We had a GREAT time spending the day in Park City for Sundance. Because we didn't get any through our locals buying time, we had to get up at 5:30 a.m. and head to the box office. We stood in line until 8:00 but we got tickets to five different movies. A VERY cool day running from venue to venue, braving the cold and snow, and trying to keep our feet dry.
Unfortunately, we didn't see too many celebs - maybe they weren't in town yet due to the Screen Actors Guild Awards... or maybe we just didn't catch the movies with the most buzz. Here's some pics through the day.
Anyway, here's a few shots of the drive into snow-covered Park City....
Dave in the midst of the snow, as we start off to our first Sundance experience.
Main Street, Park City.
Bundled up and standing in line to get into "Winter's Bone." GREAT film (the best we saw all day).
The excellent cast of "Winter's Bone."
We then saw "The Red Chapel," a documentary about a pair of Danish comedians who engaged in a hoax to get into North Korea. Very interesting. After that was "New Low," a low-budget comedy. Not bad, but our least favorite of the day.
Then we raced up to the Egyptian Theater for "A Prophet," a French prison drama. Excellent movie, though very long. Almost as good as "Winter's Bone." Here's a pic of the director and lead actor.
Then with only about 20 min to get from the Egyptian to Prospector Theater for an 11:30 p.m. show, we raced through the snow to grab a bus. We were a little worried we wouldn't make it, but it all worked out.
... and then afterwards with Austin (the teenage paparazzo himself, now a few years older) and the crew.
We finished up at about 1:30 a.m. or so and headed to the car. By then, it had snowed quite a bit over the course of the day, and the roads heading out of town weren't the greatest. The highway was particularly bad, and we got stalled for about 45 minutes while a wreck was being cleared. (see below).
Once we did get going, it was a slow slow drive given the road conditions. Ultimately, we got home just before 4:00 a.m., which pretty much killed off our Sunday skiing plans. But it was a blast!
We then saw "The Red Chapel," a documentary about a pair of Danish comedians who engaged in a hoax to get into North Korea. Very interesting. After that was "New Low," a low-budget comedy. Not bad, but our least favorite of the day.
Then we raced up to the Egyptian Theater for "A Prophet," a French prison drama. Excellent movie, though very long. Almost as good as "Winter's Bone." Here's a pic of the director and lead actor.
Then with only about 20 min to get from the Egyptian to Prospector Theater for an 11:30 p.m. show, we raced through the snow to grab a bus. We were a little worried we wouldn't make it, but it all worked out.
The last film we saw was a documentary from Adrian Grenier ("Vince" from Entourage) called "Teenage Paparazzo." Our first sighting of a star. It was an extremely interesting examination of the paparazzi through the story of a 13-year-old paparazzo in Hollywood. We highly recommend it!
Here's Adrian addressing the audience before the film...
... and then afterwards with Austin (the teenage paparazzo himself, now a few years older) and the crew.
We finished up at about 1:30 a.m. or so and headed to the car. By then, it had snowed quite a bit over the course of the day, and the roads heading out of town weren't the greatest. The highway was particularly bad, and we got stalled for about 45 minutes while a wreck was being cleared. (see below).
Once we did get going, it was a slow slow drive given the road conditions. Ultimately, we got home just before 4:00 a.m., which pretty much killed off our Sunday skiing plans. But it was a blast!
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