Gabe Saporta, Victoria Asher and Alex Suarez of Cobra Starship perform at the Bing Bar. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)
“LUV” star Common attends an event at TAO. The rapper-turned-actor’s drama is being shown at the festival. (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)
“Red Tails” actors Nate Parker, left, D’Adre Aziza, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Colman Domingo. (Joe Scarnici / Getty Images)
TV personality Paris Hilton performs. (Joe Scarnici / Getty Images)
“LUV” actor Danny Glover attends a football viewing party at the Sky Lodge Hotel. (Anna Webber / Getty Images)
Brandon T. Jackson will star in the upcoming film “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters.” (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)
“Grey’s Anatomy” actor Jesse Williams will appear in the film “The Cabin in the Woods.” (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)
Musical group 100 Monkeys performs at the Fender Music Lodge. (Katy Winn / Associated Press)
“Safety Not Guaranteed” director Colin Trevorrow poses for a portrait. (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)
“Excision” director Richard Bates Jr., left, poses with the film’s actors Traci Lords, AnnaLynne McCord and Matthew Gray Gubler. (Alexandra Wyman / Getty Images)
“The Middle” actor Chris Kattan. (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)
“Shameless” actor William H. Macy. (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)
“Celeste and Jesse Forever” stars Rashida Jones and Elijah Wood. (Victoria Will / Associated Press)
“Smashed” stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul, who also stars in the TV series “Breaking Bad,” play games at the Puma Social Lounge. (John Shearer / Getty Images)
Photographer and director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is surrounded by supermodels, Beverly Johnson, left, China Machado and Carol Alt, before the premiere of his new HBO documentary “About Face.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
“Doppelgänger Paul” director Dylan Akio, left, poses for a portrait with actor Tygh Runyan, actor Brad Dryborough and writer Kris Elgstrand. (Larry Busacc / Getty Images)
“Arbitrage” actors Nate Parker, left, Laetitia Casta and Richard Gere. (Victoria Will / Associated Press)
“Red Hook Summer” director Spike Lee at the film’s premiere. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
Husband and wife Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally cozy up at the premiere of their film “Smashed.” (Danny Moloshok / Associated Press)
“Red Lights” actor Cillian Murphy, left, actress Sigourney Weaver and writer Rodrigo Cortes. (Victoria Will / Associated Press)
“While We Were Here” actress Kate Bosworth speaks onstage during Creative Coalition’s 2012 Spotlight Initiative Gala Awards. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“Liberal Arts” actor and director Josh Radnor, who also stars in the series “How I Met Your Mother,” takes the stage at the film’s premiere party. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
Ben Flajnik, this season’s “Bachelor” on the self-titled ABC reality TV show, attends a party featuring a performance by rapper Drake at the Bing Bar on Main Street.
Sean Penn, who stars in the Sundance-showing film “This Must Be the Place,” is photographed before the film’s premiere. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Actress Rebecca Hall, who stars alongside Bruce Willis in the Sundance-showing film “Lay the Favorite,” is photographed at the festival.
“Party Down” star Lizzy Caplan takes in the Sundance scene. She’s a festival vet but is considered one of 2012’s potential breakout stars.(John Shearer / Getty Images)
Actress Laura Prepon, who stars alongside Bruce Willis is Sundance-showing film “Lay the Favorite,” meets the celebrity press.
Elizabeth Olsen bundles up at Sundance. (Danny Moloshok / Associated Press)
Sigourney Weaver meets with the media at the Sundance screening of her film “Red Lights.” (Danny Moloshok / Associated Press)
Cillian Murphy at Sundance. Murphy also stars in “Red Lights.” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Elijah Wood arrives at a party for his film, “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” in Park City, Utah, the sight of the annual Sundance Film Festival. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images)
R&B star Mary J. Blige attends an event for the Sundance Channel in Park City, Utah. (Vivien Killilea / Getty Images)
Mark Duplass, left, and Emily Blunt at the Sundance screening for their film, “Your Sister’s Sister.” (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
“Fringe” actress Ari Graynor attends the Sundance screening of her film, “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” (Jerod Harris / Getty Images)
Rashida Jones at the Sundance premiere of her film, “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” (Jerod Harris / Getty Images)
Emma Roberts, the star of “Celeste and Jessse Forever,” arrives at a Park City, Utah, party to celebrate the film’s Sundance screening. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images)
Emily Blunt, who stars as Iris in “Your Sister’s Sister,” arrives at a party to celebrate the film. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images)
Comedian Andy Samberg, who plays Jesse in “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” attends a party for the film. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images)
Producer and music legend Quincy Jones attends a party for “Celeste and Jesse Forever” in Park City, Utah. The film features his daughter, Rashida. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images / Acura)
Ethel Kennedy greets singer Taylor Swift at the premier of the documentary “Ethel,” about her life. The film was directed by Ethel’s daughter Rory Kennedy. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Ethel Kennedy, center, poses with daughter and filmmaker Rory Kennedy, left, and singer Taylor Swift, at the premier of the documentary “Ethel,” about her life. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Singer Taylor Swift poses for photos at the premier of the documentary “Ethel,” about Ethel Kennedy. Swift declined interview requests. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Todd Kellstein, the director of the documentary “Buffalo Girls.” His film is showing at the more independent-minded Slamdance, also in Park City, Utah. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford poses for photos with singer Taylor Swift at the premier of the documentary “Ethel,” about Ethel Kennedy. (Jay L. Clendenin/ Los Angeles Times)
Comedians Tim Heidecker, left, and Eric Wareheim pause on Main Street in Park City, Utah. The pair are at Sundance promoting their “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford greets Ethel Kennedy at the premier of the documentary “Ethel,” about her life. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Rory Kennedy and singer Taylor Swift are seen in a more casual moment at the Sundance Film Festival. Rory directed the documentary “Ethel,” about the life of her mother, Ethel Kennedy. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
Taylor Swift was at Sundance to support the documentary “Ethel,” about the life of Ethel Kennedy. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
Sara Chase, who plays Missy in the film “Hello I Must Be Going,” arrives at the film’s Sundance premiere. (Danny Moloshok / Associated Press)
Peter Jackson, the “Lord of the Rings” director, is at Sundance to support “West of Memphis,” the documentary he has produced. (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)
Singer Jason Mraz performs at a Sundance Film Festival event. (Michael Buckner / Getty Imaghes)
A sign is put up for the Slamdance film festival, the alternative movie festival that runs at the same time as Sundance. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons, in Sandy, Utah, sold more tickets to the final “Harry Potter” film than any other theater in the country with $360,400 in receipts. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A passerby takes a picture of a Banksy piece of artwork left behind from his 2010 appearance in the festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The snow began falling Wednsday afternoon in Park City and continued into the evening. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The slopes of Park City Mountain Resort are lit as a snow storm hits the mountain town. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A few passengers ride the lifts during the snow storm. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sunrise in downtown Park City, Utah. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A sign indicating the annual film festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A scene from Main Street. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Road to Sundance: Writer and director Nick McCarthy checks the sound during opening scenes of his movie “The Pact,” one last time at Secret Headquarters in Culver City. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Road to Sundance: Writer and director Nick McCarthy checks the sound during opening scenes of his movie “The Pact,” one last time at Secret Headquarters in Culver City. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Road to Sundance: Writer and director Nick McCarthy, left, talks with Dave Bogosian, before a final viewing of his movie. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
