Sundance 2008

Anyone going to Park City for the festival this year? I'll be there pounding through maybe 15 movies in 5 days... and really looking forward to it. B WEEK. If you're going to be there and want to connect, drop me a line (or leave a comment). My first Sundance was in 1987 and I've gone almost every year since. They changed the name from the US Film Festival to Sundance the year before I started going, but people were still using both names in '87.

SUNDANCE MEMORIES:

I remember that first festival pretty well... saw a few docs (one on Ozawa, the conductor of the BSO; one called "Islands" about Cristo wrapping things) and also demonstrated the EditDroid to a a bunch of stars, including a very young Winona Ryder (was she 12? 15? I can't recall).

A couple years later, I think it was Sundance '93, I remember grabbing a free magazine from the stacks of give-aways that litter the movie venues. This one really struck me; it was the first issue of a new techno-culture magazine and i read it cover to cover in park city. I told everyone around me i had finally discovered my generation's "Rolling Stone." It was issue #1 of WIRED. I subscribed on the spot, and in spite of the ups and downs of the magazine over the years, i've still always enjoyed it.

My Sundance 2008 Movie Schedule
WED/23
Downloading Nancy
The Deal
Roman Polanski
Wackness
Good Dick

THURS/24
Secrecy
Man on Wire
Sunshine Cleaning

FRIDAY/25
Gonzo
Pretty Bird
Phoebe in Wonderland

SATURDAY/26
Anywhere USA
Savage Grace
Young @ Heart

SUN/27
World Dramatic Grand Prize Winner
Documentary Grand Prize Winner