Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2011: Todd Solondz’s Dark Horse

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IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#36. Dark Horse

Director/Writer: Todd Solondz
Producers: Ted Hope (Adventureland, The Savages)
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: This is about Abe (Jordan Gelber), a 30-something who lives with his parents, reluctantly works for his father (Christopher Walken), and avidly collects toys. When Abe isn’t playing backgammon with his mother (Mia Farrow), he’s trying to romance Miranda (Selma Blair), another 30-something who has moved back in with her parents after her literary/academic career crashed...(more)

Cast: Donna Murphy, Christopher Walken, Justin Bartha, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Aasif Mandvi and Zachary Booth.

List Worthy Reasons…We’re not unconditional fans of Solondz, but we like the handpicked players and potential chemistry for this project and the fact that Solondz teamed with one of the better indie cinematographers in the business in Andrij Parekh (Blue Valentine). Plus call us cruel…but we like how Solondz torments thesp Selma Blair.   

Release Date/Status?: This could make a splash in Cannes…but a Venice and TIFF preem (where Life During Wartime showed) appears more feasible.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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