Sundance Unveils 2022 New Frontier Lineup, Taking Place as a ‘Biodigital’ Hybrid Event

One of the most exciting stories of 2021 is how David Cronenberg has taken a pause from his blossoming acting career (particularly in the “Star Trek: Discovery” series) to come back to filmmaking for “Crimes of the Future.” In a very Cronenberg move, “Crimes of the Future” seems to be borrowing the title from one of his earlier films and putting a new spin on the thriller.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Polk (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Billions) will star alongside Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, Emmy winner Jeremy Strong and Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway in Armageddon Time, James Gray’s coming-of-age film for Focus Features, which has now wrapped production.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how the pandemic is going to affect some of the 2022 film festivals, particularly the ones earlier in the year. But even though it’s unclear how the pandemic might alter the event, the Berlin Film Festival has already gone ahead and announced its first wave of titles.

Kano has shared a new short film celebrating his Jamaican heritage – watch A Blessed Place below.The 11-minute film was directed by Aneil Karia and shot in Kingston and Browns Town. It arrives to mark the release of Duppy White, a new white rum from Kano in collaboration with Duppy Share Caribbean Rums.“I think there’s a few different rhythms to a place like Jamaica,” Kano says during the film, adding: “I feel like this today, feel like that tomorrow.

Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? Weeks after Lindsay Hubbard declared she needed a “break” from her friendship with Austen Kroll, she has opened up about whether they could ever reconcile.

Katie Song As 2021 comes to a close, television networks are announcing their New Year’s programming, including live specials, themed episodes and more.Read a full list of New Year’s programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)“General Hospital” (ABC, Dec.

The funeral of one of Scotland's most notorious crime figures took place on Friday amid fears of gangland violence.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe 2022 Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its short film program, curated from an all-time high of 10,374 submissions.The films — encompassing categories like domestic and international live action as well as animation — will screen throughout the hybrid festival in-person, at satellite venues, and online.“Short films are such a vital part of the independent storytelling culture that Sundance Institute has consistently put its full support behind.

The stars were out in force for this year’s Mirror’s People’s Pet Awards bash and among them was a link to royalty. The Duchess of Cambridge’s brother James Middleton stopped on the red carpet for a chat with OK! at the awards do at London’s Grosvenor House.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAgents, studio executives and movie lovers will resume their annual pilgrimage to Park City as the Sundance Film Festival, the preeminent showcase for indie film, returns to in-person premieres this January.

Chris Willman Music WriterEd Sheeran is doing what could reasonably be considered a series of “underplay” shows this week, mostly for winners of radio contests, including appearances at New York’s Empire State Building and Irving Plaza. Before he headed east, the pop superstar got his very intimate mini-tour underway with a hour-long show for SiriusXM subscribers at the Belasco Theatre, the smallest and most club-like of the downtown L.A.

Lights on Lozier Ct.” Russo flicks the switch on seven days a week, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, VidCon’s flagship convention for internet video creators and fans — for now — is set to return IRL to Anaheim in June 2022, with TikTok on board as title sponsor.Cranking up the hype machine early, ViacomCBS-owned VidCon announced the initial group of featured creators who are scheduled to appear IRL at the event, including Alan Chikin Chow, Brent Rivera, Elliana, Gigi Gorgeous, Hannah Meloche, Julian Bass, the Merrell

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLes Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 15-title lineup of its Work-in-Progress session, the popular industry sidebar whose alumni roster include Vladimar Jóhannsson’s “Lamb,” Lukas Dhont’s “Girl” and Nora Fingscheidt’s “System Crasher.”The section, curated by Frederic Boyer, the artistic director of Tribeca and Les Arcs Film Festival, will include “Opponent,” a drama by Swedish up-and-comer Milad Alami (“The Charmer”) and produced by Sweden’s Tangy and

Plans to build a new solar energy farm alongside the Rochdale Canal are to be decided by councillors.

An 'enchanting ice skating experience' has arrived at Trafford Palazzo as part of its Unreal Xmas event.

VH1 will ring in the 2022 with a fresh crop of fierce queens looking to become America’s Next Drag Superstar for season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During its holiday event on Thursday evening, VH1 shared that the Emmy-winning competition program will premiere on Friday Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.