Docmakers' Denver Welcome Gives Way to GOP Convention
CrackdownFor every Steven Spielberg flinging a Democratic
National Convention short film out the limo window on his way to
his cabin retreat in the Rockies, we're learning there are a few
dozen other filmmakers scavenging the floor of the convention
hall with cameras and about two hours' sleep. Such is the spirit
of democracy (or something — don't ask) fueling the makers of
Convention, who have seemingly been everywhere at once this week
trailing delegates, pols and pundits alike. And they're not the
only ones winding down their routines tonight as Barack Obama's
speech closes the event; Mayor of the Sunset Strip director
George Hickenlooper is hanging around with his cousin, Denver
mayor John Hickenlooper, and Amy Rice and Alicia Sams are neck-
deep in their top-secret, Ed Norton-backed documentary following
the Obama campaign. We hope they enjoyed the goodwill, because
we're also hearing that the folks overseeing next week's GOP
Convention in Minneapolis