HBO Axes 3 Series While Renewing Enlightened

First Published: December 20, 2011 2:47 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption How to Make it in America stars Lake Bell, Bryan Greenberg, Victor Rasuk, Scott Kid Cudi Mescudi and Eddie Kaye Thomas smile for photographers at the Cinema Society and HBO screening of How to Make it in America at Landmarks Sunshine Cinema in NY City on February 9, 2010NY, N.Y. -- HBO is renewing its Golden Globes-nominated freshman series Enlightened, but is axing three other series. Hung and Bored to Death will not return for a fourth season, nor will How to Make it in America be back for a third cycle, the network said Tuesday. Enlightened, which ended its first season earlier this month, last week earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Comedy or Musical Series, as well as a nomination for its star, Laura Dern. On the show, Dern plays an unstable career woman who wants to be a social activist. HBO will premiere six new series in 2012. They include Luck, an untitled drama series created by Aaron Sorkin, Veep, 'Girls, 'Lifes Too Short and Angry Boys, which debuts on New Years Day. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Addams' retools for road

'The Addams Family'TORONTO -- After opening to scary reviews in Chicago in 2009 and worse ones in Gotham in 2010, legiters might have expected the folks behind Broadway musical "The Addams Family" to close the crypt door quietly and fade away into oblivion.Instead, the creative team made like Dr. Frankenstein and overhauled the piece completely before launching it on the road in September.The surprising result: It's alive. And the show's unusual post-Rialto transformation reps an increasing understanding among legit producers that a Main Stem production doesn't have to serve as a show's final cut."These days Broadway is the beginning of the journey, not the end," says "Addams" producer Stuart Oken. "We had a whole world out there to see 'The Addams Family,' so why not make it right?""The Addams Family 3.0," as Windy City producer Oken of Elephant Eye Theatrical now calls it, has been garnering upbeat reviews and solid business, with dates booked through next summer and plans for international versions in Australia, Brazil and elsewhere falling neatly into place.This time around, the tone struck by the critics is best captured in a line from Judith Newmark's review in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Is it a masterpiece? No. But it's appealing entertainment."It's not unheard of for post-Broadway rejiggering to occur. Successful longrunners including "Wicked" and "The Lion King," for instance, have fixed niggling creative issues in road versions, with the changes subsequently worked back in to the Main Stem original. The tour of "Legally Blonde," meanwhile, went out with a largely redesigned physical production that proved far more sustainable than the pricier Broadway draft."Addams," however, stands out for the extensive nature of the creative work undertaken in the wake of its Broadway debut.The story was overhauled using a new plot element -- patriarch Gomez lying to wife Morticia over their daughter's impending marriage -- as a motor to drive things forward. Composer Andrew Lippa came up with new songs, while Jerry Zaks helmed from scratch. A fresh cast, led by Douglas Sills ("The Scarlet Pimpernel") and Sara Gettelfinger ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"), now play things for lightness and charm."Everyone was onboard with the notion that we had a real opportunity on the road to finally finish what we had started," Zaks says.Oken now admits that he initially put together a variety of elements that sounded good individually, but never really gelled.Getting the "Jersey Boys" team of Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise to write the book seemed smart, as did the choice of composer-lyricist Lippa ("The Wild Party"), "Memphis" choreographer Sergio Trujillo and stars Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth as Gomez and Morticia. He reached into left field to pick the indie-minded director-designer team responsible for "Shockheaded Peter," Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch, to be the creative leaders of the production. The matchmaking didn't pan out.In Chicago, Oken says, "It all deteriorated in the final stages of rehearsal, and the best we could do before the opening was keep our heads above water." The result, which bowed in Chi in November 2009, proved a strange hybrid: part Gothic spectacle, part old-school musical.Dismissive notices almost sank them, but the producers rallied and called in Zaks, who had worked previously with Lane ("Guys and Dolls," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"). The director also had an established reputation as a show doctor ("Smokey Joe's Cafe"), with the Broadway retooling of "Sister Act" among his more recent credits.The main creative obstacle to overcome, according to creatives, was the initial choice to tell a new story based on the Addams cartoons, rather than the property's subsequent iterations on the tube or the bigscreen."We learned very quickly that the audience wanted what they remembered, not some new take on the material," Trujillo says. "And we didn't have the time to change it the way they wanted."Adds Oken: "You get into the panic of coming into Broadway and it's a very tough, painful experience, especially when you know you're not ready."Although the show's April 2010 opening brought largely nasty reviews, the appeal of the original material kept drawing people in -- and prompted the team to give it another try."The Addams Family" closes Dec. 31 on the Rialto after 750 perfs. It likely won't recoup -- but producers are hoping the retooled road version helps the title earn its keep. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

ABC News Shoots Down Barbara Walters Retirement Reports

The investors in a slate of Paramount movies, including Transformers and Mission: Impossible III, who sued the studio Nov. 30 are only the latest to complain about "Hollywood accounting." I am not taking sides in the dispute, but like the hundreds of lawsuits brought by actors, filmmakers and financiers through the years, the case filed by the Melrose 2 investors shows how badly the industry needs to change the system for paying profit participants.our editor recommendsBox Office in Free Fall: How Low Can It Go?Awards Box Office: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Nabs No. 3 Specialty Opening of 2011Box Office Report: 'New Year's Eve' Leads Worst Weekend Since 2008 With $13.7 MillionBox Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Hits $500 Mil Worldwide in 12 Days PHOTOS: Top 10 Superheroes Of All Time: Battle of Box Office Brawn Nearly all Hollywood dealmakers agree that the contractual language that dictates how participants are paid has gotten out of hand. Contracts were once simple and straightforward, but thanks to overaggressive lawyers and accountants, profit definitions can now stretch more than 100 pages, requiring months of negotiations and leading to litigation over how much money actually is owed. Rightly or wrongly, studios are losing the recent cases that go to court. And widespread distrust of studio bean counters has contributed to the retreat of investors from Holly-wood and escalating demands by talent for higher upfront pay because they're skeptical of getting anything on the backend. The silliness of it all is that there is a perfectly logical alternative that is fair to both sides of the equation: tying participations directly or indirectly to U.S. box-office numbers as reported by Rentrak. To some extent, this is already happening in the form of box-office bonuses for talent; what I am proposing is expanding the concept to embrace all financing and talent participations. PHOTOS: Biggest Box Office Bombs I am not suggesting box office should be the endpoint, but it should be the starting point. If a star negotiates a 5 percent stake in a movie that has a box-office gross of $100 million, he or she gets $5 million -- simple. This formula could be supplemented by adjustments based on (a) the average ratio of DVD revenue to box-office gross at the time of payment, (b) the ratio of foreign revenue to U.S. revenue at the time of payment, (c) a preset distribution fee (calculated as a percentage of box office), (d) a preset distribution expense (as a percentage of box office) or (e) a preset production cost. But when I say "preset," I mean that in no event can any of the calculations be based on actual revenue or expenditures because that would drag us back to the current lunacy of endless negotiations, audits and litigation. Assume a studio intends to produce a $100million film but wants to limit its risk to $50 million. It raises $50 million of equity from an investor and agrees to fork over 50 percent of box office. If the film flops at the box office with only $10 million, the studio pays the investor $5 million, keeps the $45million balance of the outside investment and is happy. If the film gets to $100 million at the box office, the studio gives the investor a break-even payment of $50 million, and the studio is happy because it will keep worldwide rights and profits from a successful film. If the film scores big with $200 million in box office, the studio will pay the investor $100 million, and the studio is still happy because it accepted that possibility as a trade-off for reducing its risk. PHOTOS: Top 15 Grossing Threequels of All Time Contrast that approach with the Melrose2 lawsuit against Paramount, the culmination of months of negotiations over hundreds of pages of arcane accounting concepts followed by years of audit disputes. My approach creates a transparent system that allows actors and filmmakers to know their worth and investors to know the value of their investments just by opening the trades, rather than waiting for months only to receive accounting statements they don't understand. This approach eliminates the perceived opaqueness (right or wrong) of Hollywood accounting and leaves a spotlight on the thrill of "owning a piece" of a film. Private-equity funds would come back to Hollywood, talent negotiations would be easier and everyone would benefit because the more the studios can hedge risks, the more they can spend on a film and the more films they can make. PHOTOS: 10 Billion Dollar Babies: Movies That Have Crossed the 10 Figure Mark Schuyler M. Moore is a lawyer at Stroock and the author of The Biz, Taxation of the Entertainment Industry and What They Don't Teach You In Law School. He can be reached at smoore@stroock.com. ♦♦♦♦♦ HOW IT WOULD WORK: Here is a more sophisticated example of converting a net-profit interest to a box-office calculation, if an actor or other profit participant's contract provides as follows: Share of net profits: 5% Cost of film: $30 million Distribution fee: 35% of gross revenue Distribution expense percentage: 40% of gross revenue Gross revenue to studio: 3x U.S. box office Based on these assumptions, if a movie has U.S. box office of $100 million, the studio would be deemed to receive gross revenue worldwide from all media of $300million (equal to 3x U.S. box office). The calculation of net profits would thus be as follows: $300 million: Deemed gross revenue - $30 million: Cost of film - $105 million: Distribution fee (35% of $300 million) - $120 million: Distribution expense (40% of $300 million) $45 million: Net profit The participant would thus be entitled to a net-profit payment of $2.25 million (5% of $45 million). PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Box Office Flops of Late Summer 2011 Related Topics Transformers Mission: Impossible 3

Warners buys privileges to autism memoir

Warner Bros. has acquired feature film privileges to Kristine Barnett's approaching memoir, tentatively entitled "Scattered Abilities," inside a pre-emptive deal. Book will inform the storyline of the mother and her 12-year-old boy, Jacob, and the journey from autism to genius. The son's first couple of years were spent alone however he required a liking to math and could recite the mathematical constant pi to 70 numbers at 3. He started attending college classes in Indiana at 8 and it has a math IQ that's been measured at 170. Deals for that book and film were with different 74-page proposal. Courtenay Valenti will oversee the work for the studio. It deal was discussed by Susan Kamil, senior Vice president, writer and editor in chief of Random House. The memoir is anticpated to be among the posting house's major game titles for 2013 and foreign privileges happen to be offered in 18 areas. UTA discussed with respect to Barnett and her posting agent Laurie Bernstein of Alongside Literary Prods. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Acad reveals candidate of shorts

Ten live-action short films result in the Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences' report on films that will advance inside the voting process for your 84th Academy awards. Some 107 pictures had initially qualified inside the category. Fundamental necessities 10 films: -- "Je pourrais etre votre grand-mere (I Really Could Become The Perfect Grandmother)," Bernard Tanguy, director-producer -- "Love at first Sight," Michael Davies, director, and Sandra Gorel, producer -- "Pentecost," Peter McDonald, director -- "Raju," Max Zahle, director, and Stefan Gieren, producer -- "The Road Home," Rahul Gandotra, director-producer, and Ameenah Ayub, producer -- "The Roar in the Sea," Ana Rocha Fernandes and Torsten Truscheit, company company directors -- "Sailcloth," Elfar Adalsteins, director-producer -- "The Shoreline," Terry George, director-producer -- "Time Freak," Andrew Bowler, director, and Gigi Causey, producer -- "Tuba Atlantic," Hallvar Witzo, director The Short Films and also have Animation Branch Searching at Committee seen all the qualified records for your preliminary round of voting in tests kept in La. Short Films and also have Animation Branch individuals will choose three to five nominees from among the 10 game game titles round the candidate. Branch tests will probably be kept in La, NY and San Francisco Bay Area within the month of the month of january. The 84th Academy awards nominations will probably be introduced survive Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 a.m. inside the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

Dubai International Film Festival Chairman Reflects on the the Event's Growth and Progress (Q&A)

Bloomberg/Getty Images On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee plans to mark up and vote on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an important piece of legislation that's been fostering fervent debate in recent weeks. In advance of the markup, Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the committee, has made some tweaks in a so-called manager's amendment, aimed at building support by attempting to clarify the bill's main targets as foreign "rogue" websites, narrowing definitions of bad actors, limiting the private right of action that allow copyright and trademark owners to sue, and addressing concerns that anti-piracy measures could eventually denigrate the security and integrity of the Internet. The changes are in direct reaction to criticism that has transcended political parties, and the modifications were welcomed by the entertainment industry lobby and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But the new version of SOPA still has not gone nearly far enough in narrowing its definitions and curtailing its service provider obligations to appease leading technology companies and other groups rallying against the bill. One of the main criticisms against SOPA is that it's de facto "censorship," requiring ISPs at times to prevent access to infringing sites by making efforts under order to block web browser requests for flagged domain names. The prospect of domain name system (DNS) blocking and filtering has alarmed some who believe it would be intrusive and undercut the secure structure of the Internet. Among the many changes in Rep. Smith's managers amendment is a "savings clause," which not only explicitly clarifies that SOPA is not meant to be a prior restraint on free speech, but also would remove a duty to monitor activity on a network and restrictcourts from making any order that would "impair the security or integrity" of DNS. On the other hand, service providers will still face obligations to cut off access to pirate sites. Under the new version, it will be measures determined to be "least burdensome, technically feasible, and reasonable means designed to prevent access by its subscribers located within the United States to the foreign infringing site that is subject to the order." The italics illustrate new language in the modified bill, clearly designed to convince the tech community that a weight is being lifted from their shoulders. The provision also removes a five day deadline from implementing such action upon a court order, but since the language is deemed vague by many, and application has yet to be seen, many critics believe that is still adds up to anxiety and liability for leading U.S.-based tech companies. Public Knowledge, one of the groups leading the charge against the bill, doesn't believe there has been much progress in the new SOPA. "The amendment continues to encourage DNS blocking and filtering,which should be concerning for internet security experts and human rights activists alike," saidSherwin Siy, deputy legal director of Public Knowledge. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt also echoed that sentiment. The bill would "criminalize linking and the fundamental structure of the Internet itself," he said yesterday. That reaction brought strong rebuke from the MPAA, which has been attempting to steer legislation through the home stretch. "Schmidt's comment that the legislation 'criminalizes the intermediaries' is a new weapon in their arsenal of hyperbole," said Michael O'Leary, senior executive vp for global policy at the MPAA. "There is broad recognition that all companies in the Internet ecosystem have a serious responsibility to target criminal activity. This type of rhetoric only serves as a distraction and I hope it is not a delaying tactic." Insiders believe that the bill will inevitably pass the House Judiciary Committee before gathering some resistance among the broader Congressional caucus. In recent weeks, opposition to the bill has unified groups as diverse as the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street, albeit it for different reasons. Some think it is government intrusion. Others see it as an inevitable impingement on free speech. Leading tech acolytes such as Twitter general counselAlex Macgillivray andWikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales are delivering a blow-by-blow account of the mounting concerns orproposing proteststo continue to raise awareness. Other critics see the inevitability of new anti-piracy legislation and have been rallying behind an alternative bill entitled the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN),sponsored by SOPA critics Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Rep. Darrell Issa. That alternative bill would take a more modest copyright infringement approach by allowing rights-holders to file petitions against "rogue" foreign sites with the International Trade Commission, which would then be allowed to attack the financial backbone of these sites by drying up funds from credit card processing companies. Supporters of SOPAdoubt the remedy goes far enough to properly address piracy by enhancing obligations from service providers. The debate is likely to only get louder in the next week or so as Congress makes its moves before winter break. In advance, both sides are attempting to position themselves as being the sensible ones in the room by adopting the other side's language. The critics of SOPA say they want to address piracy -- but in a measured way. The supporters of SOPA love free speech -- but need to protect the vibrancy of art. At a speech this morning at the Center of American Progress, MPAA chairman Chris Dodd continued his call for Congress to act now. "I want to make it clear right at the outset that our fight against content theft is not a fight against technology," he said. "Attacking international content theft is not about restricting speech. Quite the opposite. Just as the Constitution defends an artist's right to create, copyright protections defend the artist's ability to do so." E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner MPAA Chris Dodd

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever: Theater Review

Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures The San Francisco Critics Circle rallied around The Tree of Life on Sunday, naming it the best picture of the year and giving its best director award to the film's Terrence Malick. It also singled out the movie'sEmmanuel Lubezki for best cinematography.our editor recommendsGotham Awards 2011: 'Tree of Life,' 'Beginners' Tie for Best FeatureThe Tree of Life: Cannes ReviewJessica Chastain 'The Tree of Life' Featurette The group, comprised of 31 Bay Area film critics, met at the Variety Club Screening Room, where it voted Gary Oldman best actor for his portrayal of a British intelligence officer in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spywhile hailing Tilda Swinton as best actress for portraying the mother of a severely troubled boy in We Need to Talk About Kevin. PHOTOS: Gotham Awards 2011 Red Carpet Arrivals: Tilda Swinton, Elizabeth Olsen and Other Supporting actor and actress awards went to Albert Brooks for Drive and Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus. The Tinker writing team of Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan took the best adapted screenplay prize, and J.C. Chandor received the best original screenplay prize for Margin Call. Rango was named best animated feature; Certified Copy, best foreign language film; and Tabloid, best documentary. STORY:Gotham Awards 2011: 'Tree of Life,' 'Beginners' Tie for Best Feature A special citation for an underappreciated independent film was given to The Mill and the Cross. The National Film Preservation Foundation received the Marlon Riggs Award for courage and vision in the Bay Area film community. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'X-Men' & 'Tree of Life' Premieres Tilda Swinton Gary Oldman The Tree of Life Terrence Malick We Need to Talk About Kevin Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Three Stooges Meet the iPhone, Ogle Sofia Vergara and Poke Snooki In Underwhelming First Trailer

There’s something for everyone in the first trailer for The Three Stooges. Well, something for everyone who enjoys Sofia Vergara in tight sweaters, lobster-down-the-pants gags and Jersey Shore cameos. If any of those ideas interest you, click ahead to see the Farrelly brothers’ take on modern-era Moe, Larry and Curly. After spending over a decade in development limbo, The Three Stooges finally arrives in theaters April 13 with Chris Diamantopoulos (Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Mork & Mindy’) playing Moe, Sean Hayes as Larry and Will Sasso (MADtv) embodying Curly. The bumbling trio, best known for their slapstick act that originated in 1925, are somehow transplanted to modern-day Earth for Bobby and Peter Farrellys’ film. The movie chronicles the Stooges’ attempt to save their childhood orphanage and their accidental forays into reality television and murder mysteries. The supporting cast includes Jane Lynch, Larry David (?!), Jennifer Hudson, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Collins and at least four members of the Jersey Shore cast. In spite of the promising slate of actors involved (and the gratuitous shot of a hot nun in a sexy swimming suit), The Three Stooges looks to be another remake that audience members would have preferred never been made. VERDICT: Why I oughta…wait until The Three Stages is released on Blu-ray. [via Apple]

Healthy Hollywood: Wellness Wednesday Kelly Osbournes #1 Beauty Secret!

First Published: December 7, 2011 12:45 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY., N.Y. -- Caption Kelly Osbourne is all smiles at the 2011 Fashion Awards Dinner to benefit Phoenix House at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in NY City on November 2, 2011 Drink lots of water, Kelly Osbourne reveals to Healthy Hollywood. I realized, my skin gets really bad when I dont drink a lot of water. I force myself now to drink as much as possible. The more water I drink, the clearer my skin, adds Kelly. Weve all heard it time and time again; water does a body good. Try and drink at least 8 cups daily and itll help rev up metabolism, detoxify the body, and give skin a fresh-faced glowplus water is a lot cheaper than the latest feel-good elixir. Sounds too good to be true but sometimes the best tricks are also the simplest and cheapest. Celebrity nutritionist Christine Avanti works with big-time water drinkers, Chelsea Handler and Giuliana Rancic. Christine shares with Healthy Hollywood some of her favorite tips to get more water in your system. So, start chugging. Tip #1 Sip yourself skinny Adding spices and herbs, such as cinnamon and mint to your water will help boost your metabolism. Mint also lessens inflammation. Tip #2 Chase away hunger pangs & cravings Try a sugar-free mint or even a chocolate Metromint water. The satisfying mint will help cure that afternoon hunger craving without the big calories. Tip#3 Hydrate to shed unwanted pounds Drinking two 8-ounce glasses of water before breakfast, lunch, and dinner while also cutting back on portions may help you lose and keep it off for at least a year. Also, dehydration reduces the amount of oxygen that gets to your working muscles, making you more lethargic and less likely to exercise. Tip #4 Eat more veggies to up water intake Eating high-water content vegetables and fruits has been shown to help lower body mass index and shrink waistline. The water in vegetables helps to fill you up so youre less likely to overeat. Healthy Hollywood has also singled out two types of bottled water that are new to the market and enhanced with vitamins and popular with celebs. Jamie Foxx drinks OXYwater, which has 70 trace minerals, oxygen and loads of antioxidants. Another new standout is Omega Water, which is a fave of Eric Stonestreet and Brooke Burke, and is infused with heart-healthy Omega-3s. For more wellness tips, head to www.christineavanti.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Zoe Kravitz May Join Will Smith, Jaden Smith and M. Night Shyamalan in Space Drama

Zoe Kravitz, from one famous father to another? Apparently! Lenny's daughter is in talks to join Will and Jaden Smith in the M. Night Shyamalan blockbusters '1000 A.E.' -- which, as far as Moviefone HQ knows, has nothing to do with 'Titan A.E.' THR reports Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo are negotiating to play members of the Smith's onscreen family: Kravitz as Will's daughter, Sophie as his wife. Based on an original script by Shyamalan, Stephen Gaghan ('Traffic') and Gary Whitta, 'A.E.' -- which may or may not be titled 'After Earth,' according to Whitta's Twitter account -- focuses on a father and son (Smith and Smith) who crash land on an inhospitable Earth; when the father falls into peril, it's up to his son -- a "failure as a warrior" -- to save the day. Shyamalan's last film was 'The Last Airbender'; Smith was last seen in 'Seven Pounds,' but will appear again onscreen in 'Men in Black III.' [via THR/Heat Vision] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Madonna Set For Super Bowl Halftime Show, Will Collaborate With Cirque Du Soleil

Two months after speculation first started making the rounds, NBC and NFL tonight confirmed that Madonna will perform during the halftime show at the upcoming Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. Madonna’s set will be created by a team from Cirque du Soleil, Madonna’s frequent collaborator, creative director/choreographer Jamie King, and multimedia artists from Moment Factory. The choice of Madonna continues a recent trend of going with older performers outside of the adults 18-49 demo. Aside from The Black Eyed Peas, the list of recent Super Bowl halftime acts includes The Who, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and U2.

Sundance Releases More Game titles

Grabbers along with other photos addedYesterday, the Sundance Institute introduced its massive, hanging helicarrier (we love to to assume it's how Robert Redford will get around when he isn't making films) lower to radio contact level and started blaring particulars from the 2012 festival's feature and documentary competition line-up. Today it is the turn from the Spotlight, Park City at Night time, NEXT and New Frontier sections.Spotlight is really a opportunity for films which have performed elsewhere on the planet to have their time under the sun(dance). One of the films showing are fighting techinques action madness The Raid (which a number of Team Empire have previously seen and loved) and Andrea Arnold's undertake Wuthering Levels.Plus there is Park City at Night time, the house for that bizarre, terrible, twisted and funny tales you will need to see within the wee hrs. Featured movies include Grabbers (the Irish horror comedy starring Richard Coyle and Russell Tovey) and Tim And Eric's Big Movie, produced through the warped minds of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. How warped? Look upon their works (the teaser), ye mighty and become... confused.Finally, We now have Next (that also features the odd emoticon logo design &hArr), which comprises very original films produced in intriguing ways as well as on low budgets, and New Frontier, which remembers new media, art and performances."In lots of ways, the extremes from the Festival's program are most readily apparent within our out-of-competition sections, which showcase the craziest comedies, probably the most terrifying horror films and uncompromised visions from singular voices popping up from round the country and also the world," Sundance Director of Programming Trevor Groth stated inside a statement. "Hopefully audiences test out their film choices for an equal degree because these filmmakers have played around with using their storytelling."For any full list and much more particulars, get thee towards the Sundance site.