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Sundance Day 2: Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene is everything we hoped it would be and more -- and it too also features Olsen -- who was baptized before the festival as the breakout actress to watch out for and whoever those prognosticators were, they were evidently correct in their assertion -- she's dramatically on cue and the cuteness factor disarmingly works in her favor in this pair of challenging roles. Here's the Q&A following the world premiere.
Sundance 2011: Eric’s 10 Most Anticipated Films
Shotgun Stories announced the arrival of filmmaker with a command for story, in full control of the temperature and reminded us of others that work with the elements such as his producer David Gordon Green and mentors such as Terrence Malick. We expect plenty of flavor with this film (big studio effects pepper this distinctly indie feature and I'm especially excited about the prospects of Jeff Nichols teaming up with Michael Shannon once again.
And the Most Anticipated Film of 2011 is… Steve McQueen’s Shame
British director Steve McQueen mounted one of the most stunning first works as a filmmaker and artist with the disturbing, thought-provoking Hunger. Expect a just as unsettling experience with his sophomore film which will treat the subject of sexual addiction perhaps more accurately than any feature film in recent history.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2011: 10 Names to Remember
Before we unveil our most anticipated film of 2011, I figure we might want to emphasize some of the names that most frequently populated our Top 100 Most Anticipated Films list. Here is our version of 10 movers and shakers for 2011.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2011: Terrence Malick’s Tree of LIfe
I'm more excited about this 2 minute trailer than a good portion of the films on this Top 100 list. I'm not alone in being grateful that the year's best film might be coming out mid-year this year, but how could this not be the most anticipated film of the year? For the record: it was in our number 1 spot last year. Stay tuned folks.
