Other Sundance Stuff

So, we've done six movies in three days. We've also shopped for prezzies for the group at home, gone to the grocery store about nine times and I've fielded eight inquiries about my hair.

A friend from work was here last week, and she said that one particular day, the high was 3 degrees. It was pretty chilly when we got here, but today, I'd say the high had to have been close to 40. The snow is melting in rivers all over the place. It seems like every time we go out, there's a little more sidewalk showing.

At this point, more than halfway through our movie-viewing saga, the movies are starting to blur into each other. At one point during the second movie today, I was thinking "Did you hear when that guy said 'No one can take knowlege away from you?'" except that was the previous movie.

While we will be seeing 10 movies, there are a bunch we're not going to get to see. You can't walk five feet in this town without being beseiged by ads for them, and here are a few that've caught my eye:

In the Shadow of the Moon: "Seamlessly melding the wonders of science with the drama of the human quest, filmmaker David Sington has crafted a nostalgic and inspiring cinematic experience that provides unparalleled perspective on the fragile state of our planet."

Drained: "Palpable, intimate, and vibrating with vivid textures, Drained has a delightfully simple narrative that overflows with metaphors that maintain a singular sense of dark humor."

Black Snake Moan: "In a small Tennessee town, two unlikely souls meet at the sticky crossroads between rage and love. Lying beaten on the side of the road is Rae, who has developed a reputation for an insatiable 'itch' for sex. Her rescuer is Lazarus, an ex-blues guitarist who is used to life's relentless refrains of trouble and sorrow." (The fascination comes from the postcard - Lazarus is Samuel L. Jackson in a wife-beater holding up a length of chain, to which is clinging a Daisy-Mae-looking Christina Ricci.)

Tanju Miah: "Tanju Miah opens in a misty landscape in rural Bangladesh, where a young boy waits for his mother. "I'm about eight or nine," he says in voice-over. "When I grow up I want to become a rich man, by singing." He waits and works, and sometimes sings.

Worth looking up.