January 25th, 2007
Every year, the opening of the Sundance Film Festival and the Utah State Legislature happen within 48 hours of each other. Coincidence? I think not. Consider the following:
1. Each event is a hugely entertaining annual show, in which out-of-towners breeze in to wheel and deal. OK, so some of the out-of-towners are from Hollywood, others from Levan, Utah. They still don’t live here.
2. ...
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January 22nd, 2007
OK, here’s the current situation in Salt Lake City: The Sundance Film Festival is rolling along in “No Place to Park” City. If you go, try to carpool, and prepare for tons of traffic. Allow extra time for parking, and remember: you will be towed if you park illegally!
The air in the Salt Lake Valley is getting pretty hazy; we’re heading towards one of our infamous inversions. But it’s ...
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January 21st, 2007
If you can't make it up to Park City-or prefer not to fight the crowds, there are Sundance events going on in Salt Lake as well. Check out the Beehive Tea Room downtown (12 W Broadway-which is 300 S).
A Vintage-Style tea room serving fine-loose leaf teas, french press coffee, sweets and more-Is featuring live music and other Sundance programming events nightly during the festival from 7:00 PM till 10:00.
Whatever ...
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January 18th, 2007
Even though Park City is the hottest place to be right now, we’ve been having record low temperatures that have even seasoned locals scurrying for long johns and hot chocolate. It’s not much warmer in Salt Lake City, where many films are being screened. Sometimes, due to our funky geography, a temperature inversion will actually result in Park City being a good 10 degrees warmer than Salt Lake! Check out ...
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January 15th, 2007
The people in black (PIBS) are back in Utah from January 18th to the 27th for the 11 day Sundance and Slamdance film festivals. Nicknamed by locals for the dominate clothing color worn by up and coming filmmakers and the like while dashing from film to film, "PIB" is a term of endearment that is quick and descriptive for our visiting friends.
This year, watch for short films on ...
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