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Interview: Elizabeth Chomko – What They Had | 2015 January Screenwriters Lab

Contrary to what some might say, not all projects that break into any of the Sundance Institute labs make the Advance to GO, collect...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #94. Elizabeth Chomko’s What They Had

What They Had A seasoned actress who wound up striking gold in more ways than one during the development of the project (Elizabeth Chomko had...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Elizabeth Chomko’s What They Had

In a move rarely seen these days, Bleecker Street's Andrew Karpen swooped in, preemptively landed the rights to What They Had before it even had...

2016 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: William H. Macy’s The Layover

Best known for his stumbling car salesman and poor choice of a husband in the Coen Bros's Fargo, in his almost four decade career William...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Adam Rapp’s Why Now?!

Don't let the lack of theatrical output foul you. Adam Rapp is a man of many hats, alternating between novelist, playwright, television, guitarist, actor...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: William H. Macy’s Rudderless

If there is a "predictions thematic" playing out here it's the number of films with actors who move behind the camera. Chalk up Park...

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Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.