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Why ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ is still relevant after 50 years

Why ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ is still relevant after 50 years

by Travis Poppleton | Sep 25, 2019 | Featured, FilmInUtah, Movie News, Utah

OLD TIMEY UTAH – Last month, we kicked off our monthly KSL classic movie feature with the ever-controversial “The Birth of a Nation.” It was, admittedly, a heavy intro to this series, but we knew we had to get it out of the way. There’s no version of film history that...
Utah Film Commission brings Hollywood to Utah

Utah Film Commission brings Hollywood to Utah

by Travis Poppleton | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Movie News, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Back in 2014, I was sitting in a press screening for the movie “Need for Speed,” starring “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul. As you may have already heard, the movie was pretty not great, and for most of the film’s 132-minute runtime, I could look around...
6 questions for Salt Lake resident competing in Food Network’s ‘Best Baker in America’

6 questions for Salt Lake resident competing in Food Network’s ‘Best Baker in America’

by Travis Poppleton | Oct 9, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — If you recently caught the first episode of Food Network’s “Best Baker In America,” you may have recognized Adalberto Diaz Labrada. The oft-smiley Cuban-American is one of Utah’s favorite pastry chefs, both because of his Salt Lake City shop on Main...
5 movies and television shows being filmed in Utah right now

5 movies and television shows being filmed in Utah right now

by Travis Poppleton | Sep 19, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Beautiful is probably the most common adjective used to describe the state of Utah. When a Utah resident tells a stranger they’re from the Beehive State, said stranger usually replies, “Oh, I hear it’s beautiful there.” When someone asks that same...
10 Classic Hollywood Films in 10 Weeks for $10

10 Classic Hollywood Films in 10 Weeks for $10

by Travis Poppleton | Aug 29, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Movie News, News, Utah

SANDY (August 29, 2017) – Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Taylor, Gary Cooper and many of the greatest Hollywood actors of all time will soon be performing on the big screen at select Megaplex Theatres locations as part of the 2017 Silver Screen Classics movie...
6 places to enjoy art house cinema in Utah

6 places to enjoy art house cinema in Utah

by Travis Poppleton | Jun 27, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’re sitting in a darkened theater or checking out movie trailers online when we see the perfect preview for an upcoming title we’ve never heard of. We jot down a quick mental note to watch said movie when it’s...
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