For the character the actor is playing to be realistic, how they speak is just as important as what they say, and a dodgy accent can often attract ridicule both from cinema-goers and the critics.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some must-sees coming out of this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Zhang lost his sight in his early twenties due to a degenerative condition, but since going blind has discovered a love for cinema at the “talking film ... 17 million people who are visually ...