One of David Blaine’s best tricks? Winning over the cast of “Push Girls,” Sundance Channel’s upcoming reality series about women who are “sexy, ambitious, and living with paralysis” in Hollywood. The series, from Gay Rosenthal, hits the festival’s titular channel in April. Above, “Push Girls’” Mia Schaikewitz, Angela Rockwood, Auti Angel and Tifany Adams support Blaine.
Kirsten Dunst brought the “Bachelorette” party over from her Joico dinner to the final night of T-Mobile Presents Google Music at Tao on Monday. Rashida Jones was already in place as DJ Samantha Ronson (right) brought down the curtain on eight massive music events over four late nights. (Photo by Joe Scarnici)
Sundance Festival Director John Cooper and Anand Mahindra (Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra Group) announced the Sundance Institute / Mahindra Global Filmmaking Awards, recognizing emerging independent filmmakers from around the world. The India-based entertainment company is an official Sundance sponsor. (Photo by Calvin Knight/Sundance Institute)
Malin Ackerman bobbed and weaved her way to the Nintendo 3DS Experience Lounge. When a crowd mobbed 2004 Sundance darling Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite”), he said “All I want to do is play some freakin’ Mario.” (Photos by Jason Merritt/Wireimage.)
Two New Yorkers brought their trademark wardrobe to the snow: “Iron Chef America” Judge Donatella Arpaia and Spike Lee at Ketel One’s ChefDance dinner for “Red Hook Summer” on Monday night.
Common shed his button down as things heated up while performing at the Express party for his nephew-uncle bonding film “LUV” on Monday night. The late-night bash was at Sugar Lounge, a new local Park City nightlife/event space at the top of Main Street. (Photo by Todd Credaroli.)
Women In Film President Cathy Schulman and Catherine Hardwicke at Monday’s “Women At Sundance” brunch. WIF and the Sundance Institute revealed a new collaboration. “We want to commit our collective influence and resources to make sure women beginning their filmmaking career at Sundance Institute continue to have a support system all along the way,” Schulman said. (Photo by Jerod Harris)
Katie Aselton (“Black Rock”, “The League”) with Sundance Institute’s Keri Putnam at the “Women At Sundance” brunch. (Photo by Jerod Harris)
Cool mashup: Jason Mraz and Allison Janney at Josh Radnor’s “Liberal Arts” premiere party, hosted by Chase Sapphire. (Photo by Evan Agostini)
Two games that went to the wire pushed Sunday’s NFL viewing parties to over eight hours long. Matt Shendell and Ty Burell at Shendell’s Paige Management party at the Ainsworth. At right, “True Blood’s” Ryan Kwanten rolled in from the slopes with some pro-rider Oakley buddies.
Emma Roberts and Rashida Jones make an Elijah Wood sandwich at the Acura Studio for the “Celeste and Jesse Forever” dinner and party. Quincy Jones, Andy Samberg and Ari Graynor were also at the dinner/dance.
Cuba Gooding Jr. pulled a friendly “Kanye,” hijacking the mic during Aziz Ansari’s comedy set at Bing Bar. “Shut the f--- up. This guy is funny. Let him do his thing,” Gooding yelled. A snow-delayed late start and highly “spirited” audience that would not keep quiet ruined his set before Drake’s performance.
Geoffrey Arend and Christina Hendricks scored one of the prime tables at Google Music and T-Mobile’s TAO complex.
Drake hunkered down with Quincy Jones before his chalet-themed Bing Bar performance. “I almost died six times getting here (in Saturday’s Sundance blizzard),” the tech-friendly rapper said. He made up for his late arrival by personally serving Grey Goose shots to the front rows.
Lizzie Olsen and Sigourney Weaver celebrate "Red Lights" upstairs at the Grey Goose Blue Door. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy / WireImage)
The names that everyone may be talking about next year. Gen Art Fresh Faces of film Ari Graynor, Christopher Abbott, Dreama Walker, Zachary Booth, Lizzy Caplan and Gina Rodriguez at the Bertolli Meal Soup Chalet Friday night.
Paris Hilton debuted a new look -- earmuffs indoors. The Sundance regular hung out with Red Foo of LMFAO backstage at Park City Live on Saturday night.
Hollywood’s second favorite Park City local, Danny Masterson, added to the local bent of KeepAmerica’s dinner on Friday night. Masterson and former “That 70’s Show” co-star Laura Prepon were ubiquitous throughout the weekend. (Photo by Wireimage)
James Marsden and Joshua Jackson at the after-after party for "Celeste and Jesse Forever" at the Grey Goose Blue Door. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Wireimage)
“Your Sister’s Sister” lead Rosemarie DeWitt and husband Ron Livingston at the film’s after party at the Acura Studio. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Wireimage)
Sundance regular Andie MacDowell deflecting Sunday's sun at the Solstice Sunglasses Boutique.
Richard Gere and Carey Lowell at the Arbitrage Dinner and After Party at the Grey Goose Blue Door.
