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By one measure, not much. By another measure, however, this years Sundance was quite successful. Several films that came to Sundance with distribution already locked up made a splash while premiering at the festival. But perhaps the biggest ker-splooshwas made by Fox Searchlights500 Days of Summer(pictured). Out in theaters July 24, the playfully unorthodox romantic comedy won a standing ovation at its debut screening. Alas, there were a healthy handful of high-profile films that...

I hope Coogler has more stories he feels he needs to tell as urgently as he tells this one. Also, I hope youve noticed, not one plot point is given away here. Mentioning Greece doesnt count. Lewis Jacobs/NBC Finally, I bestow my Great Role For a Deserving Actor Award to Robin Weigert inConcussion. Weigert was an unforgettable Calamity Jane in HBOsDeadwoodand an important supporting player opposite John Hawkes inThe Sessions....

The most anticipated narrative features and documentaries at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, including our reviews. Welcome toSundance II: Couch-Bound Boogaloo. At least two Dakotas!) ‘When You Finish Saving The World’.Sundance Institute and returning auteurs, along with a consistently impressive gamut of world cinema, documentary, and underground debuts. Read on below for EW’s unranked and highly subjective list of the most anticipated narrative features and documentaries. (For further details and full scheduling, visit the festival’sofficial site....

All in-person attendees festival will be required to mask and provide proof of vaccination. Read the full list of features below. The 2022 Sundance Film Festival will take place from Jan. 2030, 2022. Alan Cumming in ‘My Old School’; Keke Palmer in ‘Alice’; Dakota Johnson in ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’.Tommy Ga-Ken Wan/Sundance; Eliza Morse/Sundance No other options, he walks into a Wells Fargo Bank and says “I’ve got a bomb....

Overheard at the press screening forMommas Man,8:57 a.m., January 23rd: Its Wednesday. Whos still here, ya know? Its oddly quiet here, despite the movies presence and hey, look! I just summed up the last two days of Sundance! Of course, Ive done a bit of that today, too. Come with me, wont you, my darling pocket peeps? Yes, thats right. Why wouldnt I be writing recaps of a television show in the middle of the night while at Sundance?...

And now, at last, that list of titles is live. For thousands of years humans have gathered to tell stories and make meaning. This is who we are. Credit: Daniel Power/Focus Features; Edu Grau/Sundance; Mass Distraction Media And this is what we see. Of course, the pandemic year demanded adaptation, added Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam in the release. Were proud this edition of the Festival is fiercely independent, and will reach people everywhere....

The EW movies department weighs in on the highs, lows, and whoas of this year’s fest. Read on below for the good, the bad, and the woo-woo extremes in between. LikePalm SpringsandCODAbefore it,Real Smooth which won the festival’s annual popularity contest, a.k.a. Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson in ‘Cha Cha Real Smoth’.Apple TV+ LG Biggest Shoes Filled: Living A dying city bureaucrat yearns to make his final months count. JR...

Whether Simon deserved it for poking the wasps nest is beside the point. I canceled all myswag suites to go see movies, and Im glad I did. And I heard it wasnt much about the 70s.But theres such a story there! And then I saw areally cute film a couple nights ago calledThe Deal, written by WilliamH. I thought it was really funny, and I love William H. Macy. Meg Ryanand LL Cool J are great in it, too....

Im a money player. There was the standing ovation at the MARC Theater in Park City. There were the hugs and tears from Grants family members who attended the premiere. Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Grey Goose More handshakes and business cards. More money players circling though the movie had already sold to The Weinstein Company. Coogler sat down with EW to discuss the effusive reception toFruitvaleand his whirlwind week at Sundance....

First, a P.S. I assume she knew him. And Im not so sure about the kidney. Credit: Abbot Genser (I know, I know, Owen feels otherwise.) I agree with Owen thatAdventureland(pictured) exudes warmth and that the filmmaking technique shows finesse. Which, honestly guys, wasnt allthat, and neither were the late 80s. Plus, shes an ace maker of puppets. doesnt believe in love. She doesnt think shes wired for the emotion....

Everywhere Ive gone at this festival, the conversation the obsession, really has been about new distribution models. If you listen up, theres some awfully excited chatter. Independent filmmakers are going to take control of their destiny! Theyre going to forge new strategies! Theyre going to make the technology work for them! Theyre going to self-distribute! Theyre going to plan out how to market their movie before the movie has even been made!...

The loose and relaxed vibe of this years Sundance Film Festival continued this morning at the EW Loft. Then they shared some new slang theyd only just coined: Greasy. It was the greasiest set of all time, agreed Jasenovec. Was Cera among them?Oh yeah, I was in a hot tub, yeah, Cera replied. You were in a limo about six blocks away, laughed Johnson. Yeah, he had a hot tub in his limo, said Jasenovec....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt interrupted an interview to squeal, Oh my goodness! Gimme one second and Im gonna jump all over you! (The two actually worked together on 2005sShadowboxer.) Can I borrow some money? How does this camera turn on? I mean, it was constant. It was a pain in the ass. But they also applauded the films serious side, and its place at Sundance. I think people that have a passion for filmmaking arent going to makeHotel for Dogs, said Scott....