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First major acquisition at this year's Sundance Fest -- In the first major acquisition to come out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, Lionsgate has co-opted with Roadside Attractions to acquire and release helmer J.C. Chandor's "Margin Call."

Par teams up with Indian Paintbrush for Doremus pic -- Paramount Pictures has teamed up with billionaire Steven Rales' film financing-production arm Indian Paintbrush and snapped up rights to Drake Doremus' "Like Crazy," following Saturday's world preem.

This film is presently competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Harvey Weinstein is the new champion of late Iraq War hero Pat Tillman.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has boarded "Machete," the action-thriller pic from Robert Rodriguez.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Columbia Pictures is in negotiations to pick up the movie rights, released by Paramount Pictures, to the best-selling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia."

North American rights go for around $3.5 mil -- Anchor Bay has bought U.S. and Australian rights to David Mackenzie's comedy "Spread" starring Ashton Kutcher for around $3.5 million. Pic preemed this week at the Sundance Film Festival.

Magnolia Pictures wins bidding for gay-porn comedy; Fox Searchlight snaps up Rose Byrne- Hugh Dancy romantic comedy.

In Sundance's first negotiation drama, an offer from Fox Searchlight for "An Education" met with a notably higher counteroffer from sellers CAA and Endeavor.