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Park City: Jaunted at Sundance: Cut and Print

pbb — 2008-01-22T16:47:02-05:00

That does it for our Sundance Film Festival coverage this year. We ate some good Mexican, we walked up and down Main Street God knows how many times, we toasted with the locals and we even got to chill with Cisco Adler. (Wait, is that a good thing?)

Hope you had a chance to follow our adventure on Twitter, in the Jaunted Flickr Pool and on our Sundance 2008 Map. And just 'cause we're done with the 'dance doesn't mean you shouldn't stick around: We've got lots more fun field trips planned this year.

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Park City: Jaunted at Sundance: Plenty of Films Left to See

pbb — 2008-01-22T12:03:46-05:00

Sadly, we've fled the icy streets of Park City, but that doesn't mean that Sundance isn't still chugging right along. Though folks are already filtering out of Utah, the fest continues until Sunday. If you're sticking it out, you can actually watch some movies now that there's a bit of breathing room in town.

Tickets are still available for "Black List"--which HBO already picked up--and for "Raisin in the Sun", starring Diddy and Sean Patrick Thomas. You can also get tix for "Sugar", a complex rags-to-riches sports drama from Sundance stars Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

Saturday is Awards Night, followed by the Awards Night Party at the Park City Racquet Club. Besides the hobnobbing, you can also make plans there for films to see Sunday morning: All the winners will be screened the next day throughout town, and last-minute tickets will be available.

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Park City: Jaunted at Sundance: HOWTO Couchsurf Park City

pbb — 2008-01-21T16:16:09-05:00

The road to our condo (for the night)

During Sundance, rooms at the Yarrow Hotel start at $400 a night. Given that the Yarrow is about as swank as some suburban Comfort Inns we've stayed at, that really sucks. So how did we beat the system? Couchsurfing Park City.

We'll admit, it wasn't easy to find a place to crash; lodging is tight when 50,000 people descend on a town of 8,000. But as the film fest continues this week, more and more people will be heading out, leaving floor space and couches--and maybe even some bedrooms--wide open. It's up to you to scam your way into those spots.

Our first few tries didn't pan out. One friend who was in town on business couldn't host us per company rules. Another pal was too busy working to even meet up for a drink, let alone put us up for the night. A few random emails to some random people we found on the Internet didn't even net replies.

Just when we were getting really nervous about finding a spot, a friend of a friend called up offering a couch at a condo on Deer Valley Drive. Perfect! The spot was on a few bus routes and provided some people to party with.

How we found our place to crash.

Park City: Jaunted at Sundance: Virgin America Flirts with Paris Hilton

pbb — 2008-01-21T12:30:01-05:00

It's true that Sundance is a little less starstruck this year, but we still managed to spot some celebs on our Park City field trip with the help of Virgin America.

The airline set up shop at the Village at the Yard, which is basically a star-friendly gifting lounge. While we were there, Jessica Alba, Method Man, Perez Hilton and Mischa Barton ex Cisco Adler all dropped by to look through the swag.

And while we had other things happening later that night, VA's Charles Ogilvie kept working the party circuit. Turns out Paris Hilton loves WiFi and wants to try out Virgin's new in-flight system when it debuts. She must not have heard that you can IM from one of JetBlue's planes!

More pics, post click

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Park City: Sundance A Little Less Starstruck This Year

egw — 2008-01-21T09:35:01-05:00

What? You weren't at Sundance this weekend? It's okay, you weren't alone; apparently many stars stayed away out of deference to the WGA strike or fear of the paparazzi gauntlet they would face. Variety reported that A-list attendance was much lower than in recent years, despite a bumper crop of high-profile movies like the "U2" concert film "U23D" and Robert DeNiro's "What Just Happened?"

Not that Sundance was completely out of star cameos. Colin Farrell flirted with publicity reps while promoting his crime caper "In Bruges," and Mary-Kate Olson fielded 45,000 questions about what it was like to make out with Ben Kingsley for their movie "The Wackness," in which he plays a pot-smoking psychologist. But there was no playtime for Diego Luna and Sandra Oh; they were too busy voting on the Sundance jury along with Quentin Tarantino and Marcia Gay Harden. Someone's got to pick out the next "Little Miss Sunshine!"

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[Photo: Just Jared]

Park City: Jaunted at Sundance: Inside the New Frontier on Main

pbb — 2008-01-18T18:17:53-05:00

Film is obviously the main event this week, but other video art is on show at the New Frontier on Main. Works ranging from Jennifer Steinkamp's Mike Kelley Trees, above, to interactive video sculpture from Daniel Rozin are free and open to everyone in an underground space in the Frontier on Main mall.

The most fascinating exhibit--to us anyway--was a video/photo montage by ©ause Collective. Created in Oakland, it stitches together YouTube-style self portraits of the community into a larger picture of the city. Along the Way had us mesmerized.

Also cool was an installation by Hasan Elahi. The artist who started lifecasting after he says he ended up on an FBI watchlist, has collected a bunch of photos of airports, bathrooms, planes and signage from around the globe. It's total travel porn, and we love it.

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Park City: Jaunted at Sundance: Getting Drunk with the Locals

pbb — 2008-01-18T17:17:29-05:00

In pricey Park City, the deal of deals is the $2 tall boy of PBR at Bistro 412. Now, normally the restaurant and bar is a perfectly refined American brasserie with stuff like steak frites, salads and cocktails like French 75s and Kir Royales.

But after a day on the slopes, all the snowboarders in town like to head to the upstairs bar for one of the town's biggest selections of liquor. Bistro 412 also has lots of local beer on tap, which is always a hit in a ski town.

The aforementioned beer bargain, though, is what really draws the trouble makers. (And creates just the scene you should be looking for.) During Sundance you'll have to get there early to carve out a spot at the bar, but somehow we don't think you'll mind starting happy hour a little early: We didn't!

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