Sundance
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‘Lovers of Hate’ Deserves the Buzz
The blend of solemnity and deadpan humor creates a uniquely appealing character drama
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Kristen Stewart Redeems Herself
In “Welcome to the Rileys” she reminds audiences why she was so alluring pre-“Twilight”
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Eric Kohn -
Sundance Audience Grills Winterbottom Over ‘Killer’ Violence
Brutal treatment of women in the film outrages audience members
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Eric Kohn -
Sundance: Deals for ‘Teenage Paparazzo,’ ‘happythankyoumoreplease’
Crowd-pleasers get snatched up
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Kevin Asch’s Near-Holy ‘Rollers’
In this remarkably accurate depiction of Brooklyn’s insular Hasidic enclave, a rebel youth turns to drug smuggling
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Eric Kohn -
‘Twelve’s’ Schumacher on Bad Parenting and Chace Crawford’s Sexy Voice
An exclusive clip: Sundance newbie premieres his new teen drug dealer drama
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The Art of Lottery Winning in Jeffrey Blitz’s Doc ‘Lucky’
The “Spellbound” director examines how multimillion dollar paydays cast light on winners’ philosophies of life
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Eric Kohn -
The New Game at Sundance: Buy Late, Bid Low
Meanwhile, not interested in playing cat-and-mouse with distributors, filmmakers are finding new distribution paths
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Sundance All Night: Bill Gates Gets Down
Bill Gates, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart and other party types take advantage of the Park City sizzle
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‘Cane Toads: The Conquest’ to Premiere in Dolby 3D
Mark Lewis documentary looks at environmental catastrophe in Australia
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Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning Take on Joan Jett in ‘Runaways’ (Video)
"I don't think things have changed at all in 30 years," says Jett at the premiere
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First Big Sundance Pickup: Lionsgate Gets ‘Buried’
At $3.2M, the Ryan Reynolds thriller becomes the first major pickup of the 2010 festival
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‘Tillman’ Delivers a Particular Brand of American Outrage
The methodical account of the cover-up surrounding former NFL star Pat Tillman’s death is an infuriating document
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Eric Kohn -
Winning Romance: ‘Douchebag,’ and ‘Happythankyou’
Two charming films with no-name casts bring an of-the-moment flavor to modern relationships
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Angsty Teen John Lennon Is, Well, Nowhere, Boy
Sam Taylor Wood’s account doesn’t muck the Beatles legend up, but it doesn’t take it anywhere new
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Eric Kohn