A diverse slate of new works by such filmmakers as Tamara Jenkins, Craig Brewer, Antonio Banderas, Mike White, Steve Buscemi, Luc Besson, Anthony Hopkins, Tom DiCillo, Justin Lin, Gregg Araki, Tommy O'Haver, Crispin Glover, Jake Paltrow, Nina Menkes, Justin Theroux, Garth Jennings, John August, Rod Lurie and the late Adrienne Shelly peppers the noncompetitive Premieres, Spectrum, Midnight and New Frontier sections of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
Maintaining its trimmer size from last year, the Premieres will spotlight 17 features, all but one a world premiere. Among the stars on view in the section's attractions are Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Penelope Cruz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Josh Hartnett, Christina Ricci, Julie Christie, Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton, Danny DeVito, Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn and Jared Leto. Click here for more on the festival.