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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine

A project that has been gestating for a while, this commercials (and short film Brother Tied) director has an urban, fly-on-the wall, intimate approach which should work wonders as Half Nelson’s cinematographer Andrij Parekh and actor Ryan Gosling re-team.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 18, 2010

#27. Blue Valentine

Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writer(s): Joey Curtis, Cami Delavigne and Cianfrance
Producers: Lynette Howell , Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: Written by Cianfrance with Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis, this follows a couple whose relationship is jeopardized when they find themselves in different places in their lives.….(more)

Cast: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.

Why is it on the list?: A project that has been gestating for a while, this commercials (and short film Brother Tied) director has an urban, fly-on-the wall, intimate approach which should work wonders as Half Nelson‘s cinematographer Andrij Parekh and actor Ryan Gosling re-team.

Release Date/Status?: Sundance will provide ideal showcase for a quick sale. We could see this in theaters six months from now.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).