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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Gela Babluani’s 13
I'm figuring that if you factor in an oddball ensemble cast, the premise (which does seem to have been modified) and Géla Babluani manages to bottle the same, raw, insane energy of the original then we might find ourselves with a film not unlike the Herzog's trippy Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Marian Crisan’s Morgen
Winner of the Palme d'or for his 2008 short film Megatron, his first screenplay received praise from fellow Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu. Looks like one more name to withhold from this country.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Miguel Arteta’s Cedar Rapids
Backed by producers who have a distinct taste for untypical comedy formulas, I'm betting that the original spec - a top 5 finalist in this year's Black List, will offer Arteta (Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl) the golden opportunity to prove he's good at directing comedy -- here's hoping that middle America comes across as "authentic" and not clichéd.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Doug Liman’s Fair Game
With Liman specializing himself as a action man, the ensemble of factors as to why I'm looking forward to the film have nothing to do with who is behind the camera. With Participant Media on board, 21 Gram duo Watts & Penn playing real folk - this has the potential of being a hard-hitting commentary on how people on the inside get rid of problems.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
Burton has set the standard for mixing macabre, the highly imaginative and eye candy spectacle but I don't think "big-budget" and grandiose have served Burton well in the recent past. From what has been shown so far, I don't think we'll need to go into this chemically challenged route - let's hope that this strikes the right balance: with an emphasis on the performances.
