tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4367144778504280213..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What happened to the Sundance Film Festival? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36019100133948753322017-01-27T13:47:18.574-08:002017-01-27T13:47:18.574-08:00Have you seen Downward Dog? If not, how do you kno...Have you seen Downward Dog? If not, how do you know it is undeserving of Sundance? I have seen the whole season and can tell you, it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18898290699770829162017-01-26T14:19:57.062-08:002017-01-26T14:19:57.062-08:00Darth Weasel, true, but should a line be drawn any...Darth Weasel, true, but should a line be drawn anywhere? Roman should have been in jail, and instead fled the country. Why is he even working? Isn't it a crime to help a fugitive?<br /><br />The Cosby Show is an excellent show. Can I really separate the show from the idea that this guy is raping women? I can justify a little that some of these stories don't make sense, for example any rape story that involves the Playboy Mansion. It is like with Bill OReilly. Woman gives story of sexual harassment, "the next time we got together".<br />MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68718352886594881152017-01-26T11:02:42.216-08:002017-01-26T11:02:42.216-08:00a few of the comments on here speak volumes. "...a few of the comments on here speak volumes. "People saw something and thought it was good but shouldn't it not be considered good because of who made it"? <br /><br />Darth Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371680007744419495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20773776517355899972017-01-25T17:28:24.487-08:002017-01-25T17:28:24.487-08:00My thesis film from a small film school in Ohio wo...My thesis film from a small film school in Ohio won a Sundance award back in the day. There's no way it would even get in now. Very frustrating. Even Slamdance has become what it initially was founded to rail against.NIcmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220451352021829847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36594537857985721462017-01-24T18:59:32.809-08:002017-01-24T18:59:32.809-08:00Relative to Hollywood, Gibson is benign. Given wh...Relative to Hollywood, Gibson is benign. Given what we've seen with his dad, Gibson was probably raised a Jew-hater. Yet in a drunken rage, what does he say to the cop- "Jews start all the wars." Leads me to exonerate Gibson from the charge of anti-Semitism. <br />That there is something wrong with him didn't surprise me, as I expected it just from his movies having all the bloodlust.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71501406286341553072017-01-24T16:17:48.934-08:002017-01-24T16:17:48.934-08:00Same thing happened to the Independence Spirit Awa...Same thing happened to the Independence Spirit Awards. They used to be really fun to watch, interesting new people. Now it's the same nominees as Oscars.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492158155689359194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87497470455166860112017-01-24T10:34:32.625-08:002017-01-24T10:34:32.625-08:00Sundance is going through the same thing Comi-Con ...Sundance is going through the same thing Comi-Con in San Diego has gone through -- what once was a small event for niche interests and fans did well enough to attract the larger Hollywood promoters and turn the event into something far different than what was originally intended.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13903675381448547152017-01-24T10:27:27.719-08:002017-01-24T10:27:27.719-08:00Great post Ken!
Will you post your take on the O...Great post Ken! <br /><br />Will you post your take on the Oscar nominations? Or will you skip it because of Mel Gibson?<br /><br />I wish some celebrity slams Hollywood for nominating him.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-92124622595585043252017-01-24T10:15:32.029-08:002017-01-24T10:15:32.029-08:00Hacksaw Ridge 6 nominations, Ken. Disgusting isn&#...Hacksaw Ridge 6 nominations, Ken. Disgusting isn't it? With one for Mel.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3342631850241228512017-01-24T09:08:02.010-08:002017-01-24T09:08:02.010-08:00Young Kevin Smiths are probably too busy building ...Young Kevin Smiths are probably too busy building a catalog of youtube videos to worry about Sundance. A lot more accessible for a kid from Red Bank, New Jersey than trying to come up with $27,575 (according to Wikipedia) to make a movie and fly to Utah in the hopes that someone might see it and like it. <br /><br />Might be better to go into talks with 127,575 subscribers to your youtube channel.Eric Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639837826294361383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14750058797713959012017-01-24T08:46:30.026-08:002017-01-24T08:46:30.026-08:00Well, you've just saved me a trip. As a movie ...Well, you've just saved me a trip. As a movie buff I've been meaning to one day travel to Sundance for a movie going filled trip. But after hearing about how it's changed, well, I'll just find another film festival to visit.Richard John Marcejhttp://www.theblabbingbaboon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-323681493424179762017-01-24T08:26:00.371-08:002017-01-24T08:26:00.371-08:00There's a classic South Park episode about Sun...There's a classic South Park episode about Sundance. In it, the festival moves to South Park to get away from Park City's commercialization. Robert Redford declares that since he can't escape Hollywood, he's going to inflict Hollywood on _all_ small towns.<br /><br />It's also the episode with Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef's_Chocolate_Salty_Ballscleekhttp://ok-cleek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46071324974827621652017-01-24T07:51:18.190-08:002017-01-24T07:51:18.190-08:00Sundance?
Is THAT still on?Sundance?<br /><br />Is THAT still on?CRLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71925530571782208422017-01-24T07:31:40.478-08:002017-01-24T07:31:40.478-08:00Ken, you ever read Down and Dirty Pictures by Pete...Ken, you ever read Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind? Overall I thought it was a much less enjoyable read than Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, but it could be simply on account of the personalities/ circumstances described in Down and Dirty Pictures being blander than their 70s counterparts. Maybe a few too many chapters for the common schmo like myself on the politics of Sundance distribution deals and what not, but it was all interesting, too. Anyway, given your comments here, you might enjoy it if you've never had a look. B McMolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706178983936146307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57310905399256105172017-01-24T06:55:21.160-08:002017-01-24T06:55:21.160-08:00Ken, what's your reaction to Hacksaw Ridge get...Ken, what's your reaction to Hacksaw Ridge getting a bunch of Oscar nominations including Best Director for Mel Gibson? Is this Hollywood officially forgiving Gibson, in which case are you disappointed your colleagues in the industry have given him another chance?Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79365499814934207042017-01-24T06:40:15.612-08:002017-01-24T06:40:15.612-08:00This was what I loved about Ebertfest the years I ...This was what I loved about Ebertfest the years I went - it's still going now and I imagine will continue to survive for many years to come - the films were all personally chosen (by Ebert then, various other reviewers in the Ebert community now) and there was absolutely not prospect of turning it into a Hollywood meat (or meet) market. The years I went, the program included movies shot on mobile phones, a hand-colored film created by two artists in their own home (MY DOG TULIP - see it, it's great), a documentary about their hometown shot among their neighbors by two brothers (the title is a zip code and I can never remember it accurately, but it's somewhere in Ohio), and many other independent films shot on tiny budgets (look up Nina Paley's SITA SINGS THE BLUES, which you can download for free because she couldn't afford distribution). <br /><br />It helps that it's in Urbana-Champaign. Too flat for skiing, no palm trees. Ken, if you want a different kind of film festival...create one!<br /><br />wg<br />Wendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76626543861775172672017-01-24T06:31:32.941-08:002017-01-24T06:31:32.941-08:00I suppose we should just be happy indie films stil...I suppose we should just be happy indie films still are made in this era of comic-book franchises and fast-food tie-ins. On either front -- Sundance or Hollywood -- the Ivy League bean counters win, and we lose.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.com