Entertainment / Sundance Film Festival What to See From Sundance Film festival spawns potential hits By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Jan 26, 2009 10:45 AM CST Copied Actress Mimi Kennedy, director Armando Iannucci and actor James Gandolfini from "In The Loop," which was picked up by a distributor at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) This year’s indie love-fest Sundance spawned several movies that have a shot at real commercial success, with a roster of films showcasing “more old-fashioned storytelling,” writes Andrew O’Hehir in Salon. Jury prizes went to Push and We Live in Public, but here’s a sampling of the films O’Hehir deems unmissable: An Education: “Marvelously well-constructed period entertainment with a feminist bite.” Humpday: “Witty yarn about two old college buds, both straight, who decide to make a porn film together.” I Love You Phillip Morris: “Insane, torn-from-the-headlines romantic farce.” The Cove: “Devastating, beautifully shot and occasionally hilarious … cloak-and-dagger investigation of the dolphin slaughter of Taiji, Japan.” Burma VJ: “Inspiring and ultimately tragic footage shot by the Democratic Voice of Burma.” For the complete list, click the link below. (More Sundance Film Festival stories.) Report an error