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Sundance Institute's feature film lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival features the highly anticipated narratives, documentaries, episodic work and events in the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events sections. The Festival takes place today, January 21, through January 31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Sundance and Ogden, Utah.

The new, original Netflix film PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY premieres on Friday, March 18 at 12:01am PT. Below, the release date's announcement featuring Herman himself!

Manhattan's SKATERS are set to kick off 2016 with a bang. Today, the band shares new single “Head On To Nowhere” in an in-depth interview since departing Warner Brothers with Consequence Of Sound.

Yaaaas Kweens! The ball has dropped and the broads of NYC are kicking off 2016 in a big way! Comedy Central has renewed the critically-acclaimed scripted series BROAD CITY for a fourth and a fifth season

Sundance Institute today completed its feature film lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival with the highly anticipated narratives, documentaries, episodic work and events in the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events sections.

Offering a first look at the year ahead in independent film, culture and new ideas, Sundance Institute announced today the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition NEXT category set to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Films that have premiered in these sections include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station,Whiplash, Blackfish, The September Issue, The Cove, An Education, Animal Kingdom, Precious, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Obvious Child, Tangerine and Escape from Tomorrow.

TBS has given a greenlight to Search Party, a dark comedy about a group of four self-absorbed 20-somethings who come together when a former college acquaintance mysteriously disappears.

Skaters are back. If you managed to be one of the lucky few to catch the band's sole set during CMJ last week – a late night play headlining School Night's Showcase in Brooklyn – then you already know there's no denying this fact.

At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul.

Evan Rachel Wood, Ellen Page, Jean Hegland, Alia Shawkat and other stars took to the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in support of the new film INTO THE FORREST. The film tells the story of the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.

'History is written by the victors!' …Or sometimes by the drunk narrators. The Emmy-nominated Comedy Central series 'Drunk History' returns for a 13-episode third season tonight, September 1.

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Time Inc. and Rampante, a strategic advisory, production and distribution company, today announced that New Orleans, Here & Now will debut Thursday, August 27

"History is written by the victors!" …Or sometimes by the drunk narrators. The Emmy®-nominated Comedy Central series "Drunk History" returns for a 13-episode third season on Tuesday, September 1

Broadway's Patricia Clarkson will serve as executive producer of a new six-part docu-series NEW ORLEANS, HERE & NOW.

Time to do your happy chicken dance! According to Deadline, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT season 5 is officially heading to Netflix next year. Co-creator and executive producer Brian Grazer revealed he met with FOX and co-creator Mitch Hurwitz today to deliver the good news.

Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos told USA Today that he is 'positive' its cult comedy ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT will be returning for a fifth season.

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.

Sundance Institute this evening announced the feature film Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The awards, celebrating artistry, innovation and adventure in independent filmmaking, were presented at the Festival's Awards Ceremony, hosted by Tig Notaro in Park City, Utah.