Through next week, Lou reports from Park City, Utah, where the lineup is the Sundance festival’s most shocking ever. Included: “

Black Snake Moan

,” where Samuel L. Jackson chains Christina Ricci to his radiator; “

Hounddog

,” featuring the rape of 12-year-old Dakota Fanning; and “

An American Crime

,” with Catherine Keener plays an abusive mother who locks Ellen Page in the basement and uses her as an ashtray.

So, you know, it should be a wild and crazy time.

Read Lou’s Sundance preview here, and check out a list of buzz-worthy films.