Movie Review: A deftly choreographed nightmare unspools in Norwegian film ‘Armand’

A mother is called to her child’s school for an urgent meeting with his teachers in the Norwegian film “Armand,” a riff on a claustrophobic courtroom thriller set in a primary school classroom. The film, which won the best first feature prize at Cannes last year, dolls out bits and pieces of information slowly and […]

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Breakout Sundance films and key takeaways from this year’s festival

PARK CITY, Utah — Film wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which comes to a close Sunday in Park City, Utah ( and online ). The effects of the wildfires in Southern California loomed large, as did the bittersweet knowledge that this year will be the second to […]

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Academy Museum sets Bong Joon Ho, ‘Barbie’ exhibits for spring 2025

This spring the Academy Museum will take movie fans inside the mind of “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho and the world creation of Greta Gerwig’s candy-colored “Barbie.” New exhibitions for Spring 2025 include deep dives into Bong Joon Ho’s inspirations and the vision of the production designer team behind “Barbie,” “Anna Karenina” and “Beauty and […]

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With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons

PARK CITY, Utah — Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers. The result is “The Alabama Solution,” which premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman became interested […]

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The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

PARK CITY, Utah — Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah, anymore — just an internet connection. Over half of the films that premiered this past week will be available to steam on the festival’s online platform starting Thursday. What started as a COVID-era necessity has become one […]

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A Sundance documentary called ‘The Stringer’ disputes who took AP’s ‘napalm girl’ photo in Vietnam

PARK CITY, Utah — After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam that has long been credited to a staff photographer from […]

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At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien psychological thriller

PARK CITY, Utah — PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Rose Byrne plays a mother in the midst of a breakdown in the experiential psychological thriller “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” Anticipation was high for the A24 film, which will be released sometime this year. Its premiere Friday at the Sundance Film Festival was […]

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For documentaries at Sundance, Oscar nominations (and wins) often follow

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival welcomed back three Oscar-winning documentary filmmakers to help kick off the annual independent film showcase in Park City, Utah. On Thursday night at The Ray Theater, “20 Days in Mariupol” filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, who won the Oscar last year, debuted his latest dispatch from Ukraine, “2000 Meters […]

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Marlee Matlin, a trailblazer for deaf actors, opens up in a new documentary

PARK CITY, Utah — PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.” The film kicked off the 41st Sundance Film Festival Thursday, as the first major premiere in the Eccles Theater in Park […]

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Oscar nominations snubs and surprises, from Daniel Craig to Selena Gomez

PARK CITY, Utah — In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations, while general audience disinterest in the young Donald Trump movie “The Apprentice” might […]

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