Sundance returns to Grand Theatre after COVID hiatus
After three years of COVID interruption, the Sundance Film Festival has resumed in-person screenings at the Grand Theatre on South City Campus.
The Weekly Reel: Terrifying Trends
We last left our retrospective during the 80’s, an era full of horror classics and cult film phenomena. It is as we get into...
‘Ramona and Beezus’ is the perfect family film
When Beverly Cleary originally wrote her classic children's novels she probably never had a thought in mind as to when and how they would...
Do ‘Penguins’ pop at the box office?
I’m probably one of the few people you’ll ever meet that remembers the book this movie is based on. Upon seeing the trailer and...
Sundance Institute initiatives continue in 2021
Sundance continued to showcase free independent films and other initiatives when the community needed it most.
The Weekly Reel BONUS: Here a movie, there a movie…
In this online exclusive edition of The Weekly Reel, Stephen Romney explains why similar movies are common in American cinema.
Students produce indie shorts at Film Bootcamp
Learn about the film production program at SLCC and the project currently in development.
As Sundance prepares to exit Utah, locals and filmmakers reflect on its legacy
As the Sundance Film Festival wraps its final run in Utah, locals and industry professionals reflect on its legacy and impact over the past five decades.
This is The (raunchy, risqué, random, and self-referential) ‘End’
Arts Reporter Stephen Romney reviews 'This is The End,' a surprisingly funny movie about the end of the world and the celebrities that must survive in it.
‘X-Men: First Class’ best in the series
Prequels are a lot like rocket launches. If they are done well they’re a benefit to all mankind, but if they fail they can...
‘Dear John’ proves distance and relationship make for good drama
How often do we look at a movie poster or watch a trailer and jump to a conclusion of how the movie will be?...