Archive for February 3rd, 2010
2010 SW Florida Wildlife Photo Contest
Eligibility The “Southwest Florida Native Flora & Fauna” photo contest is open to all amateur photographers that reside full or part time in Collier County, FL from the age of 14 years and older. Entrant must be an amateur who has not received monetary compensation for photography whether in exhibits, by sale or through any facet of [...]
Prelude to the Olympics
In addition to hosting the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah is also home to headquarters of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association(USSSA) and Utah Olympic Park. In July, the USSSA opened a state of the art facility, the Center of Excellence, to provide training and education for today's and tomorrow's Olympians, as well as to [...]
Sunblogging: End of Sundance
The Day After Today on the local radio station, the DJ said, "Be sure to spend time outside today as it is beautiful, sunny, and 25°. Yes, it is sunny but I'm still wearing three layers and a down jacket. Since there is no film until tonight, it gave me the opportunity to do some shopping. Park City is home to the largest outlet mall in [...]
Sunblogging: Day 11 of the Sundance Film Festival
Awards Day Yes, the snow is back again, but the town has emptied out. Main Street is almost deserted and we didn't have to wait for a table for breakfast at the Eating Establishment, a popular restaurant. Today, the various award winners will light up the screens. The Grand Jury Prize for US Documentary went to Restrepo. The film [...]
Sunblogging: Day 10 of the Sundance Film Festival
The sun was out all day today! Twelve, based on the novel written by acclaimed writer Nick McDonell when he was 17, focuses on the drug culture of upper Eastside New York young people. The title refers to a fictional super ecstasy type drug. The film said a lot about bad morals, the idea of celebrity, and, as director Joel Schumacher said, [...]
Sunblogging: Day 9 of the Sundance Film Festival
I sure am tired of wearing 3 to 5 layers of clothing! I'm beginning to feel like a giant marshmallow! The good news is that there was no snow today; the bad is that it is supposed to snow tomorrow night, Sunday, and Monday. The Romantics was a disappointment. Directed and based on the novel by Galt Niederhoffer who has produced at least two [...]
Sunblogging: Day 8 of the Sundance Film Festival
Today on the way to the theater, we passed a herd of elk...and the SUN came out for a while in the afternoon. Bilal's Stand is a film in a new category at Sundance called 'Next'. These are films that are supposed to help Sundance get back to its roots as a true indie film festival. They are by new filmmakers and all the films in this category [...]
Sunblogging: Day 7 of the Sundance Film Festival
Still snowing...... I started my morning with a 3D documentary, Cane Toads: the Conquest, or, as the filmmaker quipped, Avatoad, with humor, it presented the plight of the cane toad in Australia; 150 were imported to help solve a problem with a sugar cane destroying insect. As so often happens when man tries to control nature, it didn't work [...]
Sunblogging: Day 6 of the Sundance Film Festival
OK, Day 6 and, guess what? It's snowing!!!!!! It looks like a mini blizzard out there. I am skipping an early film and won't venture out until noontime. Jake Scott, the son of prolific producer and director Ridley Scott, directed Welcome to the Rileys, which provided a break from his typical roles for James Gandolfini as a grieving [...]
New in DVD for February
Week of Febrary 1 Amelia - Hilary Swank stars as Amelia Earhart; Richard Gere costars. Rated PG Love Happens - Romantic drama starring Jennifer Anston. Rated PG 13 More Than a Game - Documentary about NBA star, LeBron James. Rated PG New York, I Love You - From the producer of Paris, je t'aime, features 11 short films that personify [...]
