· TV is readying itself for the inauguration orgy, beginning Sunday and not stopping until 20 cable news cameras are trained on a White House bed for the inaugural Taking of the First Lady. [Variety]

Sponsorships are dire at Sundance this year—amongst the presenting sponsors, Volkswagen dropped out, and Entertainment Weekly is barely staying afloat. Still, we had no idea how bad things had gotten until we got thirsty.

The first full day at Sundance is eerily quiet in streets and screening rooms alike, but that's not keeping the snap judgments and quasi-news from cascading in from the Park City press corps:

Richard Dreyfuss' play delayed; reportedly fed lines via earpiece. [Telegraph]

It's not just you: We all tend to put our life-fulfillment-guru talk-show deities on a pedestal. We ask, then, that you hold on tightly to your sweater capes as we relay the following:

With its absentee voice talent including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Eric Bana, Mary and Max was the least star-studded Sundance opener in years. Which was too bad for this guy.

1/15 — I was shopping at the Banana Republic on Beverly Drive again, and while shopping I saw Mr Sark, real name DAVID ANDERS, the bad guy from Alias and Heroes. He looked hot! But no ass though... was a little bit disappointed but oh well, he was still hot! He seemed very normal which was kinda nice. I IMDBed him, and I always thought he was British but he's apparently not! Fun Fact: he has a black brother. Who would have thunk it! [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]

Boy George has been sentenced to 15 months by a London judge, in a shocking climax to the Norwegian HustlerNapping Trial of the Century that for months has had a nation in its thrall.

The Oscar nominations are just days away...time to break out the ol' Defamer Predictions! In our first installment, we take a look at Supporting Actress, a category filled with tears, defiance, and nipple jewelry.

Having heard our Sundance welcome from the oracle that is Robert Redford, Defamer advanced to actual movies late Thursday with the opening-night premiere of the sweet, slightly sick claymation freak show Mary and Max.

1/15 — ROBERT FORSTER at Runyon Canyon at 230 this afternoon. He was going down as we were going up the slow side. Looked decent. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]

The superstudio showdown that pit Fox against Warners over a long-forgotten Watchmen rights claim discovered behind a potted ficus by an after-hours cleaning woman (who's since been upped VP Business Affairs) is finally over!

Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and nightmarish at the movies. This week: Blart saves, Biggie lives and My Bloody Valentine sucks in three dimensions.

· Say what you want about US Airways—their pilots are emergency-water-landing champs. Experience the terror via the eyewitness account of one scared-shitless passenger.

· Local art-scene wunderkind Mark Bradford's rooftop installation—a Katrina-evoking sign visible only from the sky that says "HELP US"—continues at the Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery. Sums things up nicely, we'd say.

Alec Baldwin has never been a shrinking violet, but his recent rash of revelations (like suicidal thoughts and coked-up alien gunfights) is candid to a fault. Now, he reveals his secret to acting: be bad!

Everyone has something to hide. Big Love, the new season returns Sunday January 18, 9pm. Only on HBO.

Gil Grissom leaves CSI: Crime Scene Investigation tonight. Having only watched the Quentin Tarantino-directed episodes, we aren't all that sad. We have bigger problems, though: Seth made us ride in the bus top carrier.

In the penultimate episode of their Watchmen soap opera, lawyers for Fox and Warner Bros. have filed a motion of settlement that will resolve the film's ongoing rights battle Friday morning.

Verne Troyer has finally found something even more embarrassing than appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in a foreign country: being forced to wear a Winnie the Pooh costume on that very same show.