the Sundance Film Festival

A documentary about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor debuted Wednesday on Netflix as the streaming service’s first project backed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s new production company. Filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert say they learned of the Obamas’ interest after “American Factory” was shown at the Sundance film festival and they were...

The R-rated comedy, left for dead by some Hollywood studios, again reached No.1 at the box office over the weekend thanks to the raunchy coming-of-age tale “Good Boys,” about a trio of 12-year-olds on a crude misadventure. “Good Boys” surpassed expectations to debut with $21 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, dethroning the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,”...

A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse of a child. Sterling Van Wagenen, 71, entered the plea as part of an agreement that includes a sentence of six years to life. He plans to plead guilty to a second charge involving the same victim later...

Barack and Michelle Obama have unveiled a slate of projects in development for Netflix, a year after the former president and first lady signed a deal with the streaming platform.

The family of Michael Jackson had a feeling the years-old child molestation allegations against the pop superstar would resurface at some point. So they say they weren’t entirely surprised to learn that a forthcoming HBO documentary would feature two of his accusers. “I thought, ‘Oh here we go again,'” Jackson’s oldest brother Jackie Jackson said Tuesday of the moment he...

The Michael Jackson estate has sent a letter to the U.K.’s Channel 4 warning that a documentary on two men who accuse the singer of molesting them as boys violates the network’s programming guidelines.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, an iconic sex therapist of the ‘80s and ‘90s, wants to make sure Millennials’ sexual relationships are just as successful as their parents’. Westheimer’s 1980 radio show “Sexually Speaking” and 1995 “Sex for Dummies” advised American teenagers in the ‘80s and ‘90s on everything from losing their virginity to practicing safe sex. The 90-year-old Westheimer hopes to...

Michael Jackson’s family members said Monday that they are “furious” that two men who accuse him of sexually abusing them as boys have received renewed attention because of a new documentary about them.

It’s not uncommon for audiences at the Sundance Film Festival to give standing ovations, but the ceremonial act took on a solemn air as two men who accuse Michael Jackson of molesting them as boys walked onstage following the festival’s only screening of “Leaving Neverland,” a documentary about their stories. Wade Robson, who says Jackson abused him from ages 7...

Shia LaBeouf latest film was born in an unusual place — court-ordered rehab. The actor spent time writing the script for his semi-autobiographical “Honey Boy” while he was being treated for substance abuse after a 2017 arrest. “He wrote this script in rehab and actually sent me an email from there with the script,” said Israeli director Alma Har’el. “So...

Jim Gaffigan talks about his wife’s recovery from a brain tumor and how the last three films he worked on will be screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

Comic-Con, the annual gathering of over 130,000 fans, artists, collectors and geek culture savants, has already been changed by the #MeToo and Time’s Up era, with at least one notable figure stepping aside due to sexual misconduct allegations. But questions remain about its atmosphere and whether convention organizers will take any extra steps to address longstanding allegations of harassment issues...

Pinkett Smith stressed the importance of women in Hollywood working together to stop wage disparity.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 84-year-old Supreme Court justice known for her boldness, spoke Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah about a moment in college when she was put in a difficult position as a young student, NBC News reported. Ginsburg described a confrontation she had with a instructor at Cornell University on a panel about the premiere of...

Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary will not premiere at the Sundance Film Festival as planned.

Matt Damon took the cause of clean water to the Sundance Film Festival, where he said he’s hoping to pitch Donald Trump on the issue. Damon told The Associated Press on Saturday that clean water accessibility isn’t a partisan issue and demands “an all-hands-on-deck approach to solve this.” The actor has publicly supported Democrats, including Hillary Clinton.

Nate Parker, the actor-director dealing with a 17-year-old rape case casting a storm over his new film and career, opened up about the incident in a new interview. Parker spoke about understanding his male privilege and the definition of consent in a lengthy interview Friday with Ebony magazine in Los Angeles.

Shaquille O’Neal reads jokes from popsicle sticks after talking to Jimmy Fallon about a “Tonight Show” bit poking fun at The Big Podcast with Shaq.

“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” premiered Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed house — not with a star-studded red carpet, but with police protection.