Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #14. Coen Bros.’ Inside Llewyn Davis

Coens’ working on a musical biopic? We’re in. In the mean time, we’ll be checking out van Ronk’s career (listen here) and watching companion film, I’m Not There.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 9, 2012

#14. Inside Llewyn Davis

Director/Writer: Joel and Ethan Coen
Producers: Coen Bros. and Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men and True Grit)
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: Based on the life of musician Dave van Ronk (played by Oscar Isaac) and van Ronk’s memoir, “The Mayor of MacDougal Street” this is about a singer-songwriter who navigates New York’s folk music scene (Greenwich Village) during the 1960s…(more)

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman and Oscar Isaac.

List Worthy Reasons…: Coens’ working on a musical biopic? We’re in. In the mean time, we’ll be checking out van Ronk’s career (listen here) and watching companion film, I’m Not There.

Release Date/Status?: Knowing that the Coens bros. are all business when it comes to shooting, their rapid fire execution and an early production date could equate to a 2012 with a year-end showing and potential award buzz for Oscar Isaac. We certainly hope so.

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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).