Arts Jan 20 Sundance welcomes audiences back to the theater as festival opens The Sundance Film Festival went virtual for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. but on Thursday, there was a palpable sense of relief from the festival's leadership team at being in-person again. Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente,… By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Arts Dec 21 Watch 8:03 Film critics give their takes on the best movies of 2022 It’s been a very intriguing year for movies, with some big films getting a lot of attention, smaller ones searching for audiences and lingering questions about the future of the theater experience. Film critics Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Jan 21 ‘Encanto’ composer Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about Bruno and the movie’s enchanted earworms The film's most popular song, "We Don't Talk About Bruno," became the highest-charting song from a Disney animated film in more than 26 years, ranking higher than even "Let It Go."… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Nov 22 Kevin Spacey ordered to pay studio $31M for ‘House of Cards’ losses "The safety of our employees, sets and work environments is of paramount importance to MRC and why we set out to push for accountability," MRC, the studio, said in a statement Monday. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Oct 29 ‘Rust’ armorer attorneys blame producers for ‘unsafe’ set By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe… Continue reading
Oct 26 Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy By Stefanie Dazio, Lindsey Bahr, Anthony McCartney, Associated Press In addition to Baldwin, a call sheet for the day of the shooting obtained by The Associated Press lists five producers, four executive producers, a line producer and a co-producer. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:46 ‘A lesson in authenticity:’ Andra Day reflects on the experience of playing Billie Holiday By Jeffrey Brown, Joshua Barajas, Anne Azzi Davenport, Dorothy Hastings The new film "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday" takes on the life of "Lady Day," the great Billie Holiday. And the woman playing her — Andra Day — is winning raves of her own with a nomination for best… Continue watching
Feb 04 ‘Ma Rainey,’ ‘Minari’ and Boseman lead Screen Actors Guild nominations By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Chadwick Boseman received posthumous nominations from the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards, while the Korean American family drama "Minari" and Spike Lee's Vietnam veteran drama "Da 5 Bloods" were among the nominees for best ensemble. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 6:41 ‘Ma Rainey’s’ director on celebrating artists now gone Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, called the mother of blues, helped expand the universe of American music. Director George C. Wolfe talks to Jeffrey Brown about the new film about her life, based on the play by August Wilson, and how it… Continue watching