The Bloated Penguin

When is someone going to call me up and say, “Hey, I’m going to fund a trip for you to go to Sundance to sit around and watch a bunch of movies. You don’t have to do anything and we’ll pay you a whack load of cash to do it.”? Well, in my dream world of complete fictional occurances, this happens every day. Anyways, back to Sundance; from the point of view of the guy on the outside who will probably never make it there.

This weekend saw the premier of a flick that I’m actually quite interested in seeing. The Runaways starring Twilight girls Kristin Stewart and Dakota Fanning premiered yesterday and so far the reviews are more positive. I’m not too surprised as this is a bio pic with quite a bit of anticipation. Not only is the central plot about one of the most news-worthy bands in history, it is also the feature directorial debut of Floria Sigismondi. Not sure who she is? Well she is the dirctor who put this doo-daddy together for Sheryl Crow:

So Sigismondi knows her stuff when it comes to controversial imagery. I’m excited to see what she has in store for a feature film though. Check out the trailer for The Runaways below.