Eric Lavallée

Once again working with Cinematographer Oleg Mutu (4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days), I'm expecting this depiction of WWII to employ the same sort of gritty realism found in his 2010 Cannes preemed My Joy, his feature film debut about a grizzly road trip gone terribly wrong was totally up my alley, but was dissed by fellow Cannes critics. The helmer describes his film as the tale “about a man trying to make a moral choice under the immoral circumstances” and with a harsh, wilderness backdrop we expect humanity to be put to test once again. We can't wait for this.

Based on the highly touted 2010 Blacklist script by Wentworth Miller, this has undergone a wave or two or changes since appearing on that list, despite the loss of Colin Firth, certain casting changes such as Wasikowska in place of Carey Mulligan might prove in the long-term to be for the better. We have high hopes that Chan-wook's first English language project carries some of his signature stylistic choices found in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and of course, Lady Vengeance, but expectation levels are in check.

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.

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.

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.