Jonathan Karsh

On Wednesday, CBS will premiere "Kid Nation," a reality show that puts 40 youngsters, ages 8 through 15, in a New Mexico "ghost town" for 40 days without electricity, indoor plumbing or adult supervision. While six weeks off the grid may sound like...

In a world where physical perfection has never been more important, "My Flesh and Blood" etches an unforgettable portrait of a woman with the gift of looking beyond appearances into the hearts and souls of the 11 special-needs children she has adopted....

"American Splendor," a sly film biography that stars Paul Giamatti as churlish underground comic-book writer Harvey Pekar, won the grand jury prize, the top dramatic honor at the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance jurors gave the documentary grand prize to...

The Sundance Film Festival's selection for its dramatic grand jury prize, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's "American Splendor," reflects the complex new realities of the independent film scene. As a warm, playful and visually inventive biopic...

PARK CITY, Utah -- Outcasts took center stage Saturday night as the Sundance Film Festival gave its top prizes to films about a chronically gloomy comic-book writer, a family embroiled in a perplexing child-abuse scandal and a loner dwarf. Shari...

PARK CITY, Utah - This year's Sundance Film Festival was prime-time for sad sacks, including Paul Giamatti as a sour comic-book writer, William H. Macy as Vegas' biggest loser and Peter Dinklage as an anti-social dwarf. Here are highlights of the...