'Hamlet 2' is big buy at Sundance Fest
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Steve Coogan is the toast of Sundance. The British actor stars in the biggest acquisition of the film festival, "Hamlet 2," a bawdy comedy directed by Andy Fleming that takes politically incorrect jabs at inspirational teacher flicks like "Mr. Holland's Opus."
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The Sundance Film Festival opens on  Thursday with quirky comedy "Happy Endings," but for 20,000  people heading to the top U.S. event for independent film,  "Endings" is just the start of 10 days of packed screenings,  star-gazing and parties.
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Two Latin American dramas scoop top honours at this year's Sundance independent film festival.
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This series of sharply produced infomercials is the Sundance Channel's latest way to enhance the already outsize mystique of the annual Sundance Film Festival.
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Magnolia Pictures, which has shown a knack for distributing provocative documentaries, has acquired North American rights to "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," which is set to make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - Thirty years after director Roman Polanski fled the United States and a conviction for unlawful sex with a minor, a U.S. filmmaker has reopened the sensational case in a documentary that is shaking up the Sundance Film Festival.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The Sundance Film Festival  moved into its debut weekend on Saturday with long lines for  movies like "The Matador," starring Pierce Brosnan, as well as  for films that lacked big-name stars, such as "Brick" or "Lila  Says."
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Two new international cinema competitions are to be introduced at next year's Sundance Film Festival.
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NEW YORK  - Sundance will bring a reliable cast of characters when it opens Thursday. Actor Sam Rockwell will hobnob at the Riverhorse restaurant in Park City. Festival chief Robert Redford will endorse indie film at the Eccles theater. Dealmaker John Sloss will manage wee-hour buyer visits to his condo.
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The theme of war dominates the list of winners as the Sundance Film Festival draws to a close.
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Three films at the Sundance Film Festival, which is going on now through Jan. 27, feature New York City at various stages in the past 15 years: "The Wackness," "August" and "The Visitor.".
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Robert Redford says the Sundance Film Festival has maintained a sense of community for independent filmmakers despite the increasing number of celebrities and partiers who attend each year.
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ROME  - The teen comedy "Juno" -- revolving on a pregnant girl who tries to find a couple to adopt her baby -- won the top prize at the second RomaCinemaFest on Saturday.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - British actress Emily Blunt wants nothing better than to laze around on the couch, but at the Sundance Film Festival she is working double time to promote two movies in which she plays a pothead and a publicist.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American rights to the Sundance festival's narrative audience award winner, the coming-of-age comedy-drama "The Wackness," in a low-seven-figure deal.
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If sex sells, as the advertising saying goes, the independent film world should be pleased with this year's Sundance Film Festival that features a slew of movies with explicit sexual themes and scenes.
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Several small acquisitions  kicked off the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday.