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Q&A: Actor Woody Harrelson Delivers The Messenger

Brad Balfour | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Iraq War, Notification, The Oscars, Sundance Film Festival, Woody Harrelson, Veterans, Cheers Bartender, The Messenger, Zombieland, New York News

The Messenger -- being released this weekend -- is a film in which Harrelson tests his mettle and shines. Is it Oscar-worthy? "I think I did an okay job," Harrelson says.

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William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, William Kunstler, Aclu, Civil Rights Law, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights, Naacp, Sundance Film Festival, Bill Kunstler, Fbi, Entertainment News

At home, Dad spoke of the racism he saw every day in the courtroom. Civil rights leaders, he told us, where only honored when they were safely dead.

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Adventures of Power: Air-Drumming in America

Ari Gold | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Music Concerts, Sundance Film Festival, Adventures of Power, Air Guitar, Air Drummer, Adventures of Power Film, Music Industry, Ari Gold, Film Industry, Entertainment News

The genesis of the movie was simple: air-drumming looks sublimely ridiculous. Yes, you've seen that guy at the concert, hitting his fists in the air, in perfect time with Judas Priest.

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Tyler Perry Discusses I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Brad Balfour | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Madea, Tyler Perry, Toronto Film Festival, Oprah Winfrey, Sundance Film Festival, Lee Daniels, Adam Rodriguez, Taraji P. Henson, New York Film Festival, Gladys Knight, Mary J Blige, Pastor Marvin Winans, Entertainment News

Tyler Perry came to Manhattan to offer a lively Q&A session with a broad range of press people. Once it opened it topped the box office.

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Fuel Uses Education and Inspiration to Make Impassioned Case for Green Energy

Josh Garrett | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Oil Refining, Sundance Film Festival, Alternative Energy, Biofuel, Richard Branson, Movie, Neil Young, Film, Pollution, Crude Oil, Algae Biofuel, Fuel, Biomass, Henry Ford, Contamination, Oil, Documentary, Josh Tickell, Algae, Willie Nelson, Green News

Fuel does not chastise Americans for using petroleum products, but instead shows that a post-oil nation is well within our grasp -- all we need to do is extend our hands.

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Q&A: Acclaimed Doc Director Robert Stone Reviews Our Earth Days

Brad Balfour | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmentalism, Ecological Issues, Sundance Film Festival, Robert Stone, Zeitgeist, Population, Earth Day, Green News

"Right now, the current battle over climate change, all it is being debated by Washington lobbying organizations," said Stone, "and how much money can you put into The Left versus The Right?"

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A New Voice in Independent Latino Cinema

Mary-Charlotte Domandi | Posted 09.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Latinos, Sundance Film Festival, Film, Cruz Angeles, Entertainment News

Hollywood's portrayal of Latinos in film isn't as one-dimensional as it was twenty years ago -- Latino actors are no longer cast only as gangsters and maids -- but it still has a long way to go.

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"The Cove": An Eco-Documentary On The Dolphin Slaughter Of Taiji, Japan (VIDEO, POLL)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green

Directed by National Geographic photographer Louis Psihoyos, inspired by expert dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, and produced by the Oceanic Preservation ...

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Max Mayer's Adam Falls For NYC

James Sims | Posted 08.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Studios, Tax Incentives, Max Mayer, New York City, Fox Searchlight, Hollywood, Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment News

After watching Adam it should become perfectly clear that a film about New York should actually be shot in, of all places, New York.

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Sundance Film Afghan Star Incredible

Jim Luce | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Kabul, Islam, Sundance Film Festival, Islamic Council, Britain’s Got Talent, Pakistan, United Nations, Adam Lambert, The Kite Runner, Democracy, Mathew Luce, Film, Dari, Oprah Winfrey, Muslim, Havana Marks, Pashtun, Herat, Taliban, Documentary, Rachel Reid, Pop Idol, Dance, Afghanistan, Sharia, Ismail Khan, American Idol, Afghan Star, Incredible, Mujahiddeen, Barack Obama, World News

Afghan Star is the perfect window into a country's tenuous, ongoing struggle for modernity. What I would normally consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary here.

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INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Havana Marking On The Dangers Of Being An 'Afghan Star' (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

"Watching young girls with only one mobile phone in the house debate about who to cast that one vote for -- it was pretty powerful. It wasn't a presidential election, but it was the idea that these girls had a role to play..."

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Nursery University in New York April 24

Marc Simon | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Toddlers, Parenting, Sundance Film Festival, Film, 92nd Street Y, Preschool, Media News

Nursery University explores the stories and emotions behind the school directors who are forced to reject many deserving families solely based on the schools' lack of capacity.

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The Movie They Didn't Want You to See

Stacy Peralta | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nazi Germany, Crips and Bloods, Baron Davis, Sundance Film Festival, AK 47, Beverly Hills, Film, Gangs, Los Angeles, African American, Movies, Black People, Steve Luczo, Documentary, Sundance, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Stacy Peralta, Entertainment News

The more time I spent with gang members of Bloods and Crips, the more I began to see a far different America than the America I was raised in.

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What The Sundance Festival Can Learn From TED

Ron Galloway | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Gates, Robert Reford, Sundance Film Festival, TED Conference, Entertainment News

Film is an art form, not just a product. Sundance should not be just a deal market or a screening opportunity for distributors. Film is an idea. In TED parlance, film is an "idea worth spreading."

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The Cove: Truthful Filmmaking at Its Best

Laurie David and Kelly Meyer | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Laurie David, An Inconvenient Truth, Sundance Film Festival, The Cove, Green News

The Cove -- part action film, part heist, part environmental justice battle cry -- accomplishes exactly what great documentaries are supposed to -- it moves you, engages you, thrills you, enrages you.

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True Bromance?

Karen Bookatz | Posted 03.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Judd Apatow, Sundance Film Festival, Bromance, Paul Rudd, Romantic Comedy, Brody Jenner, Seth Rogen, Lol, Entertainment News

Let's pray for the BroCo's quick and painless death, shall we, and champion films that actually (and whole-heartedly) tackle the nuances of what it really means to be in a same-sex relationship.

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Afghan Stars at Sundance

Havana Marking | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Last Saturday night, we were presented two awards by the good people of Sundance. it was the first time an Afghan film had made it there, and the people of Afghanistan were over the moon.

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Sundance Top Honors Go To "Push"

AP | RYAN PEARSON | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sundance Film Festival, Sundance 2009, Sundance, Film, Push, Entertainment News

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival's prizes for best U.S. drama on Saturday went to "Push," the dark yet hopeful story of a young woma...

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Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!

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Joe Francis: Sundance Creep

New York Daily News | Gatecrasher | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Francis, Sundance Film Festival, Girls Gone Wild, Entertainment News

Congratulations to Joe Francis! The "Girls Gone Wild" founder has won Gatecrasher's first Creep of the Year award. He earned the honor thanks to his c...

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Carrey, McGregor Discuss Kissing Each Other For New Movie

AP | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, I Love You Phillip Morris, Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment News

PARK CITY, Utah -- Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor were an item at the Sundance Film Festival, where their gay romance "I Love You Phillip Morris" premie...

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Park City Aka Bark City, Utah

Wendy Diamond | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paris Hilton, Sundance Film Festival, Wendy Diamond, The Fantastic Four, Beyonce, Sting, Courtney Semel, Brent Bolthouse, Donovan Leitch, Casey Johnson, Seraphina Affleck, Ben Affleck, Mary Kate Olsen, Eliza Dushku, Danny Masterson, New York City, Barack Obama, Ashley Olsen, Grk, Got Milk, Mariah Carey, Rin Tin Tin, Jennifer Garner, Trudie Styler, Park City Utah, Norman Stweart, Entertainment News

In Utah, it's: Let's Bark City, not Park City.

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An Evening for the Animals

Wendy Diamond | Posted 02.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Paris Hilton, GotMilk.Com, Sundance Film Festival, Norman Stewart, Beyonce, Sting, Brent Bolthouse, Courtney Semel, Donovan Leitch, Casey Johnson, Seraphina Affleck, Ben Affleck, Mary Kate Olsen, Eliza Dushku, Danny Masterson, Barack Obama, The Fantastic Four, Animal Fair, Ashley Olsen, Rock Band, Mariah Carey, Rin Tin Tin, Jennifer Garner, Bark City Utah, Trudie Styler, An Evening for the Animals, Grk, Animals, Style News

We hear Myspace is doing very well for themselves in these troubled economic times. Less people working, more people on Myspace. And then there's me who can't even get onto Facebook.

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Mike Tyson Does Sundance

New York Times | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mike Tyson, Film, Sundance Film Festival, Tyson, Entertainment News

The movie, "Tyson," directed by James Toback, screened earlier on Saturday to a packed house of about 450 at a the town library, where the film was sc...

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Morgan Freeman Pays For Integrated Prom In New Documentary

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Morgan Freeman, Sundance Film Festival, Film, Prom Night in Mississippi, Paul Saltzman, Entertainment News

PARK CITY, Utah — Morgan Freeman was disappointed to learn that his local high school in Charleston, Miss., still held separate proms, one for b...

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