Cut down from 24 down to 16 and with less studio content means more films up for sale. Let the buzz begin. Among the must sees: the sombre debut from scribe Oren Moverman (The Messenger), the long awaited debut of Gregor Jordan's The Informers and you'll be surprised by what Killer Films' Katherine Dieckmann's Motherhood might have in store.
Call it reverse psychology or just smart business practices, but after last year’s examples of big, un-bought films grabbing the headlines, and then fizzling out in full view of journos and buyers alike with no way to get rid of the negative stench in the air, it appears that the new trend is to go into Sundance with no buzz at all.
Brazilian filmmaker Jose Padilha, fresh off a Golden Bear win at the Berlin Film Fest for his Elite Squad, has been tapped to write and direct the prison corruption drama Marching Powder.
At nearly sixty, Richard Gere is still making the 'pretty women' swoon, despite his most recent gig as Clifford Irving in The Hoax, complete with blackened hair and a fake nose.
Fresh off the heels of Joe Carnahan announcing that he's finally secured funding on his long-gestating Pablo Escobar project, comes the news that yet...