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With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons

Jan. 29, 2025 22:11 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers. The result is “The Alabama Solution,” which premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park...

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ musical with Jennifer Lopez dazzles at Sundance

Jan. 27, 2025 13:39 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A lavish, MGM-style musical is not typical Sundance Film Festival fare. But Sunday night Bill Condon brought such a creation — well, part of one — to Park City, Utah, with his adaptation of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” starring Jennifer Lopez. ...

Today in History: February 8, the Orangeburg Massacre

Jan. 27, 2025 00:16 AM EST

Today is Saturday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2025. There are 326 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 8, 1968, three Black students were killed and 28 wounded as state troopers opened fire on student demonstrators on the campus of South Carolina State...

A Sundance documentary called ‘The Stringer’ disputes who took AP’s 'napalm girl' photo in Vietnam

Jan. 26, 2025 19:25 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam that has long been credited to a staff...

At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien psychological thriller

Jan. 25, 2025 19:37 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Rose Byrne plays a mother in the midst of a breakdown in the experiential psychological thriller “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” Anticipation was high for the A24 film, which will be released sometime this year. Its premiere Friday at the Sundance Film...

Oscars host Conan O'Brien, still displaced by wildfires, says the show is being planned sensitively

Jan. 24, 2025 18:36 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Oscars host Conan O'Brien says he's still unable to live in his home due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and that the show's organizers “want to be sensitive to what's happened” to residents. “Everybody I know has been affected,” O'Brien...

Marlee Matlin, a trailblazer for deaf actors, opens up in a new documentary

Jan. 23, 2025 23:57 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.” The film kicked off the 41st Sundance Film Festival Thursday, as the first major premiere in the Eccles...

From ‘The Brutalist' to 'Wicked,' where to watch this year’s top awards movies

Jan. 23, 2025 12:27 PM EST

The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York? Take one of the big winners of the Golden Globes, “The Brutalist,” a film that’s been...

Meagan Good says goodbye to 'Harlem,' hello to her future with Jonathan Majors

Jan. 22, 2025 16:48 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Meagan Good is in a season of harvest, reaping rewards from the hard work she’s sowed throughout her three-decade career. For the “Harlem” star, gratitude is her mantra. “As crazy as, not even just this last year, the last few years have been for me, this is...

Q&A: Avicii documentary director on celebrating the late DJ without exploiting his death

Dec. 27, 2024 10:25 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii, the groundbreaking Swedish DJ-producer, died six years ago at 28. Two new movies hitting Netflix next week aim to celebrate his life. His death was a tragedy that reverberated around the world — much like his music, which brought unexpected genres and...