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“Downhill” feels a lot like it should be a comedy. It looks like one, for starters. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the most lauded comedic actress on American television, and Will Ferrell, the “Saturday Night Live” goofball whose caricatures of men and masculinity have carved out an inimitable place in American humor.

Sometimes combining a ton of things we love makes for something even better. See: the InstantPot and puggles. Other times, mixing all our favorite stuff causes a regrettable mess. See: Chocolate wine and the movie “Downhill.”

“We were really hoping that they would invite us to be here. We thought it was a great way for the film to launch,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus said, reflecting on why she was excited for her latest film, “Downhill,” to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival — though the setting of the film (a ski resort) and the premise (a couple is forced to reevaluate their relationship after facing a near-avalanche) might hit a little too close to home for the cinephiles in Park City, Utah.

PARK CITY, Utah — Sometimes combining a ton of things we love makes for something even better. See: Long Island Iced Tea and puggles. Other times, mixing all our favorite stuff causes a regrettable mess. See: Chocolate wine and the movie “Downhill.”

An avalanche isn’t the most desirable image to show packed movie houses at the base of a mountain in Utah, but it’s used to great effect in “Downhill,” an American riff on the Ruben Ostlund film “Force Majeure,” set to light up the Sundance film festival this week.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Julia Louis-Dreyfus, of Veep and Seinfeld fame, has inked an overall deal with Apple TV Plus to develop new projects exclusively for the platform as executive producer and star.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, of “Veep” and “Seinfeld” fame, has inked an overall deal with Apple TV Plus to develop new projects exclusively for the platform as executive producer and star.