I can't decide if this is cool or sick. Wait sick is good. Therefore, it is good. I love wifi, I love the Internet and I love having something to do on an airplane so that I don't obsess about the crying baby two rows back. What a fabulous Sundance! We had so much fun, great parties (esp the Sundance Channel), the blizzards were beautiful, the movies were surprisingly more accessible than I'd feared - and now I'm headed back in time for year two of the wonderful Sundance Film Festival USA. We're so pleased that the Sundance fest folk chose both of our theatres for the 9 city tour of theatres across the nation. At the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, we're hosting Tiffany Shlain and her film 'CONNECTED' and at our Sundance Cinemas in Madison, Drake Doremus' 'LIKE CRAZY' will play. This morning the Academy Award nominations were announced, and Jennifer Lawrence (from LIKE CRAZY), star of WINTERS BONE was nominated. Wish me luck.
Oh, movies.
Yesterday was a mixed bag of films. One I loved, CEDAR RAPIDS, some were 'eh' and some I hated (politics prevent me from expressing my true feelings of hatred for a movie about four over indulgent gents who fulfill a pact 25 years later. Another film with big names is now famous in the press for the number of folks who walked out. Not a peep. As my pal Clare and I were exiting the unnamed drug-filled film, the volunteers were softly saying 'wanna see Lou Reed's documentary? He's here for a Q+A'. Ummm, yeah. We were one of the last let in so we were in the front row. Better to get the pix, I say. So, wow, Lou Reed.
Cedar Rapids Dir Miguel Arteta |
Oh, movies.
Yesterday was a mixed bag of films. One I loved, CEDAR RAPIDS, some were 'eh' and some I hated (politics prevent me from expressing my true feelings of hatred for a movie about four over indulgent gents who fulfill a pact 25 years later. Another film with big names is now famous in the press for the number of folks who walked out. Not a peep. As my pal Clare and I were exiting the unnamed drug-filled film, the volunteers were softly saying 'wanna see Lou Reed's documentary? He's here for a Q+A'. Ummm, yeah. We were one of the last let in so we were in the front row. Better to get the pix, I say. So, wow, Lou Reed.
Lou Reed Wondering Where He Is |
I mean I was super excited to be in the same room with a guy who is so much a part of my musical upbringing. He was presenting a doc he'd made about his cousin who is 100+ and lived a storied life. It was fine. The Q+A after was odd. I think the moderator was star-struck, and Lou was not in a great mood. Kinda crotchety. Clare said we couldn't leave before the Q+A was over (even tho we were hungry) because she was worried he'd yell at us. What a trip, and how Sundance.
This morning we got to our morning screening of THE DETAILS and just loved it. Here's Tobey and the director. A really great, black humour movie that I can't wait to see it picked up so we can play it. My last film of the day was BECOMING CHAZ, an interesting documentary produced by Chaz Bono about his gender transformation. A great way to end it. I'll report on the SFFUSA and my overall impressions next. Celebs: 2 (the dad from babe and prince phillip from the queen) + Tobey Caramel Apples: 0. Ughh.