5 Reasons for The Incredibly Shrinking Sundance

5 Reasons why January's Sundance Film Festival may look like its own stepchild. , Slamdance.

1. This inspirational hopey guy is being inaugurated in Washington, DC with celebs and cool kids on the same party weekend. Now he's even drawing the cool away from the snow?!

2. Corporate cocktail sponsorship money is was on fire. It's gone.

3. Nightlife Kingpins Noah Tepperberg (U Miami '97) and Jason Strauss (St. David's - NYC '89, BU '97) are not porting their "internationally known celebrity driven" clubs Marquee and Tao (Most Profitable Restaurant in the Country '07) to Park City at Harry O's again.

4. Two paparazzi magnets at the bottom of Main St. won't be back. The Town Lift Celebrity Gifting center is now an official part of the Festival (means civilians, not swag). But Kari Feinstein's Style Lounge is back.

5. Old: FU-tah for your shitty drinking laws. Now: FU-tah with a Huge Gay Boycott expected as Prop 8 Payback.

So, anyone got a hotel room in DC?

Previously: Sundance vs. Inauguration