Big Fan
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan
Director: Robert Siegel
Category: Dramatic Competition
What to Expect: When a parking-garage attendant -- self-described as the “world's biggest N.Y. Giants fan” -- and his best friend follow a linebacker into a strip club to talk to their "hero," what starts out as a dream come true turns into a nightmare as a misunderstanding ignites.
What Caught Our Eye: The Wrestler's writer is having one heck of a January: a directing debut at Sundance in dramatic competition and a Globe-trotting film with a possible Oscar nom the very same week. Siegel vs. Siegel; it's his own glorious smackdown.