January 2026

The 42nd annual Sundance Film Festival starts today — and it's the final curtain for Park City. This year’s highlights include Rashida Jones and Kate McKinnon in “In the Blink of an Eye”, Natalie Portman in “The Gallerist” and “The Moment,” a mockumentary featuring Charli xcx, Alexander Skarsgård, and Kylie Jenner. Also on tap: Tributes to Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford ahead of the festival's move to Colorado next year.

The Academy Awards are in just 52 days — and the nominations are finally out. Nods include “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another”, and “Hamnet” among Best Picture contenders, with Timothée Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley and Rose Byrne, on the list for top acting prizes. TBD on who the Oscar’ll officially go to.