Which makes it an excellent resource, if hardly a last word on the subject. As Levy admits, the last word has yet to be written, let alone screened. Lory Smith's Party in a Box is all about personal reminiscence. Smith was an unemployed, albeit highly film-literate, art slacker when he heard of a possible job tethered to a prospective Salt Lake City film event. Federal funding requirements made Smith the luckiest hire-on in the world for a spell.
Men make second features.
But something was definitely up. Hollywood people can't walk well on ice, but they never met a free ski pass they didn't like. There's less backstage dirt than you'd expect in Party . He also played a big role in establishing the festival's emphasis on nonfiction features. When Smith likes a movie, he wonders why the fickle public or ornery press didn't.