Report From Sundance
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Docs: ‘Catfish’ Gets Buzz, ‘Casino Jack’ Abramoff Exposed
Plenty of talk about documentary that follows a relationship hoax fed by Facebook
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In Sundance Swag Suites: Morgan Spurlock and Free Belts
Sharon Waxman explores the Sundance freebie culture and encounters bewildered filmmakers
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Party-time: Ben Affleck and Harvey Weinstein Dissect Indie Film
The post-screening chatter after “Company Men” premiere
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Winning Romance: ‘Douchebag,’ and ‘Happythankyou’
Two charming films with no-name casts bring an of-the-moment flavor to modern relationships
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Angsty Teen John Lennon Is, Well, Nowhere, Boy
Sam Taylor Wood’s account doesn’t muck the Beatles legend up, but it doesn’t take it anywhere new
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Sundance: John Wells Explores Corporate Downsizing
The writer-director drew on personal experience for this ensemble piece
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‘Hesher’: More of that Self-Indulgent Sundance Curse
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a stringy-haired nihilist in a film that meanders
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An App for Actors on the Go — Who’s Who, What’s Casting, and the All-Important Assistants
Looks cool, I’ve no idea if it works
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A Powerful Opening Night for Sundance
“Restrepo,” like a real-life “Hurt Locker,” left the audience, including Michael Moore, stunned
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‘Inconvenient Truth’ Team’s Doc is First Sundance Pickup
Paramount acquires “Waiting for Superman,” a documentary about the public education crisis
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Sundance’s New Direction: Microbudgets, YouTube and Goodbye Gala
Fest chief Cooper: “It was time to say, ‘Let’s re-evaluate everything we do’”
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YouTube Tests Rental Service With Sundance
Three indies will be available before their Park City premieres; “The Cove” and “Children of Invention” also available