Sundance Film Festival - 2008

Mark Thompson6 said:I honestly think what really convinced Danny to go for Nadia was just how persuasive she was, paired with her... let's call it "expert verbal skills."😉

He's basically saying Danny's got zero game, right? 😬

northerncrane4 said:And what about Morgan Freeman, who had to spend several rehearsals in the middle of a pitch-black highway—with heavy trucks barreling past—performing 180-degree car turns over solid double lines without any police escort, simply because the award-winning producer couldn't be bothered to file the paperwork?

According to a leak from the New York Post, Smith stormed their offices a few days before the festival kicked off and refused to budge until he was granted an audience with the editor-in-chief. He was furious that they published the competition lineup under the headline SPIELBERG AND DREAMWORKS FAVORITES. The same source claims his fingers were practically sore from calling jury members and their inner circles. Producer Gene Kelly even went all out, buying up batches of over a hundred tickets for both his films—Smith's and Hadžić's—just to "pump up" the audience ratings. They worked hard, but apparently not hard enough, since Mark Twain narrowly beat them to the prize...👎

Patrick Garcia76 said:A leak from the New York Post editorial office reveals that Smith stormed their headquarters just days before the festival kicked off—refusing to budge until he was granted an audience with the editor-in-chief. He was absolutely livid over their decision to publish the competition lineup alongside that headline: SPIELBERG AND DREAMWORKS FAVORITES.

🤣🤣🤣 Classic Smith—just like the guy we all know and love.

Patrick Garcia76 said:Producer Gene Kelly went all out—buying up bundles of over a hundred tickets for both his films, Smith's and Hadžić's—just to artificially "pump up" the audience ratings.

I find this hard to swallow. First off—Joe actually dropping cash for over a hundred tickets? Highly unlikely. And more importantly—why hasn't the audience jury been composed of thirty random viewers who actually sat through every single film in the program?

northerncrane4 said:🤣🤣🤣 Sounds like Arsen Ostojić we all know and love.

I find this a bit hard to swallow. For one, the idea of Joe dropping cash on over a hundred tickets... and secondly, why wasn't the audience jury made up of about thirty random viewers who actually sat through every single film in the program like in previous years?

There wasn't an official audience jury this year. Instead, any attendee could vote by circling a rating on their ticket—and those tickets were only $3.25! That’s why Patlak went out and bought them; he sacrificed $667. At the very least... 👎

Patrick Garcia76 said:This year they ditched the audience jury entirely! Instead, anyone with a ticket could vote by rounding their scores right on the stub, and those tickets were only - $3.25 ! That’s why even Patty went out and grabbed some, sacrificing $667. Not even close. 👎

From what I recall, it was the same deal last year—anyone who bought a ticket got a vote.
And please, stop acting like you're her aunt when you're actually her aunt-in-law.😛