The thing about Sundance, however, is that you never really know how strong a beloved film’s legs are going to be.
The altitude often plays with expectations, and movies like last year’s The Birth of a Nation or the previous year’s Me, Earl and the Dying Girl don’t always connect with mainstream crowds once they finally are screened for the non-Sundance throngs.
Every year, Hollywood eases into its post-holiday, pre-Oscars session with a pit stop to Park City, Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival.
It’s here where we begin to acquire tat valuable “buzz” on arthouse, indie and possible awards-worthy features that will be making their way down the mountain over the course of the year, and into our local movie theaters.