Sundance 2025 features uncharted queer territory and reimagined LGBTQ classics

Star-studded remakes of “The Wedding Banquet” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” headline a diverse and provocative lineup of queer titles debuting at the influential Sundance Film Festival.

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7 Latino films at Sundance 2025 to keep an eye out for

From a star-studded adaptation of a novel to a documentary about Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla, this year's slate of movies premiering at Sundance include several efforts by Latino filmmakers.
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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

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Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

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Jennifer Lopez, Lily Gladstone among stars of Sundance 2025

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Now Is the Time to Reimagine Lebanon

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A dawn stand-off, a human wall and a failed arrest: South Korea enters uncharted territory

Yoon Suk Yeol is being investigated for inciting an insurrection, yet police are unable to arrest him.
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