Sundance Film Festival 2012

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  1. Risky Business
    Sundance 2012: Image Entertainment Herds 'Goats'

    Sundance 2012: Image Entertainment Herds 'Goats'

    4:15 pm PST 2/9/2012
    • Jay A. Fernandez
    • Daniel Miller
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    Image Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the comedy "Goats," starring David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga. Read more

  2. Review
    Bestiaire: Berlin Film Review

    Bestiaire: Berlin Film Review

    8:39 am PST 2/9/2012
    • David Rooney
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    The doc explores the fascination humans have for animals, combining footage from a drawing class, a taxidermist’s workshop and a Quebec safari park, both during peak visitor season and in the grim winter months. Read more

  3. Ethel: Sundance Film Review

    9:33 pm PST 2/8/2012
    • Justin Lowe
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    Debuting on HBO this year, the documentary is a revealing and intimate portrait of Robert F. Kennedy's widow Ethel, directed by her daughter Rory. Read more

  4. Review
    The Pact: Sundance Film Review

    The Pact: Sundance Film Review

    4:22 pm PST 2/8/2012
    • Todd McCarthy
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    Basic, efficient little horror item scares up a few little shocks, possibly enough for a modest commercial career. Read more

  5. Risky Business
    Sundance Film 'Bachelorette' Acquired by The Weinstein Co.'s Radius Label

    Sundance Film 'Bachelorette' Acquired by The Weinstein Co.'s Radius Label

    5:20 pm PST 2/7/2012
    • Daniel Miller
    • Jay A. Fernandez
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    Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan star in the edgy comedy. Read more

  6. Risky Business
    Anchor Bay Films Grabs Rights to Sundance Horror Film 'Excision'

    Anchor Bay Films Grabs Rights to Sundance Horror Film 'Excision'

    11:45 am PST 2/7/2012
    • Jay A. Fernandez
    • Daniel Miller
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    The Park City at Midnight selection stars AnnaLynne McCord and Ariel Winter. Read more

  7. Review
    That's What She Said: Sundance Film Review

    That's What She Said: Sundance Film Review

    4:02 pm PST 2/4/2012
    • Justin Lowe
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    The raunchy comedy from director Carrie Preston stars Anne Heche. Read more

  8. Review
    Four Suns: Sundance Film Review

    Four Suns: Sundance Film Review

    8:10 pm PST 2/3/2012
    • Justin Lowe
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    An undistinguished drama with unremarkable characters who just can’t get what they want. Read more

  9. Review
    A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet: Sundance Film Review

    A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet: Sundance Film Review

    2:13 pm PST 2/2/2012
    • Justin Lowe
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    Comprehensive overview of the global environmental movement reveals the scope of past accomplishments and the breadth of problems awaiting resolution. Read more

  10. In the Magazine
    Sundance 2012: Who Bought What Movies -- and How Much They Paid

    Sundance 2012: Who Bought What Movies -- and How Much They Paid

    10:55 am PST 2/2/2012
    • Jay A. Fernandez
    • Daniel Miller
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    In the wake of this year's trip to Park City, THR examines 24 titles that found distribution quickly. Read more

  11. Review
    The Atomic States of America: Sundance Film Review

    The Atomic States of America: Sundance Film Review

    3:04 pm PST 2/1/2012
    • Duane Byrge
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    Alec Baldwin walks moviegoers through the unsettling dangers of nuclear reactors across the country. Read more

  12. Review
    Finding North: Sundance Review

    Finding North: Sundance Review

    1:44 am PST 2/1/2012
    • Justin Lowe
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    Social-issue docs are a mainstay of the Sundance Film Festival and there are few issues of greater immediacy than the resurgence of hunger in America. Read more

  13. Review
    Young & Wild: Sundance Film Review

    Young & Wild: Sundance Film Review

    6:32 pm PST 1/31/2012
    • Todd McCarthy
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    A dynamic, raunchy, blog-derived expression of female teen sexuality that will stimulate plenty of fans worldwide. Read more

  14. Review
    Nobody Walks: Sundance Film Review

    Nobody Walks: Sundance Film Review

    2:55 pm PST 1/31/2012
    • Todd McCarthy
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    Maybe nobody walks but almost everybody screws in this momentarily titillating but increasingly tiresome variation on the Teorema, in which a temporary house guest upsets the equilibrium of a Hollywood household with her heedless sexual dalliances. Read more

  15. Review
    About Face: Sundance Film Festival

    About Face: Sundance Film Festival

    9:00 pm PST 1/30/2012
    • David Rooney
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    Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Marisa Berenson, Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs are among the celebrated models who reflect on their careers and on getting older in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' captivating group portrait. Read more

  16. Earshot
    Watch Video James Murphy: From LCD Soundsystem to Coffee Roaster

    James Murphy: From LCD Soundsystem to Coffee Roaster

    5:23 pm PST 1/30/2012
    • Portia Medina
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    In a recent interview, the influential frontman revealed his plans to create a boutique espresso line. Read more See All Videos

  17. Risky Business
    SnagFilms Grabs Exclusive Digital Rights to Sundance Drama 'Kinyarwanda' (Exclusive)

    SnagFilms Grabs Exclusive Digital Rights to Sundance Drama 'Kinyarwanda' (Exclusive)

    4:16 pm PST 1/30/2012
    • Jay A. Fernandez
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    The 2011 film will debut digitally via SnagFilms partners such as Comcast Xfinity, FiOS, DIRECTV, iTunes, Amazon and VUDU. Read more

  18. Review
    The Words: Sundance Film Review

    The Words: Sundance Film Review

    3:59 pm PST 1/30/2012
    • Todd McCarthy
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    Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons lead a familiar and slightly flawed melodrama already headed for distribution by CBS Films. Read more

  19. Risky Business
    Sundance 2012: Indomina Acquires Ice-T's 'The Art of Rap'

    Sundance 2012: Indomina Acquires Ice-T's 'The Art of Rap'

    1:47 pm PST 1/30/2012
    • Jay A. Fernandez
    • Daniel Miller
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    Public Enemy's Chuck D and Grandmaster Caz are among those featured in the hip-hop documentary. Read more

  20. Todd McCarthy's Sundance Wrap: Why the 'Beasts' Rule

    Todd McCarthy's Sundance Wrap: Why the 'Beasts' Rule

    12:14 pm PST 1/30/2012
    • Todd McCarthy
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    THR's film critic on the triumph of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Spike Lee's belly-flop and the sad glut of crass sex comedies at Park City. Read more

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