Sundance 2018 Archives - The Playlist

‘Clara’s Ghost’ Trailer: Alcoholics, Absurdism & Apparitions Collide With Creepy Hilarity

October 8, 2018 2:35 pm

Fresh from the Sundance Film Festival comes a movie so outlandish you can’t pass up on seeing it. Full of showbiz, shadows at the window, and good ol’ fashioned family insanity, “Clara’s Ghost” follows the biza...

‘Bisbee ’17’ Trailer: Robert Greene’s Tackles The Haunting Story Of Violent Deportation In A Mexican Migrant Community

Julia Teti

June 30, 2018 10:30 am

News, Trailers

In 2016, filmmaker Robert Greene made waves with his film, "Kate Plays Christine." The docu-fiction film was lauded for its combination of traditional drama and documentary. Greene returns to this unique form, ...

‘Hereditary,’ ‘Eighth Grade’ & ‘The Tale’ Lead 2018 Sundance London Line-Up

Oliver Lyttelton

April 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Festivals, News

Back in 2012, the indie-film hub that is the Sundance Film Festival ventured outside the U.S. for the first time with Sundance London, a U.K-based offshoot that took some prime selections from the main festival...

Rupert Everett’s Passion Isn’t Enough To Light ‘The Happy Prince’ [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

February 2, 2018 1:47 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

PARK CITY – Credit’s due where credit’s due. With "The Happy Prince" first time director and screenwriter Rupert Everett shows cinematic skill in fashioning a period biopic about the last days of Oscar Wilde. ...

‘Juliet, Naked’ With Ethan Hawke & Rose Byrne Isn’t Even A One Hit Wonder [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 30, 2018 10:17 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

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PARK CITY – In theory, Nick Hornby’s 2009 novel “Juliet, Naked” would seem like a slam-dunk romantic comedy that any studio or financier would have jumped at the chance to make. Annie (Rose Byrne), a woman liv...

Is 2018 The Year The Oscars Skipped Out On Sundance?

Gregory Ellwood

January 27, 2018 6:55 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

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The 2018 Sundance Film Festival has pretty much come to an end, and for awards season who braved the snow and freezing temperatures, there is the now the haunting realization that there was very little Oscar go...

Charlize Theron & Jason Reitman Reunite With ‘Tully’ [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2018 9:04 am

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

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PARK CITY – Over the past decade, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody have collaborated on the celebrated dramedy “Juno,” and the cult dark comedy “Young Adult." The filmmaker and Oscar-winning screenwriter have reun...

Captivating Performances Can’t Elevate Preachy, Routine Racism Drama ‘Burden’ [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 25, 2018 1:31 pm

News, Reviews

We've seen many movies depict the presence of the KKK in southern states, even in the organization's later years when the group was shunned and went further underground. A socially conscious movie like "Burden"...

Robert Pattinson Searches For His ‘Damsel’ Mia Wasikowska [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 24, 2018 6:56 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – Four years ago David Zellner and Nathan Zellner (aka The Zellner Brothers) unveiled “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The imaginative drama earned strong reviews and ...

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Chloë Grace Moretz In ‘The Miseducation Of Cameron Post’ [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 23, 2018 11:52 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – Gay coming of age stories are seemingly back in vogue. Last year, Sundance unveiled “Call Me By Your Name” and “Beach Rats.” In March 20th Century Fox will release “Love, Simon” and there are at lea...

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