Ones to Watch With distribution deals going down left and right at the festival, expect many films shown at Sundance to hit the market this year or next. With Sundance Cinemas slated to open in Portland later this year, there will doubtless be more venues available. Here are our top picks. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Loaded with comic-book violence and witty dialogue, this British Pulp Fiction follows four best mates in a desperate attempt to recover their collective life savings after one of them loses the money in a rigged card game. In his debut feature, director Guy Ritchie outdoes Tarantino with a cast of seedy characters, hand-wringing plot twists and a stylish aesthetic and soundtrack.   Hideous Kinky Hideous Kinky takes a sumptuous journey through Morocco in the early 1970s. Based on the memoirs of British author Esther Freud, the film follows free-spirited Julia (Kate Winslet) and her two daughters on a quest for fulfillment in an exotic culture. Their adventure becomes a struggle when checks from England cease and the older daughter tires of their nomadic existence, craving a more conventional life. The Adventures of Sebastian Cole This original coming-of-age story portrays with heart and humor the adolescent desire to resist authority and create identity. Sebastian's (Adrian Grenier) world goes ga-ga when his stepfather, Henry, announces that he plans to have a sex-change operation. Sebastian's mother and sister split, but Sebastian returns and forms a close bond with "Henrietta." Like a cross between Leonardo DiCaprio and River Phoenix, Grenier brings authenticity and sensuality to his character, skillfully depicting the rebelliousness and raging hormones of adolescence.     Run Lola Run Already a giant success in Germany, Run Lola Run explores the possibilities of both fate and film. In Berlin, ultra-hip Lola and her dim boyfriend Manni race the clock to come up with 20,000 marks that Manni owes to gangsters. Like last year's Sliding Doors, the film plays out three different outcomes. With an innovative mix of media including film, video, animation and still photography, the film propels Lola on a wild chase to save her lover. --AG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Willamette Week | originally published February 3, 1999