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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Alexander Payne’s The Descendants
Payne tried on the producer's hat and thankfully he put that aside to focus on what he does best. The source material and the screenplay (a very good read I might add) will only bring out his strong suit - as no one is more agile at poking fun at the middle-life crisis of upper middle-class America.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Kornel Mundruczo’s The Frankenstein Project
A discovery I made at Cannes two years back, 2008's Delta's combined sheer beauty and poetic ugliness demonstrating the Hungarian filmmaker's unique voice and Malickian approach. Love the idea of making a teen out to be a classic monster, of course in a nonliteral sense.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: An Introduction
This year I've decided to not include titles that were introduced in 2009 and are having their theatrical release this year: they include top of the list we find A Prophet and Fish Tank, a pair of cream of the crop titles showcased in Cannes, and films such as Dogtooth, Hadewijch, Tales From the Golden Age, Father of My Children, City of Life and Death, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tue ma mere), Mother, Mother and Child, Lebanon, Micmacs à tire-larigot are all worthy titles to look out for.
Sundance 2010: Interview with Diane Bell (Obselidia)
One of the keys to the look of the movie was that Zak used some old camera lenses that he’d picked up in the flea market, and they just give it this dreamy quality, totally not what you expect from HD!
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere
With this, Coppola confirms her fascination for living spaces and perhaps fills us in on a social scene that isn't accessible. The reason why we love this director is for her ability to integrate modern soundtracks within the tonality of her films and her exploration of the search of self themes are far from boring.
