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The turbulent economy seems to be the go to excuse these days for bad management. The Weinsteins who were reportedly having difficulty finding coin to release their 2009 slate, will eventually pull out of their tight spot and so will Marco Webber and his Senator U.S. label, which until now has managed to only release The Informers - a title that got raped by Sundance critics three months before its release.

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.