Written by Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub

With the Sundance Film Festival taking place next month, I’ve been sent a ton of images from all the film’s playing. While I’d love to post all of them tonight, since I have images from 50 different films, it’s just not possible. So what I’ve done is taken a few of the new images I’ve been sent and I’m posting them as separate articles tonight. In the coming days and weeks you can expect a lot more image articles. Also, since not much info is known about the movies as no one has seen them yet, I’m using the synopsis’ that are on the official Sundance website.
Up now is the new Jim Carrey movie “I Love You Phillip Morris” and it's like no movie he’s made in his career. While the movie is all about love….it’s not the kind of love that plays well in the red states….Here’s the synopsis:
When a local Texas policeman, Steve Russell (Jim Carrey), turns to cons and fraud to allow him to change his lifestyle (in more ways than one), his subsequent stay in the state penitentiary results in his meeting the love of his life, a sensitive fellow inmate named Phillip Morris, perfectly portrayed by Ewan McGregor. What ensues can only be described as a relentless quest as Russell attempts escape after escape and executes con after con, all in the name of love. This is the world of the preposterous: it plays like a farce but is vastly entertaining because it turns all that we take for granted about life on its head. As a primer on the irresistible power of a man who is either insane or in love (is there a difference?), I Love You Phillip Morris surely serves to remind us of the resilience of the human spirit.
While Jim Carrey just released the movie “Yes Man” and it’s a very mainstream comedy, this movie is from some of the people behind “Bad Santa” and I’m sure it’ll push the boundaries of a conventional film. While a love story between men is clearly not for everyone, this is one of my must see films at Sundance mostly due to the great cast that features Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann and Rodrigo Santoro. Here are the images.




