By the time actor Adam Standley's character starts explaining how he made Abu Ghraib-themed amateur porn, you realize that a play that (or is it?) Abu Ghraib are projected. But by that point, the form has come to fit the function, and the genius of this play has won you over. more ›

Naturally Slavoj Žižek, whose inner cultural critic wins equal time from his inner philosopher, spiced his Town Hall talk last night with cinematic references, in particular, The Dark Knight. After seeing that (and Kung Fu Panda five times, thanks to his "small degenerate son"), he was disturbed by the message that it's noble to lie on behalf of power, to protect it. more ›

a camel to walk across the stage for no reason." more ›

In some ways, we wish we could experience Sundance every week, but on the other hand, we're pretty f-ing exhausted. So it's a good thing that this is our last day here. We've had a great time with both the movies and the festival-goers. We've had film discussions with strangers everywhere we went, we've argued with film critics, and we've interacted with some really remarkable people, including two Lauras from Portland, a Bermudan film festival programmer, and a wonderfully chatty fag from NYC. Normally, we hate people. We tend to avoid meeting new people (most of them suck), and we definitely aren't prone to striking up discussions with strangers. But at Sundance it's different. Film really can bring us all together. more ›

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Seattlest isn't a native, but we've been here long enough to remember when Inga Muscio wrote for The Stranger (which is more than their own online archives can claim). We're pretty sure it's been at least 10 years. According to her website, she now lives in Portland -- or at least, that's where her PO box is. more ›