Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville. She fell in love with entertainment by watching shows about chaotic families like Full House ...

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham’s dance videos have exploded in popularity — and she brought in a lookalike blonde for her latest one. The two women dance in perfect sync, finishing with an impressive ...

"So what brought you back to the studio?" Sony Pictures Classics has revealed a ravishing first look teaser trailer for the acclaimed indie sensation called Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, which first ...

Writer/director Josef Kubota Wladyka and stars Alberto Guerra and Alejandro Edda visited the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, to discuss their vibrant multicultural dance saga. Josef Kubota ...

When it came to building my watchlist for this year’s Sundance, I resorted to a prehistoric form of deciding what to watch: selecting films based on their title. I scrolled through the program, ...

Haru, known to her friends as Ha-chan (Rinko Kinkuchi), stands out. With her tight perm and septum piercing — not to mention the garish smears of makeup she dons for her dance competitions — she’s the ...

It’s one of the most iconic dance moves in the world — but it turns out Beyoncé might’ve gotten an assist on her infamous “booty shake” from an obscure 1990s British boy band. Back in 1997, pop trio ...

HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka Screenwriters: Josef Kubota Wladyka, Nicholas Huynh Logline: Haru (Rinko Kikuchi) and Luis (Alejandro Edda) ...

Notable past projects: The Cuban actor has starred in Netflix series including “Griselda” with Sofía Vergara, Mexican thriller “The Accident” and “Narcos: Mexico.” Sundance project: “Ha-Chan, Shake ...

Sundance: Rinko Kikuchi's latest starring role finds her navigating deep emotion through a light and quirky lens. It mostly works. Haru (Rinko Kikuchi, always a delight to see on the big screen) is ...