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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #19. Walter Salles’ On the Road
Cult novel, an epic 30 plus years for Coppola to bring this to the big screen, a talented filmmaker whose best films are those about personal search/quests (Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries), A grade ensemble and one of the better cinematographers in Eric Gauthier should make for a brilliant film.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #20. John Hillcoat’s Wettest County
We're huge fans of revisionist Westerns and Gangster Films in general, and such a blend in the hands of John Hillcoat and his creative partnership with musical genius Nick Cave (they last gave us gold in 2005's The Proposition) should make Wettest County one of the year's earliest must see pics of the year.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #21. Andrew Dominik’s Cogan’s Trade
Fearful that Andrew Dominik's filmography would be a snail paced one, a big thanks goes to Brad Pitt who essentially put the Aussie filmmaker right back on the map after a less than 4 million dollar domestic gross for his poetic 2007 sophomore pic, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. We've been fans of the helmer since his debut film, Chopper and hope that this criminal underworld, James Gray-like nocturnal set street pic is steel cold and gritty. Animal Kingdom's Ben Mendelsohn casting choice is spot on. One of the many Weinstein Co. anticipated 2012 releases.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #22. Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
We discovered the absurdest humor of Roy Andersson late in his career with Songs from the Second Floor -- which oddly counted as only his second feature film in a four decade run which was interfered by his career of avant-garde commercial work. We loved parts of 2007's You, the Living and apparently this shot on the RED camera is the final part of a trilogy that Andersson mentions will be "enormous, deep and fantastic, humorous and tragic, philosophical, Dostoyevsky film."
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #23. Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky’s Francine
The TIFF preemed The Patron Saints was my introduction to the extremely gifted husband and wife directing team of Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky. Some called their vigorous docu-essay depressing, I couldn't have been more animated by this unclassifiable document and I can just imagine how much of an atypical role was designed & developed for their film lead, Melissa Leo. Expectations levels are high enough to think we'll find something more fierce than her performance in Frozen River.
