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River – Official Trailer [HD] | A Sundance Now Series 0 (0)

Stellan Skarsgård stars as John River, a brilliant police officer whose genius and faultline is the fragility of his mind – a man haunted by the murder victims whose secrets he must unlock, a man who walks a professional tightrope between a pathology so extreme he risks permanent dismissal, and a healthy state of mind that could cure him of his gift. Created and written by Emmy and BAFTA winning screenwriter Abi Morgan this enthralling thriller pushes our expectations of crime drama in bold and unexpected ways. Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Nicola Walker #River #StellanSkarsgard #NicolaWalker #thrillers =================================== Try Free for [See More…]

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Midnight Return (Trailer) – A Sundance Now Exclusive 0 (0)

Documentary reveals the true story behind the iconic film MIDNIGHT EXPRESS and how its real life protagonist, Billy Hayes became the enemy of Turkey. In an effort to heal the wounds caused by the film, Billy Hayes returns to Turkey 30 years after his daring escape from prison to face the nation still haunted by the film and his own demons as well. Start your free trial now at https://www.sundancenow.com/ Watch Sundance Now…Discover a curated selection of festival independent films & filmmaker favorites. The scene starts here on SloppBoxx.Com.

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Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (A Sundance Now Exclusive) – Clip #3 0 (0)

Explore the political power of cinema in the thought-provoking MIDNIGHT RETURN – a must see for “Midnight Express” and film fans alike: http://po.st/SN-MidnightReturnFB Start your free trial now at https://www.sundancenow.com/ Watch Sundance Now…Discover a curated selection of festival independent films & filmmaker favorites. The scene starts here on SloppBoxx.Com.

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“Take a Knee” – Take 5, Season 2 (A Sundance Now Original) Episode Sizzle 0 (0)

In 2016, San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick made headlines by refusing to stand during the national anthem, sparking a national debate around the issues of activism and patriotism. In Take a Knee, Keith Maitland, an award-winning director best known for his film Tower, explores the response of former Green Beret and professional football player Nate Boyer and the ripple effects of the open letter he wrote in support of Kaepernick’s right to express his opinion. Start your free trial and stream the full series at http://bit.ly/2rVOkRe Watch Sundance Now…Discover a curated selection of festival independent films & filmmaker favorites. The [See More…]

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Take 5, Season 2 (A Sundance Now Original) Series Sizzle 0 (0)

Sundance Now Take 5 is an original boundary-pushing short film series brought to life by emerging, Academy® and Emmy® Award-winning filmmakers creating short, timely documentaries intended to be provocative and fuel public attention and conversation. Premiering: Wednesday, May 24, Take 5: A More Perfect Patriot is a timely documentary series featuring six independent filmmakers exploring patriotism in America and what it means to be a patriot in a highly diverse and divided country. Start your free trial and stream the full series at http://bit.ly/2rVOkRe Watch Sundance Now…Discover a curated selection of festival independent films & filmmaker favorites. The scene starts [See More…]

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Actor Danny Glover talks BLM and community policing: ‘There never was any trust’ 0 (0)

At a film screening of ‘Cuba: An African Odyssey,’ moderated by theGrio’s Natasha Alford, actor and activist Danny Glover discussed the importance of defining political projects in the era of Black Lives Matter. “When you’re looking at that and seeing that a black boy’s shot somewhere, a black woman is shot somewhere or something else happens by police… You have to understand the historic nature and lineage of that,” said Glover. “Some people have said, or Hillary Clinton might have said, ‘the trust has been fractured.’ But there never was any trust. I can’t remember when there was trust.” Glover [See More…]

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Nina Davenport on “First Comes Love”; a SundanceNOW Exclusive Interview 0 (0)

Documentary filmmaker Nina Davenport talks about her new first-person film, “First Comes Love” in this SundanceNOW exclusive interview. Davenport talks about the challenges and virtues of putting herself in front of the camera, what it was like to document her decision to have a child on her own, and why her film is striking a cord in an era in which the modern family is being redefined. “First Comes Love” opens at the IFC Center on July 24 before rolling out nationwide, and airs on HBO starting July 29. Recorded at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival. Interview by Eric Hynes. [See More…]

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Joshua Oppenheimer on “The Act of Killing”; A SundanceNOW Exclusive Interview 0 (0)

Documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer talks about his astonishing new film, “The Act of Killing” in this SundanceNOW exclusive interview. Oppenheimer talks about the relationships he developed with his subjects – men responsible for hundreds of deaths during Indonesian civil war – and how those relationships led to collaborating on re-enactments that serve as both instances of self-promotion and confession. Recorded at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival. Interview by Eric Hynes. Video by Matthew Nayman. Edited by Ben Garchar. Watch Sundance Now…Discover a curated selection of festival independent films & filmmaker favorites. The scene starts here on SloppBoxx.Com.

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Wim Wenders on U2, 3D and PINA 0 (0)

Legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) sat down with SundanceNOW at the Toronto Film Festival and recounted how seeing the 2007 concert film U2 3D finally persuaded him to make his long-gestating project about dance choreographer Pina Bausch as a 3D spectacle. “This medium,” he says in the accompanying video, “is made for dance.” Watch Sundance Now…Discover a curated selection of festival independent films & filmmaker favorites. The scene starts here on SloppBoxx.Com.