Sundance Cinemas 608 proletariat rises up in face of finals' week stress (overheard #1)
UW Student 1: Yeah--I have to work for all these people this week. And I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO's a student.
UW Student 2: I stood up to my manager--I feel really good about that...
He's like this big guy and totally tries to bully people--especially the assistant managers.
[He said] "So what you're saying is that you can't work at all this weekend?"
[I said] "Yup"
[Nodding smugly]
UWS1: Where is it?
UWS2: It's at Hilldale. It's probably gonna fail--who's going to pay twelve dollars to see a movie?
It's like an art-house. They're trying to make like this whole new experience. With like a café. They're gonna have Peet's
UWS1: There's going to be Peet's in Madison?!!
UWS2: They're trying to make this real upscale, hip thing. I feel like they're kind of misjudging the Madison market: sure, it's more cultured than wisconsin as a whole [something about appreciating film, food] but that doesn't mean you're bourgeois.
UWS1: What's going to be playing?
UWS2: Black Book--directed by Paul Verhoeven. [Actually,] the first one is Paris, j'taime, this movie by 18 different directors... They've got Waitress.
[more movie talk]
UWS2: ...Robert Redford isn't going to be at the opening.
- ...but at least he wished WSJ's Conklin joyeux anniversaire!
- Laskin, in the Isthmus: Sundance 608 swell(-s within West Side's cultural vacuum).
- Russell has opined on Peet's Pennyroyal Tea @ Dane101.
- Tonya ran down next weekend's full opening lineup @ Screen Siren.
