Interviews But streaming services are also more central to the festival this year than before. He drives for a rideshare app called Spree across Los Angeles in hopes of getting some Good Content; he’s decked out his car with cameras. 37 photos. The festival, which kicked off its 10-day run Thursday night, is saturated with tech more than ever, often grappling with its consequences. Tech imbues 2020's Sundance Film Festival, on screen and off. The center of technology at Sundance is, as always, its New Frontier program. 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In spite of his cringe-inducing jabber and matted-down bangs, he’s still too charming to convince as a no-views loser. Liked it? This year's New Frontier program spans more than 30 projects that defy attempts to puzzle them out before actually getting to experience them. Quibi, the mobile-focused streaming service set to launch in March, will be giving first peeks at its short-bite episodes during an unveiling on Friday night on Main Street, in addition to participating in a panel earlier in the day. By. Writer and film critic for hire who has worked with WGN Radio, Bright Wall/Dark Room, RogerEbert.com, The Film Stage, and more. Film Festival, Nicholas Bell’s Top 20 – Theatrical Releases of 2019, Good Joe Bell | 2020 Toronto Intl. Originally published Jan. 23. Space Dogs | Review Netflix's Taylor Swift documentary kicked off Sundance Thursday as the opening night gala premiere. In a less head-scratching sort of experience, Disney is coming to the sidelines of Sundance, showing off the second VR short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Reviews Streaming companies themselves are debuting in Park City, so to speak. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production ; Technical Specs; Storyline. Hulu is bringing in Hillary Clinton, who will speak at the premiere screening of the service's docuseries about her. Joe Keery, known for playing Steve "The Hair" Harrington in Stranger Things, stars as a social-media-obsessed ride-hail driver in Spree at the Sundance Film Festival. This is holy water! Podcast logo by Josh Hollis. After introducing him through a Draw My Life video, Spree tells his story in found footage format often through diptych or triptychs. Spree (2020) Photo Gallery. The program underscores the growing influence of tech, like virtual reality and artificial intelligence, not simply as new formats but as cultural groundswells that creators cross-examine with their work. This year, New Frontier's ambitions are bigger than ever. Whatever you’re already imagining, Spree takes it to the extreme: usually to dark, hilarious effect, but occasionally into lamer territory (Jessie’s supposedly viral comedy lands fewer laughs than Kurt’s floundering skits). If you follow @KurtsWorld96, the social handle for Keery's character, he'll reportedly follow you back. And on Saturday, Apple TV Plus will screen its controversial doc on rape allegations against music mogul Russell Simmons, On the Record. Take a second to support The Spool on Patreon! As provocative as it aims to be, the biggest appeal of Spree is in its plausibility. His script gives us some glimpses at Kurt’s wannabe socialite of a dad (David Arquette), but aside from that, he’s just another bratty kid looking for attention. Published on January 31, 2020. The former first lady and 2016 presidential candidate will answer questions Saturday after the unveiling of Hulu's four-hour docuseries simply titled Hillary, which will premiere on that platform in March. Apple TV Plus is here in force for the first time, with a Russell Simmons documentary that has stoked some controversy. Dylan Kai Dempsey is a New York based writer/filmmaker. Firmly believes that ".gif" is pronounced "jiff.". The program returns to its two main hubs, the Ray theater and New Frontier Central. Discuss: Sundance 2020: Taylor Swift, VR snorkels and other oddities in Park City, headlines for Clinton's unvarnished comments, rape allegations against music mogul Russell Simmons, The Electronic Diaries of Lynn Hershman Leeson. This can be though social VR like Metamorphic or Solastalgia, the latter of which casts five people as cosmonauts exploring a data cloud left behind after the disappearance of people. There’s no full understanding of his psychology, no real grasp of his entitlement. Interviews Other documentaries tackle tech as a subject: The Social Dilemma is touted as delving into the underbelly of Silicon Valley in a film described as a mix of An Inconvenient Truth and The Matrix. Reviews Reviews The World Star video became a meme goldmine and made headlines, and while it seemed shocking at the time, it obviously wasn’t the last. Eugene Kotlyarenko’s satire about a rideshare driver who murders for online fame lacks the bite or nuance its premise deserves. Dance Trail spills out into the streets as part of Sundance's New Frontier in the Wild program. The Sundance Film Festival takes technology down some mind-bending paths every year.

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