Festivals >> Sundance >> 2009 >> Premieres

(500) Days Of Summer (500 Days Of Summer) (Country: US; Director: Marc Webb; Writer: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber; Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Gray Gubler, Chloe Moretz, Minka Kelly, Clark Gregg, Jenn Gotzon, Rachel Boston, Yvette Nicole Brown, Geoffrey Arend)
When an unlucky greeting card copywriter is dumped by his girlfriend, the hopeless romantic shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days 'together' in hopes of figuring out where things went wrong. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Cold Souls, When You're Strange, Victoria Day, 500 Days Of Summer Official Site, View Trailer

Adventureland (Country: US; Director: Greg Mottola; Writer: Greg Mottola; Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader, Martin Starr, Margerita Levieva, Matt Bush, Kristen Wiig, Jack Gilpin)
In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. World Premiere.
Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Brooklyn's Finest (Country: US; Director: Antoine Fuqua; Writer: Michael C. Martin, Brad Kane; Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D'Onofrio, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin, Lili Taylor)
After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. World Premiere.
Full Review

Earth Days (Country: US; Director: Robert Stone; Writer: Robert Stone)
The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World Premiere. Closing Night Film.
See: Sundance Diary: Day Five

Endgame (Country: UK; Director: Pete Travis; Writer: Paula Milne; Cast: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong)
A political thriller in which a businessman initiates covert discussions between the African National Congress and white intellectuals to try to find a peaceful solution to the Apartheid regime. World Premiere.

The Informers (Country: US, Germany; Director: Gregor Jordan; Writer: Bret Easton Ellis, Nicholas Jarecki, Bret Easton Ellis; Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke)
A drama based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel, set in the 1980s, focusing on wealthy Angelinos consumed by a decadent lifestyle. American Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Five

In The Loop (Country: UK; Director: Armando Iannucci; Writer: Jesse Armstrong, Armando Iannucci; Cast: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Chlumsky, Steve Coogan, David Rasche, Gina McKee, Olivia Poulet)
A fast-paced film about Britain and America's special relationship in the lead-up to a war no one seems to be able to stop. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Day Four, Sundance Diary: Day Six, Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009, James Gandolfini and Mimi Kennedy interview about In The Loop Official Site, View Trailer

I Love You Phillip Morris (Country: France, US; Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa; Writer: John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, based on the book by Steven McVicker; Cast: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Nicholas Alexander, Michael Beasley, Tony Bentley, Allen Boudreaux, Sean Boyd, Brennan Brown, Marcus Lyle Brown, Marylouise Burke, Beth Burvant, Trey Burvant, Edward D. Caiado)
Having learned to lie about his sexuality, Steve finds he just can't kick the habit, even after he comes out and falls in love. Full Review See: Sundance Day Four Official Site, View Trailer

Manure (Country: US; Director: Michael Polish; Writer: Mark Polish, Michael Polish; Cast: Mark Polish, Billy Bob Thornton, Téa Leoni, Kyle MacLachlan, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jon Gries, Ed Helms, Frances Conroy, Patrick Bauchau, Scott Michael Campbell)
A comic tale centered on manure salesmen in the early 1960s. World Premiere.

Mary And Max (Mary & Max) (Country: Australia; Director: Adam Elliot; Writer: Adam Elliot; Cast: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries, Bethany Whitmore, Renée Geyer, Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, John Flaus, Julie Forsyth)
The tale of two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a 44-year-old, severely obese man living in New York. World Premiere. Opening Night Film.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Opening Night and Day One, Sundance Diary: Opening night and day one... the sequel Official Site

The Messenger (Country: US; Director: Oren Moverman; Writer: Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman; Cast: Ben Foster, Jena Malone, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Eamonn Walker, Peter Friedman, Gaius Charles, Halley Feiffer, Merritt Wever, Jeremy Strong)
Two soldiers from different generations form a unique bond as they cope with their assignment with the Army Casualty Notification department. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Berlin Film Festival Diary: Day Five

Moon (Country: UK; Director: Duncan Jones; Writer: Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker; Cast: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Matt Berry, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Malcolm Stewart, Dominique McElligott, Robin Chalk)
Before returning to Earth after three years on the moon, things go horribly wrong for astronaut Sam Bell. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Opening Night and Day One, Sundance Diary: Opening night and day one... the sequel, Duncan Jones interview on Moon Official Site, View Trailer

Motherhood (Country: US; Director: Katherine Dieckmann; Writer: Katherine Dieckmann; Cast: Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver, Anthony Edwards, Vincent James Russo, Samantha Bee, Stephanie Szostak, Daisy Tahan, Maya Ri Sanchez, Jenny Kirlin, Javier Picayo)
A mother of two from Manhattan is having a day that would challenge even the toughest maternal multi-tasker. World Premiere.
Full Review Official Site

Rudo And Cursi (Rudo Y Cursi, Rudo & Cursi) (Country: US, Mexico; Director: Carlos Cuarón; Writer: Carlos Cuarón; Cast: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica Mas, Salvador Zerboni, Tania Esmeralda Aguilar, Joaquín Cosio, Alfredo Alfonso, Fermín Martínez, Eduardo Von, Jorge Zárate, Axel Ricco, Harold Torres)
Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. US Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Two Official Site, View Trailer

Shrink (Country: US; Director: Jonas Pate; Writer: Thomas Moffett; Cast: Kevin Spacey, Dallas Roberts, Keke Palmer, Jack Huston, Pell James, Andrew Sibner, Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Laura Ramsey, Robert Loggia)
Unable to come to grips with a recent personal tragedy, Los Angeles’ top celebrity psychiatrist loses faith in his ability to help his patients. World Premiere.

Spread (Country: US; Director: David Mackenzie; Writer: Jason Dean Hall, Paul Kolsby; Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Maria Conchita Alonso, Sonia Rockwell, Hart Bochner, Sarah Buxton, Dani Levine, Derek Carter, Shane Brolly, Peter Marc Jacobson)
A handsome young man survives in Los Angeles by seducing wealthy older women. World Premiere.

The Winning Season (Country: US; Director: James C Strouse; Writer: James C Strouse; Cast: Emma Roberts, Sam Rockwell, Connor Paolo, Rob Corddry, Jessica Hecht, Rooney Mara, Margo Martindale, Shareeka Epps, Kevin Breznahan, Emily Rios)
A misfit is brought in to coach his local girl's high school basketball team. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Five

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