Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off, Moby Releases New Live Version of Stranger Things Hit Ahead of New Album Drop, National Pie Day is Celebrated
Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and actresses Mariska Hargitay and Tiffani Amber Thiessen celebrate birthdays
From the LifeMinute.tv Team
January 23, 2026
Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Park City, Utah
The highly anticipated 2026 Sundance Film Festival officially began yesterday in Park City, Utah, launching with a wave of exciting premieres featuring Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow, Chris Pine, Jenny Slate, Cristin Milioti, Domhnall Gleeson, Riz Ahmed, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, to name a few. This year’s festival boasts an impressive lineup of 90 feature films and seven episodic projects, with appearances expected from an array of high-profile stars. Among them are Natalie Portman (The Gallerist), Olivia Wilde (The Invite, I Want Your Sex), Channing Tatum (Josephine), Charli xcx (The Moment, I Want Your Sex, The Gallerist), Jenna Ortega (The Gallerist), Russell Crowe (The Weight), Catherine Zeta-Jones (The Gallerist), Courtney Love (the subject of the documentary Antiheroine), Rob Lowe (The Musical), and many others. The festival runs January 22 through February 1, with in-person screenings held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. A curated selection of films will also be available online beginning January 29, 2026. Tickets are available at festival.sundance.org/tickets.
Moby releases live version of Stranger Things hit "When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die" ahead of new album Future Quiet February 20 release
The six-time Grammy nominated musician, producer, singer-songwriter shares a stunning live video of the new version of Stranger Things hit "When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die" featuring Jacob Lusk, taken from his 23rd studio album Future Quiet, due out on February 20. The original song (featuring vocalist Mimi Goese) was first released on Moby’s 1995 album Everything Is Wrong. The track has gained a new generation of listeners thanks to its emotive use in seasons one and four of Netflix phenomenon Stranger Things. The upcoming album is crafted as a therapeutic space, meant to help ease anxiety, and created by Moby as a personal response to his own anxiety and insomnia. “‘Future Quiet’ is, not surprisingly, quiet. To be clear; I love bombast. I love excess and volume. But as the world gets louder and crazier I find myself needing the refuge of quiet, both as a listener and as a musician,” the artist shares.
Today’s holidays:
National Pie Day, National Handwriting Day, National Security Technician Day.
In today’s birthday news:
Cheap Trick's Robin Zander 73, actress Mariska Hargitay 62, actor Ewen Bremner 54, actress Tiffani Thiessen 52, actress Julia Jones 45, Chita Rivera would have been 93.