Can Sundances Hits Fly Outside Park City?
The high altitudes of Park City, UT — home to the Sundance Film Festival — have been known to cause dehydration, insomnia and an overappreciation of certain independent movies. What sparks standing ovations and multi-million dollar acquisitions in the rarefied confines of the snowbound town doesn’t always carry over into the outside world. For every “The Blair Witch Project,” “Super Size Me” or “Precious,” there’s a “Hustle and Flow,” “Hounddog” or “Hamlet 2.” Where do you draw the line between hype and reality, sleep deprivation-induced passing crush or bona fide true love? A really great film that will resonate with niche (or even mainstream) audiences, or one that happens to provide the weary festivalgoer adequate satisfaction when compared with all the muck? Here’s a little Sundance soothsaying about how four festival hits might fare when they arrive at a theater near you. “The Kids Are All Right” A late selection at the festival, director Lisa Cholodenko’s dramatic comedy about
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