Along with all-night dealmaking, the Sundance experience involves must-see movies, a never-ending stream of parties, and closets full of freebie outerwear. Here's the lowdown from every player's perspective, including the Park City locals who must put up with it all. -JS
Hot Movie Ticket
Actor Flicks from the brothers Affleck (Casey's Committed; Ben's Boiler Room) Director Cinema crusader Mary Harron's American Psycho Lawyer Anything on TBS during marathon negotiations Agent Girlfight (an entire cast of newbies!) Distributor Songcatcher -- after it started receiving standing Os Park City Local Psycho Beach Party -- they can relate.
Accessory
[Actor]Puffy silver Sundance 2000 Gap jacket [Director]Ski hat shilling his/her movie [Lawyer]Other Voices lighter, Tao of Steve matches [Agent]Hugo Boss pom-pom hat [Distributor]The Eyes of Tammy Faye fake eyelashes from M.A.C [Park City Local]Snowflake-adorned Snow Days buttons found on the shuttle bus (score!)
Party Stop
[Actor]Sofia Coppola/ Zoe Cassavetes' ultra-private party at the Hugo house. (Courtney Love and Michael Stipe were among the attendees. [Director]Jon Avnet's shindig for Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her. Costars Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, and Amy Brenneman hobnobbed with Jodie Foster. [Lawyer]amfAR benefit at the Kimball Art Center (hosted by Margaret Cho) [Agent]The overcrowded, over-cell-phoned, but underwhelming CAA and William Morris events (on hand: Val Kilmer, Mark McGrath, Babyface, Danny DeVito) [Distributor]Closing-night ceremonies [Park City Local]Chillin' at the Main Street watering hole Cozy's
Great Graft
[Actor]Purple-lensed Gucci sunglasses [Director]Kiehl's moisturizing lip balm [Lawyer]An assistant to answer the cell phone during lunch meetings [Agent]Free Hugo Boss outerwear [Distributor]Motorola walkie-talkies [Park City Local]An Ethan Hawke autograph
Free Time Spent...
[Actor]At VH1's groovy Storytellers party [Director]With Robert Redford -- the only folks he bonded with [Lawyer]Skiing at Deer Valley [Agent]Hustling to get into megaproducer Andrew Lazar's house party (gotta hang with Matt and Ben, after all) [Distributor]Downing Jamba Juice at the Interactive Lounge on Main Street [Park City Local]Rock-star gazing on Main Street (Shawn Colvin, John Popper)
Gripe
[Actor]''I can't get my entourage into the Sugar Ray concert!'' [Director]''Why won't they buy it?'' [Lawyer]''Talk to my assistant until you come up a mil.'' [Agent]''Who do I have to knock out to land [Girlfight star] Michelle Rodriguez?'' [Distributor]''I'll take the brain tumor -- just get me a cell phone that works!'' [Park City Local]''Get these PIBs [people in black] out of here!''
