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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #60. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ He Loves Me
Their 2006 breakout audience pleasing Little Miss Sunshine probably brought a truckload of directing offers for the team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, but in the end, they opted for actress Zoe Kazan's screenwriting debut which says plenty about the material at hand (or perhaps their rapport with LMS' Paul Dano). The Searchlight project managed to attract a diverse set of supporting actors and with Dano in the lead this might be a sophomore project worth keeping tabs on.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #61. Roman Coppola’s A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
He might have gone a good decade between films, but The Directors Bureau label creator, American Zoetrope co-owner and scribe Roman Coppola has remained acutely integrated in both the writing (Wes Anderson) and filming process (video work and helping out his sis). Charlie Sheen can kiss the shoes that Coppola walks in for the role of Charlie Swan, and we can kiss our future ticket stub for what should pan out to be a delicious comedy noir number. Winning!
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #62. Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s What Masie Knew
I haven't been big on the Scott McGehee and David Siegel pairing since certain elements in 2001's The Deep End, but this triage drama via the eyes of a seven year-old protagonist might do the trick - we still have faith in Julianne Moore and we're of course curious to see how the core of a Henry James novel might still be relevant 100 years after publication.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #63. Daryl Wein’s Lola Vs.
The 2010 Black List favorite screenplay from Breaking Upwards pairing of Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones has plenty going for it. Firstly it helps when an indie distributor gets behind the project before production and the awkward cast of characters and Greta Gerwig in the driver's seat has got our attention.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #64. Ben Affleck’s Argo
A top 2010 Blacklist script (ranked right after Stoker and Margin Call) that Clooney's politically inclined prod label Smoke House backed, after years of paycheck roles on action films and displaying his double duty skill-set on The Town, Ben Affleck is poised to deliver a career best here with a story that was especially gripping on paper and being accompanied by Rodrigo Prieto taking care of the Cinematography, one shouldn't be surprised if we mention this during award season.
