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Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but the opportunity would require her to step a little outside of her comfort zone.

Jan 24, 2024 1:14 PM Read more >

Movie Review: 'Miller's Girl' with Jenna Ortega is an airless, cold affair that fails to spark

Jenna Ortega's stark rise as Gen Z's goth-glam princess takes a pointless, awkward turn in “Miller’s Girl,” a new romantic horror movie about cerebral people that's simply tiresome.

Jan 24, 2024 12:27 PM Read more >

Toronto-based Nisha Pahuja hopes 'To Kill a Tiger' Oscar nod is a step toward change

Filmmaker Nisha Pahuja hopes that an Oscar nod for her documentary "To Kill a Tiger" will be a small step in a movement of justice for sexual assault survivors.

Jan 23, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Q&A: Visual artist Titus Kaphar makes a personal film debut with ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Titus Kaphar wanted to find a way to talk to his children about his life experience, his addict father, generational trauma and healing.

Jan 23, 2024 3:25 PM Read more >

Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Sundance documentary

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to the needs of young girls.

Jan 23, 2024 2:52 PM Read more >

Celine Song proud to represent Canada at Oscars with 'Past Lives': 'So amazing'

Canada's Celine Song says it feels "so cool" to go from a young kid staking out stars at the Toronto International Film Festival to seeing her debut film "Past Lives" receive two Oscar nods.

Jan 23, 2024 1:56 PM Read more >

In 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism

NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was published in 2020. Oprah Winfrey kept telling her to read it. But she put it off.

Jan 22, 2024 9:01 PM Read more >

Norman Jewison, director of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' 'Moonstruck,' dies at age 97

Canadian film director Norman Jewison, a champion of homegrown talent whose Oscar-recognized titles including "Moonstruck" and "Fiddler on the Roof" ran the gamut from romantic crowd-pleasers to racial and social dramas, has died.

Jan 22, 2024 8:20 PM Read more >

At 94, June Squibb is a leading lady at last in the Sundance breakout ‘Thelma’

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — June Squibb is perhaps the busiest 94-year-old in Hollywood.

Jan 22, 2024 2:50 PM Read more >

'Mean Girls' fetches $11.7M in second weekend to stay No. 1 at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.

Jan 21, 2024 12:59 PM Read more >