“Love” was all around at Sundance this week, as The Weinstein Company gave some love to the Sundance entry “The One I Love,” while Sony Pictures Classics fell for “Love is Strange.””
Elisabeth Moss' 'The One I Love' is officially coming to theaters
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:20 am · January 23rd, 2014
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Roundup: How the Best Picture rule change narrowed Oscar's usual crop
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:33 am · January 22nd, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris brings figures to the table to argue that the Best Picture expansion has narrowed the Academy’s palette, George Clooney tricks Matt Damon into thinking he’s putting on pounds and Team Ebert reports from the Sundance premiere of “Life Itself.”
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Review: Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' is an extraordinary chronicle of a life in progress
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · January 20th, 2014
Filmed over 12 years and charting the growth of an ordinary Texan boy from ages 6 to 18, Richard Linklater’s latest time-lapse experiment is a rich, rewarding achievement.
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Review: Confused sci-fi western 'Young Ones' wastes Michael Shannon and Elle Fanning
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:50 am · January 19th, 2014
Disparate genre elements collide — ambitiously, if none too convincingly — in Jake Paltrow’s futuristic Dust Bowl saga.
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Review: Philip Seymour Hoffman can't save John Slattery's disappointing 'God's Pocket'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:45 pm · January 17th, 2014
Despite an impressive cast, John Slattery’s directorial debut, which premiered Friday at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, is a miss.
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13 movies to watch for at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by Katie Hasty · 9:59 pm · January 14th, 2014
New films featuring Kristen Stewart, Michael Fassbender, Chris O’Dowd, Shailene Woodley and Jenny Slate are among 13 movies to watch from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
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The Who documentary 'Lambert & Stamp' added to Sundance lineup
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:00 pm · January 8th, 2014
“Lambert & Stamp,” a documentary about two filmmakers who become the managers of rock band The Who, has been added to the Documentary Premieres section at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Kristen Stewart's 'Camp X-Ray' among films selected for Sundance USA initiative
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:59 pm · December 12th, 2013
Nine films from next year’s Sundance fest have been selected for the Sundance Film Festival USA initiative, whereby they’ll be screened to public audiences in nine American cities on January 30. The Kristen Stewart starrer “X-Ray” and Joe Swanberg’s “Happy Christmas” are among the selections.
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Sundance 2014: Brendan Gleeson reunites with 'Guard' director in new 'Calvary' trailer
Posted by Dave Lewis · 1:56 pm · December 10th, 2013
Sundance 2014 finds “The Guard” star Brendan Gleeson and writer-director John Michael McDonagh reuniting for more bleak laughs and some religious introspection in “Calvary,” with “Bridesmaids” star Chris O’Dowd in tow.
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First Look: Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley highlight Sundance 2014 Premieres
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 5:17 pm · December 9th, 2013
What do Shailene Woodley, Ryan Reynolds, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks and Michael Fassbender have in common? They’re all starring in films chosen in the Premieres section at Sundance 2014.
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2014 Sundance Film Festival Premieres slate includes Michael Fassbender, Ryan Reynolds and 'The Raid 2'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:00 pm · December 9th, 2013
The Sundance Film Festival announced its 2014 Premieres slate and narrative films include new works from Lynn Shelton, Greg Araki, Gareth Evans, Anton Corbijn, William H. Macey, David Wain, David Cross, Michael Winterbottom, among others. Acting talent includes Michael Fassbender, Anna Kendrick, Nick Offerman, Steve Coogan, Mark Duplass, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, Ryan Reynolds, MIchael Shannon, Shailene Woodley and Nicholas Hoult.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy in Spotlight and New Frontier films at Sundance 2014
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:45 pm · December 5th, 2013
“Stranger by the Lake,” “Locke” and “The Lunchbox” are among the high-profile hits from, previous festivals in the Spotlight lineup at Sundance, while a new directorial effort from Joseph Gordon-Levitt will premiere in New Frontiers.
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First Look: Anne Hathaway, Aaron Paul and Christina Hendricks lead Sundance 2014 films
Posted by Dave Lewis · 3:07 pm · December 4th, 2013
The lineup for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival has been revealed, and it’s among the starriest in recent memory. Major Hollywood names such as Anne Hathaway, Aaron Paul, Christina Hendricks, Zoe Saldana, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Dane DeHaan and John C. Reilly will all appear in films unspooling at the Park City event in January.
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Sundance 2014: Kristen Stewart heads to Guantanamo in first image from 'Camp X-Ray'
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 12:54 pm · December 4th, 2013
Kristen Stewart is a long way from “Twilight” in the very first image from 2014 Sundance entry “Camp X-Ray,” in which she plays an American soldier stationed at Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway and Lena Dunham highlight 2014 Sundance Film Festival lineup
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:59 am · December 4th, 2013
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival announced a star-filled and intriguing slate of films for its U.S. Dramatic and World Dramatic competition as well as its NEXT program including “Camp X-Ray,” “Dear White People,” “Song One” and “The Skeleton Twins.”
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