Sundance Kicks Off Return To In-Person Festival With Honors For W. Kamau Bell, Ryan Coogler, Nikyatu Jusu, & Luca Guadagnino + A Swipe At Armie Hammer

Andrew Tate‘s hopes for getting out of jail have been rejected by a Romanian judge.

USC School of Cinematic Arts alums Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Fruitvale Station) and Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Little) have joined the school’s Board of Councilors.

Filmmakers Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver are the newest and youngest members of the USC School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Coogler graduated from the program in 2011. “Girls Trip” writer Oliver is an alum of the Class of 2010.The Board of Councilors oversees strategic planning, development, and fundraising efforts for the film school.

EXCLUSIVE: The truth is out there – and it’s headed to History in the UK and AMC Network’s European channels.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Institute and Peter Luo’s Stars Collective (Crazy Rich Asians, Midway, Marshall, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) have partnered on the new Imagination Award that grants $25,000 each to three metaverse-based projects that show innovation “in a rapidly evolving mediascape.”

Based on one of the most sensational and much-discussed short stories of recent times, which was heralded as the most-read story ever to appear in The New Yorker, Cat Person is a disarmingly creepy film with a disturbing edge that will surely trigger further discussion about contemporary dating and romantic protocols. Years ago, a little film like this would have found a modest but loyal following among young audiences. Now, however, its forthright presentation of the pitfalls of flashing yellow lights where male-female relations are concerned should make this a must-see and a subject of hot discussion at least among teens and young adults.

Damar Hamlin made an in-person appearance to cheer on his Buffalo Bill teammates in a critical playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Sheba, a one-hour-scripted drama series, from Chantelle Wells (Yellowjackets), Azie Tesfai (Supergirl) and Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media, is being developed by Onyx Collective for Hulu. The project was announced Saturday during Onyx Collective’s panel at the Sundance Film Festival.

As sellers and buyers roll into the chilly climes of Park City and Sundance starting tonight, a batch of promising films await. Along with hopes of all nighter auctions and the opportunity to find the next CODA. . After a number of conversations with vets on both sides, the simple truth is, we won’t know if there’s a towering deal ahead, until some of the top titles his the screen over the next week.

“It’s a part of me,” says Ryan Coogler of the Sundance Film Festival a decade after Fruitvale Station debuted in Park City and took home both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award. So much of it impacted me and made me the filmmaker that I am today, the Black Panther director adds. “Without question, and in ways I could have anticipated.”

Your new best friend is back! After the viral success of M3GAN, the horror movie is getting a sequel — and Allison Williams is set to return as her remorseful creator.

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is heading to Utah, not for a game against the Jazz but an event in an entirely different arena: the Sundance Film Festival.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has passed away at the age of 95.

Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl is set to debut a new combined version of his 2022 films Rimini and Sparta at the Rotterdam Film Festival later this month.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Heller has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Film & Documentary at Topic Studios, the award-winning studio from First Look Media.

A big anniversary party is in the works for the folks of Port Charles. General Hospital will celebrate its 60th this spring with a stage dedication on the Prospect Studios lot, a tribute to the late Sonya Eddy, and the return of the popular Nurses Ball.

Alister Jack has insisted that Scots "have no desire" to be part of the EU despite an overwhelming majority voting to Remain in 2016.