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I was initially drawn to the film Baghead at this year’s Sundance Film Festival based on its deceptively intelligent script and its seriously low-budget production. You however, will be drawn to the oddity of this teaser poster more than anything else.

Amy Adams and Emily Blunt clean up people’s death scenes. Who wouldn’t buy this?

Fox Searchlight announces a date for its Chuck Palahniuk penned Sundance ‘08 acquisition…

I had the honor of seeing a lot of great films this year in Park City — many of which I will be following throughout the year until they are released for everyone to see.

Pictures have been left out of this post in order to protect the innocent, whoever they may be…

Sundance has come and gone… Time to plan for SXSW!

Time to dwell on all the movies I missed this week…

Juries and Audiences recognize the best films shown in Park City, Utah this year.

One of my personal favorites of the festival was also the hands down audience favorite as well.

Allow me to preface this: I could not be happier to hear that director Jonathan Levine’s dark teen drug comedy The Wackness is about to be purchased by a studio for distribution. After waiting all week and talking to Levine on Thursday about the tedious waiting game, it was becoming very frustrating to see that […]

We missed Quentin, saw Olivia and finally found out what the big deal was with that Hamlet 2 movie…

Looks like someone is a little cranky without his morning latte…

Check out the first trailer for one of the “Smartest” films of the ‘08 Sundance Film Festival.

From the directors of ‘Half Nelson’ comes a slowly paced drama about a Dominican baseball player coming to America.

SPC grabs up a low-budget flick that was very well received by fans and critics alike.

Sundance rolls on, and with no sleep and plenty more work to do, I keep rolling as well.

The passionate writer/director behind The Wackness talks about bringing his film to Sundance, his other film All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and the thought of making a sexy werewolf western starring Ben Kingsley.

Director Brett Simon and a talented cast deliver a vision of a John Hughes-style noir flick that is smart, sexy and thoroughly entertaining.

All work and no play make your first drunken rampage a tough situation to recover from…

Nanette Burstein’s fantastic documentary finds a home with Paramount Vantage.

Nanette Burstein’s enchanting documentary about growing up in the midwest shines through as one of the best of Sundance 2008.

Today I may finally turn over my life to caffeine…

Finally, some money is exchanged. Three films find big paydays!

As we come to the midpoint of the Sundance Film Festival and its more sightings, more movies and a shit-ton of work.

A cute, whimsical movie that lacks a bit of magic, but showcases a great performance from little Elle Fanning.

More movies, more celebrity sightings and more Sundance 2008, baby!

We are all over the posters of Sundance, bringing you looks at The Merry Gentleman, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? and U2 3D.

The Machinist director Brad Anderson spins a web of deception in this intense drama about traveling abroad.

The gratuitous name dropping continues… Tom Hanks. Emily Blunt…

Jonathan Levine’s awesome teen drug comedy could find a studio sugar daddy today. Or at least, that’s the rumor going around.