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Forget the SAG Snub: Kristen Stewart’s Turn in ‘Spencer’ Is Oscar-Worthy

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Uncovered

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Covering a President Who Isn’t Trump • News cycle is less ferocious, but demands on reporters’ time have increased

Michelle Sobrino-Stearns Elevated to CEO

BEHIND TV’S YOUNGEST-SKEWING NETS

Slamdance Keeps Edge With Buzzy Titles, Crypto Tech • Festival goes virtual but holds tight to DIY spirit

Ronnie Spector: 1943-2022

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Who Should Host the Oscars?

The BFFs Are All Right • Producer Jessica Elbaum and writer Lauren Pomerantz bring their real-life friendship to the screen in Sundance player ‘Am I OK?’

Call My Remake • French comedy-drama ‘Call My Agent!’ gets a high-profile redo with U.K. stars

Kristen Stewart Could Still Win an Oscar • Even after SAG snub, don’t count out the ‘Spencer’ star

California Dreaming • Paul Thomas Anderson brings the sophistication of the French New Wave to a tale of L.A. youth in the ’70s

Capturing Haim’s Ferocious Talent • After a screening, director Paul Thomas Anderson and singer Alana Haim, who makes her acting debut in “Licorice Pizza,” sat for a Q&A with author Rachel Kushner. Below is an excerpt from that conversation.

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Milliner Janessa Leoné Expands With Eco-Friendly Clothing Line

‘Space Force’ Star Diana Silvers on Achieving Her Natural Makeup Look

Building Bears With ‘Glee’ Alum Kevin McHale and Justin Thorne

BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO • HULU’S ‘PAM & TOMMY’ AIMS TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT THE COUPLE’S STOLEN SEX TAPE.

MOVING MOUNTAINS • Sundance’s Tabitha Jackson made the difficult decision to again pull the plug on an in-person event, but big-screen dreams die hard

Essential Narratives • NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS THIS YEAR TACKLE RACIAL DISPARITY, THE MATERNAL-MORTALITY CRISIS AND ABORTION

Diverse Doc Portrait • NONFICTION SECTION OPENS UP TO PREVIOUSLY UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES

Streamers Are Ready • A BEVY OF PLATFORMS EYE UPCOMING CONTENT AT THE FEST IN HOPES OF BULKING UP LIBRARIES

KEEPING UP WITH KANYE • At Sundance, directing duo Coodie and Chike offer up 22 years of intimate footage of the rap superstar

MIND THE GAP • Why Hollywood fails to invest in women-led companies

WHY ARE INDIE FILMS SO STRANGE NOW? • Sundance offers ideal platform for recent trend of rule-breaking ‘bizart-house movies’

Int’l Impact/Int’l Feature Film/Doc

Have the Oscars Become the Olympics of Cinema? • Int’l contestants are chasing awards in all categories, not just one

Oscar’s Foreign Accent Dates Back to the Birth of Cinema • Hollywood has a rich history of honoring international filmmaking artists.

How Global Festivals Help Build Awards Buzz • Cannes and Venice still lead the way when launching an awards push

Global Craft Talent and Locations Elevate Oscar Front-Runners • Films shooting around the world benefit from skilled local crews, swell locations and tax credits.

Shortlisted Films Move Past Themes of the Past • Int’l features tackle contempo topics from gender and sexuality to bullying and science fiction

Festivals Victorious in Oscar Int’l Film Category • Most of the shortlisted titles were birthed at Cannes, with a sprinkling at other fests

Doc Background Informs Dramas From Mexico and Panama • ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ and ‘Plaza Catedral’ deal with violence in home countries

‘Yak’ Talk From Bhutan • Long journey from the mountains for...