Premiered last night, slaughtering our cherries. Things went well.
One of the strangest things about Sundance is that people wait in line for
hours for films whose makers would die to get distribution. Filmmakers and
audiences are united in desperation.
Stood in line today with robust film critic Roger Ebert. Kind of a dour
guy.
He told me he made a rule not to talk about any of the films he sees at
the festival this year, because he doesn't want to have that kind of influence
on any distribution deals. That's admirable. But he had a pretty negative
energy, which compelled me to put an "Ebert" after all my statements
to him (i.e. "That's right, Ebert" or "Whatever you say,
Ebert"). Also, I know he pretends to hate Siskel and all that, but
he wears this heart-shaped locket around his neck that contains pictures
of him and Siskel as babies. Or at least I think it's him and Siskel.
Saw a really powerful film, PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS. It's the best thing
I've seen at the fest so far.
Have a giant headache today. Haven't slept much. Last night, went to a party
for Gramercy's GRIDLOCK'D, starring Tim ("Timmy") Roth and the
late Tupac Shakur. It was a madhouse, with literally hundreds of people
waiting out in the cold to get in. People would go up to the guy at the
door and say, "I'm Timmy's hairdresser" or "I'm Timmy's masseuse"
or "I'm Timmy".
Watching the Golden Globes right now. Lauren Bacall just won Best Supporting
Actress, unfortunately, for THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES. Most of the film was
shot in New York City, my home, so I've heard a lot of stories about the
shoot, including some not so flattering stories about Bacall's behavior
around some locations. She may be a legend, but what a rude, rude legend
she is.
Milos Forman just won Best Director for THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT. Can't
argue too much about that, although Lars Von Trier for BREAKING THE WAVES,
the year's best film, would be my choice.
Enough about the Globes. Back to Sundance. More parties tonight and we have
our second screening tomorrow morning. Also, Kris and I have a radio interview
early. There's all kinds of that type of stuff going on here, hustling for
the film. I know I should write more about the details, but I'm so engrossed
in it that it's very boring for me right now. Sorry.
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