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The Wind Rises | Review
Miyazaki’s Swan Song A Somber Flight Of Fancy
Earlier this month, legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki, writer and director of such masterpieces as Spirited Away, Castle...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #82. Marc Fitoussi’s Paris Follies
Paris Follies
Director: Marc Fitoussi
Writer: Marc Fitoussi
Producer: Avenue B Productions
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Anais Demoustier, Michael Nyqvist, Marina Fois
Well, you can...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #83. Ben Wheatley’s Freak Shift
Freakshift
Director: Ben Wheatley
Writer: Ben Wheatley
Producers: Claire Jones, Andrew Starke
U.S. Distributor: Right Available
Cast: Unknown
While the frequently working Wheatley announced this would be his next film,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #84. Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash
Whiplash
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writer(s): Damien Chazelle
Producer(s): Nicholas Britell, Right of Way Films’ Helen Estabrook, Blumhouse Productions’ Couper Samuelson
U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Miles Teller, J.K....
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #85. Andrew Renzi’s Franny
Franny
Director: Andrew Renzi
Writer: Andrew Renzi
Producers: Treehouse Pictures’ Justin Nappi and Kevin Turen, TideRock Media’s Thomas B Fore and Jason Michael Berman, Big Shoes Media’s...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #86. Andre Techine’s L’homme que l’on aimait trop
L'homme que l'on aimait trop
Director: Andre Techine
Writers: Andre Techine, Cedric Anger, Jean-Charles Le Roux
Producer: Fidelite Films
U.S. Distributor: Right Available
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet, Adele...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #87. Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes
99 Homes
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi, Bahareh Azimi‐Khoie
Producer(s): Ashok Amritraj (see pic above), Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Garfield, Justin Nappi, Kevin Turen
U.S. Distributor:...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #88. Philippe Falardeau’s The Good Lie
The Good Lie
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Writer: Margaret Nagle
Producers: Black Label Media's Molly Smith, Imagine Ent.'s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Karen Kehela Sherwood
U.S. Distributor: Right...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #89. Mike Cahill’s I Origins
I Origins
Director: Mike Cahill
Writer: Mike Cahill
Producers: Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Alex Orlovsky
U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Cast: Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun, Archie...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #91. Tim Burton’s Big Eyes
Big Eyes
Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Producers: Scott Alexander, Tim Burton, Lynette Howell, Larry Karaszewski
U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Cast: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #92. Jesper Ganslandt’s Mission Blacklist
Mission Blacklist
Director: Jesper Gandslant
Writers: Erik Jendressen, Dylan Kussman and Trace Sheehan
Producers: Preferred Content’s Ross M. Dinerstein, Jendresen, Kevin Waller
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Robert Pattinson
His...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #93. Amy Berg’s Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
Director: Amy Berg
Writer: Nicole Holofcener
Producers: Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman, Frances McDormand
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Banks, Diane Lane
Based on the...
Hits | 2014 Sundance Review
David Cross Graduates from Small Screen Satire, Inviting Hipsters and Libertarians to the Party
David Cross translates sketch comedy prowess into organized chaos, marking his...
Barefoot | Review
Sterile Cuckoo: Fleming’s Latest a Series of Rotund Clichés
Director Andrew Fleming returns with his first film since 2008’s neglected Hamlet 2, a road trip/mental...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #94. Rick Alverson’s Entertainment
Entertainment
Director: Rick Alverson
Writer: Rick Alverson
Producers: Brooke Bernard, Patrick Hibler, Dawn Krantz, Ryan Zacarias
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: John C. Reilly, Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington
I'm late...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #95. Ryan Gosling’s How To Catch a Monster
How To Catch a Monster
Director: Ryan Gosling
Writer: Ryan Gosling
Producers: David Lancaster, Michel Litvak, Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Jeffrey Stott
U.S. Distributor: Warner Bros.
Cast: Saoirse Ronan,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #96. Celine Sciamma’s Band of Girls (Bande de Filles)
Band of Girls (Bande de Filles)
Director: Celine Sciamma
Writer: Celine Sciamma
Producer: Hold Up Films
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Unknown
Director Celine Sciamma, who received considerable regard for...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #97. Radu Jude’s Aferim!
Aferim!
Director: Radu Jude
Writers: Radu Jude, Florin Lazarescu
Producer: HiFilm's Ada Solomon
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Unknown
After receiving an extremely positive reception for his 2012 sophomore film,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #98. Jorge Michel Grau’s Big Sky
Big Sky
Director: Jorge Michel Grau
Writer: Evan M. Wiener
Producers: Matthew Salloway, Christina Papagjika
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgwick, Frank Grillo
Mexican director Jorge Michel...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #99. Josh Mond’s James White
James White
Director: Josh Mond
Writer: Josh Mond
Producers: Borderline Films' Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mond
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Christopher Abbott, David Call, Cynthia Nixon,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #100. Michael Cuesta’s Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Peter Landesman
Producers: Pamela Abdy, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner, Scott Stuber
U.S. Distributor: Focus Features
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael...
Black Out | Review
Black and Mild: Toonen’s High Octane Adaptation a Bit Derivative
If you could imagine The Hangover remade as a drug fueled action thriller with stylizations...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #101. Michel Spinosa’s His Wife
His Wife
Director: Michel Spinosa
Writers: Agnes de Sacy, Michel Spinosa
Producer: Patrick Sobelman
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Yvan Attal, Charlotte Gainsbourg
English speaking audiences perhaps know French director...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #102. Liv Ullmann’s Miss Julie
Miss Julie
Director: Liv Ullmann
Writer: Liv Ullmann
Producers: Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan, Teun Hilte, Oliver Dungey, Synnøve Hørsdal
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Jessica Chastian, Colin Farrell,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #103. Dominik Graf’s The Beloved Sisters
The Beloved Sisters
Director: Dominik Graf
Writer: Dominik Graf
Producer: Uschi Reich
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Henriette Confurius, Florian Stetter, Hannah Herzsprung, Ronald Zehrfeld
A member of what's known...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #104. Atom Egoyan’s The Captive
The Captive
Director: Atom Egoyan
Writers: Atom Egoyan, David Fraser
Producers: Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Stephen Traynor, Atom Egoyan
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #105. Woody Allen’s Magic in Moonlight
Magic in Moonlight
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Producers: Letty Aronson, Helen Robin, Stephen Tenenbaum
U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #106. Jonas Cuaron’s Desierto
Desierto
Director: Jonas Cuaron
Writers: Mateo Garcia, Jonas Cuaron
Producers: Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Cuaron and Alex Garcia
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jonas Cuaron,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #107. Pascale Ferran’s Bird People
Bird People
Director: Pascale Ferran
Writers: Guillaume Breaud, Pascale Ferran
Producers: Archipel 35’s Denis Freyd, Atlantic Pictures, Cofinova 8
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Radha Mitchelle, Josh Charles, Roschdy...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #108. Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth
Macbeth
Director: Justin Kurzel
Writers: Jacob Koskoff, Todd Louiso
Producers: See-Saw Films' Iain Canning and Emile Sherman
U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard
We’re thankful that...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #109. Stephen Frears’ Lance Armstrong Biopic
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: John Hodge
Producers: Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Tracey Seaward, Kate Solomon
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Lee Pace, Ben Foster, Chris...
Criterion Collection: Fantastic Mr. Fox | Blu-ray Review
No one was surprised when it was announced in the wake of The Darjeeling Limited that Wes Anderson’s next endeavor would be wholly animated...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #110. Kristian Levring’s The Salvation
The Salvation
Director: Kristian Levring
Writers: Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
The underrated Danish...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #111. Ken Loach’s Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy's Hall
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Paul Laverty
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Jim Norton, Brían F. O'Byrne
The good news...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #112. J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
Director: J.C. Chandor
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Producers: Before The Doors’ Neal Dodson, Washington Square Films’ Anna Gerb, J.C. Chandor
U.S. Distributor: A24
Cast: Jessica Chastain,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #113. Larry Clark’s The Smell Of Us
The Smell Of Us
Director: Larry Clark
Writer: Mathieu Landais
Producers: Morgane Production's Gérard Lacroix, Polyesters' Pierre-Paul Puljiz
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Michael Pitt, Alex Martin, Lucas Ionesco
Larry...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #114. Michael Winterbottom’s The Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writer: Paul Viragh
Producers: Melissa Parmenter and Riccardo Tozzi
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Bruhl, Cara Delevingne
Further down...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #115. Quentin Dupieux’s Realite
Realite
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Writer: Quentin Dupieux
Producer: Realitism Films' Gregory Bernard
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Alain Chabat, Jon Heder, Elodie Bouchez, Jonathan Lambert
Swiftly churning out his bizarre...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #116. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Cemetery of Kings
Cemetery of Kings
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Producers: Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Jenjira Widner, Banlop
It surprisingly takes an international film...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #117. Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick
Homesick
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Writer: Ragnhild Tronvoll
Producer: Maipo Film's Synnøve Hørsdal
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: None announced.
After winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2010 for her...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #118. Yuen Woo-ping’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny
Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writer: John Fusco
Producers: David Thwaites, Harvey Weinstein
U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Cast: Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh
No...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #119. Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writer: David Nicholls
Producer(s): Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Juno Temple, Michael Sheen,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #120. Manoel De Oliveira’s The Church of the Devil
The Church of the Devil
Director: Manoel De Oliveira
Writers: Manoel De Oliveira, Machado De Assis (short stories)
Producers: O Som a a Furia's Luis Urbano and...
Easy Money: Hard to Kill | Review
Man of Straw: Kinnaman Beginagain in Energetic Yet Paltry Sequel
While Swedish director Daniel Espinosa’s 2010 film Easy Money kicked off his lucrative international status,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #121. Larry Charles’ A Walk In the Woods
A Walk In the Woods
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Michael Arndt
Producers: Wildwood Entertprises' Robert Redford and Bill Holderman, Route One Films’ Chip Diggins.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast:...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #123. Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip to Italy
The Trip To Italy
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writers: Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Michael Winterbottom
Producer: Melissa Parmenter
U.S. Distributor: IFC Films
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner
Michael Winterbottom...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #124. Daniel Espinosa’s Child 44
Child 44
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: Richard Price
Producer: Summit Entertainment, Worldview Entertainment, Etalon Film, Scott Free Productions, Stillking Films
U.S. Distributor: Summit Ent/Lionsgate
Cast: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #125. Lou Howe’s Gabriel
Gabriel
Director: Lou Howe
Writer(s): Lou Howe
Producer(s): Luca Borghese, Ben Howe
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Rory Culkin, Emily Meade, Lynn Cohen, David Call, Alexia Rasmussen, Louisa Krause
A...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #126. Gavin O’Connor’s Jane Got a Gun
Jane Got a Gun
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writers: Brian Duffield, Anthony Tambakis
Producer: Chris Coen, Terry Dougas, Aleen Keshishian, Scott LaStaiti, Mary Regency Boies, Natalie Portman, Zack...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #127. John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary
Calvary
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Writer: John Michael McDonagh
Producers: Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez Marengo, James Flynn
U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan...
