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January 22, 3:41 pm

Sundance 2022: Festival organizers remain committed to creative connection despite virtual medium

Sundance Film Festival 2022 is shooting for the stars. Organized by the Sundance Institute, the annual independent film festival is the largest of its kind in the United States. Read more...

Photo: Sundance Film Festival 2022 kicked off Thursday with a press conference featuring Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente and other festival organizers. Despite being held online for the second year in a row, Festival Director Tabitha Jackson said the medium will not hinder a moment of creative convergence. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

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January 22, 1:02 pm

Sundance 2022: Jesse Eisenberg debuts as director, explores family dynamics in new film

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:54 p.m. Jesse Eisenberg is taking a seat behind the camera. Known for his angsty on-screen roles, the actor has shifted to the director’s chair. Read more...

Photo: Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut, “When You Finish Saving the World” stars Finn Wolfhard (left) and Julianne Moore (right) as a dysfunctional mother-son duo who struggle to see eye to eye. With divergent opinions on what constitutes a value, Eisenberg said the pair eventually learn to appreciate the merit in each other’s individual pursuits. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

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January 22, 12:06 pm

Sundance 2022: Q&A: Co-directors speak on Asian American activism, storytelling in ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’

Underneath the face of a movement lie layers of nuance. Premiering in Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. documentary competition, “Free Chol Soo Lee” explores the story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American immigrant who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1970s San Francisco. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s co-directed documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” explores the life of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant to San Francisco whose wrongful murder conviction was overturned by a grassroots Asian American activism movement. Debuting in the U.S. documentary category of the Sundance Film Festival, Ha said the film also ventures into the long-lasting impacts of the prison industrial complex. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

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January 16, 7:35 pm

Film review: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ bewitches audiences with striking sound, set design

Something remarkable this way comes. Director Joel Coen of the Coen brothers adapts one of Shakespeare’s famed plays to the big screen in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Released in theaters Dec. Read more...

Photo: Denzel Washington (left) and Frances McDormand (right) play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” (Courtesy of Alison Cohen Rosa)

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January 7, 3:42 pm

TV review: Netflix’s new reality show ‘Hype House’ fails to live up to hype

Despite its name, the Hype House fails to reclaim its hype in its new Netflix reality series. Released Friday, “Hype House” follows a TikTok content house founded by Thomas Petrou, Chase Hudson, better known as Lil Huddy, and Alex Warren as they pursue their latest personal and professional endeavors. Read more...

Photo: Nikita Dragun (left) and Chase Hudson (right) in “Hype House.” (Courtesy of Netflix)


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