Filmmakers look to Sundance buying spree
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The same writers strike that transformed the Golden Globes into a news conference might bring smiles to the faces of agents and filmmakers gathered in this snow-covered ski town.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - 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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Sundance entries are no longer low-budget wonders, but they have a chance to recoup cost and gain audiences online.
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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 63 new titles announced yesterday for this year&#39;s Sundance Film Festival, 60 of which are feature-length films, bring the total feature lineup for Sundance &#39;05 to 120 films (a drop from last year).
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As independent filmmakers descended on the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, chatter over the fate of Miramax Films and its combative co-chief executives, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, rivaled the buzz over the gathering's movies and stars.
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The curtain rose on the  Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what  founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers  typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."
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âThe Linguists,â a film focused on studying the worldâs vanishing languages,  has its premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."
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Variety - Specialty film execs and agents are panting at the prospect of a Sundance lineup chockful of highly anticipated films after light buying in Toronto and an AFM that's serving more leftovers than main dishes.
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U2, Patti Smith, 50 Cent, John Legend and Josh Groban are contributing to the soundtrack of this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - Lesser-known movies are stealing the spotlight from star-studded ones at the annual Sundance Film Festival this week, making the top U.S. event for independent films among the least predictable in years.
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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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PARK CITY, Utah  - Director Robert Rodriguez came  to the Sundance Film Festival in 1992 with his $7,000 movie "El  Mariachi," walked away with the Audience Award and entered  Hollywood where he became a big-time moviemaker.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - As independent filmmakers  descended on the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, chatter  over the fate of Miramax Films and its combative co-chief  executives, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, rivaled the buzz over the  gathering's movies and stars.
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The influential filmmakers create a $285 million fund for Asian films, hoping to expand audiences and maybe save some money too
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Movie executives decamp to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to search for the next independent hits.