Comments on: BIG NEWS! JMBell, Sundance, Web Sites, Famous People

By: jasonthe

jasonthe — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:36:15 +0000

I’ve been going to the festival for a long long time, and a couple of things I have never seen make it on the air in local coverage are how far some people travel to attend (I volunteered last year with a woman who came from Scotland to be a part of the festival staff), and where all the free swag is.

In fact, it might be cool to spend an entire day (I’d recommend during the first weekend) collecting as much free swag as possible. My greatest swag highlights have been a North Face jacket a few years ago with “Dubious” written on the back, and a very cool coffee mug (from just last year). You can collect an amazing amount of free junk just standing on the street up there for a day or two. Might be fun to hear how much you can get.

Also, film-maker interviews! The festival guys always interview/promote the award winners, but there are a lot of excellent movies that don’t win end of fest awards, and the film makers are wandering around Main Street for days hoping for an interview (you can spot them by their credentials, they’re usually a different color).

Those are my suggestions, if I think of more, I’ll stop back.

By: Sgt_Jake

Sgt_Jake — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:28:48 +0000

My advice;
#1 Don’t sleep with Lindsay Lohan.
#2 Don’t drink out of anything that Paris Hilton has touched.
#3 DON’T SLEEP WITH LINDSAY LOHAN!
#4 Don’t let Tom Cruise give you a ride in his space ship, no matter how drunk you are. It ends badly.
#5 And of course, don’t make eye contact with Britney Spears. She’ll try to trick you with her delicious brownies, but all you have to do is back away slowly. She’ll get distracted by the brownies, and when she says “Imma gitcha! Imma gitcha!” she’s talking to the brownies and your home free.

Have fun!

By: Megan R.

Megan R. — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:15:01 +0000

Oh this is excellent news! I’m so happy for you and oh-so jealous.

Some tips on Sundance…
1. The movie-watching experience in Park City is completely different from here in Salt Lake. You MUST go see a couple of movies in Park City just to understand the atmosphere of why people love Sundance (and Park City) so much. My favorite venues in PC are the theatre on Main Street and the High School. Sometimes, it’s fun just to walk around on Main Street (you can walk ON/IN the street with your BEER, sometimes).

2. Pick movies that sound kinda controversial in nature but that are not the main picks of Sundance. These movies are guaranteed to be enjoyable. Also, if you find yourself without a movie to see at a particular time, check out a documentary. Chances are, there will be no wait line.

3. Venues/movies in Salt Lake are also sometimes easier to get into.

4. Just because a big star who’s won a couple of major awards is in a Sundance flick does not mean that it will be a good movie. (I won’t mention any here….)

5. Attend the film/director discussions. The ones I’ve been to hardly ever have any one but the press attend and they are very informative.

6. If you can, try to attend the “opening” of a movie. You are more likely to see celebrities (if you’re into that) and are definitely likely to participate in the post-film discussion with the director/producer/actors/costume designers. Ask questions at these discussions. They’re fun.

That’s all I have for now. If I think of more, I’ll let you know.

Congrats!

By: Misty Fowler

Misty Fowler — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:55:47 +0000

Yay! We’re not losing our favorite blogger! Glad you didn’t tell us yesterday, I’d have had to be bummed for no reason.

Sundance sounds like fun! I can’t wait to see how it goes for you!