Sundance Day 6

Sundance Day 6 

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In retrospect, Starbucks was a bad idea. I saw one while I was on the bus headed to a screening of Dear White People. I didn't realize the next bus wouldn't come for 45 minutes. Long story short, missed the screening. 

Today is the last day to see any films and the options were minimal. Instead of traveling down to Main St. we stuck closer to the condo at the Holiday Village Cinemas. First on our list is Blind 

"Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home—a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. After a while, Ingrid starts to feel the presence of her husband in the flat when he is supposed to be at work. At the same time, her lonely neighbor who has grown tired of even the most extreme pornography shifts his attention to a woman across the street. Ingrid knows about this, but her real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over.
As the co writer of Reprise and Oslo, August 31st, both of which played at the Sundance Film Festival, it’s not surprising that Eskil Vogt has mastered this solo undertaking—Blind bursts with inventive writing. It also boasts his equally assured direction, as it takes the viewer into the mind of a woman who has lost her sight but is doing whatever she can to hold on to her reality. Intertwining narrative strands that loop in on themselves, Blind is a complex and satisfying trip."

I was a little confused for some of the film because it started as a traditional narrative film following one woman. Then it slightly turned into that woman being able to control the story with her imagination and it was hard to tell what was actually happening and what was she fantasizing. There were interaction between characters that I'm not sure even happened.
I don't mind a little mystery but I didn't trust the story, I didn't know what was real and what I could invest in. 

Next on the cinema list was Dead Snow: Red vs Dead. Which is a sequel to Dead Snow, a nazi zombie movie! It seemed everyone had left Sundance at this point. I was able to get #2 on the wait list and was guaranteed a seat. Matter of fact I was able to sell a voucher while I was in line. $$$!

"If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you’d have to assume that things couldn’t get much worse. In Martin’s case, that was only the beginning. 
Picking up immediately where the original left off, Dead Snow; Red vs. Dead wastes no time getting right to the gore-filled action, leaving a bloody trail of intestines in its wake. Director Tommy Wirkola returns to the helm with a vengeance, coming up with more inventive ways to maim and dismember than you ever thought possible. Combining wry humor with horrific worst-case scenarios, this follow-up to the 2009 Park City at Midnight classic is sure to shock the weak-of-heart and delight even the most hard-core fans of the horror genre. Colonel Herzog is back, and he is not to be f__ked with." 

The very last film I saw at Sundance was very appropriate. A nazi-zombie film with necrophiliac! I have to spoil this because I have no idea when anyone I know will have the opportunity to see this film. But the last scene was amazing! Martin digs up his dead girlfriend (who he accidentally killed in the first movie) They get into his truck and make love all while Turn Around plays. Perfect. 

For the last day of the festival we celebrated at a hole in the wall Sushi bar, that had NO avocado :( 
A late night of games and beer. 

Park City Day 7 

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A lazy day indeed shopping at the Tanger Outlets. I'm happy I waited until my very last day to shop because the prices were actually really great. 

I wanted to eat at Cicero's the whole time I was in Utah and I waited until my last day to eat there! Beer, calamari and a pumpkin ravioli in a pesto cream sauce. It was perfect! 

Park City Day 8

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Arrive at the airport, I swipe my credit card at the kiosk for a quick check in. I get a weird note telling me that I can only check in 24 hours before my flight. My flight was pushed to the next day. 
I kept receiving notices that the snow storm on the East Coast is preventing all flights to and out of Atlanta.
It pays to be nice to the customer service reps. They were able to put me on Auggie's flights (that were not bumped). We went to St. Louis then to NY!

La Guardia is stepping up! Ipads at every table in the airport with wifi. I got a fancy pants NY pizza and a black lager beer while I tried to download the most recent episode of Girls. 

I was so happy to be back in NC by the time we got there. Snow covered all of the ground and I was jealous. I missed the snow, even in Utah. 

But all in all I had an incredible time. I will definitely be back, hopefully as a filmmaker!