Part Three: Online Exclusive Interview with Director of Sundance John Cooper
This week, we have been publishing excerpts from our interview with John Cooper, the director of the Sundance Film Festival. Just weeks after the festival ended, Cooper sat down with Haute Living to reflect on the success of his first go-round as director. His answers led to Haute Living Los Angeles naming Sundance as the “Hautest Film Festival” in our Premiere Hollywood Power Player Awards. If you haven’t read parts one and two, be sure to check them out. Being that he is so entrenched in the independent film world, I felt it appropriate to ask him what he thought of this year’s blockbusters, such as Avatar. He avoided that question entirely, but did share what mainstream movies he particularly enjoyed recently. Find out which after the jump.
Today marks the opening of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, the annual event that showcases 200 independent films each January.
Canyons Resort in Park City will be hosting a number of special events during the Sundance Film Festival January 19-29.
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One of Russia's most prominent directors and creator of How I Spent My Summer, Aleksey Popogrebsky, will help judge the talent entered at the Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 19 to 29.
Rock-and-roll icon Alice Cooper, who was recently inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, returned to his Vegas home away from home, the Hard Rock Hotel, on Sunday. Cooper, his wife Sheryl and their son Dash enjoyed the VIP treatment and stayed in a penthouse suite located in HRH Tower.
The Mini just got a whole lot more luxurious. Rolls Royce and Mini Cooper, both owned by BMW, have teamed up to create a special edition vehicle— The Mini inspired by Goodwood.
The documentary titled "Putin's Kiss" won the Documentary Cinematography Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
It has been over a month since Apple founder and revered visionary Steve Jobs passed away, but he continues to be at the forefront of our culture. A new feature film entitled Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview has surfaced, bringing Jobs once again into the spotlight.
Hotel Chatter reports that the Cooper Square Hotel is now officially rebranded as Andre Balazs' Standard East Village.