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Bindlestiffs: A Raunchy Teen Comedy Made By Teens

Turnstyle | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Bindlestiffs, Andrew Edison, Slamdance, Sundance, Luke Loftin, Movies, Comedy, Cinema, Entertainment News

By Noah Nelson Bindlestiffs has the distinction of being one of the most oversexed, twisted, and just plain messed up comedies in ages, and when you ...

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[Slamdance] Getting Up: The Tempt One Story Review, Wins Audience Award

Turnstyle | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Documentary, Tempt One, Film, Sundance, Slamdance, Tempt1, Grl, Entertainment News

By Noah Nelson Wow. Street art. Gee-whiz tech. An indomitable human spirit. A commercial director's eye for details. Getting Up, a documentary about...

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The Slamdance Film Festival Turns 18: Talking With Co-Founder Dan Mirvish on the State of the Indie

Terry Keefe | Posted 03.21.2012

Although the recession certainly cut back on the acquisitions budgets of independent film distributors, Mirvish believes that Park City will see a lot of film-buying activity shortly.

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Who Am I to Tell This Story?: On Race and the Making of Welcome to Pine Hill

Keith Miller | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Welcome to Pine Hill, Keith Miller, Slamdance 2012, Slamdance, Film Festival, Moviemaking, Culture News

For some people, someone like me should not have made a film like this. It's the story of a young black man directed by me -- a not-young white man. Mixing fact and fiction already draws up a lot of discussion -- but mixing a white man's story with a black man's reality?

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Bridesmaids Revisited: Top 11 Reasons It Was Strangely Disappointing

Dan Mirvish | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: SAG Awards, Kristen Wiig, Paul Feig, Jill Clayburgh, Judd Apatow, Sundance, Bridesmaids, Slamdance, Bridesmaids Review, Oscars, Entertainment News

As the awards season brings a renewed -- and mostly well-deserved -- attention to the film Bridesmaids, I feel it might be worth revisiting.

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A Satirical Pundit Foreshadowed Anthony Weiner's Woes in 2009 Book

Terry Keefe | Posted 08.17.2011

For those who were shocked, shocked about Anthony Weiner's behavior, they were perhaps among those who never read the critically-acclaimed novel I Am ...

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Why Christina Aguilera Won't Win an Oscar

Dan Mirvish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dan Mirvish, Burlesque, Christina Aguilera, The Oscars, Slamdance, The Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Cher, Musicals, Entertainment News

If nothing else Burlesque should be a contender (if not a shoo-in nomination) for this year's Oscar for Best Original Musical. What? You've never heard of such a category?

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WATCH: Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Funny Videos, Sketch Comedy, Action Adventure, Sketchfest, Bromance, Britanick, Slamdance, Best Short Film, Video, Comedy News

We've been following the work of BriTANick, the sketch/video duo of Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher ever since we saw several of their super short vid...

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Cannes You Dig It? The Film Industry Champions Joint International Effort

Ashley Wren Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

As this year's film market at Cannes clearly demonstrates, old models are not working.

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Putting the "ew" in Entertainment Weekly's Too-Cozy Relationship with Sundance

Dan Mirvish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kristen Stewart, Entertainment Weekly, Elijah Wood, Naomi Watts, Greg Mottola, Christopher Nolan, Orlando Bloom, Marc Forster, Jared Hess, Sundance, Slamdance, Entertainment News

Two recent articles in Entertainment Weekly about the Sundance Film Festival failed to mention that EW is one of Sundance's biggest sponsors, and has been for 19 years.

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