MOVIES - Jan. 21, 1991

Real Broadcast News: Actress Holly Hunter, Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom and producers Amy Robinson and Griffin Dunne were on hand to kick off the 1991 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which runs through Jan. 27. The festival opened Thursday in a somber mood as attention centered on developments in the Persian Gulf. “Everyone feels awkward,” Hunter said before her new film, “Once Around,” opened the festival, which spotlights independent filmmakers. Hunter, who portrayed a network news producer in “Broadcast News,” said she’d had “a real urge to call (“Broadcast News” director) Jim Brooks all day. Apart from the devastation, it’s been fascinating to watch the networks cover the story. . . .” Another film festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, has announced it will also go on as planned, opening Feb. 15.