From the late 1940s through the present day, a certain well-known California city has been the epicenter of intrepid, innovative filmmaking that has dazzled viewers and shredded the conventions of traditional narrative cinema. Hint: It isn't Los Angeles. To be sure, L.A. has nurtured its own

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White may be making a comeback on the red carpet this award season, if Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis has anything to say about itHaggis, the director of "Crash," and others are urging Hollywood stars to pin on white lapel ribbons to register their opposition to the Iranian government's tre

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Sundance 2011 marks my first time at the festival, and the overwhelming task of having the chance to see literally hundreds of films and shorts makes it a daunting and exciting task to look forward to in my first adventure in snow-capped Park CityMany of these films will only be seen at this on

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“IT would have been different,” said the Australian director Peter Weir, whose new film, “The Way Back,” is his first in more than seven years, “if I’d changed professions during those years, or done nothing but read and hang about.” But since his previous movie, “Master and Comma

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THR’s Tim Goodman writes, ‘Maybe you should pay attention to the buzz out of CES to measure how much damage is coming to the industryHordes of people will head to Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 6 dreaming of Google TV, so they can watch their favorite show, surf the Web, tap into social

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Sales of DVDs, CDs, video games and theater tickets all declined in 2010. And swift changes in technology will make it difficult for Hollywood to capture pre-recession levels of revenue

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Movie spots often face the challenge of clutter as many studios promote several films, according to Kantar Media, which says the number of auto marketers is setting a record this yearNEW YORK -- Advertising spending on the Super Bowl amounted to $1.62 billion over the decade from 2001 throug

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Hordes of people will head to Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 6 dreaming of Google TV, so they can watch their favorite show, surf the Web, tap into social media or play apps — all at the same time. But if you’re in the industry, you might think twice before joining that mobOf all the rev

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'Night Fishing' debuted at Korea's iPhone 4 Film Festival in OctSEOUL -- Director Park Chan-wook’s latest short film Paranmanjang (Night Fishing), shot entirely on an iPhone, was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival's shorts section. Park (Thirst) and his artist brother Park Chan-

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(top row, l to r): Tom Kuntz, Craig Gillespie and Tim Godsall. (bottom row, l to r) Stacy Wall and Frank BudgenField consists of two past winners; a two-time nominee; and a pair of first-timersLOS ANGELES, January 11, 2011, --- The Directors Guild of America has named its nominees for best comme

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