Josh Randor, best known for his portrayal of Ted Mosby on the popular CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, has quietly established himself as a promising young writer/director. In 2010, Randor's freshman directorial effort, happythankyoumoreplease, won the coveted Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. While the film was later dismissed by critics and, to an extent, audiences, Randor gained an enthusiastic following. Earlier this year, Randor returned to the Sundance Film Festival with his sophomore film, Liberal Arts. Germain Lussier of /Film praised Liberal Arts and hailed Randor a "mini-Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire), mixing joy, life lessons and a love of culture into a perfect, crowd pleasing film." Now, I can't echo Lussier's praise based solely on a movie trailer, BUT the trailer exudes exactly what modern romantic-comedies lack: genuine heart. Co-starring Elizabeth Olsen, Zac Efron, and the always reliable Richard Jenkins, Liberal Arts may very well be the surprise of 2012.(September 14)
