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Check out this review. Especially the last paragraph. :-)

There are a few errors in the review: It should be Blazing Saddles, not "Blazing Shadows" listed, and I believe they have the Tim Roth/Wayne Wang and West Side Story/To Kill a Mockingbird references reversed. Wang watched WSS repeatedly as a kid, and Roth got his sense of America from TKaM.

Anyway, when the movie comes out on DVD, I recommend it.

I married a man with charm, knowledge, and passion about his work and his art.

Remind you of anyone else I write about extensively in this LJ? I think now you understand the attraction?

Current Mood: proud

As promised, some of my favorite pics from Sundance.

( Cut for graphic intensity to save f-list space )

Current Mood: hungry

Sitting in the Chicago Midway airport waiting for our flight to Dulles.

Geo's pic is indeed on Getty Images. I did a look-up by the name of one of the directors, because they didn't have it listed under the film name, and like my other favorite on-screen talent (Jason Eckles bears a downright eerie resemblance to Jensen Ackles*), they misspelled our last name in one picture.

Mostly they got it right, though.

I will be very amused if this movie results in requests for speaking engagements. That would be kind of cool.

*Do a Google search on Jason Eckles Back Up Plan premiere. It's . . . amusing, in a weird kind of way.

Current Mood: amused

Sitting in the Salt Lake City airport waiting for our flight to Chi-town. Security was a wee bit harder here than in D.C., though neither time did I have to go through the backscatter X-ray machine. Such a relief. God had my guardian angel watching out for me.

One thing I forgot in my previous entry (I've added it as an ETA):

The best part of the party was chatting with Arlene Damron. Though you've probably never heard of her, her father made a very significant contribution to the record of American history. Her father shot the home movie footage that later became the movie Topaz, about the Japanese internment camps. You see, her family was moved to one such camp. One of the shots from the movie was a shot of her mother holding her. Arlene is a delightful woman and told me some of her parents' experiences at the time. She's a sweet, sweet woman, and I'm delighted I had the opportunity to meet her.

Current Mood: okay

We're getting ready to leave for the airport.

Yesterday was a busy, busy day. Press photos, which they actually wanted spouses in for some.

Lunch at Pizza and Noodle.

World Premiere screening of the movie, followed by a panel Q&A. Everyone was so impressed with Geo, with his charm and his knowledge and his passion. I even had someone come up to me and comment on it.

My husband, I am proud of him.

Then the IFC party, sponsored by K-Swiss. (IFC is the domestic distributor.) I can say that I have now seen how they set up those red carpet shots for the sponsors. Geo and the two directors had red carpet shots. I hope I can see them. (Oh! Maybe they'll be on Getty's site!)

The best part of the party was chatting with Arlene Damron. Though you've probably never heard of her, her father made a very significant contribution to the record of American history. Her father shot the home movie footage that later became the movie Topaz, about the Japanese internment camps. You see, her family was moved to one such camp. One of the shots from the movie was a shot of her mother holding her. Arlene is a delightful woman and told me some of her parents' experiences at the time. She's a sweet, sweet woman, and I'm delighted I had the opportunity to meet her.

I'm really not a party person. I'd much rather sit in a nice restaurant and have a reasonably-volumed conversation than have to shout at the top of my lungs over the d.j. or band. Shoulder-to-shoulder people isn't really my scene either.

But I totally get how they're great for networking. Not exactly what I'd call fun, but useful.

During the day, as we were walking along Main Street, there was a young guy who everyone was stopping to get a picture with. I didn't recognize him. After we were passed, I asked Geo, "Should I know who that is?" A girl in front of me snickered.

I told our group that the people I really admire aren't here. They're working.

One of the crew members told me I've probably walked past a lot more celebrities than I realize. He also told me I shouldn't care. :-)

Gonna sign off now. It's been an experience, both educational and fun. And our crew is great. Very interesting and friendly and fun people. It will be kinda nice to come out of the bubble I've been in all weekend. I've missed The Boyz. (And did my fangirl heart cry a little to learn that Jensen will be jamming with Jason at the L.A. con? And there will most likely be minimal--if any--vid footage? Yes. Yes, it did.)

Current Mood: proud

Yesterday (Saturday) was a busy, busy day.

We did some window shopping on Main Street, then went to see Abraxas at the Egyptian Theatre. The movie was not quite the story I expected, but it was very good and very well made. The theater is a restored 1926 theater that is small-ish and amazing.

Then it was a bus ride (oy!) to the Redstone Cinema for the screening of These Amazing Shadows. Again, I didn't quite have the topic of the movie correct. It was a documentary about the National Film Register (sorry, Ruth, no mention of George Eastman House). It was really interesting, and George did a FANTASTIC job. He's very interesting to listen to, and a lot of people had questions for him during the Q&A.

Afterwards was a very nice dinner for the cast/crew at Chumayo. Then some people wanted to try to crash the OWN (Oprah Winfrey's party promoting her network) party. We did so successfully, and I was apparently in the same room as Forrrest Whitaker (?). I sort of recognize the name, but don't recognize the guy.

Parties are for shmoozing, obviously, and since I'm not in the industry, I just kind of hung out with George or our own cast and crew. HP was there showing off some new photo/printer technology, and Geo and I got a couple of really nice pictures. Unfortunately, we failed to remember to e-mail the pics to ourselves when we e-mailed them to the parents. If they can send the pic back to me, I'll see about sharing it.

We got some swag on the way out, but since I'm not particularly an Oprah Winfrey fan, I'm not leaping out of my skin with excitement. (Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell were there at the beginning of the party, but had long since left by the time we got there. I do not feel like I missed out on anything.)

Oh, you're probably wondering if I've seen or met any recognizable celebs. In a word, no. The best place, I'm told, to meet celebs (and don't be afraid to just go up and introduce yourself) is to hang out at the headquarters café, which we haven't done. Too much other stuff to do (and too much time spent on the busses *eyeroll*).

It's also interesting that one of the directors of our project, who had a directors' brunch with Robert Redford, reported that the "real" Sundance is at the institute, not the festival. That the festival, you get hit with hype as soon as you "the border." The festival that all the people come to, while fun, is not what it was intended to be, from what I gather. Which, really, comes as no surprise.

Today is a bit more shopping (I still need to get a good souvenir), then the press walk, then lunch at Flannagan's \o/, then come back and get ready for the red carpet premiere of the movie.

Also, we had a nice, fluffy snow (that turned windy and wet) yesterday. The scenery around here is amazing.

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Current Mood: okay
Current Location: US, Utah, Park City, Summit, Main St, 611

I don't have internet access this weekend, as the wifi in the condo is screwy. (I'm on a borrowed computer at the mo.)

Friday was spent sitting in cramped seating of various types--first on the plane, then on the shuttle, then on the bus. About the time the bus started back-tracking us to where we'd already been, I started getting a little fed up.

On the bright side, the scenery is amazing, and we discovered an Irish pub. (And curry chips. Yummy!) And George got a new hat.

We saw one of the Slamdance movies last night, Superheroes, but we were late (thanks to the bus), and had to sit on the floor. What I could see of the movie was very interesting. My back, however, was not overly appreciative. But I was told that that is a true Sundance experience, so there ya go.

We were on the guest list for a sponsor party (the Levi's party promoting the movie Ka-Boom), but parties don't start until 10 or 10:30 pm, and we were exhausted, so we made our (mis-adventurous, thanks to the bus) way back to the condo.

The only movie I'll get to see is Abraxas, which we're going to this morning. Then the rest of the day is related to Geo's movie. Then tonight is the cast&crew party.

Tomorrow (Sunday) is the press walk and the second showing.

Current Mood: good

We're preparing to wing our way to beautiful, scenic Park City, Utah. I'm looking forward to new adventures and interesting movies. Airport security? Not so much.

Here are the movies I'm hoping our schedule will allow us to see:

Abraxas . . . about a punk-rocker-turned-Buddist-monk, who *needs* music in his life, and how his . . . priest? . . . figures out a way for him to combine sacred and secular.

The Bengali Detective . . . which . . . the description must be read to be understood. Imagine a Bollywood detective action/adventure. I think.

The Guard . . . about a crusty Irish cop and a straitlaced US FBI agent who's tracking an international criminal.

The Troll Hunter . . . Norwegian X-Files . . . sort of . . .

There are a lot of other movies I'd like to see, but we'll have to see how they fit in with Geo's schedule.

Oh, and here's Geo's movie: These Amazing Shadows

Current Mood: excited

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