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Sundance 2011: Second big deal appears done, with ‘Margin Call’ to Lionsgate

By Steven Zeitchikwriter 
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The weather is still frosty -- it’s only 4 degrees above zero in Park City, Utah, early Sunday morning. But the sales are heating up in a hurry, with not one but two all-night negotiating sessions winding down.

In the second big deal, my colleague John Horn is reporting exclusively on our Awards Tracker blog that Lionsgate Films and partner Roadside Attractions are finalizing a deal to acquire the Wall Street financial drama ‘Margin Call.’

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That comes on the heels of Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush teaming up to buy the romantic drama ‘Like Crazy.’ There are more important screenings set for Sunday, including the first look at actor-turned-director Vera Farmiga’s religious drama ‘Higher Ground.’

-- Steven Zeitchik

Zachary Quinto in ‘Margin Call.’ Photo: Sundance Film Festival.

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Steven Zeitchik

Steven Zeitchik is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer who covered film and the larger world of Hollywood for the paper from 2009 to 2017, exploring the personalities, issues, content and consequences of both the creative and business (and, increasingly, digital) aspects of our screen entertainment. He previously covered entertainment beats at Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, has contributed arts and culture pieces to the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times and has done journalistic tours of duty in Jerusalem and Berlin. While at The Times he has also reported stories in cities ranging from Cairo to Krakow, though Hollywood can still seem like the most exotic destination of all.

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