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Film blocked in Italy during election campaign
Producers of a documentary that takes a sharply critical view of the political, economic and social trends in Italy in recent decades are protesting ...
Grohl's 'Sound City' film explores human element
Rock musician Dave Grohl set out to make a recording studio the subject of his first-ever film. He was intrigued not only by the studio but by a ...
Karnow, Vietnam reporter-historian, dies at age 87
Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and ...
'Fruitvale,' 'Blood Brother' win Sundance Awards
The dramatic film "Fruitvale" and the documentary "Blood Brother" won over audiences and Sundance Film Festival judges. Both American films won ...
Sundance heats up with a slew of sex-themed films
The Sundance Film Festival has never been sexier. The annual independent-film showcase has featured a slew of sexually themed movies in its various ...
Corman has Sundance debut with 'Virtually Heroes'
Roger Corman has been to the Cannes and Venice film festivals. But for some reason, the independent filmmaker who has nearly 400 movies to his credit ...
Sundance doc sheds light on 3rd-trimester abortion
Third-trimester abortions — those done beyond the 28th week of pregnancy — account for less than 1 percent of all abortions performed in the United ...
Economic disparity docs occupy Sundance fest
The Sundance Film Festival is all about diversity and inclusion. Two of its documentaries are all about disparity and exclusivity — economic ...
Sundance doc adds new take on hunt for bin Laden
The filmmaker behind an Osama bin Laden documentary at the Sundance Film Festival says the debate over the accuracy of Hollywood's take on the story ...
Mariel Hemingway runs from crazy at Sundance
Mariel Hemingway says she has left the bad kind of crazy behind, and all that's left is good crazy. Hemingway came to the Sundance Film Festival for ...
'Restrepo' director has sorrowful Sundance return
Sebastian Junger wishes his latest Sundance Film Festival documentary never had to be made. It's been a bittersweet return for Junger at Sundance, ...
Study: Women fare better in independent film
Despite equal representation of male and female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a new study shows there has been little change in ...
New documentary targets critics of fracking
"FrackNation" is a new documentary that attacks opponents of fracking for oil and gas, but it also raises a bigger question: Is it possible to ...
Alex Pelosi's Sundance debut has political angle
Alexandra Pelosi was beaming: She had just made her Sundance Film Festival debut with the HBO documentary "Fall to Grace," about former New Jersey Gov
Eagles talk about new Showtime documentary
The Eagles picked the producer of their new Showtime documentary "The History of the Eagles" — but they insist that's about all the control they had ...
Nicks, Fogerty, more join Grohl for Sundance gig
As Dave Grohl took to the stage at the Park City Live, he gave the audience an expletive-laced warning: "It's going to be a long night." But fans were ...
Bernal hits Sundance to share tragic border story
Gael Garcia Bernal has journeyed north to the Sundance Film Festival to share the tragic story of another traveler. The Mexican actor is a producer ...
Women win equal time in Sundance drama competition
For the first time, the Sundance Film Festival could do a boy-girl, boy-girl seating arrangement of directors in its U.S. dramatic competition — and ...
Snowboarder Kevin Pearce stars in film at Sundance
The camera zoomed out as snowboarder Kevin Pearce sank deeper into the leather rocking chair, his voice quivering with every word he whispered to his ...
Sundance Day One: Fest jumps right in with 4 films
Film festivals can get off to a slow start. All that planning, all that travel booking for stars coming to pillage the gift suites, then everyone ...
Indie time: Sundance sets focus on low-budget film
It's that time of year again when a tiny ski-resort town becomes the place to be for anyone in show business — stars and directors, distribution ...
Directors Guild honors documentary filmmakers
The AIDS chronicle "How to Survive a Plague" and the military rape study "The Invisible War" are among nominees for the documentary prize at the ...
List of 85th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," ''Argo," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Django ...
TV documentary features presidents' staff chiefs
Makers of a Discovery network documentary on presidential chiefs of staff have a perfect participation record. All 19 living men who had that job gave ...
2 Israeli documentaries shortlisted for Oscar
The Mideast conflict has done little to help Israel's image in the world, but the way local filmmakers deal critically with the Israel-Palestinian ...