Sunburnauthor Laura Lippman answers our burning questions

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Laura Lippman is no stranger to drama. as she investigates a murder and delves into Baltimores seedy underbelly. Lesley Unruh Oh, and there is a mysterious death and many,manysecrets between the two. Below, Lippman lets EW in on her writing process and more. I then stapled the papers together. Lesley Unruh My mother saved it and I have it framed in a shadow box above my desk....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Timothy Wheeler

Sundance 2018: See exclusive photos from the YouTube x Getty Images Portrait Studio

Michael Shannon, Hilary Swank, Danny Glover, and more were ready for their close-ups at the YouTube x Getty Images Portrait Studio in Park City Ready for their close-ups The Sundance Film Festival is now underway, drawing some of the biggest names in independent film to snowy Park City, Utah. Throughout the 10-day gathering, which runs through Jan. 28, EW and PEOPLE are partnering with the YouTube x Getty Images Portrait Studio at the YouTube House to welcome established talents and rising stars to a portrait studio for exclusive photos, which it’s possible for you to select to see....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Brooke Hamilton

Sundance 2018: The 10 movies you need to see

Here’s what we’re dying to see. Blindspotting How do you follow up something as career-changing asHamilton? The marquee-flaunting title of this Joaquin Phoenix drama about a paralyzed cartoonist suggests the latter. Alex Bailey/Sundance; Dusan Martincek/Sundance; Adam Stone/Sundance; CNN Films/Sundance Hal Hal Ashby was one of the most colorful figures of the New Hollywood revolution. Amy Scott’s doc could right that wrong. Kristen Stewart costars as Lizzie’s Irish housemaid and lover....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Alison Simmons

Sundance 2018: The 11 best films of this year's festival

Its impossible not to root for her because, chances are, you were her. Rileys film feels like the bastard child ofRepo ManandThe Twilight Zonefiltered through the brain of Spike Jonze. Mandy You could argue that Nicolas Cage has been embracing his inner weirdness for a while now. Kyle Kaplan/Sundance; Courtesy of the Sundance Institute (2) When people describe certain movies as not for everyone, this is exactly what theyre talking about....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Sarah Johnston

Sundance 2019:Aliendocumentary director names his top 5 sci-fi films

Its an exploration of the power of cinema, the power of myths. Its a very unique look at the originalAlienfilm. What are Philippes favorite sci-fi films? H.R. Giger, courtesy of the Giger Estate Blade Runner (1982) At the very top of my list has to beBlade Runner. There was a time in my teens when I was pretty much watchingBlade Runnerevery day. I cannot watch that scene without having tears in my eyes....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Catherine Ballard

Sundance Film Festival 2019: Inside the Getty Images x Pizza Hut Studio

Click through to see Mike Colter, Awkwafina, Daniel Radcliffe, and many more celebrate their projects. Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut Aaron Richter/Getty Images x Pizza Hut...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Kristen Jones

Sundance: Minhal Baig on why her Muslim-American coming-of-age storyHalais universal

Among them isHala, from writer-director Minhal Baig. That was something I wanted to document in the story. The most significant relationship in the film is with her and her family, Baig realized. Credit: Parrish Lewis/Sundance Institute So that story which was more on the periphery came to the center. This is a coming-of-age story first, and it happens to feature a Muslim-American, Pakistani-American teenager. She really responded to it, Baig says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Cynthia Diaz

Sundance: Paul Dano makes his directorial debut withWildlife

Dano made the leap withWildlife, an adaptation of Richard Fords 1990 novel. Bill Camp, who plays a man who befriends Jeanette following Jerrys departure, echoed Mulligan. I had an implicit sense of trust in him, the actor said of Dano. Credit: Sundance Institute But Gyllenhaal outdid them both. And I think thats what youve just experienced [watching the film]. I mean, what are we supposed to say? Come on, wewantedto work with him, hes a great guy!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Alex Allen

Sundance: Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrates a 'more inclusive' America atRBGdocumentary premiere

The hottest celebrity at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend was Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And I havent got words to describe how marvelous it was. And Id just say a special thanks to the person who selected the music many of my favorites. Credit: CNN Films/Courtesy of Sundance Institute Justice Ginsburg has been having a wonderful time at Sundance, where she gave a showstopping publicinterviewearlier on Sunday....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Adam Gonzales

Super Bowl movie trailers: What's coming and what's rumored

There is the football game. There are the regular commercials. And there are the true entertainment geeks favorite part of the Super Bowl: The trailers. Credit: Universal Pictures; 20th Century Fox; Paramount For Super Bowl LII, there are a few confirmed major film and TV spots coming. There are a few more that are heavily rumored. Heres what we know, suspect and hope: Rumored:Solo: A Star Wars Story. (or, if youre now counting from February:Just Three Months!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Juan Hill

Super Bowl pickup truck ad outrages viewers by using MLK speech

King Center issues statement saying historic speech from civil rights leader was used without permission I have a dream … of a fully-loaded 42 Ram pickup truck? Ram Trucks outraged some Super Bowl viewers with a commercial that used a recording of a Martin Luther King Jr. speech to push car sales. The 30-second ad which is seemingly meant to be sincere and patriotic featured evocative images of blue-collar Americans at work, with family and giving back to their communities....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Brittany Becker

Super Mario Odysseyis a Mario lover's dream: EW review

Here’s the one thing to know aboutSuper Mario Odyssey: You will never know everything aboutSuper Mario Odyssey. There’s even an Assist Mode that guides a player through locations and can be quickly activated or deactivated. However, Mario’s new moves can occasionally be unnecessarily complicated. Credit: Nintendo (A small gripe in an otherwise stellar game.) Sometimes you discover a mini game hidden in recesses you only accidentally discovered. Sometimes turning around in a long hallway pays off....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Kim Adams

Super Troopers 2isn't very funny and wasn't worth the wait: EW review

Seventeen years is an eternity in comedy. Unfortunately for them, its probably too late to get their money back. Its just harmless, pointless, and meh. Credit: Fox Searchlight Alas, this is low-hanging fruit all the way. Back in 2001, the firstSuper Troopersat least came with a sense of discovery. It was an out-of-nowhere DIY cult hit pitched at 13-year-old boys or the men who still thought like them. It was also sharper and more charmingly silly than the belated and still-amateurish sequel....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Candace Rodriguez