The good, the bad and the rest
Ok, so I didnt make sure the volume was turned up on the clock radio
but I cant be responsible for other peoples alarms! Matthew and I both woke up late. He missed The Ballad of Jack and Rose and I barely made it to The Dying Gaul after getting ready in record time. A crafty, suspenseful drama that serves as a showcase for the continually mind-blowing talents Peter Sarsgaard and Patricia Clarkson. Campbell Scott is great at playing outwardly normal yet somehow very creepy guys and continues his run here.
Afterward, I had to haul ass to the Racquet Club for Who Killed Cock Robin? I rarely walk out of movies at Sundance, but with the pressure of Monday ads, a tight schedule, and a flat tire on my car at home, I only stayed for an hour. Not a big fan of experimental film in the first place, the filmmaking bothered me, but more than that, I just didnt care about the characters
even after an hour of this 82 minute film. So I left. There is inevitably one day while we are out of the office where we stress all day about being gone. I went to Starbucks to get online and deal with some issues on the home front before film #3.
Junebug is a touching look at a Southern family through the eyes of a sons big city wife. The film is an insightful portrait of the modern South, but I had an issue with the fact that the son who serves as the connection between the urban and the rural is the character that we know least about.
Between films I eat a plate of nachos in the tent outside the Racquet Club and chat with a casting director from HBO and the line producer of my next screening The Squid and the Whale. Nice gals. Inside before the film, Michael Silberman from Goldwyn/IDP picks my brain on a few titles for a womans perspective as most of his colleagues in Park City are men and statistics show that women usually choose what films couples and families will see. Really? I have sat through some action stinkers in my day to please a man
The film is a great vehicle for Jeff Daniels with strong supporting performances by Laura Linney, and youngsters Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Cline. Funny and painful at the same time, it is easy to see why this lighter Kramer vs. Kramer was attractive to producer Wes Anderson.
Four films down and one to go. I take the shuttle up to Main Street for the RES party at Mother Urbans Ratskellar, my favorite bar name to date. I run into condo-mate Brian Younce of Showtime and later Hank arrives. I seek out Talmadge Cooley as we are showing Dimmer at FFF in April. He in turn introduced me to his DP. Both seemed excited about coming to FL.
Hank had an in at the Palm Pictures party and said I could be his plus one, so we headed up to the Riverhorse. Unfortunately, we were three hours early! Instead we went back and found Brian and the three of us ate a light dinner at a little deli and had a great conversation about life, relationships and projects wed like to produce. What great guys. Brian was off to meet up with some Showtime/Sundance Channel folks and Hank ran to a film before the party. I went back to the condo for some more work time before meeting Matthew at the Library for Strangers with Candy.
Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello are just as hilarious in the flesh as they are on screen. Great fun. Dirty Love? Strangers with Candy? I dont know when Sundance became a raunchy comedy festival, but thank goodness for the sweet relief
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