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Published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 | 11:30 p.m.
Updated Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 | 12:05 a.m.
The Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a new home down to three finalists. One option remains a combination of Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, its base for more than 40 years. The other two, Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati would find the country’s foremost showcase for independent film putting new roots down. The Sundance Institute announced the finalists Thursday. For now, Sundance will continue operating out of Park City for the 2025 and 2026 festivals. Changes won’t go into effect until the 2027 festival. A final decision is expected in early 2025.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director Francis Ford Coppola has sued the entertainment trade publication Variety for libel. Coppola says in the suit filed Wednesday that a July Variety story alleging that he ran an unprofessional set and tried to kiss young female extras on the set of his film “Megalopolis” was full of falsehoods. He’s seeking at least $15 million. A Variety spokesperson says that while they can’t comment on active litigation, they stand by their reporters. The story shows video of Coppola during a nightclub scene leaning into several young women and kissing them on the cheek. “Megalopolis is set to be released in U.S. theaters in two weeks.”
PARIS (AP) – France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is appearing as a surprise guest on the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris,” parts of which were released on Thursday. The show’s main actress, Lily Collins, who plays Emily Cooper, told The Associated Press that Brigitte Macron was “a big fan of the show.” Collins said the First Lady invited her and Darren Star, the series’ creator, to meet a few years ago and shared her desire to appear on the show. The actress said Brigitte Macron was “so enthusiastic about the show” and it was “an honor to do that with her.” The First Lady plays herself in one of the new season’s episodes.
NEW YORK (AP) – “60 Minutes” has scheduled its quadrennial interview special with presidential candidates, and it won’t be on a Sunday night. CBS plans to air an hour-long special on Monday, Oct. 7 that features back-to-back interviews with Democrat Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump and their vice presidential candidate. Neither campaign has yet agreed to be interviewed, but “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens believes they will come through. Four years ago, Trump’s appearance was contentious, and he wound up walking out on interviewer Lesley Stahl. This year, if he comes back, “60 Minutes” has assigned Scott Pelley to interview Trump. Bill Whitaker is set to talk to Harris.
NEW YORK (AP) – Salman Rushdie’s “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” his explicit and surprisingly resilient memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, is a nominee for the National Book Awards. Canada’s Anne Carson, one of the world’s most revered poets, was cited for “Wrong Norma.” The National Book Foundation on Thursday released lists of 10 for nonfiction and poetry. The foundation released the lists for young people’s literature and books in translation earlier in the week and will announce the fiction nominees on Friday. Judges will narrow the lists to five in each category on Oct. 1, and winners will be announced Nov. 20.