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January 19, 2009

Humpday Over Sundance Sales Hump with Low-to-Mid Six-Figure Magnolia Deal

Lynn Shelton's Humpday sells to Magnolia

An Interview With John Krasinski And A Hideous Clip
(Chris Lee, LA Times)

Why GLAAD Isn't Boycotting Sundance Over Prop 8 Quandary
(Andrew O'Hehir, Salon)

"Between Twittering, blogging, and reviewing, is there any time left to just watch something?"
(Bilge Ebiri, Screengrab)

"Perhaps it takes a diminutive Asian American female comic to push aside Michael Moore and become film’s new doc star."
(Steve Ramos, indieWIRE)

IFC Partners with SXSW Film Festival in New Initiative The Bagger Goes A Round With Tyson
(David Carr, NY Times) Goldstein on The $2 Million Black Dynamite Score By Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Adventureland's Greg Mottola On First Jobs And Generation Gaps
(Jason Guerrasio, indieWIRE) Marshall Fine Finds WiFi In Racquet Club Limbo

The Sundance Sales Chart by Gregg Goldstein
Is it crass to reduce the premiere American film festival to a horse race?Absolutely.  But the industry and festgoers have made it an unofficial sport for years. Here’s your handy guide to tracking the buzz.  Right now, as with any Sundance preview, it’s pure speculation, influenced by insider talk and some advance tips.The chart will be updated daily.  As movies screen, what seemed to be one thing on paper can become a completely different thing based on audience, critical, and buyer reaction. May the best films win… and the audiences with them.

 
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