Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Beth Gibbons's Lives Outgrown, Draag's Actually, the quiet is nice, Lip Critic's Hex Dealer, and more.
02.05.2024 - 23:19 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Like an applause filled debut at Park City’s Eccles Theatre, the Sundance Film Festival’s potential move in 2027 to a new location is attracting a lot of big bidders, as well as a significant swing from the hometown crowd.
San Francisco, Minneapolis, Santa Fe, and Atlanta, the home of Hollywood South, are among the jurisdictions that have notified SFF organizers they are raising their paddles for a chance to have the festival based in their town. Chicago has also allegedly made a move to bring Sundance to the already film festival rich Windy City, I hear. A couple of locations in Upstate New York as well as Savannah, GA are in play too.
Last year, with Santa Fe champing at the bit, Deadline exclusively reported that Sundance was considering a move as its current over a decade old contract with Park City winds down. Bursting with infrastructure, production, tax incentives, hotels and screens, the capital of the increasingly purple Peach State could be the one to beat at this very early stage, insiders tell me.
Having said that, with Sundance still in Park City next year and in 2026, there’s a lot of road to go yet before any final decisions are made.
On Wednesday the deadline expired on the Robert Redford-founded gathering’s April 17 announced Request for Information submission period. A flurry of applications came in just under the wire, I’m told, which is pretty standard in situations like this. The next stage will see a Sundance Institute task force, including founder scion and board member Amy Redford, over the next few days carve up the RFI applicants into the serious players.
Once that core group of contenders is established and notified, Sundance will open up a Request for Proposal process that will
Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Beth Gibbons's Lives Outgrown, Draag's Actually, the quiet is nice, Lip Critic's Hex Dealer, and more.
Sarah Jessica Parker has arrived on set for another day of filming And Just Like That!
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Thursday’s nights Academy of Country Music Awards program will provide further evidence that we are entering a Post country music period. But not as in “post-country,” let’s be clear… we’re talking about a Post Malone country era.
EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.
Kellogg’s' Trafford Park plant will close by the end of 2026, it has been confirmed today (May 16).
A one-year-old tot has been tragically killed after being hit by a car outside a Scots church.
Happy Gilmore 2 is a go!
The Prince of Wales marked a milestone this week as he travelled the furthest away from his family since the Princess of Wales revealed her cancer diagnosis to carry out two days of official engagements.This decision, a leading royal expert told OK!, is a positive sign as it suggests that Kate is "feeling stronger every day". Prince William was in Cornwall in his role as the head of the Duchy of Cornwall and focused on raising the plight of homelessness with visits to the Nansledan Estate.
Manchester United may find it more difficult to sign Joselu after the striker's Champions League heroics.
Vin Diesel is tributing Rita Moreno, his co-star, first crush, and an overall Hollywood icon. Moreno was honored at the WNET Group’s 2024 gala, hosted this Tuesday in New York, where Diesel took the stage and shared how important Moreno has been for all New York City artists, especially those who don’t fit the mold.
Coronation Street fans were quick to heap praise on Dolly-Rose Campbell as she roped in her co-stars for an important cause. The actress first appeared in the ITV soap as Gemma Winter back in 2014.
Dua Lipa has performed a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge – you can watch the video below.The pop star played a five-track set at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in London recently in support of her third album ‘Radical Optimism’, which was released last Friday (May 3).Lipa and her band showcased her singles ‘Training Season’ and ‘Illusion’, and gave the song ‘Happy For You’ its live debut. They also performed a reworked version of ‘Be The One’ from the singer’s 2017 debut record.For her cover, Lipa delivered a powerful rendition of ‘Sunshine’ from Sol’s 2021 album ‘Mother’.
Met Gala without the memes. Social media users had a field day poking fun at the biggest stars in Hollywood who attended the annual fashion event in New York City on Monday.This year’s gala dress code was inspired by the short story “The Garden of Time” by J.G. Ballard, prompting the celebrities to take major risks with their over-the-top ensembles.
Superman filmmaker James Gunn and star David Corenswet post on social the new Man of Steel suit.
Lana Del Rey just announced she will swing into Fenway Park for her first-ever stadium show on Thursday, June 20.Other notable acts set to perform at the Red Sox’ home field these next few months include Hootie and The Blowfish, Noah Kahan, Kane Brown, Foo Fighters and Blink 182.Green Day, Pearl Jam and Def Leppard with Journey are also slated to hit the legendary stadium as well over the summer.And while Del Rey isn’t on tour, she does have one more major gig lined up in the near future.On May 17-19, the “Young and Beautiful” singer is listed as one of the many headliners at Gulf Shore, AL’s Hangout Festival from May 17-19 alongside Zach Bryan, Odesza, Reneé Rapp, Dom Dolla and Jessie Murph.However, if want to see Del Rey live at Fenway, seats are available.Based on our findings, fans can now purchase tickets on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, May 10.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including dates and links to buy tickets can be found here.As noted above, eight giant acts — including Del Rey — are dropping into Fenway this summer when the Sox are away.For a closer look, we’ve got all the information you need about their show dates, start times and links to buy tickets below.Hoping to head to Gulf Shores?If you make it out there from May 17-19, you’ll be treated to performances from all the aforementioned headliners as well as Chappell Roan, The Chainsmokers, Dominic Fike, Cage The Elephant and A Day To Remember.Tickets for the 2024 Hangout Festival can be scooped
BIBI, GOT7‘s BamBam, Kwon Eun-bi and more. Read on for all you need to know.The iconic South Korean music festival Waterbomb will make its way to Singapore for the first time in 2024.
Slamdance said Tuesday that its annual film festival will move to Los Angeles starting in February 2025. The move, organizers said, will allow for the continued growth of the festival’s year-round mission to provide an accessible community for independent filmmakers and creators.
There was a fleeting moment in the early and mid-00s when being selected for the Slamdance Film Festival could mean something for a filmmaker’s career. Sure, it wasn’t the same as being part of the more prestigious and larger Park City, Utah film festival, but the edgier offshoot event gave a voice to independent films that didn’t have an industry connection or agency influence to make the Sundance cut.
EXCLUSIVE: Helena Howard (Madeline’s Madeline), Bella Thorne (Divinity), Zión Moreno (Gossip Girl), Chloe Cherry (Euphoria) and Sophia Ali (Uncharted) have wrapped production on Find Your Friends, a thriller marking the feature directorial debut of actor-filmmaker Izabel Pakzad.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Lily Collins is in Rome to shoot a portion of “Emily in Paris” Season 4, which wrapped filming in France last week, she announced on Instagram. The hit Netflix show started shooting in January in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, which will kick off on July 26, for which the French capital is now in final preparatory stages. Collins on Saturday posted a photo of herself and Ashley Park, who plays Mindy Chen on the comedy series, which a caption that said: “Next stop: Rome!” Incidentally, Season 4 is shaping up to be a big one for Mindy who is reportedly headed to Eurovision.