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How To Get The Most Out Of 24 Hours At Sundance

January 21, 2009 at 12:07 PM | by shiralazar | 1 Comment

By now you probably know, Jaunted did not send an embed to Sundance Film Festival this year. We decided to hit up the inauguration instead. Choices right? Anyway, that doesn't mean Sundance isn't in our travel thoughts this time of year. Thus, when Shira Lazar, one of our newest contributing editors, told us she was going to be at Sundance doing something with the Kutch, our interest was piqued. Turns out, she ended up winning the 24 hours at Sundance event. Here, she tells us how.

This was my fourth year at Sundance, so I guess you can say I'm a veteran. It was also the most unique year I've had in Park City, Utah. I was one of eight "social media mavens" chosen to compete in Ashton Kutcher's live online reality competition 24 Hours at Sundance. At 9am mountain time on January 17th, four teams went live online. We were given Nokia video phones, 20 dollars, an HP laptop and had our social networking communities in tow to help us through wacky tasks we would be doing until 9am the following day.

Those 24 hours taught me some great Sundance hustlin' skills that can also help you if you want to do the festival on a budget and/or you just want to see and be seen. Here's How To Get the Most Out of 24 Hours at Sundance.

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Real World Brooklyn Kicking Off Sundance Early

Where: 268 Main St. [map], Park City, UT, United States
January 13, 2009 at 3:30 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

Sundance 2009 doesn't officially start until Thursday, but at least one always-hungry-for-publicity "Real World: Brooklyn" cast member is already in festival mode.

Baya Voce, who like another cast member realized she liked DJing while filming a reality show for a cable channel that used to play music videos, will be hosting the fun tonight at The Star Bar in Park City. As it turns out, the Salt Lake City native has been to Sundance before but never to its exclusive parties, she tells The Salt Lake Tribune:

I was always the person standing outside in the snow, not getting in.

God, we know the feeling! During Sundance, The Star Bar competes with Harry O's for who can bring the most celebrity wattage while simultaneously causing blackouts on Main Street thanks to excessive sound and light equipment. (Seriously.) This Thursday, Star Bar hosts the Slamdance Opening Party while Paul Oakenfold and Mark Lewis will drop in on January 20. Harry O's meanwhile brings T.I. to town on Saturday. But who booked Chet Cannon?

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Six Tips For Surviving Sundance 2009

January 9, 2009 at 1:31 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

Once was enough. We're skipping Sundance this year, but for those of you first timers hoping to enjoy the Park City insanity, here are six ways to make your film fest fun.

Don't Drive: We know: It seems impossible to give up your wheels, particularly if you're coming from LA. But trust us, they don't say Sundance traffic's a bitch for nothing. The streets are backed up from dawn until well after sundown, and you're not going to find a parking spot anyway. Just take the bus.

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Jaunted at Sundance: Cut and Print

January 22, 2008 at 4:47 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

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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· Sundance Film Festival coverage [Jaunted]
· Sundance Field Trip [Jaunted]
· Sundance 2008 Map [Jaunted]

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Jaunted at Sundance: Plenty of Films Left to See

January 22, 2008 at 12:03 PM | by pbb | 1 Comment

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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· HOWTO: Get into the Films You Want to See [Jaunted]
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Jaunted at Sundance: HOWTO Couchsurf Park City

January 21, 2008 at 4:16 PM | by pbb | 2 Comments


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.

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Jaunted at Sundance: Virgin America Flirts with Paris Hilton

January 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM | by pbb | 3 Comments

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!

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Jaunted at Sundance: Inside the New Frontier on Main

Where: 333 Main St. [map], Park City, UT, United States, 84060
January 18, 2008 at 6:17 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

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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· Sundance Film Festival coverage [Jaunted]
· Sundance Field Trip [Jaunted]
· Sundance 2008 Map [Jaunted]

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Jaunted at Sundance: Getting Drunk with the Locals

Where: 412 Main St [map], Park City, UT, United States, 84060
January 18, 2008 at 5:17 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

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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· Sundance Film Festival coverage [Jaunted]
· Sundance Field Trip [Jaunted]
· Sundance 2008 Map [Jaunted]

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Jaunted at Sundance: HOWTO: Get into the Films You Want to See

Where: 136 Heber Ave. [map], Park City, UT, United States, 84060
January 18, 2008 at 3:04 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

If you've waited till now to find your Sundance tickets, you're sorta in trouble as availability is limited. But don't fear: You'll still be able to see lots of screenings. It'll just take a bit of patience and a willingness to give some underexposed films a chance. Good thing that's what Sundance is about.

The first stop you'll wanna make is the Gateway Center. The little mall near the transit center and Main Street is the main box office for the fest. A giant poster with all the films is set up, and those screenings with seats are clearly marked "available." You'll pay $15 for individual tickets, but you won't mind because you came to Park City to watch movies.

Your next option is day-of sales. Every morning at 8 am a few tickets for that day's shows are released to early birds. You have a good chance of scoring these because most people in town for the festival are too hungover at 8 in the morning to be out of bed.

If you want the true Sundance experience, you'll seek out a theater rather than a particular film and line up for wait-list tickets. Starting two hours before the show, you can pick up a number then go have lunch or whatever. Come back about 30 minutes before showtime to talk film with your fellow line-goers. Bonus: Wait-list tix are "only" $10.

Lastly, if you're with the accredited press--there's about a thousand of you--check out the listing of press and industry screenings. (You can find a guide to those shows at press HQ at the Park City Marriott.) Press people are also entitled to one public screening ticket per day; request it a day in advance of the show you're interested in.

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Missed Connections in Park City: The Harvey Weinstein Is Married Edition

January 18, 2008 at 1:05 PM | by egw | 0 Comments

Looking for your own matinee idol? While Jaunted's Paul Brady revels in the Sundance Film Festival, we're wondering if Javier Bardem has a date to the Oscars yet. As long as he gets a new haircut, we'd be happy to dine with him at one of these Park City hot spots:

Baja Cantina -- In "Waitress 2," a curly redhead at a Mexican restaurant is charmed by a dangerous drifter whose opening line is, "I'd love to buy you a... um... anything." 1284 Empire Ave.

Glitretind Restaurant -- In "Natural Born Skiers," an ensemble cast explores the ennui and existentialist wonder of their yearly mountain trip while dining at a local resort. Think "The Big Chill," but cooler. 7700 Stein Way

Zoom Restaurant -- In "There Will Be Food," an aspiring director cons his way into dinner at Robert Redford's restaurant... and will stop at nothing to get the owner's attention. 660 Main St.

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· Missed Connections coverage [Jaunted]
· Sundance 2008 Map [Jaunted]
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Jaunted at Sundance: Chaos at the Main Street Restaurants

Where: 580 Main Street [map], Park City, UT, United States, 84060
January 18, 2008 at 10:45 AM | by pbb | 0 Comments

Between Thursday morning and Thursday night, roughly four bazillion people packed into Park City. Our plan to ride out the crush for dinner tables was to snag a seat at a bar somewhere and quickly make friends with the bartender by talking about snowboarding. Too bad you could hardly get into a restaurant on Main Street let alone cozy up to the staff.

Maybe it was naive of us to think that we'd be able to walk right in to some hot spot after all the LA wannabes got to town. (Sample overheard phone call: "NO! You need to get Spielberg on the phone and talk to HIM.") But we didn't think we'd be hiking all over the place just to grab some grub.

Fortunately, we stumbled across Taste of Saigon in a little shopping mall on lower Main. The place was pretty dead, but we love Vietnamese food, so we thought, Why not? By the time we were finishing up our Bun Thit Bo (it's number 9 on the dinner menu), group after group of famished Sundance types were pouring in.

Now, Taste of Saigon isn't Buddakan and the mini mall atmosphere leaves a bit to be desired. But the food was really good. And, hey, you can actually walk in and get dinner: Imagine that!

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