Hip hop is now in its third generation and those acts most of us of a certain age are starting to stamp with the label of seminal are turning into reflections of ourselves: Family/relationship drama, a paunch, onset health problems ...and bickering the way to a sense of place. Read More
If the Greatest Movie Ever Sold is celeb-documentarian Morgan Spurlock's Jump the Shark moment, he does it with a literal wink and nudge - pockets himself $1.5 million, drives one of seven new Minis, becomes a baller at Hyatt hotels, stocks his offices with a lifetime supply of Pom Wonderful, rubs elbows with The Donald and even hashes a pair of Merrill shoes Ralph Nader's way.... Read More
Greg Araki apologists and new wave post-post punk fans (of which I am one) will be behooved to spend a music-video-quick 85 minutes checking in on Kaboom. Read More
Note to my mom: Yes, he is better-looking in person. He was wearing a green flannel (three button on the cuffs - sweet), blue jeans, boots, a skull cap and black-framed specs. He tolerated the press, even those lobbing thinly veiled accusations he/his fest has sold-out/become too commercial. He underscored the importance of the fest not straying far (at all) from its roots 30 years ago and 40 miles away on his home mountain Sundance. He was funny, self-effacing and admitted he'll die before he retires. Read More
Five recos for PC cheap eats during Sundance (because not every night is a Talisker/Steins/Spruce/Montage night...or is it?!) Read More
Still 36 hours from opening curtain and already a Sundance film has found a home. Read More
Ed's Note: Leading up to Sundance we're previewing the flicks we wanna see most. Based on press releases and, you know, hunches. Read More
