Archive for January, 2010

Sundance 2010: How (and why) Harvey Weinstein got back in the festival game
The Weinstein Co. made one of the smarter plays at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, picking up two films that are right in its sweet spot (and which happen to pretty good too).

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I am going to Deer Valley in Park City, Utah this mid-winter break and i just wanted to know whether or not it is really worth my time or if i should be excited for it. Because i am a person who loves to ski, but only if the ski place i’m going to is actually good. Nonetheless, I want to know. Thanks!

Kiwi film takes top award at Sundance International Film Festival
The New Zealand short film The Six Dollar Fifty Man has taken top honours at the Sundance International Film Festival in Utah

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‘Restrepo,’ ‘Winter’s Bone’ take top Sundance honors
Powerful Afghanistan war documentary “Restrepo” and gritty drama “Winter’s Bone” scooped the top honors here Saturday as the curtain camed down on the Sundance Film Festival.

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Mormon role in gay marriage ban scrutinized at Sundance
The Mormon Church’s role in helping to finance the campaign a ban on same-sex marriage in California has come under scrutiny in a documentary being shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

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So I know I’ve got a 1-day comp at Deer Valley. What are the “don’t miss” runs? Since I can’t confirm a second comp 1-day, do I drop the $86 for a second day at Deer Valley or do I blow it on a second day at Alta (where I will most likely get a 1/2 price ticket?)
OK…can anyone actually answer the first part of the question?

Capitalism takes a beating at Sundance film fest
Ben Affleck’s “The Company Men,” about a callous executive who watches his stock soar after firing thousands of workers, may offer the kindest treatment capitalism gets at this year’s Sundance Film Fe…

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Star-gazers: Park City’s full of ‘em at Sundance
PARK CITY — When it comes to Sundance, there are star-gazers, and then there are autograph/picture seekers.

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OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK PICKS UP ‘FAMILY AFFAIR’ AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
FAMILY AFFAIR is the first film to join OWN’s recently announced Documentary Film Club.

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Iranian taekwondo star in spotlight at Sundance
The arduous journey of the first woman to represent Iran at the Olympics has been brought to life in a documentary being screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

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