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Sundance Freezes Over: Where Were the Deals, Anti-Trump Politics and Drama That Gave the Festival Its Sizzle?
The Sundance Film Festival failed to heat up, with few deals even for titles like Jennifer Lopez's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and the acclaimed "Twinless."
At Sunday night’s premiere of “Together,” a body-horror film starring real-life married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, the Eccles Theatre erupted with shrieks, nervous laughter and cries of “Oh, shit!” Sundance audiences couldn’t get enough of the gory madness unfolding on-screen, and word quickly spread that “Together,” with its twisty look at relationships and gross-out set-pieces, had all the elements of an indie breakout. Dylan O’Brien’s dark comedy “Twinless,” Jennifer Lopez’s Technicolor “Kiss of the Spider Woman” musical adaptation, Rashad Frett’s searing drama “Ricky” and the feminist horror flick “The Ugly Stepsister” were embraced at their premieres. Chelsea Handler led a Women’s March that attracted 8,000 people, Kristen Stewart and Netflix founder Reed Hastings among them, and artists like Mary J. Blige denounced the incoming president at the premieres of their films.
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