For all of you, “the most wonderful time of the year” might be a reference to a song by Andy Williams. But to me, that phrase marks the back half of January, when I get to spend 10 days in sunny Park City, Utah hanging out with fellow movie journos, basking in the glory of independent fi...

The Sundance Institute has announced the first half of the line-up for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Included in the first press release are the films in competition in the Drama and Documentary segments. 3,661 feature-length films were submitted this year, which is 37 more films than last year. ...

Today, November 21st, select cities will have the unique opportunity to check out an indie film that truly turns the concept of a superhero film on its grandly delusional ear. Special features Michael Rapaport as Les, a total loser who, thanks to an experimental drug trial, may or may not have gaine...

Just so we can get it out of the way - Hal Haberman is a pervert. I claim that Haberman, one-half of the directing team behind Special - the superhero movie about a man with no super powers - is a pervert for several reasons. 1. While the other one-half of that directing team, Jeremy Passmore, Micha...

Attention Defamer operatives: You have been slacking on your PrivacyWatch duties! Today's installment is verging on pitiful. We command you to wander the streets until you successfully spot a celebrity, then rush back to the nearest keyboard-equipped telecommunications device to breathlessly type up...

Part of the fun of attending film festivals is getting the inside scoop, sometimes years before everyone else sees a movie. Sometimes that’s a curse, like when I saw “Chapter 27” at Sundance last year and would rather gouge my eyes out with a spork than see it again when it opens n...