The 2008 Sundance Film Festival, the thirtieth annual mass screening on the slopes, opens on January 18, which means that we are fast approaching a yearly ritual near and dear to the hearts of all serious filmlovers — the annual blossoming of critical think pieces arguing that Sundance has "sold out," that "the magic is gone", and that there's no such thing as independent film anymore, if there ever was. (It's like the annual debate over the San Diego Comic-Con, except that there are people who care. I think.)
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