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Doug Pray's documentary about the effects of advertising and the art of manipulation. (Domestic sales: Submarine)
Big Fan: "The Wrestler" scribe Robert Siegel's directorial debut about a zealous New York Giants fan (Patton Oswalt). (Attorney Andrew Hurwitz)
Black Dynamite: Blaxploitation homage starring Michael Jai White and helmed by Scott Sanders. Screening in Park City at Midnight section. (Endeavor)
Brooklyn's Finest: Antoine Fuqua's gritty cop yarn starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle. In Premieres. (CAA/WMi)
The Carter: Midnight screening docu from helmer Adam Bhala Lough ("Bomb the System"), starring rap star Lil Wayne. (Cinetic)
Cold Souls: Competition pic toplining Paul Giamatti as an actor named Paul Giamatti who swaps out his soul. Sophie Barthes' helming debut. (Cinetic)
The Cove: Competition docu about a covert operation to expose a cove in Japan where dolphins are slaughtered. (Submarine/WMi)
An Education: Danish helmer Lone Scherfig's 1960s-set English-language coming-of-ager starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard and Emma Thompson. From a Nick Hornby script. (CAA)
Good Hair: Inspired by Chris Rock's daughter's question about why she doesn't have "good hair," this competition docu explores black hairstyles. HBO has U.S. pay TV rights. (ICM)
The Greatest: Competition family drama starring Susan Sarandon, Pierce Brosnan and Carey Mulligan; a debut from writer-director Shana Feste. (CAA/Endeavor)
Humpday: Competition pic starring Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard with a storyline that has some buyers dubbing the film "Chuck & Buck" meets "The Puffy Chair." (Submarine)
I Love You Phillip Morris: Dark comedy starring Jim Carrey as a con artist and Ewan McGregor as the lover he meets in jail; helmed by "Bad Santa" scribes Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. (CAA/Endeavor)
Manure: Sundance darlings Michael and Mark Polish return with a story of dung salesmen, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tea Leoni and Kyle MacLachlan. (The Polish Bros.)
Mary and Max: Claymation Sundance opener from Oscar-winning shorts helmer Adam Elliot ("Harvie Krumpet"), with voices by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette. (Icon)
The Messenger: Scribe Oren Moverman ("I'm Not There") takes the helm with this returning-soldier drama starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton. (UTA)
September Issue: Opening-night docu about the assembly of Vogue's September edition that one buyer called "crack for girls." (CAA)
Spread: Ashton Kutcher plays a gigolo in helmer David Mackenzie's ("Young Adam") Premiere title. (CAA/Endeavor)
Why We Laugh: Spectrum documentary about black comedy, helmed by Robert Townsend. Pic includes interviews with Bill Cosby, Chris Rock and Keenan Ivory Wayans. (WMi)
World's Greatest Dad: Robin Williams starrer helmed by fellow comedian Bobcat Goldthwait. In Spectrum. (CAA/Cinetic)
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