mgm resorts...

I can't keep up with what casino is related to what other casino?

MGM Resorts- ARIA, Bellagio, MGM Grand of course, Mirage, and Mandalay Bay...

cravings buffet @ the mirage...

I remember lunch being good. The breakfast buffet is fair @ best. Can't recommend it...

park city main street post office...

A warm place that's always open to get away from the freezing cold...

abraxas...

A Japanese film.

The problem is I was inebriated during the viewing of this film and I fell asleep on several occasions. I'm a snorer and someone nudged more than twice to wake me up.

I watched enough of the movie to tell that I'm not interested in seeing it again.

C'est la vie...

circumstance...

Up until Wednesday evening I had no interested in seeing this film which revolves around a couple of Iranian teenagers which is supposed to take place in Tehran, but was actually shot in Lebanon for obvious reasons. And the film is mostly in farsi.

I saw CIRCUMSTANCE @ the Prospector Square Theatre @ 11:30pm showing. The seat that I chose to sit in(2nd row, aisle seat on the right) had a semi-obstructed view because there's a podium on the stage. Sometimes, I couldn't read the subtitles because the podium was in the way. I sat in the same seat in a morning screening and the obstruction didn't come into play because it was an english language film.

I enjoyed the film... #9.

sound of my voice...

Film # 8 for NY.

Since I saw Sundance it girl Brit Marling interviewed during a Cinema Cafe @ the Filmmaker Lodge on Saturday, I really wanted to see one of her two films she has @ the festival. The other being ANOTHER EARTH.

In addition to being one of the stars of the film, Brit is also the cowriter and produced the film.

I had high expectations going into the Wednesday morning screening @ Prospector Square. I'm an early riser, therefore the 8:30am start time wasn't a factor.

I didn't like the film. Perhaps it's an age thing. I have a hard time relating to filmmakers who are about half my age...

I'm going to try to see ANOTHER EARTH on Thursday to get another read on young Brit Marling. Different director. Great buzz about that film.

I must mention that Nicole Vicius is an attractive actress...

all your dead ones...

Saw a 3pm showing @ the historic Egyptian Theatre. Terrible, terrible film!! It was a waste of 90 minutes and a waste of 15 dollars...

A Colombian film in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition @ Sundance.

the oregonian...

One of the shittiest films I've seen in my life that I've sat through without walking out...

how to die in oregon...

Saw the doc @ a temple in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival.

The best documentary I've seen @ Sundance,,,

It's about physician-assisted suicide in Oregon which was the first state to legalize it in 1994.

It really is about terminally ill people taking control of their lives and having the opportunity to die with dignity...

Pictured is Cody Curtis with her daughter. Cody was the star of the doc. Her husband and son were present @ the showing, however her daughter wasn't there... And wasn't really featured in the film except for in the very beginning?

jack lalanne...

I was actually shocked he passed away @ 96 on Sunday...

I thought he'd live to @ least 100...

I know his grandnephew Chris LaLanne who opened up a gym in the City.

Now, I know I need to get back into the gym and get my body into shape in honor of Jack LaLanne...

wasatch brewery...

Good nachos...

Decent biru...

to.get.her...

Interesting film by director Erica Dunton...

I won't give the plot away, but I really enjoyed the ending after nearly falling asleep in the movie...

Shot in Wilmington, NC which is a mecca for filmmaking.

Lead actress Jazzy De Lisser is very good, as is Chelsea Logan.

Jazzy is a great name!

day 4 @ sundance...

I've seen 3 films thus far- ATTENBERG, UNCLE KENT, and BENAVIDES BORN.

None of the above are excellent films, but the star of BENAVIDES BORN may become a breakout star @ this festival- Corina Calderon.

I was lucky enough to see Corina interviewed @ the Filmmakers Lodge in the morning before the world premiere @ night.

2011 sundance film festival...

It took me awhile to arrive in Salt Lake last night. My flight from SFO went to Denver first which is about 545 miles east of SLC. Then I changed planes in Denver and headed to Utah.

My total travel time from my apartment in the City to the condo I'm staying in Park City was over 9 hours...

Anyway, this morning I'm viewing a film @ 9am called ATTENBERG. It's a Greek film that was @ the Venice Film Festival last year.

wednesday...

Man, my posts have become fewer and fewer and shorter and shorter...

I have to make a promise to myself to write more and write with more depth...

I'm looking forward to the day ahead...

californification...

My favorite show on television...

neiman marcus mens rooms...

In Union Square.

The one in the basement in mens clothing is the best.

Followed by the facility on the 5th floor.

Third best is the one in The Rotunda.

it's 2011 and san francisco finally has a temporary asian mayor...

I lived in the City off and on for over 30 years and it amazes me that San Francisco finally has an Asian mayor?

january funk...

It seems like every January, I go through a funk and I must make a concerted effort to steer myself out of it...

You know what, I'm not going to allow myself to go through a funk this January...

andrew luck...

What a kid! He passes up tens of millions to return to Stanford for one more year so he can get his degree.

I hope he has a decent coach for his final year...

pahlmeyer wine...

I just realized the chardonnay is featured in the film DISCLOSURE starring Michael Douglas.

Pahlmeyer was once a featured winery @ The Press Club in the City on Yerba Buena Lane.

josh punk kid mcdaniel...

If he's the backup plan for the Niners after Harbaugh, the young York and his newly appointed GM Baalke are fucking nuts!!!!

marla maples...

She looks phenomenal for 47!!

starting off 2011 with a stomach ache...

I'm thankful that the pain has subsided and I'm going to start off this year really appreciating my health...

I want to wish everyone good health and prosperity...

So Have A Heathy Happy New Year!