
Some amusing, thoroughly unsubstantiated stories flying about the festival:
Scarlett Johansson nearly came to blows with a festival volunteer who wouldn't grant her early access to a screening. "Don't you know who I am?" the girl with the bee-stung lips reportedly bellowed before she threw out a pair of elbows. Another volunteer who did not recognize Glenn Close reportedly refused the actress/Sundance Board member entrance to a roped-in Board section. The less collagen-laden thespian is said to have not pulled a Johansson. Winona Ryder was as wild-eyed as ever at the premiere of her movie The Darwin Awards. Anne Heche brandished a cute-as-pie parka but, alas, no extraterrestial dialects. Tres-thin Fairuza Balk pushed her food around on her plate, actress style, at Grub Steak. Director Wim Wenders chastised a journalist for using too much cream in his coffee. Twice. An identified member of the Syriana team failed to suppress a yawn when a cab driver of Arabian descent told him he'd seen his film four times. Meanwhile, in a cab across town, Jennifer Aniston, en route to a Chefdance event, sat with a driver while her entourage lounged in the back. "I want to be in the front!" she reportedly declared while exhaling fumes of a no-doubt fine vintage of red wine. Should have thought of that before you made Rumor Has It, Jennie. And lastly, Corey Feldman just being Corey on Main Street. Really, his mere presence is enough to fuel a rumor or two, don't you think?