tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63178722012-01-13T21:00:12.019-08:00An account of my adventures at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival -- complete with half-assed movie "reviews," gushing and/or virtual eye-rolling about celebrity sightings, vague mentions of any and all non-movie related "drama", and more!Dornoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1097522358878248012004-10-11T13:13:00.000-07:002004-10-11T12:19:18.876-07:00

Sundance is in 100 days! Contributing to my mounting excitement is the fact that I made my reservations today. I'll be staying at the Carriage House Condominiums, in Prospector Square. I got a great deal on the lodging, because All Seasons Resorts is the lodging sponsor for the 2005 Sundance Queer Lounge. If you're going to the festival and are looking for a good place to stay that isn't going

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1096613407619849782004-09-30T23:45:00.000-07:002004-09-30T23:50:07.620-07:00

It's October 1st (or will be in 10 minutes). Sundance is less than four months away! As usual, I couldn't be more excited. Unfortunately, this year, where I am going to stay is still up in the air. My friend Matt doesn't have a timeshare squared away yet, and his name IS still on the waiting list, I'm not going to take any chances. With the help of my friend Chris and the friendly folks at the

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074623098147299642004-01-20T10:24:00.000-08:002004-01-20T10:26:57.873-08:00

I haven't posted about any of my films yesterday. We started with Touch of Pink, which was good. Cute. About an Indian guy who is gay but not out to his family. His mom comes to visit and he's conflicted as to whether or not he should tell her, and also dealing with his boyfriend who is not happy about keeping the secret. The best part was Kyle Machlachlan, who plays the ghost of Cary Grant. It

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074545848909552562004-01-19T12:57:00.000-08:002004-01-19T12:59:27.780-08:00

Imdb.com says Garden State will most likely be the best film of the festival. Another Sundance website says Napolean Dynamite is. I WANT TO SEE THOSE!!!!!! Sigh. I'm such a whiner. Leaving in a few minutes for my first film of the day, Touch of Pink. Elissa and Thomas saw Primer this morning and I remember hearing them rave about it amidst my slumber. I want to see something incredible today.

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074527015103312352004-01-19T07:43:00.000-08:002004-01-19T07:45:33.030-08:00

I have four tickets today, and my first movie is not until 3 PM! That means NAPS for Dor. My movies today are: Touch of Pink Trauma Word Wars We Don't Live Here Anymore I'm most looking forward to Word Wars and We Don't Live Here Anymore. I forgot to mention I ran into two friends yesterday. First I saw Eric after the Tarnation screening. Then I ran into Greg on the bus yesterday. Broken

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074492805405264842004-01-18T22:13:00.000-08:002004-01-18T22:15:23.233-08:00

I've seen four today. It was going to be five, but I'm a dumb ass and lost the ticket! Don't know where I put it! Grr. Anyways, where were we.... After Maria Full Of Grace, Matt and I joined Elissa and Thomas in the wait list line for I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. Well, we relieved them so they could go elsewhere for a bit. While we waited, we chatted with the friendliest folk! One of the best

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074464389668886262004-01-18T14:19:00.000-08:002004-01-18T14:21:46.950-08:00

Today has been a good morning. I woke at 7:40, showered, and went to November. Wow -- what a trippy movie. This was the one starring Courteney Cox (in a non-comedic role!) and James LeGros. It sort of reminded me of One Hour Photo in terms of how stylishly it was filmed, and maybe a bit of Run Lola Run, too. I did really enjoy it, but one problem I see with it is that I really didn't grasp

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074419341142338522004-01-18T01:49:00.000-08:002004-01-18T01:50:57.293-08:00

Here are the movies I saw so far: Riding Giants -- Surfing documentary. I'd give it 2.5 out of five stars. Well done, just didn't interest me. Garden -- Israeli documentary about gay prostitutes. Interesting, but difficult to watch when I was so sleepy. I'd give it two stars. Employee of the Month -- Hilarious! Four out of five stars. Sort of raunchy, fun and silly twists. Steve Zahn was of

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074355832519641242004-01-17T08:10:00.000-08:002004-01-17T08:12:28.216-08:00

I've seen four movies total, so far. Yesterday, I saw Employee of the Month, which starred Steve Zahn and Matt Dillon, and was directed by Mitch Rouse, who also writes for Strangers With Candy. I really liked the movie. It made me laugh. It wasn't entirely what I expected it to be. It did have some of SWC's raunch. I could see how it was written by the same guy. After that, we dashed over to

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074295752760967442004-01-16T15:29:00.000-08:002004-01-16T15:31:07.356-08:00

It's 4:15 and I've only seen one movie today. Screw the box office! Well, it's my fault, mostly. We overslept. We got there at 7 AM and it was a madhouse. Too long of a line to even bother getting in it. But we did run into Elissa and Thomas! Old buddies of mine from Sundances past. We've been hanging out with them all day. They rule. I wasn't 100% sure they were coming, so I was thrilled to

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-107423652913109602004-01-15T23:02:00.000-08:002004-01-15T23:04:03.060-08:00

I saw Riding Giants tonight, the documentary about surfing. What, exactly, made me think I would be interested in this film? Eh. It was well made, I'm sure. It was directed by the guy who did Dogtown and Z Boyz, which I did not see but was supposedly amazing. The movie was... well, it felt really long. Maybe that's because I'm not exactly sure how long my mini-naps were. I do know that one was

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074194274334557502004-01-15T11:17:00.000-08:002004-01-15T11:19:47.450-08:00

I've arrived in Park City! Yesterday was quite a day. Apparently, 4 PM is really not the best time of day to go from WeHo to Long Beach. It took me an hour and a half! I kicked butt while I was there and got everything done that needed doing and it all went wonderfully. I was out of there later than planned, but it worked out. I was picking up the two people I met from Craigslist who I was to

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074109631541079772004-01-14T11:47:00.000-08:002004-01-14T11:49:02.840-08:00

I'm about to pack up my car. There is moderate concern that everything will not fit. My things have taken up half the space, and I haven't yet added my passengers and their luggage. Ah well, 'twill be an adventure. I love randomizing mp3's. However, it's time to turn the computer off and pack her. Momentous! Marco and Carole should be here any moment. Their plane landed in Long Beach an hour

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1074067297833747142004-01-14T00:01:00.000-08:002004-01-14T00:03:29.093-08:00

Tonight will be my last night in my own bed before the craziness begins. Tomorrow my friends Marco and Carole are flying in from NY. They're staying at my apartment while I'm gone. I'm going to show them around for a few hours, then I need to go into work for a couple of hours. Just a quick drive down to Long Beach. Then immediately after my business there is through, I'm gonna zip back up here,

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1073931399888439222004-01-12T10:16:00.000-08:002004-01-12T10:17:00.920-08:00

There are two Music Cafe days that my friends and I are really wanting to attend: Saturday, January 17th 2:30 p.m. Goapele 3:10 p.m. Tim O’Brien 3:50 p.m. Shawn Colvin Sunday, January 18th 2:30 p.m. Edie Brickell 3:10 p.m. Shawn Colvin 3:50 p.m. Ricky Fante 4:30 p.m. Jason Mraz Anyone know what the best way is to crash those performances? Dor

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1073897284430344682004-01-12T00:48:00.000-08:002004-01-12T01:29:18.370-08:00

My Favorite Movies While I'm on the subject of Sundance movies, I thought I'd list my ten favorite Sundance films ever. These are my favorite films that I saw at Sundance in the past four years: 10. The Laramie Project 9. Lost & Delirious 8. Northfork 7. Scotland, PA 6. The Cooler 5. Secretary 4. Tadpole 3. But I'm a Cheerleader 2. Pieces of April And my favorite Sundance movie ever (and

Dornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317872.post-1073895061814468482004-01-12T00:11:00.000-08:002004-01-12T01:30:38.526-08:00

Welcome to my Sundance Blog! I'm going to be blogging about my experiences at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. It's Sunday night. I leave in three days. I'm going to drive overnight with two people I haven't met yet, but who are involved in this: http://www.queerlounge.org It should be exciting. We're going to stop for a late dinner in Las Vegas. Here is a list of films I would like to see

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