Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters in "The Fault in Our Stars" Opposite Shailene Woodley

From siblings to star-crossed lovers! EW reports rising star Ansel Elgort has been offered the male lead in "The Fault in Our Stars" opposite Shailene Woodley - who plays his sister in the currently-filming dystopian adaptation "Divergent." The two Read more

Dylan O'Brien Lands "The Maze Runner" Lead; Ki Hong Lee Also Joins

UPDATE: Director Wes Ball tweets that Ki Hong Lee has also joined the cast as Minho, a fellow Glader and ally to Thomas throughout the series. Lee is probably best known as a regular on short-lived ABC Family Read more

Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

I mean, duh, we called it. It has now been officially confirmed with glowing quotes from director, producer and author in tow that the increasingly in demand Shailene Woodley will play the lead role of Hazel Grace Lancaster Read more

Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

After a somewhat unpredictable year in which the stars we expected to break out largely didn't but fresh faces came out of nowhere to surprise us all, we are ready to look ahead to the new talent waiting to Read more

Up and Comers Presents: The Breakout Stars of 2012

Another year, another new crop of fresh talent. Just like last year, the hardest part is narrowing down which of the dozens of the year's rising stars shone the brightest. This year we heralded the arrival of the unlikeliest Read more

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Watch: Brady Corbet is “Simon Killer” in first trailer for Sundance drama

February 8, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos Leave a comment

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Oh, the journey of an independent movie. Antonio Campos’ American-in-Paris drama “Simon Killer” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in 2012, and has been seen since by many various festival-goers, but won’t actually see a general public movie theater until this April, over a year since its premiere.

Today, the first trailer has been released for the film which stars Brady Corbet, a rising star on the indie scene who memorably played one of Elizabeth Olsen’s fellow cult members in Sean Durkin’s 2011 Sundance hit “Martha Marcy May Marlene.” He plays the titular Simon here, who is dumped by his girlfriend and travels to Paris. There, he meets and begins a relationship with a young prostitute, but as the title may suggest, he may have darker ulterior motives.

“Simon Killer” will be in theaters on April 5th and on Video on Demand on April 12th.

“Fruitvale” sweeps Sundance awards; “The Spectacular Now” leads take Special Jury Award for Acting

January 26, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Awards 3 Comments

Another fabulous year for rising stars has just concluded the Sundance Film Festival, which wrapped up 2013 with its annual award ceremony tonight in Utah, hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whose directorial debut “Don Jon’s Addiction” ended up being one of the bestsellers of the fest.

The award season for next year got off to an early start as Ryan Coogler’s directorial debut “Fruitvale” starring Michael B. Jordan swept the US Dramatic Competition category, winning both the Audience Award and the top prize of the night: The Grand Jury Prize. The film, which co-stars Octavia Spencer, Ahna O’Reilly and Melonie Diaz, captivated Sundance with its gritty retelling of the true story of Oscar Grant (Jordan), who was tragically fatally shot by police in a scuffle in the Bay Area on New Year’s Eve 2009. Its awards potential was immediately obvious and Oscar heavyweight Harvey Weinstein took note, buying the film for more than $2 million, beating out Fox Searchlight, Paramount Pictures, Focus Features and CBS Films. An awards-friendly fall release date can’t be far behind for this year’s festival’s undeniable winner.

“The Spectacular Now”, the other big buzzed about film of the fest, took home a Special Jury Prize for Acting for its two young stars Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. The two have received rave reviews from festival goers for their portrayal of a high school couple in James Ponsoldt’s coming of age drama. The film was picked up by upstart distribution company A24, so we’ll have to wait and see how much the film figures into next year’s awards race. A summer release is tentatively scheduled.

The full list of awards are below.

Sundance Deals: Buzzy premieres “Fruitvale”, “The Spectacular Now”, “Don Jon’s Addiction” find homes

January 21, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in General News Leave a comment

After a slow start and intense bidding wars, the buzziest Sundance premieres have began to find homes.

“Don Jon’s Addiction”, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s starry rom com directorial debut, landed at Relativity Media after being sold for record-breaking numbers. It will receive a wide theatrical release, most likely over this summer. [

Watch: Brit Marling returns to Sundance in first trailer for thriller “The East” as film draws muted praise

January 21, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Reviews, Videos 1 Comment

It’s Sundance darling Brit Marling’s third year in a row back at the Utah film festival, but “The East” is her first return to co-writer as well as star since 2011′s double feature of “Another Earth” and “Sound of My Voice.” Judging by the reactions to her second collaboration with director Zal Batmanglij, she hasn’t lost any of her touch since hitting mainstream Hollywood’s radar.

After playing the enigmatic leader of a secretive, cultish group in “Sound of My Voice”, Marling takes the outsider role this time around, playing a young corporate contractor infiltrating an eco-terrorist organization intent on carrying out destructive acts on companies they believe are committing crimes against nature. Shiloh Fernandez, Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgard and more play members of the group, and the film drew everything from raves to muted responses from its first audience at Sundance last night.

Gripping true story “Fruitvale” starring Michael B. Jordan captivates Sundance

January 20, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Reviews 1 Comment

Looks like it’s a strong year at the Sundance Film Festival, as Ryan Coogler’s feature directorial debut “Fruitvale” (one of our most anticipated of the fest) has emerged as another offering earning strong reactions and major praise for its gripping true story and breakout performance by “Friday Night Lights” and “Chronicle” star Michael B. Jordan. It gave Entertainment Weekly critic Lisa Schwarzbaum her “first wow at #sundance2013.” She singles out co-star Octavia Spencer, but this is clearly Jordan’s movie. “Jordan is always great, but FRUITVALE proves he’s a true movie star,” tweets producer Keith Calder.

Sundance flips for Dane DeHaan in Beat Generation origin tale “Kill Your Darlings”

January 19, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Reviews 3 Comments

Has the 2013 Sundance Film Festival just discovered its first breakout star? Judging by the reaction from the audience flowing out of the world premiere of Beat generation origin tale “Kill Your Darlings”, the answer is a resounding yes. Hollywood.com editor Matt Patches enthuses, “Kill Your Darlings is high caliber in every department. Radcliffe and DeHaan are ferocious as Ginsberg and Carr.” That would be “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe and our 2012 Breakout Star Dane DeHaan playing Beat writers Allen Ginsberg and Lucien Carr in John Krokidas’ feature directorial debut, which FirstShowing.net Managing Editor Ethan Anderton says “is electrified with energy, emotionally charged.”

“More like The Spectacular Wow”: Sundance raves Miles Teller – Shailene Woodley coming of age drama

January 19, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Reviews Leave a comment

It’s with that easy pun the high praise kicked off immediately upon credits rolling on James Ponsoldt’s coming of age drama “The Spectacular Now”, which premiered last night at the Sundance Film Festival. One of the films we’re super excited about, fast rising stars Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley play an unlikely high school couple whose relationship rests on Big Themes like alcoholism, college and plenty of family drama. It’s not exactly an original idea and could have easily gone wrong or made forgettable, but it appears Ponsoldt has knocked his follow-up to last year’s “Smashed” out of the park.

Watch: “The Tree of Life” star Tye Sheridan in first trailer for Jeff Nichols’ Cannes hit “Mud”

January 16, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos Leave a comment

We were big fans of Jeff Nichols’ 2011 Sundance drama “Take Shelter”, and our first look at his newest film looks just as promising. “Mud”, which revolves around two teenaged boys (“The Tree of Life” star Tye Sheridan and newcomer Jacob Lofland) who come across a mysterious and increasingly dangerous man named Mud (Matthew McConaughey), premiered at Cannes last year to mostly positive reviews and will have its US premiere next week at Sundance.

It’s one of our most anticipated Sundance titles, and the first trailer for the film reveals the intimacy, intensity, mystery and that certain small Southern town aura that made “Take Shelter” so watchable is just as present here. “Mud”, which also stars Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon and Sam Shepard will finally be released to the general US movie-going public on April 26th, just under a year since its Cannes premiere, and the trailer can be viewed below.

It’s prom night for Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley in new images from Sundance premiere “The Spectacular Now”

January 16, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Images Leave a comment

We are one day away from opening night of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and today we have new images from one of our most anticipated films premiering at the festival, James Ponsoldt’s adaptation of Tim Tharp novel “The Spectacular Now.”

The Playlist unveiled the new images featuring the movie’s young leads Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley all dressed up and getting close at prom. As fans of the book know, prom is not just a romantic night out for Teller’s Sutter and Woodley’s Aimee, but turns out to be a pivotal moment in their relationship. The film also stars Brie Larson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler and “The Hunger Games” star Dayo Okeniyi, and will make its world premiere in Park City on Friday night.

We can’t wait for this one and hope it lives up to the book and its impressive cast and crew. The new images of Teller and Woodley can be viewed below.

Sundance 2013 Preview: 13 Films We’re Excited For

January 15, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Features 4 Comments

We are just about 48 hours away from the kick-off of a brand new edition of the Sundance Film Festival, where many rising stars begin their year and perhaps their career. Exhibit A: newly minted Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis, whose “Beasts of the Southern Wild” performance was first given its stamp of approval by the Sundance audience last year. Exhibits B & C: her Best Actress category competitors, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chatain. Both of them got their big break via Sundance in recent years too – Lawrence in 2010 with “Winter’s Bone” and Chastain in 2011 with “Take Shelter” – and have clearly leveraged those moments into successful and promising careers with longevity.

This looks to be another strong year filled with potential breakouts and we can’t wait to be introduced to them. Here are 13 films playing at the festival beginning next week that we are very excited for.

Start Here: The Spectacular Now >>

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