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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Peter Mullan’s Neds
2002's The Magdalene Sisters demonstrated Mullan's knack for holding a scene, capturing human drama without flinching. It's a shame we've had to wait this long for his third feature film but from what I understand, this taps into a portion of Mullan's own childhood -- expect it to be void of cute.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go
Due to a couple of projects that were stuck on the tarmac, Romanek's sophomore feature comes a full eight years since the clinical One Hour Photo. That film proved what we already knew, Romanek is a wizkid with the camera, and at creating a sense of unease. This narrative with creepy science fiction-like ideas feels like the ideal follow-up.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: John Madden’s The Debt
Madden doesn't have the best of scorecards (Killshot anyone?), but isn't revenge more sweet after a three decade defrost period and when you have thesps Ciarán Hinds, Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson on board?
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island
I doubt that we'll be chalking this one up as a seminal picture in Marty's filmography, but before we start bashing the film or over-examining why it got pushed back into early 2010 start calling (DiCaprio worked on Inception) - I say embrace this for what it is: a filmmaker having fun with a genre that he hasn't really explored before and a pure guilty pleasure for the viewer.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jacques Perrin’s and Jacques Cluzaud’s Oceans
You won't need a pair of 3D glasses to be wowed by what Perrin has been working on for the past five years. Oceans should provide for more than just beautiful imagery and fun loving animals, expect there to be more pressing thematic elements working for it than his predecessor debut film, Winged Migration. This doc should overwhelm the senses, and the Disney folks could very well have an event film on their hands.
