This is the fifth in a series of Sundance Film Festival entries. The shuttles at Sundance this year seem slow, there’s more traffic than I ever remember and MORE PEOPLE! So…Sunday I decided to avoid the shuttle buses and stay in one place, Main Street. I got there first thing in the morning for a […]

Festival attendance (2005): 46,771 Total number of films screened in 22 years: 3,587 Total number of films screened in 2006: 194 Total number of films submitted: 7,475 Number of documentary films: From 1,208 submissions, 46 were selected. Of the 46 documentary films selected, 30 come from the U.S.; the remaining 16 are international documentaries.

This is the fourth in a series of Sundance Film Festival entries. What’s the time? It’s time to get ill! Nathanial Hörnblowér (AKA Adam Yauch AKA MCA) is at it again with the new Beastie Boys concert film Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That! And…not to be completely cliché, but the film is awesome. The Beastie […]

This is the third in a series of Sundance Film Festival entries. Black Gold is about coffee, where it comes from and where it’s going. Buying and selling. It’s also about the people on all sides, farmers, buyers, growers, roasters, sellers and drinkers. Coffee is a multi-billion dollar industry, but the people farming the coffee […]

This is the second in a series of Sundance Film Festival entries. Friday is the calm before the storm, figuratively speaking (hopefully), so it’s a good day to pack in some films before the hordes of people descend on the city after work Friday and Saturday for the weekend. I headed over to the Racquet […]

I can’t help noticing that Sundance tickets have been selling for CRAZY prices on eBay. Really wanna blow your mind? Go to eBay now and…check the completed listings. A pair of tickets for Alpha Dog sold for $910. Is that possible?! And the extra scary part is, it’s not even an anomaly…there are lots of […]

This is the first in a series of Sundance Film Festival entries. I am going to attempt to blog every day I am here. It’s the Sundance Film Festival 2006 and it’s my 5th consecutive year attending. Every year it is different. There’s a delicate balance at Sundance, see movies, but don’t hide in the […]

Here’s something I’ve been dying to know!!

Just a quite note to let you know I will be blogging everyday from the Sundance Film Festival. The festival kicks off Thursday night and starting Friday there will be lots of docs to see, discuss and write about! Be sure to check in often as I’ll be posting photos, reviews and rants. It’s gonna […]

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards airs Monday. Why is there no documentary category? Why?