I love independent movies. I live for them.
Coming Soon . net’s Sundance blog is for me what candy is to a baby. I thought I’d go over some of the films that I hope make it to my multi-plex or independent movie house, whatever. As long as I can see the movies, I don’t care where I go for them:
Dedication
Actor Justin Theroux’s directing debut. It’s a romantic comedy with a bit of a twist. A children’s book author, played by Billy Crudup, gets inspiration for his next book from watching porn, with Mandy Moore as the naive artist who steps in to assist Crudup when his regular artist (Tom Wilkinson) falls ill.
Why I’m going to see it: Billy Crudup as a twisted author? He plays flawed convincingly, while always maintaining the protagonist’s signature likeability.
Broken English
Zoe Cassavetes’ debut feature as a director stars the always-classic Parker Posey as Nora, a New Yorker seeking a romance as ideal as her best friend’s (Drea de Matteo).
What sets this story apart from every other Parker Posey indie tagline? Gena Rowlands as Nora’s mother.
Why I’m going to see it: Gena Rowlands’ subtle instincts as an actor will definitely challenge Posey to rely less on her neuroses and idiosyncracies. And, it should be funny. Parker Posey is always entertaining.
The Good Night
Jake Paltrow directs Martin Freeman (Love, Actually) in a love story where an unsuccessful musician falls for an exotic beauty (Penelope Cruz).
Why I’m going to see it: I like romances. And I’m curious to see Gwyneth Paltrow’s return to acting after a bit of a hiatus.
Grace is Gone
A husband widowed when his wife is killed serving in Iraq, takes his daughters on a road trip to a Florida theme park with his liberal brother.
Why I’m going to see it: John Cusack + Little Miss Sunshine – National Lampoon’s Vacation = a poignant, funny independent feature?
The Nines
John August’s directorial debut places Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, and Melissa McCarthy in three separate scenarios that are loosely connected.
Why I’m going to see it: Sounds like Go with a twist.
The Savages
Tamara Jenkins, director of the very funny Slums of Beverly Hills, returns to Sundance with her second feature, which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney as estranged siblings who reunite to care for their aging parent.
Why I’m going to see it: Good cast. Good director. Sure to be good writing.
Smiley Face
Greg Araki’s latest presents Anna Faris as a struggling actress who mistakenly eats her roommate’s pot brownies and must spend the remainder of her day trying to remain under control.
Why I’m going to see it: Greg Araki is consistently unconventional in the most unexpected ways. Anna Faris is equally unconventional in every role she inhabits. And John Krasinksi plays an obsessed guy. I think he’s adorable. Should be good fun.
Snow Angels
Everyone who has not seen David Gordon Green’s All the Real Girls should immediately add it to their Netflix queue. His latest film
tells the stories of three couples, one, a high schooler named Arthur (Michael Angarano) dating his former babysitter (Kate Beckinsale), whose marriage is disintegrating, as is Arthur’s parents.
Why I’m going to see it: David Gordon Green’s storytelling is so poignant that he could direct a story ripped from US WEEKLY’s headlines and make it compelling and Oscar-worthy.
The Ten
A comedy based on the Ten Commandments with a cast that includes Adam Brody, Gretchen Mol, Liev Schreiber, Winona Ryder, Paul Rudd, amongst many talented others.
Why I’m going to see it: Paul Rudd and Liev Schreiber are at their best in dry, witty independent comedies. I can’t afford not to see it.
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