Sundance 2015: 'Dope,' 'Earl' and the festival of many bets

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Thursday, January 29, 2015 Did 'American Sniper' miss an important mark? The most chilling moment in "American Sniper" does not appear on film. The movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a portrait of Chris Kyle, who served four tours... IN THE NEWS ›  Sundance 2015: 'Dope,' 'Earl' and the festival of many bets ›  Lil Wayne hits Cash Money with $51-million lawsuit ›  With EDM now mainstream, Hollywood club Sound finds niche underground ›  Mike Kelley Foundation to be represented by Hauser & Wirth MOVIES 'Ted 2' trailer: Seth MacFarlane's naughty toy bear wants to be a dad Oliver Gettell ›  Accident kills worker on Taiwan set of Martin Scorsese film ›  Oscars 2015: Margot Robbie, Miles Teller to host sci-tech awards ›  Sundance 2015: The nervous charms of Ben Mendelsohn TELEVISION If Larry Wilmore boycotted the Koch brothers, what would he give up? Patrick Kevin Day ›  Marshawn Lynch, Rob Gronkowski battle in 'Mortal Kombat' on Conan ›  'Wet Hot American Summer' cast adds Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, more ›  Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Backstrom' on Fox CELEBRITY Funny guy Stanley Tucci welcomes 4th kid to 'cold, cruel world' Nardine Saad ›  Justin Bieber expresses feelings in video apology after 'Ellen' spot ›  Ludacris awarded primary custody of youngest daughter Cai Bella ›  Cobie Smulders of 'HIMYM,' Taran Killam welcome baby No. 2 MUSIC Rod McKuen, prolific songwriter and poet, dies at 81 a Times Staff Writer ›  Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler arrested in Death Valley bar fight ›  Tom Petty calls similarity of Sam Smith song just a 'musical accident' ›  Overwhelming demand for Grateful Dead's 'Fare Thee Well' shows ADVERTISEMENT ENTERTAINMENT BLOGS 'American Sniper' expected to dominate box office again - Company Town A Grammy for James Franco? Weird tales from the spoken word category - Pop & Hiss AT&T launches superhero series for Snapchat - Show Tracker 'A.K.A. Jessica Jones': Marvel casts Rachael Taylor in Netflix series - Hero Complex MORE IN ENTERTAINMENT ›  David Letterman recalls one of his favorite 'Late Show' moments ›  'The Americans' recap: KGB spies struggle to infiltrate CIA ›  GoDaddy pulls controversial Super Bowl ad hours after it's previewed ›  Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Americans' on FX ›  Nick Jonas joins 'Scream Queens' cast ›  Jon Stewart discovers the secret of Sarah Palin's mangled syntax ›  'Sleepy Hollow' recap: X marks the spot in 'Kali Yuga'