Directed by Rodrigo Cortes ("Buried") and starring Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Olsen, the film looks at two investigators (Murphy and Weaver) of paranormal hoaxes w...

New Frontiers Presenter Paul Abacus Doesn't Exist. Here's Why.

This year's New Frontiers program at the Sundance Film Festival was bigger than ever, but one of the most startling presentations came from a man who wasn't there.

SUNDANCE INTERVIEW: Ice-T Talks About Making 'Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap'

Hip-hop legend Ice-T hasn't released an album since 2006, but he's established himself as an actor, appearing in NBC's highest-rated drama, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and a slew of other televison shows and films, including "GOATS," which premieres tonight at Sundance in the Premieres secti...

SUNDANCE FUTURES: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Star Quvenzhané Wallis is a Pint-Size Breakout

Dressed in pink galoshes and a T-shirt with shiny pink sequins, she tripped up to the stage and introduced herself to the audience by saying, "My name's Quvenzhané Wallis and I like to party!"

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Box Office Be Damned: For Buyers, Optimism Rules at Sundance 2012

For most of last year’s Sundance titles, box office receipts ranged from modest to dreadful. However, to look at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival acquisitions market, prior performance is not an indication of future results.