Ask any long-time Sundance enthusiast, and they'll tell you the festival really gets moving at midnight.

The opening screening for director Ryan Shiraki's "Spring Breakdown" was no exception, and not just because it promised big laughs. The movie also brought out the perennial princess of indie filmdom, Parker Posey, plus "Saturday Night Live's" Amy Poehler, still basking in the glow of not only her Hillary Clinton impersonation, but also her status as newly minted parent.

Parker gave reporters short shrift, as she was suffering from both altitude sickness and chattering teeth, she said. Poehler, however, worked the celebrity line like a pro. That was partly due to the presence of many Canadian journalists eager to follow her better half, Canadian Will Arnot. One Canuck journo even presented her with an infant "onesy" adorned by the Canadian maple-leaf flag on front, with the Stars and Stripes on the back.

Poelher also endured the ribbings of "Bob $tencil," the former Branff airline pilot turned mock TV journalist, who told her she was now "on his list of favorite 'milfs.'" "I hate that word," she said, her tone one-part playing along, one part thoroughly annoyed.

Inside the Park City Library, the sold-out crowd sat glued to director Shiraki's every introductory word. "This [movie] is my boost to lady comedy," he said of his 84-minute film about 40-something women coming together for good times under less-than-ideal personal situations. "As an honorary lady myself, I had a great time making it."
— Ben Fulton