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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #87. James Ponsoldt’s Smashed
If Gosling in Half Nelson had a significant other it might come across like this sophomore addiction/romance from Filmmaker magazine writer/filmmaker James Ponsoldt. Making it two for two at Sundance (Off the Black preemed back in 2006), this could give thesps Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul some major post-fest clout.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #88. Ross Bros.’ Tchoupitoulas
I'll re-iterate what I mentioned before, Bill & Turner Ross' magical docu 45365 brought much deserved acclaim to the pair. Hopefully this will see a progression of their docu style.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #89. M.Blash’s The Wait
Another delayed sophomore feature we're itching to see, this features the cinematography from DP Kasper Tuxen and sees M.Blash once again work with thesps Jena Malone and Chloë Sevigny who appeared in his debut, 2006's Lying.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #90. Michel Gondry’s The We and the I
Combine the faux individual and group filmmaking inventiveness in Be Kind Rewind, the community spirit found in Dave Chappelle's Block Party along with Gondry's habitual playfulness found in all his work (both theatrical, commercial and video) and with this project you've got the DIY essence that makes the French filmmaker a creative person you keep revisiting despite the occasional misstep (aka The Green Hornet). Experimental in design, this one comes from the Bronx - and like Scorsese's Hugo, demonstrates an auteur's passion for cinema.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #91. Manolo Nieto’s The Militant
Part of the New Uruguayan Cinema movement (he was as assistant director on both "25 Watts" and "Whisky"), Manolo Nieto's sophomore picture after 2006's The Dog Pound (Best Film at Rotterdam) is being produced by the great Lisandro Alonso.
