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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'Robot and Frank' Writer Christopher Fordby Luke Hickman [teaser]Ever since attending NYU Film School a few years back, Christopher Ford has written a slew of features and shorts, but 'Robot and Frank,' this year's Salt Lake City opening night gala film, is his first to ever be made and seen by the masses. This is also his first time at Sundance. If this is what he's capable of pulling off as a newbie, it will be fun to see what he does as he becomes a more seasoned writer.[/teaser] 'Robot and Frank' is the story of a senile old man (Frank Langella) whose son (James Marsden) buys him a robotic caretaker. Before long, Frank learns that he can manipulate his robot, so the two head off on a heist-filled adventure. HDD – Luke Hickman: Alright. First time at Sundance and - Christopher Ford: Yes! HDD: - how is it? Christopher Ford: It's amazing! This is my first fully produced movie script, so it crazy to me. I haven't gotten to see any movies. HDD: Are you going to see any? Christopher Ford: I want to – uh – but it's kinda too crazy. But it's cool because I have other friends that I went to school with that have movies here. It's weird. My friends are here so it seems like "it's happening." HDD: Where did you all go to school? Christopher Ford: NYU. HDD: What are some of the movies that your friends have here? Christopher Ford: There's 'Bachelorette,' which has an awesome cast - a lot of fun people to work with. There's the Mike Birbiglia one – 'Sleepwalk with Me' – with one of my producers from film school. And a lot of short films. There are so many people here that I know. HDD: Being your first film produced, this has to be extremely surreal. Christopher Ford: Oh, yeah. And it all happened really fast. We obviously had the right content, but then we shot it this summer, [director] Jake Schreier started editing in September, and we had to get it ready for January. It's kinda crazy, right? HDD: Yeah. I was at the premiere when you guys were talking about this at the Q&A after the movie. Wasn't it a 21-day shoot? Christopher Ford: 20. We wanted one more day, but … . Yeah, it was during the summer too, so it sucked. HDD: When did you find out that you were accepted to Sundance? Christopher Ford: Ummm. About Thanksgiving. HDD: From your position, how did the whole application process go? Christopher Ford: Our producers did. That was their job. Galt Niederhoffer put together our cast, our application to Sundance and made it happen. So, I wrote a script, got notes for everybody, was there when they shot it, and they made all of this happen. It felt really good to be in their hands. HDD: Good producers! Christopher Ford: Yeah! HDD: Do they include you on all of the business aspects of it from here - like any bites you've received about distribution? Christopher Ford: Oh, yeah. We're definitely buzzing with that stuff right now. But that's kinda their business. They keep me informed though. It's involves Jake more in the actual decision, but they let me know. To me, this is all a bonus from having it made. HDD: How long ago did you write the script? Christopher Ford: I guess I started writing the feature script in 2010, or maybe the end of 2009. But it's funny, it was short before from back in film school, so the idea is from 2002. HDD: Was it one of the first shorts you ever made? Christopher Ford: No, it was actually the last one – my senior thesis film that I directed and Jake produced. I basically learned from it that I wanted to be a writer over a director. HDD: Is it hard handing you scripts over to a director, to Jake? Christopher Ford: No. No. I trust him. I'm really lucky because I'm really good friends with the director. I was on set the whole time. He wanted me there for my writer's viewpoint on what we were shooting. HDD: Seeing the final product, is it how you imagined it? Christopher Ford: Yeah. Pretty much. It's actually better. It's collaborative. Everyone brings something with them. Like Frank Langella – he brought so much to the character of Frank, even when I was still in the writing phase. Actors, they read the script and see everything from their character's point of view. That could be bad, but because they were experts, they were like, "No way. Why would the character do this?" And that's actually really helpful. HDD: So it's a learning process at the same time? Christopher Ford: Oh, yeah. Absolutely. HDD: How did you get this cast? Christopher Ford: It was Galt. It helped that we got Frank interested first. Maybe there's not a lot of parts for older guys – and it's playful. We met him at some restaurant. He wanted to see if we were passionate about the script. And he said, "Sure I'll do your movie … if it happens." And when it all came together, he was like, "Oh! Ok. Here we are." And he was great. HDD: What about the rest of the cast? How did you land Susan Sarandon, James Marsden and Liv Tyler? Christopher Ford: I think once we landed Frank, it peaked their interest in the script. I think they wanted to work with him. It's funny how James Marsden has been in two other movies with him – not as his son, but as his nephew. And again in 'The Box.' Marsden was also Susan Sarandon's kid in two movies. I think there's a family resemblance here. HDD: It's an awesome cast. I'll tell you, part of the fun for me when watching the movie was that I had no idea that it was turning into a heist film, that Frank would coax this robot in breaking and entering. Christopher Ford: (laughs) We originally did not have that part. In the short, the son drops the robot off. It's all sad. Frank dies in the end. HDD: Do Frank and Robot become buddies like they do in the feature? Christopher Ford: Yeah-yeah-yeah. There was also the whole library plot, but it was more focused on reading. HDD: Well, with books disappearing and everything going digital, it looks like things might be going the way of the movie. It's applicable. Christopher Ford: Oh, yeah. What's crazy is that in 2009, when I was thinking all this up, I thought, 'What would they have? Maybe a little tablet computer? What would I call it?' At the time there was no iPad, but now it's all happening. I swear! My thought of tablet computers became totally real. We caught up to reality. HDD: Now we just need them to be see-through like yours in the film. Christopher Ford: Exactly! Maybe the robot is next. HDD: I was laughing at the Q&A after the premiere when someone in the audience asked you how far away we are from this technology. Jake plead the fifth and you said 2025. Christopher Ford: (laughs) HDD: How have the Q&As been? You get your handful of good questions and the occasional weirdo one. Christopher Ford: Oh, it's fun! It's crazy because I went to a lot of Q&As in film school and it's odd to be conducting one. It's funny because Jake it is kinda shy. When he comes out to introduce the film in the beginning, he's quiet and small. It isn't until they begin asking questions that he warms up. HDD: So, what's next? Have you written anything? Are you writing anything? Christopher Ford: I think the biggest thing right now is that I'm writing a horror movie for Eli Roth that he's producing. Another friend from film school is going to direct. It's called 'Clown.' HDD: Oh, you know what? I saw this on IMDb, right? Christopher Ford: Yeah. It's a cool story. Me and my other friend John made a fake trailer for a horror movie called 'Clown' as a joke, we put it on YouTube and it got some attention. We put in as part of trailer – to make it seems real – that it was directed by Eli Roth. It was the perfect note to make this really horrible movie about a clown killer. And then [Roth] saw it because someone sent it to him and he called us up and said, "This is a really good idea. Let's do it!" HDD: He loves that viral stuff, doesn't he? Christopher Ford: Yeah – and it's awesome! HDD: So, first you're working with your buddies, now you're working with Eli Roth. Christopher Ford: And my buddies! And [Eli Roth] is a really nice guy. HDD: Which part of the process are guys in with 'Clown?' Christopher Ford: Right now we're just locking up the script, pre-production stuff. I'm not exactly sure when we're shooting – probably in the summer again, which I'm kinda dreading because of the whole 'Robot' thing. We were shooting in upstate New York and we were in almost record-setting heat. Humid times. The woman in the robot suit, Rachel – it was dangerous. We had to stop every once in a while so she wouldn't pass out. That was not fun. There are parts on the suit that you can kinda see through, so she had to wear this black suit. If you saw it, it was supposed to resemble circuits. And she was just sweating it up in that thing the whole time. She's short - like 4'11" - but she's a dancer – a sexy go-go dancer. HDD: Go figure. She had the robotic movement down. There's not a time in the movie where she doesn't seem robotic. Christopher Ford: Exactly. It was weird. There was this zen sort of things she had to do to focus on standing still while Frank was yelling at her. It was kinda bizarre. HDD: I've got to tell you, I enjoy the typical Sundance movies, but it's always fun to see something like this here – like a PG-13 heartfelt dramatic comedy - because it unexpected. We need more of it. Christopher Ford: It's got a lot of genres mixed together, so it's unique in the end.Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 01:45 PM PST by: -
Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'Community's Alison Brie on 'Save the Date'by Luke Hickman Each year there seems to be a reoccurring theme that pops up in films at the Sundance Film Festival. 2011 was all about religious fanatics, and 2012 seems to have been heavily influenced by 'Bridesmaids.' 'Save the Date' is one of the many great R-rated female-centric comedic dramas at Sundance this year. Lizzy Caplan stars as an aspiring artist who has to take life's changes in small steps. As if moving in with her boyfriend wasn't traumatic enough for her, when he proposes to her in front of a large crowd she freaks out and ends the relationship right there. Alison Brie plays her sister, the encouraging and supporting figure in her life. [teaser]Halfway through the festival, Alison sat down with me to talk about 'Save the Date' and the uncertain fate of her network series 'Community.'[/teaser] HDD – Luke Hickman: So how has all the media been? Alison Brie: I love the movie and I forgot how fun it was going to be to talk about it. We haven't been talking about it every day since we shot it – it's not like we call each other on the weekend and talk about it. (laughs) HDD: When did you shoot? Alison Brie: Recently. Summer. Like the end of July. HDD: Playing sisters, did you and Lizzy know each other before shooting the film? Alison Brie: We did not. We got together and had dinner once before [shooting] and had one rehearsal. We did one sort of crash-course rehearsal with just the two of us and [the director] in a plain room, mapping it out. And I don't even think we rehearsed every scene, just the key scenes – outside the bridal shop and outside the club in the beginning where Lizzy first gets proposed to. We talked through the dialog to make it our own. It was more about making sure that we were all on the same page about what was happening in a scene. It was more talking it out than reading it and working at it. HDD: Well, it works really well. You two are great together. Alison Brie: Thanks! And you saw [the movie]! HDD: Of course I saw it! Alison Brie: It was funny doing the interviews on the first two days when people were like, (in a low dumb manly voice) "Soooo, what's it about?" Which is fine, just funny because people were asking us about something they knew nothing about. HDD: You've seen the movie, right? Alison Brie: Yeah! HDD: I spoke with Mark Webber a few days ago about 'The End of Love' and we talked about him having three movies up here this year and he said he hadn't seen one of the movies yet. I can't remember if it was this one. Alison Brie: It must be 'For A Good Time, Call …' because we had a "cast screening" [of 'Save the Date']. HDD: And it's a very funny movie! Alison Brie: There were laughs in places where I didn't expect them to be, like when it shows my character's mom at the bridal shower. Everyone cracked up [at the premiere] and I thought, 'That is kinda funny,' but when we were in it, it seems to have more depth and to be more dramatic because we were just playing the reality of these scenes. We weren't (in a vaudevillian voice) "playing it for comedy." We weren't bringing that (in a vaudevillian voice again) "comedy razzle dazzle." (laughs) HDD: I've got to ask – any word on the return of 'Community?' Alison Brie: Hmmm. HDD: We need it back. Alison Brie: Thank you! We're still shooting episodes, so we're finishing up the rest of the season. We have three more episodes to shoot and [NBC] keeps on saying vaguely, "It may come back in March or April." It's going to depend on what's going on with other shows. They really want to air the rest of the season. We're all feeling optimistic because it's better to feel that way than - uhh - the other way. The fans have been really great about it. The flash mobs have been awesome - HDD: - the beard pictures - Alison Brie: - the beard pictures! People have been sending in a lot of letters to the network. It's been really awesome. I feel like – I've never been prouder of our show than witnessing how it's affected all these other people. HDD: I interviewed Brit Marling about 'Another Earth' and she talked about how great it was to appear on 'Community' because the writers have had the freedom to do whatever they want. Alison Brie: Yeah! They do! [Creator] Dan Harmon really fights for that. He's got such integrity when it comes to his work. The network had been great to let us get away with a lot, but they also take a lot of prodding from Dan let him get the things that he want onto the show. [NBC] is such a great place for supporting really creative shows. HDD: What else are you working on right now? Alison Brie: I have a movie coming out in April called 'The Five-Year Engagement' with Jason Segal and Emily Blunt and Chris Platt. HDD: I love that cast. Alison Brie: Yeah! It's another wedding movie. It's all about wedding movies right now, it seems like. (goofy voice) Girls be getting married.Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST by: -
SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire Available Now[teaser]$30 will get you Slingbox functionality on your Kindle tablet. [/teaser] The Kindle Fire is a slick tablet for those not looking to spend a bundle, but it lacks in a bit of functionality that bigger, more expensive tablets have. Mainly, it lacks access to the Android Market, which puts it behind a bit when it comes to apps. SlingPlayer has been on the Android marketplace for a while now and it's just been added to the Kindle Fire. For the same $29 as on other platforms, you'll have the ability to watch shows from the comfort of your office, your hotel, your Wi-Fi enabled plane or wherever your travels may take you. You can pick it up now on Amazon. Source: EngadgetPosted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by: -
Element Sets Up New Production Facility in Michigan[teaser]They're not known for high quality sets, but Element will soon be the only American-owned TV maker producing sets in the US. [/teaser] Element is a name you've heard of and one that likely make the lists of what not to buy. They're a company that imports inexpensive China made TVs and sells them at stores like Walmart. Things are about to change though, as Element is about to start manufacturing in the US. The company's new production facility in Canton, Michigan, will be set up to produce sets that are 46 inches and larger. The sets will still be the sort of budget sets the company is known for, and according to president and owner Michael O'Shaughnessy, they're not going to get any more expensive. O'Shaughnessy says that production costs are rising in China and considering shipping costs it's actually cheaper to manufacture large sets in the US. The company will be employing 100 workers in both assembly and in a new call center. Production will begin in March. Source: Detroit Free PressPosted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by: -
Sharp is Cutting Osaka Plant's LCD Production in Half[teaser]The LCD panel industry hasn't been doing well as of late and that's resulted in quite a few companies having to scale back production in their plants, switch to something else, or shut down entirely. [/teaser] Sharp is no stranger to this, and is cutting LCD production in its Sakai, Osaka plant in half. The cut is expected to be temporary, though no timeline is given for a return to full production. This will be the second time Sharp has altered production in the last year, though not quite as severe as April's production stoppage. Sharp's plant has been running at between 80 and 90 percent of capacity, but even then is producing too many panels to sell. Source: ReutersPosted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by: -
High-Def Digest-Digest: January 31st, 2012by Dick Ward [teaser]January has been a crazy busy month. The first week was all about recovering from New Year's and Christmas celebrations, and right when it was time to get things back on track, in comes CES. After CES, of course, comes another week of recovery. If your January was anything like ours, you probably had a difficult time keeping up with the big news. Lucky for you, we've gathered up all the really juicy bits and compiled them for you in the High-Def Digest-Digest.[/teaser] Blu-ray News 'The Adventures of Tintin' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Pre-orders Live Peter Jackson produces, Steven Spielberg directs, Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright were among the writers. Add to that a star studded cast and you've got 'The Adventures of Tintin,' which is available for pre-order now. A release date has yet to be announced, but we're hearing sometime in March. 'The Muppets' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray "Life's a Happy Song" when you've got a brand new Muppet movie on Blu-ray. No longer will the memories of the movie be "Pictures in my Head!" I'll have a "Me Party" and watch the movie on repeat until I can't decide if I'm a "Man or Muppet". It doesn't matter though, because there's a "Rainbow Connection" between the Muppets and I. Also the song "Mah Na Mah Na" is on the soundtrack but I couldn't think of a way to use it in a sentence. 'Harold and Maude' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray 'Harold and Maude' is a classic dark comedy that's getting a Criterion Collection Blu-ray release complete with a 1080p transfer, commentary by producer Charles B. Mulvehill and Hal Ashby biographer Nick Dawson, and a brand new interview with Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens. This one hits April 17th. 'Chinatown' Blu-ray Detailed Polanski's classic film starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston is coming to Blu-ray on April 3rd. You get commentary by Robert Towne and David Fincher as well as a retrospective and a few other juicy tidbits. Vizio Launches a Google TV Powered Blu-ray Player and Streamer Vizio is bringing Google TV to a streaming device, but also to a new Blu-ray player this year. The Blu-ray player does 3D movies, Vizio Internet Apps and comes with a QWERTY remote. Gear and Industry News Aaron's Sundance 2012 Journal If you haven't been checking out Aaron Peck's daily recaps of his experience at Sundance, you've been missing out. He's seen a crazy amount of films in one week and he has opinions on all of them. Aaron has also snagged some really cool pictures, in case you're not the readin' type. Panasonic Reveals Six New Blu-ray Players - Four of Which are 3D Capable You don't have to like or even care about 3D, it's getting to the point where you won't have much of a choice. The majority of Panasonic's new players are 3D capable and can convert 2D video into the third dimension - even from sources like Netflix. Samsung's 2012 Blu-ray Player Lineup Includes One Compact and One Sporting HDMI Inputs Samsung is trying something a little different with the two players its decided to highlight this year. The E6500 gives you HDMI inputs so you can change sources directly through your player while the ES6000 goes for the smallest footprint possible. Panasonic Unveils 2012 Plasma TVs All but one of Panasonic's new sets are 3D capable, but only the VT50 offers the Infinite Black Ultra Panel, built in Wi-Fi, Viera Connect and 2D to 3D conversion all in one package with ISFcc calibration software and 8-Train speakers. Sony Announces Three New TV Lines for 2012 Sony is trying something new this year. Instead of introducing a huge range of TV lines that are just barely different from one another, Sony simply has three - the entry level BX, the step-up EX and the top-of-the-line HX. Videogame News 'Resident Evil 6' Announced for November - Includes Co-Op Play You'll be waiting until November, but 'Resident Evil 6' looks like it will be well worth it. You and your buddy will take on the roles of Chris and Leon as you fight the classic 'Resident Evil' enemy - zombies. 'Guild Wars 2' Coming in 2012, Beta Testing Starts in Spring In February, select press members will be invited to a closed Beta of ' Guild Wars 2.' in March and April, beta invites will ramp up so that more people have the opportunity to get in on the action. The Vita 3G Launch Bundle Packs an 8GB Card, a Free Game and 250MB of Free 3G While the 3G version of the PlayStation Vita may not appeal to everyone, the launch bundle might be difficult to pass up. You'll get around $50 worth of bonuses in addition to the ability to activate 3G service if you should feel the need. Namco Bandai Says Your Cries for a 'Dark Souls' PC Port Have Been Heard 'Dark Souls' is a surprising console hit, considering the game's grueling difficulty and deep, complex systems. That's the sort of thing usually found on PC - a place where 'Dark Souls' doesn't exist. Thanks to a fan petition, Namco Bandai has heard the demand for a PC port and will hopefully listen to the 83,000 fans that signed. Insomniac is Done with the 'Resistance' Franchise We knew that Insomniac was breaking off from making Sony exclusive titles, but it's now been confirmed that the company is done with 'Resistance' completely. The company will be looking at new IPs moving forward.Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST by: -
Unused TV Frequencies Become Free Wi-Fi in North Carolina[teaser]The TV White Space network has gone live in Wilmington, providing citizens with Wi-Fi, and law enforcement with broadband. [/teaser] When television made the switch to digital, we were left with a pressing question - what do we do with all those unused frequencies? The folks in Wilmington, North Carolina are now getting to take advantage of the first commercial TV White Space (TVWS) network. The new tech gives people Wi-Fi in city parks, which is certainly a well received improvement. No need to use your 3G service when you can connect up with your phone, laptop or tablet to proper Wi-Fi. The biggest benefit, at least at this point, goes to law enforcement. The freed up space allows for better video surveillance, traffic surveillance and mitigation as well as security for both people and property. "This technology has proven to be an unobtrusive, environmentally friendly way to offer services to our citizens and the visitors at our parks and to give our staff more efficient ways to manage these locations," says New Hanover County chairman Ted Davis. "We are extremely pleased with the installations of the white spaces systems." Source: EngadgetPosted Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by: -
2011 Was a Record Setting Year for Projectors[teaser]Nearly 10 million projectors shipped last year, with strong gains in both the US and Canada[/teaser] 2011 was a good year for home theater projectors. Nearly 10 million were shipped and a good chunk of that came from "New Era" projectors - those below 500 lumens. In 2010, 1.1 million of these New Era projectors shipped out - not a bad number, but small compared to the 1.8 million that hit shelves in 2011. Ultra-short throw and interactive projectors also increased by nearly 50% thanks to growth in the US and Western Europe. High-end projectors outperformed the mainstream market - nothing surprising there. Digital cinema projectors hit 30,000 shipped in the fourth quarter of 2011, which brought the total for the year to 70,000. Mainstream projectors, meanwhile, did fine overseas. France, Spain and Russia were among the leading buyers in this category. Source: Big Picture Big SoundPosted Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by: -
Runco Announces its Most Affordable 3D Projector Yet[teaser]Of course, what Runco considers affordable and what the rest of us consider affordable can be two very different things. [/teaser] The folks at Runco don't make cheap projectors. Their high-end products aren't the kind of thing that most people can afford, and even those that can have to think a bit about before they dive in. Recently though, Runco has been reaching towards lower price points and the LS-12d is the result. The $27,995 LS-12d. The LS-12d offers 3D capabilities and a 1080p picture. You can choose to go with active or passive 3D since the projector handles both, but the three pairs of active glasses make the choice fairly easy. The LS-12d also comes with the DC-300 video processor, scaler and controller, packed full of calibration tools. If you pick up the DC-300 on its own it's 9,995. "With the release of the LS-12d and DC-300, Runco delivers exceptional 2D and 3D at an affordable price for dedicated or flex-theaters," says marketing VP Jennifer Davis. "The wide range of throw ratios, combined with Runco's CineGlide anamorphic lens options and customizable FinishPalette options make it a truly exciting 3D offering perfect for virtually any environment." Source: Big Picture Big SoundPosted Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by: -
Aaron's Final Sundance 2012 Journal: Day 8[teaser]Today's journal is the last one of the festival. Day 8 turned out to be my last full day of movie watching. It's been a fun and exhausting ride.[/teaser] I plan on spending Saturday with my wife. We're going to take in a screening of 'Celeste and Jesse Forever.' The morning didn't start off great. Turns out I busted my camera at the hitRECord.org presentation. I don't have good luck with cameras at Sundance. The first year I went to Sundance we left our camera on the bus. At least that's what we think happened, because we never saw it again. This year I had my camera too close to my leg when I tried to turn it on and the extending lens hit my leg for a split second and now it won't open properly. Another camera taken by Sundance. Hence the reason why this post is without accompanying pictures. When I got on the bus this morning it was packed. The bus into town usually isn't as packed as it was, but I thought I was lucky enough to find a seat. Turns out it wasn't lucky finding a seat because the seat was wet. It wasn't like sitting in a puddle, no this is the worse kind of wet. The kind that slowly seeps through so you kind of feel like you're getting soaked, but you're not sure until it's too late. When I stood up I was sure the back of my pants looked like I just wasn't able to hold it in. I don't know what they looked like, I never checked it out. I simply waited for them to dry, which isn't easy when you're walking around in freezing temperatures. I only had two movies planned today. First was the expose documentary about the Dole corporation and the great lengths they went to in order to try and get a documentary about them and their nefarious employee practices hushed up. The doc tells a story of filmmaker Fredrik Gertten and the bitter legal battle he found himself in when he tried to screen his movie 'Bananas!' at the Los Angeles Film Festival a few years ago. We all know the kinds of lengths big corporations will go to in order to keep their brand unsullied, but this is truly a David versus Goliath story. While we've seen the big bad corporation stepping on the little people before, it's refreshing to see how the little people were able to change what the corporation was doing. From there I went to the Eccles Theater to take in my last new movie of the festival. I ended my festival experience with 'Smashed' starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. Winstead plays Kate, a struggling alcoholic who has finally decided to sober up after far too many instances of waking up in alleys unable to remember what happened the night before. The story of the alcoholic has been done, but this movie focuses less on the actual struggle and detox and more on what getting sober really does. It doesn't automatically make everything better. Most of the time the people getting sober are finally just now facing the long term consequences for their actions. That's the position Kate finds herself in. It's a great acting performance from Winstead in a role we're not used to seeing her in. And that was it. Short and sweet. Nothing big today other than sitting on a wet seat and seeing two decent movies to finish off my Sundance 2012 experience. At final count I saw 25 films and one performance presentation in eight days. Not the 30-plus I was planning, but things rarely work according to plan anyway. I had a blast up here at my fourth annual Sundance trip and I really hope you had a fun time following along. There should be Sundance reviews popping up over the next week or so on The Bonus View so bee sure to continuously check that out as the week goes on. With that I'll say farewell to Park City and the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Hopefully, many great movies will soon be coming to theaters near you because of what was shown here.Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 at 12:00 PM PST by:
