News Summary

• With plenty of powder to lend an idyllic backdrop to selfies and social media updates, the festival crowd was buzzing in line for the day’s largest film opening: “Freaky Tales,” taking the coveted early evening spot at the Eccles Center..
• The anthology film unfolds as a collection of stories, including a punks-vs.-nazis spin on Walter Hill’s “The Warriors” and a rap battle featuring Normani and Thorne..
• Sundance’s opening day has featured several buzzy premieres, including the debuts of the documentary “Girls State,” as well as “Veni Vidi Vici,” a scabrous look at the ultra-wealthy, and “Between the Temples,” a comedy with Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman..
• The Sundance audience was very animated during many sequences in the film, frequently clapping and cheering at the triumphant moments and shocking gore..
• The film’s last title card, reading “In loving memory of Angus Cloud,” ended the screening with a resounding round of applause..
• Taking the stage for a Q&A after, Fleck and Boden brought out several of the film’s biggest names, including Too Short, Pascal, Normani and Ellis..