I've added 1 Medium Quality & 2 High Quality photos of Kristen at the Women in Film Brunch that was held this morning at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

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Public Apperances • Events • [2010] Women in Film Brunch at Sundance

The films I saw ranged from the uneven “HappyThankYouMorePlease,” a film written, directed by and starring Josh Radnor of the TV show, “How I Met Your Mother”; to the uncomfortably funny and moving “Please Give” by the too-long absent Nicole Holofcener; to the touching, understated “Welcome to the Rileys,” that featured the fascinating acting triad of James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo and Kristen Stewart.

“HappyThankYou” and “Rileys” both involve people who either accidentally become guardians to a young person or find themselves compelled to do so. In the case of “HappyThankYou,” it’s Radnor himself, as Sam, a struggling writer in Manhattan, who spots a young child of color on the subway while on his way to an important meeting about his unpublished novel. When the child’s apparent mother gets off the subway and the little boy winds up stuck on the train after the doors close, Sam reluctantly assumes responsibility for the youngster.

Welcome to the Rileys” follows a familiar, slightly similar trope, with Gandolfini as an Indiana plumbing-parts entrepreneur who takes a fatherly interest in a young stripper (Stewart) he meets while at a convention in New Orleans. To the credit of writer-director Jake Scott, it’s a chaste relationship that builds in affection and mutual trust; though Gandolfini and Leo, as a married couple, have a history we’ve seen before (going through the motions since their teen daughter was killed several years earlier), “Rileys” doesn’t make any Hollywood plot turns, preferring to focus on the realistic prospects of a Midwestern couple suddenly trying to assume a parental role in the life of this young runaway.

It’s also smart enough not to make a big deal out of the emotional estrangement between Gandolfini and Leo: no simmering recriminations, or angry venting of years-old anger. They instead offer beautifully modulated performances as a couple that has lost its way (though would like to find it back), while Stewart attacks her role with a clarity and ferocity that is compelling. Stewart brings an emotional nakedness and spirit to the role that is reminiscent of certain male actors when they were young: Sean Penn for one, Leonardo DiCaprio for another.

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The mantra coming from both cast and crew on the red carpet at the Sundance world premiere of Kristen Stewart's "Welcome To The Rileys" was so uniform one had to suspect they prepped together in private: this is not a stripper movie.

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Which is not to say the film doesn't follow a stripper and prostitute—a 16-year-old runaway, played by Stewart, who will do just about any sexual act for money—but rather that these salacious elements are building blocks to tell a story about family and loss, hope and hopelessness. It's an account the actress found all too common in the real world as she prepared for the role.

"I talked to a few girls who were working in a little, really dingy bar off Bourbon Street [in New Orleans] that we ended up shooting in," she told MTV News. "In an odd way, they all have sort of the same story…. I did a little bit of dancing stuff, but that wasn't really the bulk of the prep."

Instead, the majority of Stewart's time was spent learning to empathize with these women and the stories she kept hearing from them. And long after having wrapped production, the character has stayed with her.

"It's about understanding who you're playing and you have a responsibility because you feel like you can't let them down," she explained. "[My character] really became a part of me. I haven't felt so personally involved in something. If I sort of flippantly played some stripper—there are some lines I thought were really funny in the movie—I think that's good, but at the same time, I didn't want to make something superficial."

What she strove for was both authenticity and homage. The prospect of not achieving either was a frightening one, but as we can attest after taking in the premiere, Stewart was nothing if not believable in the role of this damaged runaway.

"I didn't want a bunch of people who had run away from their homes, or wherever they ran away from, look at this and go, 'This girl doesn't know what she's talking about,' " Stewart said. "That was scary."

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I've added 9 High Quality candid photos of Kristen outside of Sundance earlier today. Kristen's film, 'The Runaways' is premiering today.

Kristen also attended a brunch with fellow castmates. Pictures from that and the screening are coming soon!

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Candids • 2010 • 01/24/10 - Outside Sundance - Day Two

I've added 12 Medium Quality candid photos of Kristen leaving Joan Jett's concert last night. Kristen, Dakota and Cherie were invited on stage for a thank-you from Joan.

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Candids • 2010 • 01/23/10 - Leaving a Joan Jett Concert

I've added 45 High Quality photos of Kristen at the screening for her movie, Welcome To The Rileys. The movie got great reviews from critics, and Kristen looks great!

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Public Apperances • Premieres • [2010] Welcome To The Rileys at Sundance