[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The annual Design Week in Salt Lake City is worth celebrating as well as Salt Lake City’s thriving design scene across all disciplines—graphic, digital, product, fashion, photography, architecture, furniture, interior, environmental, and more. One industry that touches nearly all of these areas is film and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Utah may be best known for its powdery snow and red rock formations, but hidden within its majestic landscape are a number of eerie locations that continue to inspire filmmakers. The state is home to many nationally and globally ranked haunted houses and spooky alleys,...
Utah is no stranger to the horror genre, with hundreds of successful scary productions filmed in state. And with Halloween creeping up on us, what better time to share the spookiest picks made right here in state? From iconic features, a recent web series and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]1978 would mark the birth of a new horror icon. His towering presence, expressionless demeanor, and an insatiable appetite for violence would continue to chill audiences for decades. His tactics were grizzly, unforgiving, and ceaseless - and his methods favoring the up close and personal....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]October 12th sees the release of Jane and Emma, shedding light on the unlikely friendship between black convert, Jane Manning James, and Emma Smith, wife of LDS church founder, Joseph Smith. Filmed in Utah, mostly at This Is The Place Heritage Park, there is a strong female presence...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By: John Holliday Careening along the winding sun-scorched highway in the backcountry of Tooele County, the ghostly silhouette of the Saltair pavilion begins to crest the horizon. It’s skeletal foundation, now bathed in moonlight, is all that remains following a checkered history of arson, drought, and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The magical March household, with its timeless, coming-of-age themes of sisterhood, love, ambition, growing, and the ups and downs that come with it all… When I think of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, my childhood – particularly my early teen years – come flooding back....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By John Holliday In 1998, Utah’s counterculture would be defined by the dyed mohawks, scrappy clothes, and dilapidated apartments of two punks who revel in their social tribes and adamantly reject the mores of conservative Salt Lake City. SLC Punk is the loosely-autobiographical brainchild of James...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This series of posts highlights some of our local industry talent: on-screen and behind-the-scenes, established and up-and-coming. Meredith Lavitt has over 25 years of experience working in the independent film arena. Lavitt is the director of Sundance Institute's Sundance Ignite program, which cultivates and supports a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Birthday: August 18, 1936 Age: 82 Zodiac Sign: Leo We’re all collectively wishing Robert Redford the happiest of birthdays! After all, you only turn 82 once. With 78 acting credits, 10 director credits, and 50 producer credits, Redford is an accomplished Hollywood legend. Not to mention his achievements...