
'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 ...

Kutcher takes on tech idol Steve Jobs in 'jOBS'
Ashton Kutcher says playing Steve Jobs on screen "was honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever tried to do in my life." The 34-year-old ...

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 ...

Seen and heard at Sundance
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah: MARIEL'S SALAD DAYS Mariel Hemingway says she got ...

Seyfried delves into dark material in 'Lovelace'
It took a French revolution to pull Amanda Seyfried away from her role as '70s porn star Linda Lovelace. Seyfried delved deep into her character in ...

Sundance stars sound off on gun violence in film
The Sundance Film Festival isn't home to many shoot-em-up movies, but action-oriented actors at the festival are facing questions about Hollywood's ...

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 ...

James Franco explores sex in Sundance films
There's a lot of leather and sex in James Franco's life right now. The 34-year-old actor-director is part of three movies at the Sundance Film ...

'Girl Rising' spotlights need for girls' education
Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance. Director Richard Robbins showed about 10 minutes of his new movie, ...

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 ...

Radcliffe conjures brave new role as gay poet
Daniel Radcliffe doesn't mind hearing that schoolgirls were staking him out at the Sundance Film Festival, hoping for a Harry Potter sighting.

Catdance elevates the cat video to Sundance level
Everyone's favorite Internet meme — the cat video — has hit the big time. Behold the Catdance Film Festival, a one-night celebration of camera-worthy ...

'Twilight' creator Meyer makes Sundance debut
Stephenie Meyer knows all about obsessive fans. So it makes sense that the "Twilight" author should produce a movie about a woman who takes another ...

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 ...

Filmmaker Dabis casts fresh Sundance face: herself
Filmmaker Cherien Dabis has introduced a fresh new actor to crowds at the Sundance Film Festival: herself. In her latest trip to the ...

Keys attends first Sundance as producer, composer
It's a busy week for Alicia Keys. The singer-songwriter is set to perform at three events during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on Monday.

Sundance: Cera misses out on mescaline head trip
Michael Cera can tell you how to cook a cactus to extract its psychedelic mescaline. But he can't tell you what a mescaline head trip is like, even ...

Radcliffe explores daring territory in new film
Daniel Radcliffe has really left Harry Potter behind with a startling and explicit Sundance Film Festival role as poet Allen Ginsberg. "Kill Your ...