diff --git a/pandora/backend/models.py b/pandora/backend/models.py
index 7bf0fe1..a4a87ab 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/models.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/models.py
@@ -587,43 +587,43 @@ class MovieSort(models.Model):
     """
     movie = models.OneToOneField('Movie', related_name='sort', primary_key=True)
 
-    title = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
-    director = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    country = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    year = models.CharField(max_length=4)
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=1000, db_index=True)
+    director = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    country = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    year = models.CharField(max_length=4, db_index=True)
 
-    producer = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    writer = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    editor = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    cinematographer = models.TextField(blank=True)
+    producer = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    writer = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    editor = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    cinematographer = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
 
-    language = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    runtime = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
+    language = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    runtime = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True, db_index=True)
 
-    keywords = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    genre = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    cast = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    summary = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    trivia = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    connections = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
+    keywords = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    genre = models.TextField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    cast = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    summary = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    trivia = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    connections = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
 
-    rating = models.FloatField(blank=True)
-    votes = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    scenes = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    words = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
-    wpm = models.IntegerField('Words per Minute', null=True, blank=True)
-    risk = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
+    rating = models.FloatField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    votes = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    scenes = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    words = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True, db_index=True)
+    wpm = models.IntegerField('Words per Minute', null=True, blank=True, db_index=True)
+    risk = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True, db_index=True)
 
-    movieId = models.CharField('ID', max_length=128, blank=True)
+    movieId = models.CharField('ID', max_length=128, blank=True, db_index=True)
 
-    duration = models.FloatField(default=-1)
-    resolution = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    aspectratio = models.IntegerField('Aspect Ratio', blank=True)
-    bitrate = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    pixels = models.BigIntegerField(blank=True)
-    filename = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    files = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
-    size = models.BigIntegerField(blank=True)
+    duration = models.FloatField(default=-1, db_index=True)
+    resolution = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    aspectratio = models.IntegerField('Aspect Ratio', blank=True, db_index=True)
+    bitrate = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    pixels = models.BigIntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    filename = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    files = models.IntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
+    size = models.BigIntegerField(blank=True, db_index=True)
 
     _private_fields = ('id', 'movie')
     #return available sort fields
diff --git a/pandora/backend/views.py b/pandora/backend/views.py
index db55352..7db4ac7 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/views.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/views.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import os.path
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from urllib2 import unquote
-import json
 import mimetypes
 
 from django import forms
diff --git a/pandora/manage.py b/pandora/manage.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755