Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the four Competition Categories, the Festival presents films in six out-of-competition sections to be announced on December 2. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org

DRAMA: Little Birds (Director and screenwriter: Elgin James) – Amidst the stark landscape of the Salton Sea, two 15-year-old girls test the limits of their friendship when one follows the other to Los Angeles, only to discover that the boredom of home may be better than learning to survive in the big city. Cast: Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, Leslie Mann, Kate Bosworth, Kyle Gallner.

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Congratulations to Leslie and her husband Judd, the two have just sold their Pacific Palisades home.

Judd Apatow and his wife, Leslie Mann, have sold their Pacific Palisades home for $5.26 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The traditional house sits behind gates on nearly an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac. Built in 1997, the stately 6,000-square-foot home evokes an older era with a wood-paneled library that has a secret room – just the place to write a murder-mystery but perhaps not an irreverent comedy.

Regardless, a new owner will have five bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, a playroom and a butler’s pantry with a temperature-controlled wine room. The wooded grounds include a swimming pool with spa.

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The new poster for kid’s 3-D animated feature Rio, from the team which created the hit Ice Age series has been released. Rio will hit theatres on April 8, 2011 and features the voice talents of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro and George Lopez.

When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.

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Sorry for the lack of updates around here! I’ve added pictures of Leslie attending the Vanessa Bruno Grand Opening Party on October 21st. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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#24. Little Birds (Elgin James)

Having participated at both the Directors and Screenwriters Labs, helmer Elgin James has been building his nest at Sundance for a while now. His directorial feature debut Little Birds is a shoe-in title for the festival and should grab a slot in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section.

Starring Kay Panabaker and Juno Temple in the lead with a supporting cast of Kyle Gallner, Kate Bosworth and Leslie Mann, this is a semi-autobiographical drama from that is set amidst the stark landscape of the Salton Sea, and sees two 15-year-old girls (Temple and Panabaker) test the limits of their friendship when one follows the other in an escape to Los Angeles. There they discover that the boredom of home may be better than learning to survive in the big city. There they hook up with skaters and street kids.

Producers: Hunting Lane Films’ Jamie Patricof (Blue Valentine), Alan and Gabe Polsky (The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans) (Source)

Director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) has been filling out his cast for the upcoming comedy, The Change-Up, having recently added actress Olivia Wilde (House) to the cast. EW reports Dobkin’s latest addition to the cast is Leslie Mann, who will bring with her some specific expertise for the upcoming comedy.

You could say “The Change-Up,” which follows Jason Bateman as a married man who switches bodies with his slacker buddy (Ryan Reynolds), was tailor-made for Mann — the actress starred in the most recent body-switching comedy, 2009′s 17 Again. While Mann’s role was not specified, Wilde was cast as Bateman’s work associate and the catalyst for the physical transformations, meaning that Mann may be playing Bateman’s wife.

The Change-Up, which goes into production this fall from a script by The Hangover screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, is scheduled to open in August 2011. (Source)