Memories of Sundance may be fading away, but deals for many of its titles are only beginning to gear up. As overnight film-fest bidding wars become an endangered species, the indie film market is allowing buyers to take their sweet time choosing a higher quality level of film, with more coastal execs screening pics to be sure they’re the right fit.

It’s worth noting that last year’s biggest deal (and biggest hit) “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” wrapped its Lionsgate distribution pact a week after Sundance ended. The 2010 iteration’s Sunday close had no effect on continuing dealmaking.

My last Sundance screening of the 2010 fest turned out to be the horror-comedy “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil,” Wednesday afternoon at the Library Theatre. And what a way to go out.

Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson’s inspired twist on the kids-go-into-the-woods trope is clever and original and very funny. Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine play the title characters, two sweet rubes headed into the woods to spruce up a new “vacation home” (creepy cabin). Soon after, a group of typically dim and entitled college kids stumbles into the area and quickly becomes convinced that Tucker and Dale are bloodthirsty psychos out for one of the girls, played by “30 Rock’s” Katrina Bowden.