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Sundance at 40

XYZ's James Emanuel Shapiro on the present, and the future, of the film festival
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Flash Mob performs for the Napoleon Dynamite 20th Anniversary during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Very excited to have James Emanuel Shapiro, President of U.S. distribution at XYZ Films, back on the show with a recap of all the action at Sundance and a discussion about the state of the film festival scene writ large. Then we discuss some of his upcoming releases, including the new sci-fi flick Restore Point and XYZ’s exciting acquisition of Skyline: Warpath, starring action bigshots Scott Adkins and Iko Uwais.

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Kate's avatar

Another GREAT episode. It’s like we get to go behind the curtain - or back stage or into the room where things are made to happen. A glimpse at how this movie business operates to bring us films we can truly enjoy.

Thank you both for what you do!!

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Sonny Bunch's avatar

Thanks for listening!

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