A critical darling, "American Teen" introduces us to a diverse group of young people from one Indiana high school, from the jock to the popular girl to the one you'll meet below, Hannah, an artist who feels like an outcast among her peers. We rolled out the character-specific "American Teen" trailers earlier, now check out an extended peek at this thoughtful doc that hits theaters July 25.
U2, P-Diddy, Morgan Spurlock and Charlize Theron were just a few of Hollywood's elite who took to the slopes of Sundance this past week to showcase their films – and my colleagues at MTV News spoke with all of them.
But forget the stars. From ground zero here in Los Angeles, the bird's eye view of the Festival was full of dollars, not Cents (as in 50), meaning big paydays for the following filmmakers:
"Hamlet 2": Hamlet tells his friend Horatio that "There are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in [his] philosophy." Yeah, no kidding, apparently there was a whole other story! The comedy flick with Steve Coogan as a teacher who writes a Shakespearean sequel sold to Focus Features for $10 million, easily the tops of the festival. And they said he was indecisive.
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