Showing posts with label park city. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 20, 2015

2015 Sundance Film Festival, Part 3

 
I mean for reals, can I get a holla!!!  No, for reals, holla I am finishing up our Sundance Film Festival adventures from...ahem...just a tiny bit ago...Whatever, Amanda...next year I will make you help.  I feel certain this morning started with a stop for lattes at our most favzy little coffee shop in Park City, The Java Cow and as usual we hit the ground running in search of all things celebrity! 


Adam Scott.  I was super excited to ask when
season 2 of  Tell Me You Love Me, would premiere 
even though it hasn't been on for like 8 years, I just 
hopefully assumed it was on hiatus.  He had to break
the news to me that the show was canceled.  Womp Womp.
Netflix season one (assuming it is on Netflix, no clue)

Anyhoo, I know my homies love him on Parks & Rec.
He was at the festival to promote the buzzed about film,
Sleeping With Other People.

What the heck is Chris Pine in?  Who cares, he 
was annoying.  I am not going to even Google him.

 Connie Britton.  Stunning.  Her hair was flawless. 
I do not watch Nashville, but I hear she's on it.
I also hear she was on Friday Night Lights. I actually
didn't hear that, I totes read it in US Weekly at one point.

In town to promote Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

Gina Rodriquez and Hailee Steinfeld
Besties, I assume.

 Zoe Kravitz.  Of course she is flawless, look at her
parents!!  Just...please don't...look at her dad's 
too tight pants split on stage, that shiz went viral.


Jason Sudeikis.  More often than not, it's the SNL
alums that prove to be our favorites at Sundance,
and that was of course true with him.  Presh.

Yes, he was our favorite.  Hands down.  Even in this most wildly
overexposed photo, are you wondering why my chin is buried in all
things scarf?  The world's biggest zit.  Like, it is being researched
by the doctors who brought us Proactiv.

 James Franco.  Freaks and Geeks was a favzy!

Man, I don't think I like anything Tobey Maguire
has been in either.  This is sure turning negative.

Although his hat is about the stupidest thing I have ever
seen in my whole life  (I swear, I am about to change
my tune), who doesn't love them some RHOBH
husband Mauricio!  Amanda and I were so excited
to see him and ask where Kyle was at (shopping, of course)
No worries, we saw them that night at a party (Amanda
wouldn't let me bring my camera to the party...she's
def the brains of the operation) but we talked all things RHOBH
with pint size Kyle Richards at the party, and it was fabulous.
Then at the end of the party we thought they were nearly as
stupid as this here hat, when they cut the line to hop a shuttle out.
We were totally on their shuttle (so, yay for cutting) and
got to listen to them argue the whole ride down.
This my friends, was heaven to the ears of two 
Bravo TV sluts Amanda and me.

 Thank the good lord above I DO LOVE KEVIN BACON.
May my negative spin take the effing back seat instead of
the wheel for a bit. Of course, I wanted to footloose for
him...but I didn't.  Instead I told him that I once saw him in
Costa Rica and that I told my husband I was thinking about
footloosing for him and that my husband informed me
he would leave me at customs, without a passport,
if I did. This was clearly snapped before I shared
that story (from my honeymoon, ahem...nice husband)
as I am certain he was rolling on the sidewalk after
my storytelling.

We geeked out!  Then, we googled his name.
We loved him on Homeland, but then after
googling him realized he acted in Life of Pi.

Love Love Love
Jeffrey "there's money in the banana stand" Tambor.
He is a legend in my books.

I also love Kathryn Hahn!!!

 Peter Sarsgaard. I may have been eating an ice
cream cone when I snapped this.  That garnered
the thumbs up.

 Lena Dunham!  I think most straight men think
she is the most ridiculous thing to grace HBO
(opinion, clearly not fact...other than my 
research subject: husband)

I looooove her!

Mindy Kaling! She is brilliant!

Scott Mescudi "Kid Cudi" is clearly one
dapper dude.

Molly Shannon.  Once again, SNL alums are
always the nicest!!

Rashida Jones.  I think she is brilliant.  We saw
her later that night at a party and while we roasted
1300 marshmallows she had zero.  This my friends,
is why she is the size of my 6 year old.  Who on
earth, in real life, can sit by an open fire, with a
ginormous s'mores bar set up with absolutely
anything you could ever imagine smushing between
two graham crackers...and have not a one!?!

 Toni Collette

If you didn't heavily quote Muriel's Wedding in the 90s,
we probably weren't friends at that time.
 
Tom Cavanagh.
I haven't a clue what he has been up to since Ed and
Scrubs left the airwaves...but those shows super boss.

A late night out and a next morning early screening
=
a coffee to go, on the theater shuttle.
 Ryan Reynolds. No comment. Well, actually...he
did look a wee bit manorexic.
 Be still my (college) heart.  Ewan McGregor.

As much as I adore Lena Dunham, homegirl
needs a stylist.  She looked a wreck.
Johnny Knoxville, producer of the documentary
Being Evel which was award winning, at the festival.

I excitedly snapped this pic of a pirate man, who is
called Jason Momoa because some of my girlfriends
love him on a show.  Fun fact: in googling the spelling
of his name, I come to find out he is married to
the one and only, Denise Huxtable. Which then
makes him stepdad to Zoe Kravitz. Here's me 
guessing he is closer in age to his stepdaughter, than
he is his wife???
 Sarah Silverman.  I'd be waving too, if I was wearing
two (because one down jacket would just be absurd)
new-free of charge-jackets.


Well, that's a wrap!  I will try (no I won't) to be
more timely with photo sharing next festival. 
xo.








Friday, February 27, 2015

2015 Sundance Film Festival, Part 2

We arrived in Park City and hit the ground running, quickly accepting that once again we were on a kid-free trip, yet we way-under-rested-mamas would not sleep a wink!

Ethan Hawke.  He looked a bit rough last year,
so it was so nice to see him cleaned up a bit this year. 

He will forever be a favorite, because of Reality Bites,
but I am excited for all the acclaim he is receiving this
awards season for Boyhood.

Christopher Abbott.  Who I looooved as Marnie's
boyfriend on Girls.  Later that day we got to see him in the
premiere of James White.

Hailee Steinfeld in town to promote Ten Thousand Saints,
We tried for tickets.  No dice.  A solid cast, and I heard
good reviews during the week.  I can't wait to see it.

He is a Sundance staple!  I do love me some

Clearly I heart him.  I practically wrapped myself in his jacket.
 As always, my scruples are out the window on this trip.

Emile Hirsch. Was this before or after he drunkenly
beat up a women, at an industry party, during the
festival? I liked him, as an actor, until I heard about
that bit of shenanigans. 

Jeff and Jordan.  They met on Big Brother, but
I remember watching them on the Amazing Race.

and...I was the only one who recognized them
and knew their names.  If there is ever a
wicked low brow version of Jeopardy, sign me up!


Emile Hirsch and Hailee Steinfeld.

Hailee Steinfeld & Kristen Wiig

She then recognized me from the airport.  I told
her she looked much less 'flu-like' and should now
stop for a real pic.
Haaaa!
James Marsden.  We chatted OKC with him.

Can we have a moment?  KEVIN SMITH!
Dear God, I love him!  

We were so excited we scored tickets to this film

James White was a good see.  Hard to watch at times, but overall 
I do appreciate the story, and the casting was spot on. 

Here's Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon during the
Q&A with the audience, after the premiere.  I say it every single
time, but it is such a treat to hear the cast and crew discuss the film.

Christopher Abbott and the film's director, Josh Mond

post premiere Q&A. 

I geeked out when I saw director Cutter Hodierne.
He brought the excellent film I mentioned after
last year's festival, Fishing Without Nets (which
began as a short film at the festival in 2012, and received
funding to then be made into a feature).  It was nice
to chat with him, and some of the people behind that film
and to hear they were at this year's festival to receive a
grant...so I know that means more goodness to come on
the screen, by his direction.

He might be the douchiest of celebs:

I have never seen him act, but his maj douche-ness 
on Main Street leads me to assume he blows 
chunks all over the big screen.

Just sayin'!


Okay, I am out for now, but stay tuned for
more mamarazzi chronicles!!
xoxo

Monday, December 15, 2014

Sundance Film Festival 2014, part 5


By the skin of my teeth, I am knocking out the 
remaining adventures of Sundance Film Festival 
2014, in 2014.  Lawdy.  No excuses. 
 I am going to have to put some serious perimeters on 
knocking out Sundance 2015... 
which is just a month away.  AHHHHH!  


First, I suggest you get caught up (again...come one now, it's fun) 
by flipping through the previous posts of this adventure.  
Here they are for you:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4...Enjoy!

The director, Cutter Hodierne, and star of the film Fishing Without Nets.

I have been lucky enough to check out a handful
of films at the festival each year, over the past 9 years and this
film ranks at the top.  The film premiered as a short
film during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and 
then received the necessary funding to make it into a feature length
film. Blessings to those who backed it, as it is a MUST SEE!

 The cast of Fishing Without Nets.

At the theater, the intro screen, introducing all of the
films of the US Dramatic Competition.

I still cover in chill bumps, when I think of this film.

 Part of the cast.  Lead character, in the middle.


I have said it a thousand times over, the highlight of seeing
 films at the festival is the Q&A with the people who created and acted
 in the film.  Hearing the ins and outs of this film was remarkable.
 I cannot stress enough that everyone needs to see this 
film. I except we will continue to see big things from this young
director, in the future. 

Oh, hey there, Adrian Grenier.  You snowboard?
I ski!!!  Want to make out, I mean hang out ?*

No for reals, could he be any cuter?  Me thinks not.
 Anxiously awaiting the arrival of Entourage at the theater, next
year! Have you all seen the documentary he whipped up a few
years back, Teenage Paparazzo?  Must see.

*praise the lord I married the sweetest man who
loves (keep telling myself that) my sense of humor.

 Kurt Russell in town promoting the documentary,
The Battered Bastards of Baseball.

Ahhhhh, you're on SNL!!!  We adore you!!!
-a "group of anonymous girls", grabbing lunch.

We were so excited to see Jenny Slate at
lunch on Main Street.  She was in town
promoting Obvious Child in which she stars.

This could totes be a rumor starting picture, right?
Yet, we all know Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette must
be super close pals after working together over a
decade on the film Boyhood.  This film is fascinating,
as it seems more documentary than feature film...
I cannot wait to see it.

Both are up for SAG and Golden Globe awards,
for their parts in this film.

Even though he looks rather HANGRY* in this
picture, he will forever be one of my favorites,
because he starred in Reality Bites. That film
was everything to teenagers in the 90s...
in my opinion.

* And no, he wasn't yelling at me.
Sure looks it though.

FLAWLESS!!! For reals, I was blown away
by how stunning she is!

 Aubrey Plaza of Parks & Rec. I asked her to wave (of course I did)
so I could send this to my friend, Kenny D, a year later...oops.

Jason Schwartzman. Enough said.

Director Rory Kennedy, promoting her documentary,
Last Days in Vietnam.



Director Gregg Araki, introducing his film
White Bird in a Blizzard.

The cast of White Bird in a Blizzard: Christopher Meloni,
Mark Indelicato, Shailene Woodley, Gabourey Sidibe & Shiloh Fernandez

Q&A after the premiere.
Yes, he was totally the little guy in the
television series Ugly Betty.

I really wanted to like this film, with all of the 
talent involved.  However, I did not like it 
much at all.  A few of the parts felt obviously
miscast and I found it hard to watch the
dude from Law & Order: SVU play such a 
vulnerable role.  The acting didn't feel authentic.
I did enjoy Gabourey's shoes!

Oh hey, Katie Couric!

Mary Steenburgen.  A forever favorite because
of parts in What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Elf.


Ashley Greene

Well folks, I think that is finally a wrap on my pics from
 the Sundance Film Festival, 2014.

I will be back at it in a month, for the 2015 festival.
 Ahhhh, cannot wait!
xo.