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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: Jon Stewart hosts "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" #JonVoyage on August ...
Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer

Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host — just on Mondays

Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle.
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Utah produced animated short film "Ninety-Five Senses" was nominated for an Oscar on Jan. 23, 2024....
Larry D. Curtis

Utah produced ‘Ninety-Five Senses,’ gets Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short

Utah had a lot to celebrate with Tuesday's announcement that short film "Ninety-Five Senses" was one of five animated short films nominated for an Academy Award.
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FILE- (L-R) Wrestler Triple H, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Chairman Vince McMahon, and wrest...
Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer

WWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix next year in a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion

WWE’s weekly television show, “Raw,” will be moving to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion.
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A still from "Daughters" by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, an official selection of the U.S. Docume...
Associated Press

Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Sundance documentary

Over a decade ago, the CEO of the nonprofit Girls For a Change and founder of Camp Diva Leadership Academy helped start a program in Richmond, Virginia, that created a daddy daughter dance for girls whose fathers are in prison.
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FILE: HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Dwayne Johnson attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on Ma...
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Dwayne Johnson gets the rights to the name ‘The Rock’ and joins the board of WWE owner TKO Group

It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.”
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The USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City on June 6, 2022. Utah First Credit Union snagged the ven...
Josh Ellis

West Valley amphitheater gets new name ahead of 2024 concert season

After two decades of concerts and shows, the USANA Amphitheatre has a new name and sponsor.
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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Univ...
Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ tops all Oscar nominees with 13; ‘Barbie’ snags 8

After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations.
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This year, the Sundance Film Festival will showcase a short film highlighting Tongan culture. (KSL ...
Tamara Vaifanua

Voyaging in Film: Sundance 2024 celebrates Tongan short film ‘Lea Tupu’anga’

The Sundance Film Festival will showcase a Tongan short film this year and include a special event called "Voyaging in Film" to celebrate Pacific Islander culture and their role in the film industry.
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Pedro Pascal at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute)...
Larry D. Curtis

With an opening weekend loaded with celebrities, Utah’s Sundance fest moves toward second half

The first weekend of the Sundance Film Festival traditionally brings the stars, camera and media focus. What remains on Monday is a festival that continues to screen films in Park City and Salt Lake City through the weekend and tends to take on a bit more local feeling, with awards and sales and headlines still to come.
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A woman, 93, stands with a man...
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At 94, June Squibb is a leading lady at last in the Sundance breakout ‘Thelma’

June Squibb is perhaps the busiest 94-year-old in Hollywood. This year alone she’ll voice a role in “Inside Out 2,” head to New York to star in Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut and film a television series that she can’t quite talk about just yet.
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LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life at Utah’s Sundance fest

Chiwetel Ejiofor had read Jeff Hobbs' "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace" years before Antoine Fuqua asked if he might consider writing and directing an adaptation.
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This undated photo provided by Laura Herlovich shows from left, Adam and Rick Harrison. Adam, one o...
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Adam Harrison, a son of ‘Pawn Stars’ celebrity Rick Harrison, has died in Las Vegas at age 39

Adam Harrison, one of three sons of reality TV show “Pawn Stars” celebrity Richard “Rick” Harrison, has died in Las Vegas at age 39.
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FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,...
Associated Press

Man arrested near Taylor Swift’s NYC townhouse after reported break-in attempt

Taylor Swift's townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer's Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person.
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The cast and crew of “Freaky Tales” is remembering working with late actor Angus Cloud in one o...
Marianne Garvey, CNN

Angus Cloud remembered at Sundance by cast and crew of one of his final films

The cast and crew of “Freaky Tales” is remembering working with late actor Angus Cloud in one of his final roles.
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A portrait of actor Jason Momoa shot by 9-year-old social media sensation Zou Shengyu, who goes by ...
Veronica Lin, CNN

The 9-year-old Chinese photographer capturing candid portraits of the stars

Fourth-grade photographer Zou Shengyu has lit up social media by shooting portraits for celebrities including Jason Momoa and Tony Leung.
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A still from Power by Yance Ford, an official selection of the Premieres Program at the 2024 Sundan...
LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

For Netflix documentaries, there’s no place like Sundance Film Festival

Ten years after "The Square," an acquisition that put Netflix documentaries on the map, the streamer is back at the Sundance Film Festival with an eye towards acquisitions and two very different originals.
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Dan Heching, CNN

Malia Obama debuts short film ‘The Heart’ at Sundance Film Festival

Malia Obama is following in the footsteps of her parents, but not in the way you might imagine.
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Alec Baldwin...
Associated Press

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor.
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Dolly Parton, seen here performing in 2023, has a birthday gift for music lovers. The music legend ...
Marianne Garvey, CNN

Dolly Parton releases surprise songs for her 78th birthday

Dolly Parton has a birthday gift for her fans: four never-released songs.
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PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 18: (L-R) Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan attend the 2024 Sundanc...
LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival

Thousands of cinema lovers, Hollywood celebrities, industry executives and filmmakers from around the world have arrived in Park City and Salt Lake City Utah, for 10 days of movie watching.
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LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past while it looks to future

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember one of their first times at the Sundance Film Festival. It was the 20th anniversary in 2004. Now, they laughed, they're the old ones.
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Post Malone, Reba McEntire and Andra Day have been announced as pre-game performers for Super Bowl ...
Marianne Garvey, CNN

Post Malone, Andra Day, Reba McEntire announced as Super Bowl pre-game performers

Post Malone, Reba McEntire and Andra Day have been announced as pre-game performers for Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL has announced.
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A banner saying "Park City Welcomes the United States Film Festival"...
Carole Mikita

40 years later, the mission of the Sundance Film Festival remains the same

"Our mission has remained the same since the very beginning, and that is creating a platform for artists, independent artists, to show their work.” That has been Robert Redford’s constant statement as the 2024 Sundance Film Festival prepares to open Thursday.
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"Whiplash" a Sundance Film Festival feature. (Courtesy Sundance Institute)...
Larry D. Curtis

Sundance Film Festival names top 10 films from its 40-year Utah history

As the Sundance Film Festival starts screenings this week, it’s taking a look at some of the films that made it the leading independent film festival in the U.S. and one of the key film festivals in the world, as it turns 40.
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