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PARK CITY '06: Michael Cain: "The sheer volume of material, over 3200 hours of footage, often ran pe

Every day through the end of the Sundance Film Festival, including weekends, indieWIRE will be publishing two interviews with Sundance '06 competition filmmakers. Sixty filmmakers were given the opportunity to participate in an e-mail interview, and each was sent the same questions.

"The Hawk Is Dying" a Popular Pick at Sundance

Julian Goldberger's "The Hawk Is Dying"premiered last night as a huge crowd of people waited to try get into the Raquet Club Theatre to see it. The film stars Paul Giamatti as an auto upholsterer with a passion for falconry who lives with his sister and her mentally challenged son; as described by S...

PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: Hardcore American Rock; "Daley" Draws Crowds; Email Jerk, and More Parties

Paul Rachman's "American Hardcore" has already scored a nice amount of press with a New York Times piece at the end of last month. Rachman's film, which recalls the "hardcore" punk phenomenon that swept segments of major cities around the U.S. and Canada in the '80s, is screening in the Sundance Fil...

PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: "Sunshine" Shines; Focus on Women's Issues in "Morning," "Stay," "Dale

Since its world premiere and subsequent high-dollar acquisition deal on Friday, "Little Miss Sunshine" has been the de facto talk of the festival throughout the weekend - and understandably so. Enormously big-hearted, hip but earnest and rousingly funny in fits and starts, the feature debut of music...

PARK CITY '06: Max Makowski: "A true indie is made by filmmakers armed with nothing more than a scri

Every day through the end of the Sundance Film Festival, including weekends, indieWIRE will be publishing two interviews with Sundance '06 competition filmmakers. Sixty filmmakers were given the opportunity to participate in an e-mail interview, and each was sent the same questions.

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Fox Searchlight Nabs Worldwide Rights to "Little Miss Sunshine"

Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced that the company has acquired worldwide rights to Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Little Miss Sunshine", which had its world premiere last night at the Sundance Film Festival. Fox would not confirm a figure for the deal, but insider buzz pegged the pact at ...