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– The Film Society of Lincoln Center and UniFrance announce the complete lineup for the 22nd edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the celebrated annual series showcasing the variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking, March 1 – 12.

The lineup features 23 diverse films, comprised of highlights from international festivals and works by both established favorites and talented newcomers, including François Ozon’s Lubitsch adaptation “Frantz,” set after World War I; Bertrand Bonello’s “Nocturama,” a provocative exploration of a Paris terrorist attack carried out by young activists; Bruno Dumont’s oddball slapstick detective story “Slack Bay,” starring Juliette Binoche; Rebecca Zlotowski’s visually arresting “Planetarium,” with Natalie Portman as a touring psychic who catches the eye of a movie producer in 1930s Paris; and Jean-Stéphane Bron’s “The Paris Opera,...

Newly released police documents reveal how a series of anonymous tips, beginning in August, led investigators to solve the 18-year mystery of Kamiyah Mobley’s disappearance.

Mobley was just eight hours old when authorities claim that Gloria Williams, posing as a health care worker, stole her from a Jacksonville, Florida, hospital in July 1998. On Friday, investigators said Mobley had been found in Walterboro, South Carolina, living under a false identity apparently created for her following her abduction.

Williams, 51, was arrested on a kidnapping charge the same day.

The case started to crack when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children...

A version of this story first appeared in the TheWrap Magazine’s Emmy Comedy-Drama Issue. #selfieinterview produced in partnership with Verge. ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” is only the second sitcom about Asian-Americans, and the first since Margaret Cho‘s All-American Girl in 1994. It has also proven to be a showcase for actress Constance Wu, who plays the wife in a Taiwanese family who move to Orlando to open a restaurant. Wu’s previous roles were mostly in support in projects like “Stephanie Daley” and “Law & Order: Svu.” “I think that it’s great that we’re claiming our identity as Asian-Americans,...

The Vice of Virtue: Brougher’s Latest Achieves Varied Results

Those familiar with Hilary Brougher’s offbeat sensibilities, as showcased in her delightful 1997 debut The Sticky Fingers of Time, and the Tilda Swinton headlined drama Stephanie Daley (2006), will be happy to know that her long awaited third film has arrived, an adaptation of Jane Mendelsohn’s 2000 Young Adult novel, Innocence. A project first announced several years ago with a revolving list of high profile names announced as being attached (Julianne Moore, Chloe Sevigny, and Abigail Breslin, for instance), it seems Brougher’s had a bit of difficulty getting this project put together, which is evident in the final product, a film reminiscent of vintage stabs at Ya thrillers back in the 70s and 80s, such as several classic Disney titles. While it never quite succeeds as an effective thriller, Brougher manages to strike a moody ambience with this familiar material,...

Dutch Colonialism and its long-lasting consequences are the topics of the documentary ’Empire’ at the Redcat (photo: ’Empire: The Unintended Consequences of Dutch Colonialism’) Mixing personal narratives, investigative journalism, video art, and split/multiple screens, Eline Jongsma and Kel O’Neill’s transmedia documentary Empire: The Unintended Consequences of Dutch Colonialism — the lengthy title gives you a pretty good idea of what the film is about — will have its West Coast Premiere on Monday, November 11, 2013, at 8:30 p.m. at downtown Los Angeles’ Redcat. Both Eline Jongsma and Kel O’Neill are expected to attend the screening. Previously shown at the 2013 New York Film Festival, Empire: The Unintended Consequences of Dutch Colonialism was filmed in more than half a dozen countries over the course of three years. According to the Redcat press release, the Dutch-American filmmakers (Jongsma is Dutch; O’Neill is American) "traveled 140,000 kilometers through Asia, Africa, Oceania and...

Hilary Brougher made a splash at the fest with her sophomore Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award winning drama Stephanie Daley (Sundance ’06) but it’s been nada since this minor stroke of genius. After some early casting hiccups, Brougher’s adaptation of Jane Mendelsohn’s 2000 teen novel of the same name found Sophie Curtis, Kelly Reilly and Graham Phillips toplining. Production took place during the summer, with post production beginning in August, which means with some overtime work, Innocence – a Killer Films’ production could be ready for a showcase. Brougher reteams with cinematographer David Rush Morrison and editor Keith Reamer and with Production Designer Susan Block (The Believer, Grace Is Gone) also contributes.

Gist: Co-written by Brougher and Tristine Skyler, set in NYC, this centers on a moody teenager who discovers her elite private school is home to a vampire gang.

Production Co./Producers: Killer Films’ Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon

Prediction: Premieres Program

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Amber Tamblyn has signed with talent agency UTA. She is best known for her lead role on CBS' Joan of Arcadia and was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the titular character. Her other television credits include House M.D., The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Portlandia and The Unusuals. On the film side, Tamblyn's credits include both The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants films, The Ring, The Grudge 2 and 127 Hours. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best supporting actress for her turn in the 2006 drama Stephanie Daley. Tamblyn,

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Production companies Hunting Lane Films & Silverwood Films are officially on their last legs, as Deadline got the exclusive news that Jamie Patricof and Lynette Howell have come together to form the new production shingle called Electric City Entertainment. Crystal Powell and Katie McNeill will be production vice presidents, Mark Tuohy director of development. Collectively they've helped launch the careers of helmers we hold dear to our cinephilic hearts in Ryan Fleck and Derek Cianfrance. They've contributed to the burgeoning careers of talented behind the scenes folk such as Cinematographer Andrij Parekh, Art Director Inbal Weinberg and Costume Designer Erin Benach. And Ryan Gosling has been the biggest winner on the three times that Patricof and Howell (and producer Alex Orlovsky) got together for a shared common goal. Sundance/Park City which has become a second home to both producer's independent productions will likely be the last time where we see...

#56. Innocence Director: Hilary BrougherWriter: Tristine SkylerProducers: Killer Films' Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon Distributor: Rights Available The Gist: An adaptation of Jane Mendelsohn's dark coming-of-age novel, this is about a schoolgirl's loss of innocence...(more) Cast: Abigail Breslin and Chloë Sevigny List Worthy Reasons...: Among the several contemporary indie vampire flicks in this top 100 list (more to come in 2013 with Jim Jarmusch interested in the genre), it is this coming-of-ager that we feel holds the most promise as the form, from the book description, is reminiscent of some of those plot-twisting Spanish thriller titles. The Killer FIlms folks usually don't do horror but instead the human condition, and that the one helming the pic is Stephanie Daley's Brougher - who gave us a strong, underappreciated directing debut which did feature some rather strong female performances means that with a better production value we see this female filmmaker making huge strides.

I recently visited the set of Three Nights in The Desert, a small film co-produced by New Artists Alliance and Caliber Media, directed by Gabe Cowan and starring Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Amber Tamblyn (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire). The three friends and former band-mates reunite for a weekend in the desert, pushing each other to reflect on the different directions their lives have taken them in. Look for full interviews as the film develops, but hit the jump for more info on the director’s rational approach to indie-film financing, and more details about how the project came together. Here’s the logline for Three Nights in the Desert: Tamblyn, Bentley and Piazza play three estranged friends and former bandmates who reunite to celebrate turning 30. They come together for a weekend in the desert and expose unresolved wounds as they struggle with who...

#38. Lumpy - Ted Koland First-time helmer Ted Koland's Minnesota-shot dramedy (featured on IndieWIRE - see the production pic above) happens to feature a good grab-bag of acting names (Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin, Frances O'Connor and Park City favorite Jess Weixler) and the logline sounds somewhat savoury - canceled wedding, followed by shock and surprise might come across as sincere, slightly dark and poignant. Depending on the film's tone, Lumpy might find itself in the Midnight section or Premieres category. Gist: The best man at Scott (Long) and Kristin's (Weixler) Arizona destination wedding, Lumpy (Labine) is the life of the party, until a long, indulgent night leads to his untimely death. Forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly back to Minneapolis to arrange for his funeral, Scott and Kristin meet Ramsey (Timlin) and learn that Lumpy isn't quite who they thought he was. Producers: David Abbitt, Jen Roskind (Stephanie Daley), Sharyn Steele(Ioncinema.

At the beginning of every month, Ioncinema.com's "Tracking Shot" features a handful of projects that are moments away from lensing and that we feel are worth signaling out. This June, we are keeping tabs on nine projects including the untitled, aka The Master from master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. A View from the Bridge Director: Robert Connolly - Screenwriter: Andrew Bovell Producer(s): Anthony Lapaglia, Marion Pilowsky, Natalie Stevenson Cast: Vera Farmiga, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Lapaglia Filming in New York and Melbourne, Australia Comments: Aussie-born actor Anthony Lapaglia wears the producer hat, returns to a character that is familiar to him: the jealousy husband/father in a 1950's New York borough. The helmer behind the Tiff selected Balibo directs this Arthur Miller play which was the basis for Kazan's On the Waterfront. Farmiga will look great in the eras' garb. Ray Lawrence was originally attached to direct.

The vampire trend appears far from over, as one of our favorite young starlets just jumped on board.

Abigail Breslin, most known for sugary sweet roles like the beauty-queen-hopeful in “Little Miss Sunshine” and the iconic American Girl “Kit Kittredge,” is about to sink her teeth into a gothic vampire thriller.

The Academy Award nominee has just joined Julianne Moore to star in “Innocence,” based on Jane Mendelsohn’s 2000 novel of the same name.

According to Variety, the film tells the story of Beckett, a recently bereaved teenage girl who finds herself the focus of everyone’s attention at her elitist and mysterious private school, which she soon discovers is home to a nest of vampires.

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While we’ve certainly seen our share of vampire-themed movies and TV shows in recent years, this one has two distinctions that may set it apart: Breslin and Moore — arguably two of the brightest talents in Hollywood.

Abigail Breslin has signed on to star opposite Julianne Moore in Innocence, an adaptation of the novel by Jane Menelsohn.  Breslin will play Beckett, "a recently bereaved teenage girl who finds herself the focus of everyone's attention at her elitist private school, which is home to a nest of vampires."  Hilary Brougher (Stephanie Daley) is on board to direct. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the book, which notably omits the word "vampire." Adolescence is a tough time for most people, and it is especially hard for 14-year-old Beckett, whose mother was killed in a drunk-driving accident in the suburbs. After the accident, her father, Miles, decides to move to an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, enrolling Beckett in an exclusive private school. Strange things are happening at this school: several girls have formed suicide pacts, and three girls kill themselves shortly after Beckett begins school.

Zombieland's Abigail Breslin is fighting a new undead creep: vampires.  She will co-star with Julianne Moore (Hanniball) in the upcoming gothic vampire tale, Innocence.  Hilary Brougher (Stephanie Daley) will direct a script by Tristine Skyler (The Bell Jar), based on the novel by Jane Mendelsohn.  Hit the jump for more deets Synopsis: In this modern Gothic vampire story, a recently bereaved teenage girl finds herself the focus of everyone's attention at her elitist private school where life is steeped in tradition and ceremony. As she deals with her mother's death, her father's new relationship, and falling in love for the first time, she is blissfully unaware that the school is home to...

Hilary Brougher is bringing another vampire film into the world. She's going to direct Innocence , starring Julianne Moore ( The Kids Are All Right ) and Abigail Breslin ( Zombieland ). The latter plays a young girl who attends a private school that harbors a next of vampires. The film is based on the novel by Jane Mendelsohn. Broughter last directed the 2006 film Stephanie Daley . Shooting begins this summer.

Hilary Brougher is bringing another vampire film into the world. She's going to direct Innocence , starring Julianne Moore ( The Kids Are Alright ) and Abigail Breslin ( Zombieland ). The latter plays a young girl who attends a private school that harbors a next of vampires. The film is based on the novel by Jane Mendelsohn. Broughter last directed the 2006 film Stephanie Daley . Shooting begins this summer...

Originally printed in our Fall 2010 issue, we asked a number of leading independent producers about their producing models and how they’re finding everything from financing to material to office space. Lynette Howell has three titles in this year’s Sundance: Chris Kentis & Laura Lau’s Silent House, Azazel Jacob’s Terri and Andrew Okpeaha MacLean’s On The Ice.

How to pay oneself a salary, maintain an office and employ assistants? And embrace risky projects? For Lynette Howell the answer is staying in constant motion.

Raised in working class Liverpool, Lynette Howell decided to drop her British accent after just a few months in L.A. “I was tired of everyone asking me to repeat myself,” she says, but admits it returns when she steps onto U.K. soil or speaks to a fellow expatriate. Howell, 24 at the time, was running the theatrical division of East of Doheny, where...

A blue collar family's nest. A motel specializing in one nighter theme rooms. A unit in a retired folks home that describes a person's life in one snapshot. Derek Cianfrance's Blue Valentine affecting and memorable relationship study is brought to life via layers of descriptive info – you have Production Designer to thank for that boost of realism. From dressing suburbia settings to adding subtle traits to folks living in one of the five boroughs, if I were to poll the numerous filmmakers with who've worked with Inbal Weinberg, I'd bet they'd say she's gets the look down to a tee. Weinberg's impressive filmography includes too many credits to mention here, but some of the highlights in her ascension to the ranks as a go-to choice of production designer, includes her work as an art department co-ordinator for Todd Solondz's Palindromes, and as the art director for 2006's Stephanie Daley and Half Nelson.

The casting updates for series returning this fall just keep on coming. First up, it sounds like some big things are in store for Steve Carell’s last season of The Office as Zap2It reports Amy Ryan will reprise her role as Holly Flax, the former lover/co-worker of World’s Greatest Boss Michael Scott. And this isn”t just going to be a measly one-episode guest appearance as Holly will be returning to Scranton for no less than eight episodes. This isn’t entirely surprising since the end of last season saw Michael asking Sabre CEO Jo (Kathy Bates) to bring Holly back to the branch. Things should get pretty interesting since Holly doesn’t seem to be very pleased that she’s returning to Michael’s home court.

Hit the jump for some new additions to the casts of Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Wife and House M.D....

Art house patrons first saw Tilda Swinton in a series of controversial works from gay British auteur Derek Jarman's in the late 80s and early 90s (he died in 1994). A much larger international audience followed with Orlando (1993). In the past decade, key roles in mainstream Hollywood efforts won the great Swinton plentiful new devotees.

Do you remember the first time you saw her onscreen? My first time was Edward II in 1992 and though I was impressed, I had no idea what marvels awaited in Orlando the next year...

Tilda Swinton in Posters...

Caravaggio (86, debut) | The Last of England (88) | Edward II (91)

Orlando (92) | Female Perversions (96) | Conceiving Ada (97)

The Beach (00)| The Deep End (01) | Teknolust (02)

Young Adam (03) | The Chronicles of Narnia (05) | Stephanie Daley (06)

Michael Clayton (07) | Julia (08) | I Am Love (10)

That's not the complete filmography but the lead roles and a few key / essential supporting gigs. There are many more smaller roles. She's not...

Repertory theaters on the coasts are truly offering a window onto the world this spring, with Jia Zhangke and Bong Joon-ho retrospectives, as well as New French Cinema in New York, "Freebie and the Bean," "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" and Jason Reitman's favorite films invade Los Angeles, and the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin is offering a fond farewell to the video cassette. But consider this a hello to seeing classics, oddities and rarities on the big screen over the next few months.

Cities: [New York] [Los Angeles] [Austin] More Spring Preview: [Theatrical Calendar]

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Is there a more energetic way to start the spring than with a screening of Russ Meyer's "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (Feb. 20, with editors Rumsey Taylor, Leo Goldsmith and Jenny Jediny in attendance)? Perhaps not, but it's only the start of an exciting spring season at the 92YTribeca Screening Room, which will present several special events over the next few months.

How can you tell that this film is an independent one? Obviously, it deals with a topic that many Hollywood studios want to avoid. Regardless of these two facts, I wouldn't watch Stephanie Daley a second time because the film bored me to death.

Stephanie Daley (Amber Tamblyn) is a 16-year-old girl who had her waters broken while being on a ski trip with her classmates. Stephanie will face murder charges in connection with the death of her baby. Eventually, Lydie Crane (Tilda Swinton), a pregnant forensic-psychologist, is tapped to get to the bottom of this story. As Lydie's inquiry advances, Stephanie claims that she wasn't aware of her pregnancy. Moreover, we also learn that Stephanie never talked about a sexual relationship that she once had with a guy from the town during a party.

Unlike what we're inclined to believe, the film actually has two stories: the one involving...

You may remember that our friend Michael Gottwald contributed a review from the New Orleans Film Festival last fall. Now he's up in Park City for Sundance and is chiming in with his thoughts on Blue Valentine, which Cb's designated Sundance rep Katey has not yet managed to see. Blue Valentine has been one of the most anticipated films at Sundance, and comes with a formidable amount of indie pedigree. A director known for edgy and acclaimed but easy-to-miss documentaries. A creative team (producer, art director, cinematographer) that cut their teeth on films like Half Nelson, and Stephanie Daley. Two leads whoah have demonstrated commitment to telling small or unconventional stories through independent means, despite faces that could easily be found on the poster for Hollywood.s next Big Thing. With so such built-in hype, I wondered which Sundance it would represent: the fresh, challenging .cinematic rebellion. that the festival...

Here is Night Catches Us producer Ron Simons' fourth post from Sundance. January 24th was a good day. I finally got to have in-person conversations with two of the powerhouses of the Sundance Institute: Michelle Satter and Anne Lai (both of whom have been crucial in making this film come into being). They’d both fielded worried, stressed, beseeching calls from Sean, Tanya and myself. They were ever supportive with sage advice administered with calming tones and gracious patience. I also got to meet a number of other filmmakers at the Producer’s Brunch. The key note speaker was Lynette Howell, who produced Stephanie Daley, Half Nelson and Phoebe in Wonderland (a film in which, as it turns out, I briefly appeared as an actor). I’m...

• Stephanie Daley was a difficult film to make and to watch. The tale of an unwitting teenager who is accused of putting her premature baby in the trash isn’t going to be the “feel-good” movie of the year. But the audience will walk out of this film feeling as if they’ve experienced something profound, no matter their judgment of the main character.This is Hilary Brougher’s sophomore effort and it’s a broad departure from her first sci-fi comedy The Sticky Fingers of Time. The film was brought up through the Sundance labs and championed by Tilda Swinton, who is credited as an executive producer. Shot on HD and a tight schedule the end result is emotional and thought provoking. Amber Tamblyn plays an innocently ignorant teenager, who may or may not have known she was pregnant before a horrifying premature birth on a ski trip.

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• Quick Links  The Book of Internal Grammar  Circumstance  Cold Souls  Dog Security  The Girl  Green  Haiti Cherie  Here  Jesse Sanchez: An Imperfect Life  Spoons  Tshepang  Water & Power The reason why I like receiving this press release â€. is because usually those who assist in Sundance Instituteâ€. screenwriting labs â€. are the ones whoâ€.ll Iâ€.ll end up treasuring â€. here is a most recent list: Ryan Fleck and Anna Bodenâ€.s Half Nelson, Dito Montielâ€.s A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, Hilary Brougherâ€.s Stephanie Daley, Goran Dukicâ€.s Wristcutters, Michael Kangâ€.s The Motel, and Cam Archerâ€.s Wild Tigers I Have Known, Miranda Julyâ€.s Me And You And Everyone We Know, Hany Abu-Assadâ€.s Paradise Now, Debra Granikâ€.s Down To The Bone, Ira Sachsâ€. Forty Shades Of Blue, Josh Marstonâ€.s Maria Full Of Grace, Peter Sollettâ€.s Raising Victor Vargas, John Cameron

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• It comes as no surprise that leading this year’s pack of nominees are Little Miss Sunshine and Half Nelson, but this year’s mix of contenders are a mixed breed coming from films that were showcased a little everywhere – including this year’s Sundance. And the 2007 Independent Spirit nominees are...Feature (Award given to the Producer)"American Gun," Ted Kroeber, producer"The Dead Girl," Tom Rosenberg, Henry Winterstern, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Eric Karten, Kevin Turen, producers"Half Nelson," Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg, producers"Little Miss Sunshine," Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, producers"Pan's Labyrinth," Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin, Guillermo Del Toro, producersFIRST Feature (Award given to the director and producer)"Day Night Day Night," Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, Melanie Judd, Jessica Levin, producers"Man Push Cart," Ramin Bahrani, director; Ramin Bahrani,

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• Quick Links > Julia > Tilda Swinton > John Cassavetes It’s time again to crank up the Remake Machine (or Reinterpretation Machine) as Tilda Swinton and director Erick Zonca ready Julia, a film ‘inspired’ by John Cassavetes' late great Gloria. The road movie, about a woman who uses a young boy to extort money from the mob, will be Zonca’s American directorial debut. The film is slated to start shooting in mid-October, with Los Angeles and Mexico its chief settings. Zonca made a splash back in 1998 with his feature length directorial debut Le Vie revee des anges (The Dreamlife of Angels). He followed that film up with 1999’s Le petit voleur (The Little Thief), which was well-reviewed but not the overwhelming success Dreamlife of Angels was. Since then, he’s been practically dormant, being credited only once since as a co-writer of Virginie Wagon’s Le Secret

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• Vareity has announced that the The Deauville Festival of American Film will be honoring New Orleans during their 32nd annual festival opening the first of September. With Sundance celebrating number 25, the Deauville has slated a series of films shaped at their labs as well as ten features all vying for the number one prize. This year's Deauville will showcase a few productions already theatrically released - Thank You For Smoking, Little Miss Sunshine, Twelve and Holding and one world premiere - Todd Field's Little Children. Sharing the "same philosophy" according to Sundance patriarch Robert Redford, The Deauville will host lectures, classes, and discussions similar to its younger Park City sister. In Comp: Dito Monteil's "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," Paul Fitzgerald's "Forgiven," David Slade's "Hard Candy," Todd Field's "Little Children," Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Little Miss Sunshine," Laurie Collyer's "Sherrybaby," Hilary Brougher's "Stephanie Daley,

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For its 25th anniversary, Sundance Institute is collaborating with the Brooklyn Academy of Music for "Sundance Institute at BAM". The film, theater and music series features "Days of Process", a look at the making of several films including The Usual Suspects and the recent Sundance competition feature Stephanie Daley. Other programs include a study of influental indie films, "Four Independents That Turned The Tide," along with two music programs, "Sundance Theatre Songbook" and "BAMcafe Live: Sundance Composers." The series runs May 11-21.

• My first Sundance was a true madcap experience: too much to see, too many items to cover and not enough time in-between to sit down and write and I lost my only camera. While Sundance may officially have ended this past Sunday, Ioncinema.com’s coverage will continue on for the weeks, and months to come. Enjoy the coverage below and looking forward to next year for round 2. Sundance Journal: Preview - Jan.19 Sundance Journal Day 1: Opening CommentsJan.20 - Friends With Money Sundance Journal Day 2: Are You Shuttle Experienced? Jan.21 - A Little Trip to Heaven, It's Only Talk, Black Gold, Eve and the Fire Horse Sundance Journal Day 3: Star Gazing Jan.22 - Awesome I fuckin shot this?, Battle in Heaven, The Science of Sleep Sundance Journal Day 4: Gondry! Jan.23 - Sherryberry, House of Sand, Factotum Sundance Journal Day 5: Midway point Jan.24 - The Hawk is Dying,

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• This year Ioncinema.com is covering the 2006 edition of the Sundance Film Festival Live from Park City, Utah. We’ll be on hand to cover the festival, and while we won’t be able to cover everything from A to Z: here is a comprehensive beforehand look at the selections in each of the festival’s sections. (Note: To access individual preview pages, simply click on the links below) January 19th to the 28th, 2006Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('January 19, 2006'); Nicholson & Kirk in Flannel Pajamas Come Early Morning - Joey Lauren Adams Flannel Pajamas - Jeff Lipsky Forgiven - Paul Fitzgerald A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - Dito Montiel Half Nelson - Ryan Fleck The Hawk is Dying - Julian Goldberger In Between Days - So Yong Kim Puccini for Beginners - Maria Maggenti Quinceanera - Richard Glatzer Right at Your Door - Chris Gorak Sherrybaby (a.k.a:

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• 10. Tilda Swinton She starred in a variation of roles with different screen time presence - Constantine, Broken Flowers, Thumbsucker, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. What’s next? This busy-bee will be seen with the Sundance premiere of Stephanie Daley, followed by Michael Clayton, That Man from London, Nico. 9. Sienna Miller The 5 minutes in Layer Cake was enough to give some of us heart problems and she capped off the year with Casanova. What’s next? Camille and a lead role in Factory Girl. 8. Cécile De France We saw her briefly in The Russian Dolls, but it is her delicious performance in High Tension that was worth the mention. What’s next? Unless you speak French or live in France, you won,t be seeig much of this actress – whose got a trio of French leads. 7. Keira Knightly While we won’t

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Tilda Swinton and Amber Tamblyn are starring in Stephanie Daley, an indie feature being directed by Hilary Brougher. Producing are Jen Roskind, Samara Koffler and Sean Costello of RedBone Films and Lynette Howell and Doug Dey of Silverwood Films. Daley, a Sundance Filmmaker Lab project written by Brougher, follows a forensic psychologist (Swinton) investigating a 17-year-old (Tamblyn) accused of infanticide. The film is in production in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains.