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Show 5 u H mm H J SUNDANCE SECTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, Doug Fox EDITOR ' 0 2008 dfoxheraldextra.com 344-254- 8 s ! i f. 1 j ' 1 X ..t 'I It YOU ARE HERE V7, J? 9 4 Hi ifI , ' ,U S i ir in1 ' i ' A rti-T.- j -- i I f ' lie. r rki a , v : - 1 I A I (Si t f us 4 - 1 . IV ASHLEY I l TAVO TICKETS FOR A FESTIVAL SCREENING are more expensive that seeing a movie at the mall, but probabjy not as pricey . as you'd think. The base price for an individual ticket is $15, plus a $1 handling fee for tickets ordered online, and a $10 processing fee for each individual order. You can order up to 20 individual tickets, but no more than four for any one screening.' It's good to bear in mind that the availability of tickets is iffy at this point. If you didn't plan ahead, then your best chance of seeing a particular film may be a ticket purchase, or lucking into leftover seating via the wait list (both options are outlined below). Wait list tickets are offered at a discounted rate of $10 (cash only) per-tick- i Cody Clark FOR THE SHOW DAILY HERALD n f you've never been to Park City during the Sundance Film Festival, I then you're sort of like that hired i pack schlepper who goes into the I Peruvian temple with Indiana Jones SI at the beginning of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." You might think that you get what's going on, and maybe you'll I even grab the prize when the good doc- tor (Dr. Jones, of course) has a momentary lapse in judgment. And then, just when you think you've got the idol and the spike you're home free blam! trap turns you into a human pincushion. Ewww. It sounds grim, but what would you expect to happen in a resort town with inhabitfewer than 10,000 ants when roughly five times.that many people decide to visit on the same weekend? It's kind of like that one line from that movie with Bill Murray. "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together mass hysteria!" OK, not really, but it's pretty bad. The opening-nigh- t screening of the year-roun- d WHAT TO DO ALMOST EVERYONE WHO GOES See TICKETS, D3 WHERE CAN I EAT? PARK CITY OFFERS A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS, most of them located along Main Street, where you can get everything from a $75 steak to a $5 grilled cheese sandwich. Pick up a copy of the Jan. 17 UV magazine for a list of our favorite festival eateries. to the festival watches a movie or two, but that's far from the only way to spend your time in Park City. The festival offers a wide variety of diversions. For complete information about these events as well as a comprehensive listing of all film screenings and preview capsules of every feature-lengt- h and short film at the festival pick up a copy of the official festival Film Guide. The Film Guide is available free (one per customer) at most festival screening venues f8 FRANSCELLDaily Herald l 2008 Sundance Film Festival happened Thursday at the Eccles Center for the Performing Artsprrthe premises of Park City High SchooLvihe real fun begins today, however, the first full day of public and press screenings, topped off with a second opening gala at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City. People who go to Park City to purchase films or write about them tend to be with the festival's ins and outs. And if there's something they don't know or weren't told, why, that's what a PDA (or a personal assistant) is for. If you're only a casual Sundancer, however, or even a festival then you may not know all the steps, like where to purchase tickets, how to get around town, or even what there is to see and do after you get there. Not to worry. All you need is someone with a metaphorical fedora and bullwhip to take control of the situation. And who might that be? Keep reading, I'm making this up as I go. first-time- r, I More tips: What to see, where to park, how to get around and more, D3 WHERE'S THE FREE STUFF? -- FEEL LIKE A FILM- Get loaded up with knickknacks by the MAKER! festival's official sponsors, or just take a break from the filmgoing and relax indoors. The general public is welcomed (typically whenever space permits) at any of the following sponsor venues, all located in Park City's historic downtown. (Note: You can get free stuff all over Park City during the festival. This list is limited to major venues operated by official festival sponsors.) THE LEAF LOUNGE Where: 751 Main St. When: Through Jan. 26, See FREE STUFF, D3 and various points around Park City and Salt Lake City. You can also download the film guide at sundance.orgfestival. NEW FRONTIER ON MAIN The New STREET Frontier on Main Street offers In 2007, New Frontier replaced the old (just) Frontier program, and is the only one of free art exhibits. the festival's programs to have a specific HQ. You can see the New Frontier films at all of the usual screening venues. For a broader experience of experimental cinema and art, however, you may enjoy visiting New See Sundance Film Festival WHAT TO DO, D3 Standing room only Monica Corcoran visitors bureau, there are only 23.000 . heads. "pillows" for all those And these lopsided lodging logistics cause more confusion and headaches Stragglers crash on couches, while assistants bicker over who takes up more than the altitude sickness. "You know how important you are space in a twin bed. Colleagues who never discuss weekend plans are suddenly by the size of your bed in the company condo," says Jose Martinez, a publicist complimenting each other's pajamas -over bowls of Lucky Charms. Or fighting with Fingerprint Communications who's over who finished the soy milk. For Holalso known for his wit and gilded Rolodex. "And if you're sharing a bed with a lywood types, Sundance is like camping without the s'mores. or a fax machine, you're reYou could join in by visiting Park City ally low." for the Sundance Film Festival over the To avoid pecking order uproars or innext nine days. Too bad there'll be no teroffice peccadilloes, most studios, such as New Line, HBO and Miramax, rent place for you to stay. About 45,000 people large condos that can be divided among will flock over that period to this tiny, colleagues. Ideally, everyone gets a pri- former mining town nestled in the Wasatch mountains. But according to the See LODGING, D2 LOS ANGELES TIMES ! BeiieHeveni BelleHavens'i Park City property is .situated witliin minutes of ski resorts: Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort and The Canyons Resort. 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