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Leaving Park City? Sundance Seeks Proposal for Future Location

After almost 40 years in Park City, Utah, it’s possible that the Sundance Film Festival will be moved to another location. After the contract ends, the festival created by Robert Redford will be open to bids for a possible relocation to another city, According to Deadline.com. On the other hand, the 2025 and 2026 festivals…

Sundance’s Top 10 Feature Films List of Past 40 Years

@Sundance Institute Whiplash has topped the list of the top 10 feature films that have screened during the Sundance Film Festival over the past four decades, Variety is reporting. The psychological drama, which premiered in competition at the festival in 2014, was written and directed by Damien Chazelle. After the movie’s premiere, the filmmaker was nominated…

Interview With Barrett Wissman on The 69th Taormina Film Festival

Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia in his novel The Day of the Owl (Il giorno della civetta) wrote “You must go to Sicily to see how incredible Italy is.” The book — adapted for the screen by Damiano Damiani in 1968 — is about a series of murders committed by the Mafia and the struggle of…

Alan Pakula: Going For Truth, Brings Into View The Psychologist-Filmmaker

Alan J. Pakula was an insightful film craftsman. He began as a producer and eventually switched to directing, maintaining extreme sensitivity in selecting every story he brought to the silver screen, guiding his actors to embody their characters with utter authenticity. In his lifetime he was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To…

ALAN PAKULA: Going for Truth Official Trailer

ALAN PAKULA: GOING FOR TRUTH, encompasses the personal and professional life of award-winning producer/director Alan J. Pakula, who was unflinching in his commitment to bring some of the most memorable movies of the last half of the 20th century to the big screen. Select cast and crew members from his wide ranging filmography bring Pakula…

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid TV Series in the Works

Stone Village Television has announced it is working on a new series about Old West legends Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell’s production company won the screen rights to the project after a bidding war, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will be based on Charles Leerhsen’s book, Butch…

Do Hollywood’s Eco-Advocates Walk Their Talk?

As the adage says: “With great power comes great responsibility.” Being a public figure puts a spotlight on the lifestyle one leads, therefore it is inspiring that several notable members of the entertainment community use their stature to advocate for the well-being of our planet. However do all Hollywood celebrities who support environmental causes, truly…