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This year’s mostly virtual version of the Sundance Film Festival can’t possibly live up to the heady atmosphere that regulars expect. Sundance, and the deal-making that comes with it, thrives on the in-person experience of crowded lobbies and bars along historic Main Street in Park City, Utah, between and after screenings. But, perhaps counterintuitively, some attendees — tuning in to the film premieres digitally because of the pandemic — still see Sundance 2021 as a major opportunity...

... Marin native Hopper Penn (son of Robin Wright and Sean Penn) stars alongside Paz de la Huerta in Puppy Love, which closes out SF Indiefest this February. In its 23rd year, SF Indiefest is stronger than ever By Jan 26, 2021 The 2021 San Francisco Independent Film Festival, aka Indiefest, features a smattering of Bay Area cinematic talent among its 80 independent films. Here are a few to watch. Oakland filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes will be awarded this years Vanguard Award fo...

1 . 27 . 21 Superheroes are aspirational figures. They’re faster and stronger than the rest of us, and although their powers put them beyond certain limits (like gravity), they’re firmly bound by a moral code. The best sequence in the first Wonder Woman movie came when Diana Prince (Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot) climbed out of a World War I trench to run across no-man’s-land. Her golden bracers deflected bullets as she sprinted through the mud, mustering her strength in defense of th...

Seeking the next big thing at Sundance 27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Passing, the directorial debut by Rebecca Hall which stars Ruth Negga, left, and Tessa Thompson, will premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Photo / AP NZ Herald Three years ago, filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West got a dream Sundance debut. They premiered their film RBG to a sold-out crowd with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg not only in attendance but seeing it for the first time. There was a standing ovation,...

55 Romantic Movies to Stream at Home This Valentine’s Day We’ve got rom coms, fairytales, and your favorite Nicholas Sparks movie. By Lauren Hitzhusen 1/27/2021 at 6:00am Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca. Valentine’s Day is almost here! And while you can’t go out like you would’ve in years past to wine and dine your sweetie, 2021 is the perfect year to master a new at-home fancy dinner and pop a bottle of bubbly from Spec’s (or to order takeout), a...

With Virtual Panels and Events, Sundance Hopes to Bring the Park City Experience Home Andrew Barker, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Sundance always has pride of position when it comes to the festival calendar: as the first major fest of the year, it often sets the tone for the 12 months of far-flung festival galas and premieres to come. But the 2020 edition of the Park City, Utah, event has an unusual distinction: it was one of only a few fests to take place as normal before the cloud of COV...

Produced by Oakland director Ryan Coogler, Judas and the Black Messiah is the story of an FBI informant tasked with keeping tabs on the charismatic Black Panther leader Chairman Fred Hampton. The movie makes its virtual world premiere at Sundance Film Festival on February 1st. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Local talent shines in the virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival By Jan 25, 2021 Theres no doubt that our arts world has become smaller in the last year, but online an...

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Variety Studio Returns to Sundance With Virtual Interviews in Partnership With AT&T TV Variety Staff, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Variety returns to the Sundance Film Festival with a virtual interview studio in partnership with AT&T TV. Videos from the studio will appear on Variety’s and AT&T TV’s social media platforms as well as on Variety.com, beginning on Jan. 28 and continuing throughout the festival.   Variety and AT&T have returned to the Sundance Film Festival as an o...

The Bayou Cafe will soon only be a memory as the doors of the iconic River Street bar and restaurant are set to close on Jan. 31 after 30 years. The lights will go dark at the venue prized for live music seven nights a week and its Cajun style food menu. The memories are many and beyond special, longtime Bayou performer Thomas Claxton said. “It has been dedicated to live music,” Claxton said. “When the music starts the TV goes off.” Claxton has been performing at the Bayou, mostly a few...