The industry types are already complaining that the festival is a big old letdown, that nothing will top that $10.5 million Little Miss Sunshine deal. As a faithful member of the audience, I'm always tempted to tune out the biz noise. It's not about the money and the business, dammit, it's about the artistry! But box office takes and distribution rights have become an essential part of film news. So, here they are, the two latest Sundance deals.

Night Listener: Miramax Films picked up the North American rights. "A highly cerebral and a great popcorn movie simultaneously," Pattrick Stettner's adaptation of the Armistead Maupin story features Robin Williams, Rory Culkin, and Toni Collette (who also stars in Little Miss Sunshine).

This Film Is Not Rated: BBC acquirred British broadcasting rights for Kirby Dick's IFC-produced documentary about the MPAA film ratings board. Who gave it, as you might have heard, a damning NC-17 rating.