Sundance Scene: Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Kate Upton and More (Updating Photos)
Charlize Theron, Mary McCormack, and Chelsea Handler
pink/”>Pink hats and post-march clothes dominated the Main Street scene on Saturday after a sea of activism filled Park City for the Women’s March.
Here, the trio ducked in to the Hub, a sprawling hospitality lounge where the
Aisha Tyler
Tyler brightened Saturday’s favorite uniform (the pink hat) with a sloganeering jacket that echoed a famous refrain from UFC fighter Ronda Rousey: “Fight like a girl.”Handler would end the day as many do: at TAO.
Common
In town a few days ahead of his movie premiere, the rapper was a surprise performer at the second night of the popular pop up nightclub.
Jeremy Renner, Aisha Tyler, Mary J. Blige, and John Legend all also made the scene where the new Don Julio 1942 magnums anointed the VIP tables.
Matt Damon, Marcus Samuelsson, and Gary White
A seated lunch at Sundance? Yes.
On the busy opening Saturday afternoon, the trio above sat at a “head table” while chalices of Stella Artois were raised by the crowd at an event promoting the film-friendly brew’s commitment to Damon and White’s Water.org clean water philanthropy.
Jeremy Renner
From one Jason Bourne to another…
Renner was one of the many faces to pass through AT&T’s Village at the Lift which has become an industry sanctuary this weekend. With minimal red carpet and flashbulb bombast, the photo-free Nobu pop-up restaurant and the Jeffrey Best-created “Cabin” restaurant/bar has had the same socially sticky bass line of Soho House.
Jack Huston and Tye Sheridan
Though it look like an introduction, these two are the leads of “The Yellow Birds,” a drama about soldiers in the Iraq War.
Dave Bautista
The former professional fighter’s dystopian “Bushwick” opened up the first night of Kia Supper Suite at Firewood on Main, The Party Report’s festival partner.
With a line stretching down the street, the Kias pulled up to bring cast and filmmakers in to the space formerly known as Cisero’s.
Jason Schwartzman and prolific producer Lauren Selig were both spotted having private dinners in there earlier on Saturday.
“Bushwick”: Bautista and Brittany Snow
Inside the packed opening night parter, Bautista and Brittany Snow warmed up in the VIP section downstairs.
The Breakout Actors of Sundance 2017
Meanwhile, for the 5th year, photographer Jeff Vespa curated the breakout performances of Sundance for his annual “Verge” list, a print book photo porfolio.
At Saturday night’s party at DirecTV’s space: Margaret Qualley, Keith Stanfield, Harris Dickinson, Josh O’Connor, Haley Lu Richardson, Michelle Morgan and Danielle Macdonald.Vespa addresses the crowd, traditionally an industry-heavy affair that proved as popular as ever in a new space that doubles as a cafe during the day.
Michelle Morgan and Jeff Vespa
There is heat for “the next big things”. Before it was over, the fire marshall had to shut down the door, meaning that nobody could get access regardless of status as a safety issue.
Honored for “L.A. Times,” Morgan was safely inside before the cutoff.The “Verge” scene.
Tiësto
Meanwhile up at Park City Live, Tiesto played an “open format” set for Gen-Z media powerhouse AwesomnessTV’s party during Snow Fest.
Straying far from the four-four house thump, Tiesto pulled from all areas of pop music, spinning Drake’s “One Dance”, MØ’s “Final Song”, Bieber’s “Let Me Love You”, Yeezus era Kanye, Twenty One Pilots’ hit “Ride”, and hip hop breakout 21 Savage alongside The Killers and his own hit “Red Lights”. It was a musical #PotLuck.
Keanu Reeves, Mimi Kim, and Brian Malarkey
Buffalo ranch octopus, steak, and the one-time “Matrix” man were on the menu at the second night of ChefDance. We know Chef Malarkey from Herringbone at the Mondrian in L.A. and Searsucker in Vegas.
Kate Micucci
Kate broke off from the roving ensemble of “The Little Hours” to hit “The Hub” on Saturday afternoon, a sprawling hospitality lounge with a climate change activation and a pop-up studio from Marie Claire magazine
Roxanne Shanté
The hip hop pioneer of the early 1980’s who fueled one of the first “rap wars” has a biopic debuting on Sunday, “Roxanne Roxanne,” lifting the chorus of an early hit.
The team behind Sundance 2015 sensation “Dope,” Pharrell Williams and Forest Whitaker, produced this feature.
Christina Robinson
The former “Dexter” star passed through Debbie Durkin’s EcoLuxe Lounge- the sole survivor of the formerly thriving gifting suite industry.
In addition to providing “hangover, altitude, and anti-aging IVs.,” the organizers have been focusing on promoting their charity partner Shriners for Children Medical Center.
Artist Bennett Slater and Morgan Spurlock
It’s not all motion picture arts and sciences here in Park City. There’s also visual arts. Documentarian Spurlock led an artist’s panel at the Kimball Arts Center on Saturday afternoon.
Fares Fares and 4K
Only weeks after throwing CES, the Consumer Technology Association set up an array of 4k TV’s in a suite on Main Street, in a brand-agnostic display of unity, to make a case to the content community: “Consumers want 4k. Make it.”
In addition to VR which is everywhere at the festival, the second biggest consumer technology distribution topic is 4K. “Directors love it,” one of the CTA reps told The Party Report, while hinting that some actors were nervous about being able to see every pore on a face.
Justin Verlander and Kate Upton
It pays to be Kate Upton.
At a Golf Digest event with Conde Nast on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 21) at Rock & Reilly’s, the supermodel revealed that when she took up golf for the first time, the late great Arnold Palmer was her instructor for her first lesson.
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