Sundance 2025: Midnight program’s Touch Me is a gratifying romp of campy, dark comedy, fantasy-horror with plenty of psychological and sexual vibes

9 hours ago · This year’s Sundance slate included short film programs, including focused tracks in animation, documentary and midnight-appropriate stories. The slate is filled with outstanding examples of the short film category, from around the world. The 57 shorts were selected from 11,153 submissions this year. The Utah Review presents …

Jan 22, 2025 · Repertory Dance Theatre’s Emerge was splendid multigenerational showcase of Utah dance talent January 16, 2025; Pioneer Theatre and Arizona Theatre companies’ co-production of fresh adaptation of Dial M for Murder classic thriller is riveting, gobsmackingly good

Jan 22, 2025 · EDITOR’S NOTE: Part I is an overview of the Utah film industry in the current moment.Part II (tomorrow) will offer a summary preview of the Sundance 2025 films, which The Utah Review will cover. For Part II, see here. This year, as Utah has fully begun its second century in the film industry, Sundance Film Festival, now fully into its fifth decade, is set to open tomorrow (Jan. 23) and ...

Jan 23, 2025 · EDITOR’S NOTE: Part II summarizes the films and programs from Sundance 2025 that are part of The Utah Review coverage.For Part I which is an overview of the state of the film industry in Utah, see here.. Among the Sundance feature-length films with a significant Utah connection is Omaha, a drama filmed in Utah about a father who takes his two children on a cross-country trip, after a family ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Sundance 2025: Previewing documentaries, narratives, short film programs on The Utah Review’s coverage slate January 23, 2025; Sundance 2025: As 41st annual event begins, a look at the current state of the Utah film industry, its growing national and international reputation

Solid ensemble chemistry, a nice selection of musical sendups and the especially strong performances of Zeb and Skruuck, the extraterrestrial character leads, have combined to make Salt Lake Acting Company’s (SLAC) summer show Close Encounters in the Beehive the perfect light fare during this hot, dry season.

4 days ago · The character of the father in Omaha, a drama set during the Great Recession of 2008, is much like many during that time who struggled against numerous obstacles, swallowed their pride, and made great sacrifices for their children.For those grieving after a family tragedy, when the recession’s devastating economic storm hit with little or no warning, one could only imagine just how far ...

Jan 2, 2025 · EDITOR’S NOTE: This review and interview feature of Porcelain War, the winner of the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, was first published last year at The Utah Review.

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