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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine
A project that has been gestating for a while, this commercials (and short film Brother Tied) director has an urban, fly-on-the wall, intimate approach which should work wonders as Half Nelson's cinematographer Andrij Parekh and actor Ryan Gosling re-team.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein’s Howl
After three decades worth of documentaries film, I'm really curious as to how the Friedman and Epstein plan to document the beatnik generation's rich real life characters and how Franco will do Ginsberg. Expect some vivid period pic photography from Ed Lachman.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story
It'll be interesting to see how indie pairing Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden adapt someone else's material, as Half Nelson and Sugar demonstrated a style that seems so organic, ad lib and script-less. Fleck and Boden will ensure quality control with Dp Andrij Parekh.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Julie Taymor’s The Tempest
Titus...I never saw it but I'm sure we'll have something that just as ambitiously vibrant and visually lush -- it's been pushed back due to extra special effects coating, I like this might be 2010's dark horse pic of the year.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Mike Mills’ Beginners
We interviewed Michel Gondry's American cousin back in 05' (I make the comparison because the two have that insatiable appetite to create and use a more experimental approach), so it's been a long, painful wait for fans of Thumbsucker. I see elements of Magnolia + Gods and Monsters in the story-line and then you add the Mill's visual style and how he works with his actors and you've got what sounds like a great cocktail.
