Most Anticipated Movies for Sundance 08 for CJ Simonson

Here is my Top 6 Anticipated Movies of Sundance 08.

6. I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster - The movie is a thoughtful comedy about a life wishful of crime. It’s a French film shot in black and white and tells of people loving the idea of being a gangster with out the actual premise. There are 4 stories of people like this that all focusing on the afore mentioned statement.


5. Just Another Love Story – Another foreign film this time in Danish. Flashbacks, Noir, Curiosity and Irony all combine for a scary yet realistic portrayal of an amnesia patient caught between truth and fantasy.


4. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden – Morgan Spurlocks first movie since Sundance favorite Super Size Men in 2004. The film chronicles Spurlocks journey to the Middle East and his “hunt for Osama Bin Laden”. He answers questions like : Who are these people? As well as Who in the Middle East appreciates a good joke.

3. The Wackness – Mary Kate Olsen hasn’t been in a good movie since…..ever. Hopefully though, this is a turn for the better. Josh Peck (he of Drake and Josh the Nickelodeon Show) stars as a loser kid who is trading therapy sessions for pot to his therapist Ben Kingsley. Olsen stars a love interest for Peck's Character as his life becomes more complicated.

2. Funny Games – Two strange blonde haired young men bet a family that they will be dead in 24 hours. Yes, that really is the premise and it looks extremely interesting. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth both star in what is one of my most anticipated movies not just of Sundance but also of the Year.

1. Sunshine Cleaning – From the people who brought you Juno and Little Miss Sunshine comes an untraditional comedy about the always great Amy Adams and the always great Emily Blunt as sisters who were not prepared for the world their parents left them in. They take a job in the biohazard removal industry and hilarity ensues. On top of the leads Steve Zahn and Alan Arkin also star. Any aspect being a star or a studio or a premise can get you excited for a movie but putting them all together makes it extraordinary.