Coming Soon: The Ledge
One step can change a life forever in The Ledge, a sexy and suspenseful thriller, starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson and Terrence Howard. After embarking on a passionate affair with his...
View ArticleBUCK: Official Trailer
“Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country for...
View ArticleGet It While It’s Hot: The Ledge
As we’ve been talking about here on the blog, today is a very special day in the evolution and growth of SundanceNOW. Right now, registered SundaceNOW users can access a sneak preview of the erotic...
View ArticleDocutopia #5: Tarnation Brought Personal Docs into the Digital Age. Where Are...
“It’s 2004,” filmmaker Jonathan Caouette told me several years back, “and I think we’re ready for some really crazy stuff now.” Caouette was speaking about his boundary-breaking family portrait...
View ArticleBreaking: Sundance Institute Brings 10 New Films to SundanceNOW
Thanks to a unique program started earlier this year, ten films that span 20 years of the Sundance film festival and Sundance Institute have been made available for rent, download or purchase through...
View ArticleDocutopia #30: Searching for Sundance’s Nonfiction Outliers
There is no better documentary showcase in the world than the Sundance Film Festival, which begins this Thursday. It’s no hyperbole: more Oscar nominated docs, more commercially successful docs, and...
View ArticleDocutopia #31: The Issue Doc Aesthetics of Sundance 2013
This year the Sundance Film Festival captured the zeitgeist. Films that premiered this past week in Park City investigated, explored and exposed the biggest issues of the day, from abortion (After...
View ArticleDocutopia: Eight New Year’s Wishes for Documentary Film
The last year was a very good one for documentary films. By many accounts, 2013 showed how docs have gotten better and more popular, gaining greater legitimacy in the culture at large, and sparking...
View ArticleDocutopia: New Players & New Trends to Track at Sundance 2014
There’s nothing like another Sundance Film Festival to give a boost to the nonfiction business. No disrespect to TIFF, Hot Docs, IDFA, or any number of festivals that showcase documentary films, but...
View ArticleDocutopia: Boyhood—Rich Hill and 12 O’Clock Boys
The rural poverty of Rich Hill, Missouri and the urban blight of Baltimore, Maryland seem like worlds away from each other. But Rich Hill, the recent winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2014,...
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