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Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #174. Mathieu Amalric’s La chambre bleue
La chambre bleue
Director: Mathieu Amalric
Writers: Mathieu Amalric, Stephanie Cleau
Producers: Alfama Films' Paulo Branco
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Lea Drucker, Stephanie Cleau
His last directorial...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #175. Lawrence Michael Levine’s Wild Canaries
Wild Canaries
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
Writer: Lawrence Michael Levine
Producers: Takal, Kim Sherman, E. McCabe Walsh
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Alia Shawkat,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #176. Lone Scherfig’s Posh
Posh
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer: Lone Scherfig
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Sam Claflin, Natalie Dormer, Holliday Grainger
Lone Scherfig returns to burgeoning female adulthood...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #177. Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman
The Homesman
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Writers: Kieran Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley A. Oliver
Producers: Luc Besson, Peter Brant, Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones
U.S. Distributor: Rights...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #178. William Monahan’s Mojave
Mojave
Director: William Monahan
Writer: William Monahan
Producers: Aaron L. Ginsburg, William Green, Justine Suzanne Jones, William Monahan
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Louise Bourgoin
While...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #179. Denis Côté’s Que ta joie demeure
Que ta joie demeure
Director: Denis Côté
Writer(s): Denis Côté
Producers: Metafilms' Sylvain Corbeil and Nancy Grant
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Guillaume Tremblay, Emilie Siguoin, Hamidou Savadogo, Ted...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #180. Ulrich Seidl’s In the Basement
In the Basement
Director: Ulrich Seidl
Producers: Martin Gschlact
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Seidl returns to his roots as a documentary filmmaker for his first feature after completing...
Best of Fest: Sundance 2014’s Top 20 New Voices (10-1)
Continued from yesterday's countdown....
20. Tessa Louise-Salome (Mr. Leos Carax)
19. Janicza Bravo (Gregory Goes Boom)
18. Michael Rossato-Bennett (Alive Inside)
17. Andrew Droz Palermo & Tracy Droz...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #181. Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank
Frank
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Writers: Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan
Producers: Ed Guiney, David Barron, Stevie Lee
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #182. Christopher Dillon Quinn’s Eating Animals
Eating Animals
Director: Christopher Dillon Quinn
Producers: Natalie Portman, Christopher Dillon Quinn and Jonathan Safran Foer
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
He landed on the docu-scene with 2006's Sundance...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #183. J. Davis’ Manson Family Vacation
Manson Family Vacation
Director: J. Davis
Writer(s): J. Davis
Producer(s): Steve Bannatyne, Eric Blyler, J. Davis, J.M. Logan, Josh Polon, Alexandra Sandler
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Jay Duplass,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #185. Vincent Garenq’s Justice or Chaos
Justice or Chaos
Director: Vincent Gaenq
Writer: Vincent Garenq
Producers: Nord Ouest Films' Christophe Rossignon and Philip Boëffard
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gilles Lelouche, Charles Berling, Florence Loiret...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #186. Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz’s The Trial
The Trial
Director: Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz
Writers: Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz
Producers: ELZEVIR & Cie's Sandrine Brauer, Marie Masmonteil, Denis Carot, RIVA film's Michael Eckelt &...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #188. Peter Bogdanovich’s Squirrel to the Nuts
Squirrel to the Nuts
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writer(s): Peter Bogdanovich, Louise Stratton
Producers: Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson, George Drakoulias, Logan Levy, Holly Wiersma
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Jennifer...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #189. Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
Director: Hossein Amini
Writer: Hossein Amini
Producers: Tom Sternberg, Working Title’s Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner and Robyn Slovo
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast:...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #190. Stéphane Lafleur’s Tu Dors Nicole
Tu Dors Nicole
Director: Stéphane Lafleur
Writer: Stéphane Lafleur
Producers: micro_scope's Luc Déry and Kim McCraw
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Julianne Côté, Catherine St-Laurent, Marc-André Grondin, Francis La...
Best of Fest: Sundance 2014’s Top 20 New Voices (20-11)
Commonly known as a lieu that breeds new filmmaking talents, Caitlin Coder, Jordan M. Smith, Nicholas Bell and I had the pleasure of uncovering/discovering...
The Pretty One | Review
A Stolen Life: LaMarque’s Debut an Entertaining, Borrowed Premise
Identical twins and their cannibalistic tendencies have long been a fine cinematic tradition of the dramatic...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #191. Stephen Daldry’s Trash
Trash
Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: Richard Curtis
Producer(s): PeaPie Films' Kris Thykier & Working Title Films' Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner
U.S. Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast: Rooney Mara, Martin...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #192. Naomi Kawase’s Still the Water
Still the Water
Director: Naomi Kawase
Writer: Naomi Kawase
Producers: Commes des Cinemas, Kumie Inc., Arte France Cinema & Eddie Saeta.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Makiko Watanabe, Hideo...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #193. Maxime Giroux’s Félix et Meira
Félix et Meira
Director: Maxime Giroux
Writer: Maxime Giroux, Alex Laferrière
Producer: Metafilms' Sylvain Corbeil and Nancy Grant
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron
His skillset was...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #194. Jerome Sable’s Stage Fright
Stage Fright
Director: Jerome Sable
Writer(s): Jerome Sable
Producer(s): Serendipity Point Films' Ari Lantos, Jonas Bell Pasht.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Minnie Driver, Meat Loaf, Allie MacDonald and...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #195. Travis Gutiérrez Senger’s Desert Cathedral
Desert Cathedral
Director: Travis Gutiérrez Senger
Writer(s): Travis Gutiérrez Senger
Producers: Lincoln Leopard’s Senger and Michael J. Mouncer with Chip Hourihan
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Lee Tergesen, Chaske...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #196. Kevin MacDonald’s Black Sea
Black Sea
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writer: Dennis Kelly
Producers: Macdonald and Charles Steel
U.S. Distributor: Focus Features
Cast: Jude Law, Jodie Whittaker, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Karl Davies, and...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #198. Wally Pfister’s Transcendence
Transcendence
Director: Wally Pfister
Writer(s): Jack Paglen
Producer(s): Straight Up Films Straight Up Films' Annie Marter + Alcon Ent.'s Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, David Valdes and Broderick...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #199. Andrea Di Stefano’s Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Director: Andrea Di Stefano
Writer: Andrea Di Stefano
Producer: Dimitri Rassam
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson, Carlos Bardem, Brady Corbet, Ana Girardot,...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #200. Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz’s Land Ho!
Land Ho!
Directors: Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz
Writers: Stephens and Katz
Producers: Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy, Christina Jennings
Exec. Producers: David Gordon Green, Julie Parker Benello, Dan...
12 O’Clock Boys | Review
Battles In Baltimore: Nathan Rides With The Boys
First time director Lotfy Nathan has spent the last few years documenting war in the streets of...
Interview: Lotfy Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys)
Lotfy Nathan seems to have quite the bright future ahead of him with his bold docu debut, 12 O’Clock Boys, finding it’s world premiere...
The Wait | Review
Time Crimes: Blash’s Sophomore Feature of an Ambient Weirdness
Director M. Blash brings back two leads from his 2006 debut, Lying, for more rural weirdness...
At Middleton | Review
One Fine Day: Rodgers’ Debut Features Strong Script, Enjoyable Performances
In a saturated market of mediocrity, a slew of sub-par independent romantic dramedies often force...
Love is in the Air | Review
Pressurized: Sagnier and Co. in a Charming Rom-Com Straitjacket
For his first solo film as director, Alexandre Castagnetti nabbed the talented Ludivine Sagnier to headline...
Best of Fest: Sundance 2014′s Top 10 New Faces
They range in age, amount of screen time, supporting or principle characters, and have previous (television work, stage and or bit parts in Hollywood/Indiewood...
Criterion Collection: The Long Day Closes | Blu-ray Review
The inimitable Terence Davies gets his first Criterion treatment this month with his 1992 title, The Long Day Closes, a superb memory poem drenched...
The Year of the Cannibals | Blu-ray Review
Raro Video resurrects an excitingly obscure title this month with Liliana Cavani’s 1967 film, The Year of the Cannibals, a counter culture art house...
Criterion Collection: La Vie De Boheme | Blu-ray Review
As an entry into Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki’s filmography, his 1992 film La Vie De Boheme, which is loosely based on Henri Murger’s Scenes...
Double Beats for Whiplash; Chazelle’s Sophomore Film Claims Grand Jury & Award Top Prizes at Sundance 2014
Damien Chazelle's Whiplash was Day 1 feel good buzz title of the fest that ultimately served as a measuring stick for the other competing...
The Skeleton Twins | 2014 Sundance Review
Sticks & Stones: Johnson’s Winning Dramedy a Showcase for Wiig & Hader
The transition from sketch comedy television to the big screen is often a...
Stranger By the Lake | Review
Wet Hot French Summer: Guiraudie’s Bold, Scintillating New Film
Idiosyncratic filmmaker Alain Guiraudie is set to take the art house by storm with his bold,...
Visitors | Review
Reggio Looks Into The Eyes Of The Audience
Steven Soderbergh was right when he said at the premiere of the film, a hundred people could watch...
Gimme Shelter | Review
Gimme Gimme: Krauss Returns to Human Interest Woes in Latest Effort
Writer/director Ron Krauss returns to the human interest vein that defined his last outing...
Towheads | Review
O is for the Other Things: Plumb’s Debut an Idiosyncratic Exercise in Domestic Ennui
Video and performance artist Shannon Plumb makes her directorial debut with...
Marmato | 2014 Sundance Review
Grieco Witnesses Dirty Deeds Done In Exchange For Gold
Mining is a dirty business, obviously, but not just in the harsh physical conditions of the...
2014 Guide to the Sundance Twitterverse
It's that time again. The biggest American film festival is upon us, and this year the IONCINEMA crew will be descending on Park City...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #25. James M. Johnston (Listen Up Philip)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Johnston: Tie: Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore / After Hours by Martin Scorsese. Leading up...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #24. Mynette Louie (Land Ho!)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Mynette Louie: 1. The Killing (AMC TV series) 2. “The Good, Racist People” (NY Times...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #23. Kat Candler (Hellion)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Kat Candler: The Texas Motocross Community. Pilou Asbæk (Actor from A Hijacking). Thomas Vinterberg’s The...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #22. Sydney Freeland (Drunktown’s Finest)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Sydney Freeland: Her (Film), The Newsroom (TV), The Legend of Korra (TV)
Lavallee: Could you discuss...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #21. Kristin Gore (War Story)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Kristin Gore: The Eric Andre show, Rodriguez, Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan.
Lavallee: Mark’s debut film...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #20. Jeremiah Bitsui (Drunktown’s Finest)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Jeremiah Bitsui: My top three 2013 discoveries are: High Intensity Interval Training, Beats Headphones, and...
