Sundance kicks off in Utah.
The Sundance Film Festival is now in full force in Park City, Utah. Stars, film executives and fans are flooding into the snowy city to catch all the action. The event is 11 days of movie screenings and parties...It's dedicated to recognizing independent films. Actor and Director Robert Redford founded the film festival more than 20 years ago. Now his daughter Amy is making her directorial debit at the event. She will premiere her film "The Guitar" later this week.
To kick off the festival last night, Colin Farrell's new film hit the big screen. Farrell, along with other cast member Brendan Gleeson attended the world premiere of "In Bruges." The movie, directed by Martin McDonaugh is about two hit men exiled to Bruges, Belgium. It's expected for a release in Iceland in March.
Actor Daniel Baldwin is enjoying time with his new baby girl. He and his wife Joanne Smith-Baldwin welcomed the new addition yesterday morning. Her name is Avis Anne Baldwin. The actor tells people magazine they feel very blessed. The pair met last year while Baldwin was attending drug and alcohol treatment at a center in Malibu...she was apparently the chef at the facility. The actor has 3 other children from previous relationships.
Four paparazzi members have been arrested for allegedly chasing Britney Spears. The photographers were taken into police custody Wednesday night for reckless driving. They were in four separate cars and were allegedly trying to get photos of the pop star. In the process they were apparently speeding, trailing her too closely and making unsafe lane changes.
Actor Kiefer Sutherland is preparing to leave jail. The "24" star is expected to leave the California facility on Monday after 48 days behind bars. The sentence stems from a second drunk driving charge which violated his probation from the previous conviction. Sutherland apparently spent his birthday and the holidays locked up...keeping mostly to himself during the time.
