That was Park City, 1/29.

"Someday, statisticians will study the 'Sundance inverse-proportional-law,' which can be applied in two, equally, but converse rules: 1) the greater the magnitude of buzz that a film goes into the festival with, the lesser quality said film will be, and 2) the lesser the magnitude of buzz surrounding a film, the better it will be." Anthony Kaufman at FilmCatcher. Also, at indieWIRE, a second look at the deal-making.

In the Voice, Scott Foundas offers an overview of the highlights - and one lowlight - of his Sundance.

Tim Wu can't find any Sundance 08 films on the major pirate sites. Nor any Sundance 07 films. "The online pirate world and the Sundance world are, as far as I can tell, separate domains." And so: "When it comes to content piracy, obscurity, not security, is the best defense. It also demonstrates that movie pirates are fundamentally parasitic, not predatory."

James Rocchi has a story to tell from a Sundance past.

Online viewing tip. Eugene Hernandez slips and slides out of Park City.

Posted by dwhudson at January 29, 2008 3:31 PM