Traverse City Film Festival Kicks Off In Northern Michigan

From "Fury Road" to "Magic Mike XXL," these sequels leveraged their franchises to take bold chances and create something truly spinoff special.

Britt Robertson co-leads the formulaic feature that is missing more than a few festive momentsand shirts.

Past making a film about an underrated icon, "Luther: Never Too Much" director Dawn Porter discusses how her new film about Luther Vandross makes a statement about what artists owe their audience.

John Dilworth, the creator of the beloved Cartoon Network series, tells IndieWire about treating his animated show like an indie film.

"The idea that inclusion dilutes excellence is not up for debate," said producer Anna Higgs, who hosted the panel, in a light rebuke of the festival director's controversial comments that had implied as much.

"When she got that movie, my first instinct was jealousy," Greer said of Gyllenhaal starring in the 2002 psychosexual indie.