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“Leaving Neverland” Director Responds To Michael Jackson Family's Claim That His Film Is A “Public Lynching”
“What is the other side of the story?” Dan Reed told BuzzFeed News. “That there were people that Michael did not abuse?”
The Most Daring Movies Made By Women May Not Be Coming To A Theater Near You
At this year's Sundance Film Festival, everyone waited for the #MeToo moment to lead to money on the table for women directors.
14 Movies You Should Know About From The Sundance Film Festival
It was a quieter year at the annual film festival in Park City, Utah, but there were still plenty of powerful, moving, and surprising films worth talking about.
22 Movies Celebrities Watch When They Need Some Comfort
Because we could all use a little comfort right now.
8 Actors You'll See Everywhere Now, Probably
These actors and filmmakers blow our hair back.
This Film Could Be An Angry New Asian American Classic
Justin Chon's LA riots–set Gook isn't your parents' Asian-American movie.
There Is Now A Jon Hamm Hologram In The World
Meet the HoloHamm.
This Movie Has People Talking About Next Year's Oscars Already
Dee Rees's terrific Mudbound shouldn't get caught in the shadow of last year's troubled Sundance find.
Kesha Made A Surprise Cameo In A Sundance Movie About Ghosts And Love
In the best thing to happen yet in 2017, Kesha plays a character named "Spirit Girl."
A Judd Apatow Comedy That’s Not Grounded In Whiteness
Kumail Nanjiani's winning The Big Sick brings something fresh to the comedian-grows-up genre.
What President Trump Could Learn From Watching "Underground"
John Legend says the newly minted POTUS could understand "what the struggle for equality has been over the years..."
Nick Offerman, Nasty Girl, Had Some Powerful Words About Donald Trump
Nick Offerman, Nasty Girl.
Women Share Why They Hit The Streets At The Sundance Women's March
"I marched for Civil Rights. I marched against the war. Now I march for my kids."
Al Gore Addressed His Visit To Trump Tower At The Sundance Film Festival
"Two days after that meeting, he appointed someone to head the [Environmental Protection Agency] that I don't think should be heading the EPA," Gore told the audience after the premiere of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. "But this story has many chapters yet to unfold here."
Everything You Need To Know About The Movie In Which Daniel Radcliffe Plays A Farting Corpse
BuzzFeed News shared a sauna with Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who've put Daniel Radcliffe in the strangest role in his career.
This New Movie Is A Tragic Love Story For The No-Labels Generation
The Sundance Film Festival winner As You Are presents a sexually fluid trio of teenage characters.
How A Movie Filled With Coke And Dicks Explodes White Privilege
White Girl is ostensibly the story of a college girl who moves to Queens for the cheap rent, hooks up with a Puerto Rican drug dealer, and ruins his life, interspersed with graphic sex and indiscriminate drug use. But it’s actually a trenchant critique of the privilege afforded young, beautiful, white women, and the wreckage they can leave behind.
23 Movies From Sundance You Need To Know About
We watched a lot at the annual film festival in Park City, Utah so you didn’t have to — and these are the films worth talking about. In no particular order!
The Story Of A Reporter Who Killed Herself On Air Is Taking Over Sundance
The scripted feature film Christine and the documentary Kate Plays Christine have two pointedly different takes on what happened with Christine Chubbuck, a reporter who killed herself on television in 1974.
These Gorgeous Moving Portraits Feature Your Favorite Actors Channeling Classic Movies
Prepare to be mesmerized.
What It's Like To Re-Create Barack And Michelle Obama Falling In Love
The stars and director of Southside With You, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, talk with BuzzFeed News about the challenges of playing the president and first lady before they became the most famous couple in the world.
The Two Movies We'll Be Talking About For The Rest Of The Year
Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation and Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea set the Sundance Film Festival aflame.
The 7-1/2-Hour O.J. Simpson Doc Everyone Will Be Talking About This Summer
O.J.: Made in America is part true crime, part cultural history, and the most powerful and essential documentary about race, class, and gender in America in years.
The Danger Of True Stories Becoming Quirky Indie Dramedies
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival opens with a cancer saga that shows how difficult it can be to fit real pain into what's become a familiar formula.
The 71 Most Highly Anticipated Movies At The 2016 Sundance Film Festival
So many exciting movies at this year’s Park City–set independent film festival, which is happening now. Here they are, grouped by recurring themes.
Why A Teen Pregnancy Movie Sidesteps Race
A new film looks at pregnancy through two very different women — one a black teenager, one a white schoolteacher — but foregrounds class and economic issues instead of race.
The Fascinating New Documentary You Won't Be Able To Shake
The Wolfpack, about a family of brothers who rarely left their Manhattan apartment while growing up, was one of the biggest breakouts at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It raises as many questions as it answers.
The 9 Best Films I Saw At The 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Keep your eyes peeled for these movies about New England witches, amputated legs, '70s sexual awakenings, and gym romances. They're all coming soon to a theater (or television) near you.
The Force Behind Sundance’s “Potent” Black Films
Several films exploring black lives both past and present resonated strongly with Sundance audiences, regardless of race. “Black stories are human stories … and belong to everyone,” Shari Frilot, senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, told BuzzFeed News.
The Only Movies From The Sundance Film Festival You Need To Know About
We watched a lot in Park City, so you didn't have to — and these are the films worth talking about.
3 New Movies That Are Redefining The Horror Genre
At this year's Sundance Film Festival, The Witch, The Nightmare, and Entertainment challenge old ideas of how horror films can look and feel.
The Year Sex Took Over Sundance
From a teenage girl's sexual awakening to gay men in a three-way, from incredibly flexible gymnastic sex to a mother having her way with a teddy bear, the 2015 Sundance Film Festival unabashedly explored areas of human sexuality rarely seen in feature films. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS!
Finally, A Nina Simone Film To Shed Light On Her Legend
”I’m just a soul whose intentions are good.” A documentary about the High Priestess Of Soul will air on Netflix. UPDATE: the documentary will begin streaming on June 26.
The New Documentary That Shows How Our Obsession With Masculinity Is Destroying Young Men
“We’ve put young boys and men in a straightjacket, forcing them to conform to a construct and disconnect from who they really are,” The Mask You Live In writer-director Jennifer Siebel Newsom told BuzzFeed News.
One Of The Hottest Movies Of The Year Almost Didn’t Happen
Rick Famuyiwa, the director of Dope talks to BuzzFeed News about how he rediscovered his voice and created his best film yet. “When you’re making films with people of color in them … each one has to almost speak for the entire race.”
Two Sundance Movies Challenge the Straightness of Heterosexual Men
In The D Train and The Overnight, male sexual fluidity is just a fact of life. Warning: SPOILERS for two upcoming films ahead.
Why A Former NBA Star Made A Movie About Unexpected Pregnancy
“I loved that this wasn’t the stereotypical basketball, drug dealing, shoot ‘em up, something that you would expect a basketball player to come up with,” Chris Webber told BuzzFeed News.
Meet Your Future Favorite Teen Movies
Three edgy films about adolescence — The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Me & Earl & the Dying Girl, and Dope — are the breakout hits of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Eli Roth Thinks Women Will Love His Latest Movie
“I think women are gonna love it,” the Knock Knock writer-director told BuzzFeed News at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Sundance Film That Explores The Tragic Killing Of A Black Florida Teenager
3 1/2 Minutes is the story of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was killed at a Florida gas station for not turning his music down. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house during this screening. UPDATE: On Jan. 31, HBO announced that it had purchased the documentary. On Oct. 5, HBO announced it will debut Monday, Nov. 23 at 9 p.m. ET — the three-year anniversary of Jordan Davis' murder.
The Church Of Scientology Thinks "Going Clear" Is "'Rolling Stone'/University Of Virginia Redux"
Director Alex Gibney's exposé of the church includes allegations about Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and its leadership, and the church is firing back.
The Confounding Mystery Of James Franco Reaches Its Limits
In True Story and I Am Michael, which are both premiering at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, the 36-year-old actor struggles to perform within his own enigmatic persona.
Two Sundance Premieres Feature Someone Who'd Hate Having A Movie Made About Them
Jason Segel's great as David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour. But the film raises questions about how we portray real people on screen.
The Blackness Of This Year’s Sundance Movies Is At Odds With The Audience’s Whiteness
This is what it feels like to be one of the only black people in the audience while watching gripping black stories at the film festival. “Power to the people!”
The Movie That Proves Why Trans Actors Should Play Trans Roles
With humor and humanity, Tangerine vividly captures a world unknown to most audiences.
Lena Dunham And Mindy Kaling Want To Be Clear That They're Not Their Characters
At a Sundance Film Festival panel, the creators of Girls and The Mindy Project discussed how male creators don't face the same confusion between creator and creation. And yes, Woody Allen came up.
The Secret Behind Mindy Kaling’s Success Is Incredible
"My parents raised me with the entitlement of a tall, blond, white man."
Virtual Reality Is More Breathtaking And Terrifying Than Ever Before
At the Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier Exhibitions, I flew like a bird, watched giant monsters fight, and met Reese Witherspoon in the woods.
Robert Redford Wants To Be Clear About His New Sundance Movie
Redford's A Walk in the Woods will premiere at the festival he founded, marking the second time he has been a part of Sundance as an actor in its nearly 40-year history.
The New Virtual Reality Experience That Takes You Inside A Sexual Assault
A new virtual reality project allows participants to witness an encounter at a party that leads to a sexual assault, from both a man's and a woman's perspectives.
This Is Your Ultimate Sundance Film Festival Survival Guide
Do Park City like a local.
The Most Highly Anticipated Films At The 2015 Sundance Film Festival
There are all kinds of movies for all kinds of people at this year's premier Park City-set independent film fest. Here they are, grouped by recurring themes.
What It's Like To Have A Hit Movie At Sundance
Director Craig Johnson and co-writer Mark Heyman felt their film The Skeleton Twins, starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, was good — but they were still overwhelmed by its reception at the Sundance Film Festival.
How George Takei Made It Through Sundance
BuzzFeed shadowed the Star Trek star, the subject of the new feature documentary To Be Takei, as he and husband Brad Takei braved the wilds of the Sundance Film Festival.
Why Zach Braff's "Wish I Was Here" Won't Be Refunding Its Kickstarter Backers
After premiering at Sundance, the film sold to Focus Features for roughly $2.75 million, but producer Stacey Sher says the film's crowdfunding backers won't see that money, noting, "It was never about investment."
The Most WTF, NSFW Movie At This Year's Sundance Film Festival
Wetlands features every single bodily fluid created by men and women. And that's just scratching the surface.
50 Highly Anticipated Films At The 2014 Sundance Film Festival
From a drama starring two recent SNL favorites to a documentary about Mitt Romney to plenty of zombies, there are all kinds of movies for all kinds of people at this year's premier Park City-set independent film fest. In no particular order!
How A Water Slide Comedy Won Sundance
Defying all expectations, The Way, Way Back becomes the festival's first mega-sale in years.
8 Trends Defining Sundance 2013
The years of uncontrolled glitz may be in the past, but the festival is still capable of making waves.
Sundance Dispatch: Mary Lynn Rajskub On Attending The Festival All Grown Up
The "24" star returns to Park City, this time with family in town.
Sundance Gives Dick Cheney A Chance
Director RJ Cutler takes an intimate look at the former Vice-President's career in The World According to Dick Cheney.
It's A Director Showdown At Sundance's Opening Night Party
The indie film world converges to kick off the 2013 festival.
Robert Redford: The Recession Saved The Sundance Film Festival
At the festival's open, Redford credits the downturn with driving away the Paris Hiltons and restoring the gathering to its roots. "Now we can focus again."
