Here's
how fast hype travels across the black hole of Sundance: In a matter of hours, a movie can go from unknown entity — blessed with no anticipatory buzz, inspiring
little preemptive
fanfare — to one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of the festival.
With
little fanfare, the network has in the past week begun sending home «Parent Investment Cards» (see left and below) evaluating
how well — or
how poorly — parents are fulfilling their promise to honor Success Academy's «parent responsibilities» in three areas: «school readiness,» «homework supervision,» and «parent responsiveness and investment.»