
Regarding the quote of the day, from KATIE JACOBS STANTON. There should be no stigma in taking time for your family. Only with those who stigmatize those that do. I regret not taking more time for life instead of wasting it all on work. I imagine I'd be a much happier person. Look what happened... Goodbye SUNDANCE! Great slate this year. Thanks to JOHN COOPER and team. Stellar films on my last day: BIRTH OF A NATION is a powerful, moving film about a slave preacher set in 1800s VIRGINIA. Congrats to NATE PARKER who wrote, directed, produced and stars... Really dug SLEIGHT. About a magician with a special power that moonlights as a drug dealer to make ends meet. JACOB LATIMORE and DULÉ HILL are great. Director JD DILLARD is one to watch... GREEN ROOM rocked. Super violent and interesting setup about a punk band that gets more than they bargained for after a gig. 1000 mph from the jump... INDIGNATION follows a young man at a crossroads as he leaves for college in 1951. LOGAN LERMAN and TRACY LETTS (of HOMELAND) give amazing performances... I have a long list of ones I didn't get to see and will be hitting up all you generous distributors for screeners... Look who was outside my balcony: ERYKAH BADU and NAS... Lastly, the times they are a changin' in the indie film biz thanks to NETFLIX and AMAZON... Happy Birthday JOEL PERESMAN, STEVEN LEVY and LOUIS VENEZIA.