Filmmaker Nate Parker made history on Tuesday by setting a new record for the biggest Sundance deal of all time: his film The Birth of a Nation was acquired by Fox Searchlight for $17.5 million, well above the previous record for the festival
PARK CITY, Utah—“The Birth of a Nation,” a new movie about slave rebellion leader Nat Turner, set a record Tuesday for the biggest deal in the history of the Sundance Film Festival. Fox Searchlight acquired world-wide rights to the movie for $17.5
“At a time when our nation has figured out a way to demonize a 12-year-old boy who was shot within seconds—basically a drive-by—for playing with a toy gun in an open-carry state, this is obviously bigger than Hollywood. Our society found a way to
I get this question a lot: Does seeing so many movies decrease your appreciation for them? It's a hard question to answer. No. Yes. Maybe. It's tricky to tell. On the one hand, part of the job is developing the ability to—as often as possible—walk
I get this question a lot: Does seeing so many movies decrease your appreciation for them? It's a hard question to answer. No. Yes. Maybe. It's tricky to tell. On the one hand, part of the job is developing the ability to—as often as possible—walk