1. Welcome to the Rileys

Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. She isolates herself in their immaculate suburban home. He philanders with a local waitress, anesthetizing pain with easy passion. When he loses his mistress to cancer, Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip where he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian. Meanwhile, Lois summons all of her remaining force to overcome agoraphobia and venture south to reclaim her marriage. Read more

2. Howl

It’s San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. HOWL, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society’s reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment—the birth of a counterculture. Read more

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

3. The Runaways

Of all the bands to come out of the 1970s Los Angeles music scene, The Runaways are by far the most uniquely fascinating. This is partially due to their music, but more so to the fact that they were teenage girls whose wild and reckless lifestyle was the stuff of legend. Focusing on the duo of guitarist/vocalist Joan Jett and lead vocalist Cherie Currie as they navigate a rocky road of touring and record-label woes, the film chronicles the band’s formation as well as their meteoric rise under the malevolent eye of an abusive manager. Read more

4. Buried

Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is a U.S. citizen working as a contract driver in Iraq. After a swift and sudden attack on his convoy, he awakens to find himself buried alive inside a coffin with nothing more than a lighter, a cell phone, and little memory of how he ended up there. Faced with limited oxygen and unlimited panic, Paul finds himself in a tension-filled race against time to escape this claustrophobic deathtrap before it’s too late. Read more

Ryan Reynolds in Buried

5.  The Company Men

One of the first casualties of a corporate downsize is Bobby Walker, a hot-shot sales executive who is living the idyllic life—complete with two kids and a mortgaged picket fence. His boss, and founder of the company, doesn’t take Bobby’s severance well, and he storms into the boardroom to demand a reprieve of the severe measures. He learns quickly that some choices are out of his hands, and this is only the beginning. We embark on a journey that is all too familiar in today’s recessionary economy: one that will test friendships, loyalties, and family bonds. Read more

6. Get Low

Felix is a miserable old hermit who has lived in an isolated cabin for the past 38 years. He catches word that an old friend has passed away and hatches a plan to throw himself a “funeral party.” He even wants the townsfolk, who either despise him or fear him, to attend the party and share all the crazy stories they may have heard about creepy old Felix. Is he a fugitive? A murderer? Or something worse? Read more

Robert Duvall in Get Low

7. The Killer Inside Me

Kate Hudson makes her Sundance debut in a film based on the novel by legendary pulp writer Jim Thompson. The Killer Inside Me tells the story of handsome, charming, unassuming small-town deputy sheriff Lou Ford, who has a bunch of problems. Women problems. Law-enforcement problems. And an ever-growing pile of murder victims in his west Texas jurisdiction. All the while Lou manages to remain his stoic self. However, as evidence is discovered over the course of the investigation, suspicion begins to fall on Lou. But in this savage and bleak universe, nothing is ever what it seems. Read more

Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson

8. Jack Goes Boating

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating is a tale of love, betrayal, and friendship set against the backdrop of working-class New York City life. Jack and Connie are two single people who on their own might continue to recede into the anonymous background of the city, but in each other begin to find the courage and desire to pursue their budding relationship. In contrast, the couple who brought them together, Clyde and Lucy, are confronting the unresolved issues in their rocky marriage. Read more

Hoffman & Amy Ryan in Jack Goes Boating

9. Happythankyoumoreplease

Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who’s having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam’s life revolves around his friends—Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam’s eye. Read more

Josh Radnor as Sam

10. Blue Valentine

On the far side of a once-passionate romance, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling) are married with a young daughter. Hoping to save their marriage, they steal away to a theme hotel. We then encounter them years earlier, when they met and fell in love—full of life and hope. Moving fluidly between these two time periods, Blue Valentine unfolds like a cinematic duet whose refrain asks, “where did their love go?” Framing the film as a mystery whose answer lies scattered in time (and in character), filmmaker Derek Cianfrance constructs an elegant set of dualities: past and present, youth and adulthood, vitality and entropy. Read more

SUNDAYS

• The Sidecar: $2 Wells, $2 Drats, $2 Fat Kid Pizza Slices
• Molly Bloom’s: 1/2 price wings + $2.50 PBR Tall Boys
• The Star Bar: $2 Caronas
• Cisero’s: $2 Pizzas

MONDAYS

• Butcher’s: $3 chardonnay & champagne + 1/2 price appetizers for ladies
• Lindzee O’Michaels: $3 Mickey’s Big Mouths
• Ciseros: $5.99 Spaghetti + dinner salad
• Flanagan’s: SIN Night - 30% off food w/ service industry card
• Mulligan’s: $.50 beer night
• Molly Bloom’s: $5 fries + $2.50 PBR Tall Boys

TUESDAYS

• Flanagan’s: $2 PBR Tall Boys
• Lindzee O’Michaels: $3 Mickey’s Big Mouths, $3 PBR Tall Boys
• Cisero’s: 1/2 price aps, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Molly Bloom’s: (Family Night) 1/2 price kids’ menu, $1 & $2 drafts

WEDNESDAYS

• Downstairs: $2 Bud Lites
• The Star Bar: $3 Red Stripe, $3 rum drinks
• Lindzee O’Micheals: $3 vodka drinks, $3 Maragaritas, $3 Bud Light for ladies
• Cisero’s: $2 cocktails
• O’Shucks: $3 burgers, scooners
• Molly Bloom’s: $3 Margaritas, $3 Tecate Tall Boys

THURSDAYS

• Downstairs: $3 Cosmos
• Flanagan’s: $3 Guinness, $3 Tetleys, $3 Famous Sausage Rolls
• Lindzee O’Michaels: $3 vodka drinks, $3 tequila shots
• The Star Bar: $3 Vodka Red Bull, $3 PBR Tall Boys
• Cisero’s: $2 PBRs all night, 1/2 price aps, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Adolph’s: $5 wine for ladies
• Molly Bloom’s: $10 BBQ  + $1.50 Coors

FRIDAYS

• The Star Bar: $1 Rum/Vodka/Whiskey/Tequila/Gin + Soda
• Molly Bloom’s: $5 Shot + Rum Nights (Jager or Beam)

SATURDAYS

• Molly Bloom’s: $3 Cosmos + $3 Appletinis

EVERY NIGHT:

• Club Monsoon: $9.99 All-you-can-eat pad thai, $4.99 appetizers
• Cisero’s: 1/2 appetizers, 5 to 7 p.m.
• The Spur: $8 burgers, $8 giant salads, $8 Spur Fries
• Downstairs: PBR Tall Boy + shot of bourbon, $5
• No Name Saloon: $3 Bud/Bud Light + Aps under $5

What’s missing? Please let us know with a comment or an e-mail to editor@parkcityvoyeur.com. We’ll add it ASAP.

Park City loves its Tall Boys!

1. Every Night @ Shabu: $20 off purchase of 2 entrees. (Tuesdays: 2 for 1 sushi & $2 Hefs / Friday & Saturday: $10 appetizer specials) 

2. Every Week Night @ Club Monsoon: All-you-can-eat Pad Thai for $9.99 + appetizer specials

3. Monday Night @ Butcher’s: Half-price appetizers for ladies, $3 chardonnay & champagne

4. Every Night @ Adolph’s: Salad+Entree+Dessert for $25 (select menu), $10 corkage

5. Wed. through Sun. @ Prime Steak House: 2 for 1 entrees

6. Every Night @ Cisero’s: Half-price appetizers, 5 to 7 p.m. ($4.99 Spaghetti night on Mondays)

7. Sunday Night @ The Sidecar: $2 Slices, $2 Wells, $2 Drafts

8. Every Night @ Baja Cantina & Bistro 412: Free appetizer or dessert with purchase of 2 entrees

9. Every Night @ The Spur: “Cowboy Cuisine” menu with $8 burgers, $8 giant salads, $8 Spur fries

10. Every Day @ The Bridge (under Town Lift): All-you-can-eat wings for $10

Shabu, as featured in the New York Times

Find ongoing deals at Taste of Park City. 

Mark your calendars and save your cash for the 10 most unmissable events this summer:

JUNE 4: Ralient K @ Murray Theater - 7 p.m. ($18) *Tickets*

JUNE 5: MOE @ The Depot - 8 p.m. ($20) *Tickets*

JUNE 6: VIVA Salt Lake @ The Gallivan Center - Doors open at noon ($9.75)  *Tickets*

JUNE 6: Danny Dance - Dance is a Feeling @ The W. Lounge - 9 p.m. (Free before 11 p.m.)

JUNE 11: Kelly Clarkson @ Orem City Summerfest - 6:30 p.m. (Starting at $28) *Tickets*

JUNE 12: 311 w/ Ziggy Marley @ The USANA Ampitheater - 7 p.m. ($47) *Tickets*

JUNE 12: Get Funky w/ Paul Van Dyk @ The Saltair - 6 p.m. ($32) *Tickets*

JUNE 20: Shawn Colvin @ Thanksgiving Point - 8 p.m. ($30) *Tickets*

JUNE 25: Blue Oyster Cult @ Lindquist Field - 7:30 p.m. ($22) *Tickets*

JUNE 26: Infected Mushroom @ The Saltair - 8 p.m. ($30) *Tickets*

JUNE 27: Matisyahu @ In the Venue - 8 p.m. *Tickets*

Environment:

SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY needs volunteers to hike or bike local open lands, help with office work or lead other projects. Call Anne at (435) 649-9884 or visit the link for more information.

SWANER ECO CENTER needs volunteers! Land restoration work, elementary school field trips, festival/event assistance and hosts neeed at the new EcoCenter. You do not need to be an outdoor guru, science geek, or have any prior experience to be a helpful and valued volunteer. Email admin@swanerecocenter.org.

HOPEANDKNOWLEDGE.ORG needs researchers for all categories of this non-profit global warming education web site. This should be a short term project. Work from home. Call Andrea Arel at (435) 602-0500 or e-mail info@hopeandknowledg.org.

RECYCLE YOUR SPARE TIME: Get plenty of fresh air, burn extra calories, meet your neighbors, operate large, crushing machines. No pay, few perks, but satisfaction in helping keep community clean. Call Recycle Utah at 649-9698 or e-mail director@recycleutah.org.

WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY, a grassroots organization, needs volunteers. Call Judy Perry, 649-3309.

Arts/Culture:

FRIENDS OF THE PARK CITY LIBRARY invites you to donate clean and sellable books and current or timeless magazines. Donations sorted by volunteers and displayed in the library at the ongoing bargain-priced book and magazine sale. Interested in joining Friends? Pick up a form at the circulation desk.

PARK CITY AMBASSADORS is a dynamic network of volunteers and community advocates for Park City. They hold a general membership meeting on the third Thursday of every month. They sponsor the Fourth of July parade, visitor information and serve nonprofit groups and activities. Call 649-6100.

PARK CITY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL AND PARK CITY CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY is in need of volunteers. Call Leslie Harlow at 649-5309 or e-mail: lharlow@parkcitymusicfestival.com.

KIMBALL ART CENTER needs interns for the ceramic studio. Work as a teacher’s aid in classes, load the kilns and make glazes. This is a great opportunity for young artists to master skills, build a resume and serve the community. No experience is required, but you must be enthusiastic and reliable. Contact Lauren at Ceramics@Kimball-art.org or call (435) 649-8882 ext. 110.

Kids:

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF UTAH is looking for Park City mentors. Put some magic into a child’s life; you will both be forever changed. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah offers a variety of volunteer experiences. Call Ericka Wells 649-9366 or email ericka.wells@bbbs.org.

FRIENDS OF WASATCH-SUMMIT COUNTY CHILDREN’S JUSTICE CENTER needs volunteers to help child victims of abuse. Opportunities, projects for individuals, church groups or organizations. Donations– snacks, art and office supplies are needed. Call Kenna Jones, (435) 657-1000.

THE PARK CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION is seeking teen and adult volunteers to help tutor third, fourth and fifth graders at McPolin Elementary’s After-School Enrichment program every Mon., Wed. and Thurs. from 3 to 5 p.m. Flexible schedules and community service hours available. Contact PCEF Volunteer Coordinator Monika Guendner at (435) 615-0235 or mguendner@pcschools.us to sign up.

THE UTAH FOSTER CARE FOUNDATION is looking for foster and adoptive parents in Summit and Wasatch Counties to care for abused and neglected children ages 0-18. Training and support are provided and offered year round. Please contact Wendy for more information at (801)373-3006, or email wendy.bunnell@utahfostercare.org. You may also visit our website at www.utahfostercare.org.

ARTS-KIDS: Serve children (8-11) and youth in the middle schools (12-15). Volunteers should contact Pat Sanger at (435)615-7878 or email pat@arts-kids.org.

YOUTH WINTERSPORTS ALLIANCE has a variety of volunteer opportunities available to support sport programs and junior athletes. Projects range from photography, fundraising events, staffing events and office tasks. Call Shelley Gillwald, 901-3715.

Health:

WOMEN BEYOND CANCER, a nonprofit organization, offers retreats for women with all types of cancer. Retreats focus on the healing and strengthening of mind, body, and spirit, in a comfortable lodge setting. Volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of women with cancer are always welcome. Please contact Tessie Palczynski at 901-3197 or tessiep14@gmail.com.

PEOPLE’S HEALTH CLINIC at The Yard in Park City needs volunteers! Medical providers (physicians, nurses, midwives, PAs, NPs, EMTs, phlebotomists) and Spanish interpreters needed days and evenings. Volunteers in publicity, fundraising, clerical and technology needed anytime. Please call (435) 615-7822 and press 1, then 4, or e-mail info@phcpc.org.

IMAGE REBORN FOUNDATION assists woman living beyond breast cancer. If you are a survivor and would like more information about attending free retreats in Park City, please call Donna Creighton at 658-1715 or visit www.imagerebornfoundation.org. Send tax deductable donations to, Image Reborn, 6300 No. Sagewood Drive, Suite. 238, Park City, Utah 84098.

Sports:

NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER offers exciting volunteer opportunities to work with individuals who have physical and/or cognitive disabilities in 22 competitive & recreational programs. Come help individuals find their abilities! Please call Jenn Carpenter at 649-3991, ext. 609 or e-mail info@DiscoverNAC.org.

UTAH OLYMPIC PARK provides volunteer opportunities. Help with ski jumping and bobsled track event, or as a docent at the Joe Quinney/Alf Engen Ski Museum. Call 658-4257 or visit www.olyparks.com.

Humanitarian:

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES needs volunteers. Call 658-1400.

THE. LAWRENCE THRIFT SHOP needs volunteers. Flexible hours — days, evenings, weekends. Stop by at 84 South 100 West, Heber City, or call (435) 657-0209.

FRIENDLY VISITORS FOR HOSPICE PATIENTS NEEDED! IHC Hospice serving Summit and Wasatch counties is seeking volunteers to offer support during a precious time of life. Call Ali at (435) 657-4323.

PEACE HOUSE, INC is a non-profit located in Summit County that assists women and children fleeing domestic violence situations. We provide victims with safety assistance, advocacy and resources to prevent additional victimization. We offer a variety of flexible volunteer opportunities to fit into your busy schedules. For more information contact Jessica at (435)658-4739 ext. 105 or Jessica@peacehouseinc.org.

SUMMIT COUNTY FRIENDS OF ANIMALS needs animal-loving volunteers to assist in adoptions of rescued dogs and cats at Furburbia at Tanger Mall. Weekday, weekend shifts available. Call 649-5441.

1.  Busty Girls Needed to Host Party: Don’t let anyone tell you surgery isn’t a good investment:

“Beautiful Girls with large qualifications needed for an Internet Launch Party. You will be required to serve drinks and wear a tank top with the logo. You will also be responsible have fun, pour shots, ice luges, waterfalls and shot skis.”

2. “Restaurant Manager(s) Needed: With a new way to categorize low pay.

“Bill White Restaurant Group looking for a qualified, positive, and motivated restaurant manager(s). If you are serious about a career with a group of progressive industry leading professionals please reply. Thank you.”

• Location: Park City, Utah
• Compensation: Park City Competitive“

3. Chef Potions: Powders, shakes and elixirs also encouraged to apply.

We are looking for a young innovative Chef to step into the loco lizard and continue the tradition authentic, great food. Please e-mail me your’ resume if you feel that you have a strong grasp on Labor, P&L’s, Ordering, and Inventory. Must be willing to strive for the best that we can become.

4. Make Awesome Money Immediately!!!: A job for OJ Simpson cronies?

Residual Income, Make $250,000- $350,000 a year. I’ve done it and am now looking for 2 qualified people in the S.L.C. area to do the same. Experience with a “juice” company a plus… Let me take 30 minutes to prove. I will teach and train. Car allowance.

5. Nuclear Medicine Scientist: For the desperate and daring, willing to apply for anything

Your research could make an important impact on the lives of Soldiers and their Families. When you become a nuclear medicine scientist and Officer on the U.S. Army Health Care Team, your work could lead to scientific discoveries that improve our Soldiers’ health and the environments in which they work.

Rankings based on crowds, buzz, residencies and loyal local following. (Soon to include poll results, but you’ve gotta vote!) Post suggestions/additions/comments below:

PARK CITY’S TOP 10 DJs

1. DJ LC Dub - Relative rookie to Park City scene scored residencies at Sidecar (Sunday, SIN night) and Downstairs (Tuesday, Reggae night) in his first full season. Known for his reggae sets, LC Dub will mix a little roots into everything, but the versatile master can get a crowd going with anything from hip top to sweet ’80s faves.

2. DJ Chassis

3. DJ Dav

4. DJ Brisk

5. DJ Lux

6. Dj Danny Boy

7. Introducing: Roots Rawka

8. DJ Jalal

9. DJ Q-Tip

10. DJ Brooklyn

It’s tough enough for guys in this town to score what precious little female attention is available, but these floundering fellas shot themselves in the kisser before they even had a chance. Learn from their mistakes, and see if you can guess which prominent Park City strike-outs said what:

10. “Hi, I’m single.”

9. “Wow, I didn’t think our drinks would be that much. Can you spot me five?”

8. “Wait, what’s your shoe size? (To friend) Dude, I think her boots would fit you, man.”

7. “I just want a girl who’s like, gone, when I wake up.”

6. “I’m a professor of International Marketing. Are you a student?”

5. “I just need 45 minutes of your time. I’ll make it up to you, I swear.” 

4. “My dog just died, so you know…it would be nice to have someone else to be with.” 

3. “I’m kinda hitting a drought, so…”

2. “I’ve got a sweeeet hot tub.”

1. “So, I guess all your friends are taken, huh?”

…have your own? sign in and add to the list!

Photography: Eddie Schneckloth
Sundance, January 17, 2009