A Decade Under the Influence of The Blair Witch Project
Ten years after its Sundance premiere, its effects are still felt throughout the industry
by Daniel Myrick
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/blair_witch_project_dan_myrick_20091105/
January evening in 1999, standing in front of the Egyptian Theatre in Park City, Utah, as the line of moviegoers snaked around the side of the building, I remember thinking, ‘Do I really want to witness this?’ It’s tough enough for me to sit through one of my own screenings with an unsuspecting audience, but when you’re told that the room is packed with potential buyers as well, the typical butterflies tickling your stomach quickly morph into screaming pterodactyls.