Monday, January 24, 2011

102 Most Anticipated Films: 2011


The following 102 films are the titles I most anticipate seeing in the next 12 to 24 months, or so. A few of the titles are 2010 flicks that played the fest circuits and will be released this year, and several are in pre-production and may not make it to the big screen this year--and others are projects that have simply been announced, (The Blood Countess, Queer, MCP, Cobalt Neural 9, etc.) but that's what lists are for! Sigourney Weaver has 7 projects due out in the next year or two, beginning next month with Cedar Rapids---and all of them appear in this list.

Here's what I am BUZZED and HOT for!


102. [REC] Genesis - Spain
Director: Paco Plaza (co-director of REC, 2007)
Stars: N/A

101. The Big Valley - US
Director: Daniel Adams (The Golden Boys, 2008)
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Lange

100. The Odd Life of Timothy Green - US
Director: Peter Hedges (Dan In Real Life, 2007)
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Dianne Weist, Joel Edgerton

99. Waco - US
Director: Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata, 1999)
Stars: Adrien Brody, Kurt Russell, Sharon Stone

98. The Broken Tower - US
Director: James Franco (Good Time Max, 2007)
Stars: James Franco, Michael Shannon

97. The Woman In Black - UK
Director: James Watkins (Eden Lake, 2008)
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer

96. Hugo Cabret - US
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law

95. The Devil's Double - Belgium
Director: Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day, 2002)
Stars: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier

94. Contagion - US
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard

93. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - US
Director: Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, 2008)
Stars: Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman

92. Wallace Line - Germany
Director: Franz Muller (Debut)
Stars: Marie-Lou Sellem

91. Crazy, Stupid Love - US
Director: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris, 2009)
Stars: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore

90. Twixt Now and Sunrise - US
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Ben Chaplin

89. Little Birds - US
Director: Elgin James (Debut)
Stars: Juno Temple, Kate Bosworth, Leslie Mann

88. This Must Be the Place - US
Director: Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, 2008)
Stars: Sean Penn, France McDormand, Harry Dean Stanton

87. The Human Resources Manager - Israel
Director: Eran Riklis (Lemon Tree, 2009)
Stars: Mark Ivanir

86. Elysium - US
Director: Neill Blomkamp (District 9, 2009)
Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley

85. Damsels In Distress - US
Director: Whit Stillman (Metropolitan, 1989)
Stars: Adam Brody, Greta Gerwig

84. Le Mystere - France
Director: Jean-Teddy Filippe (Mortelle Conviction, 2004)
Stars: Catherine Frot, Carole Bouquet

83. The Surrogate - US
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Halle Berry

82. Midnight In Paris - US
Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody

81. Troll Hunter - Norway
Director: Andre Orvedal (Future Murder, 2000)
Stars: Otto Jesperson

80. The Woman In the Fifth - France/UK
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love, 2004)
Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ethan Hawke

79. Immortals - US
Director: Tarsem (The Fall, 2006)
Stars: Mickey Rourke, John Hurt

78. L'empire - France
Director: Bruno Dumont (Twentynine Palms, 2003)
Stars: Aurore Broutin

77. For Ellen - US
Director: So Yong Kim (Treeless Mountain, 2009)
Stars: Paul Dano, Jena Malone

76. Love & Bruises - France
Director: Lou Ye (Spring Fever, 2009)
Stars: Tahar Rahim

75. The Flood - Israel
Director: Guy Nattiv (Strangers, 2007)
Stars: Ronit Elkabetz

74. Cloud Atlas - US
Director: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Natalie Portman, Halle Berry, Tom Hanks

73. HERE - US
Director: Braden King (Debut)
Stars: Ben Foster, Lubna Azabal

72. Shame - UK
Director: Steve McQueen (Hunger, 2008)
Stars: Michael Fassbender

71. The Silence - Germany
Director: Baran Bo Odar (Unter Der Sonne, 2006)
Stars: Ulrich Thomsen

70. The Girl Is In Trouble - US
Director: Julius Onah (Debut)
Stars: Paz de la Huerta, Columbus Short

69. Jack and Diane - US
Director: Bradley Rust Gray (The Exploding Girl, 2008)
Stars: Jena Malone, Juno Temple

68. Goodbye First Love - France
Director: Mia Hansen-Love (The Father of My Children, 2009)
Stars: Lola Creton

67. The Tree - France
Director: Julie Bertucelli (Since Otar Left, 2003)
Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg

66. Abduction - US
Director: John Singleton (Poetic Justice, 1993)
Stars: Taylor Lautner, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello

65. Martha Marcy May Marlene - US
Director: Sean Durkin (Debut)
Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy

64. One Night - France
Director: Lucas Belvaux (An Amazing Couple, 2002)
Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nicole Garcia, Nathalie Baye

63. A Dangerous Method - France/Canada
Director: David Cronenberg
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel

62. Captured - France/Philippines
Director: Brilliante Mendoza (Serbis, 2008)
Stars: Isabelle Huppert

61. Gigola - France
Director: Laure Charpentier (Debut)
Stars: Lola Doillon, Eduardo Noriega

60. All Your Dead Ones - Colombia
Director: Carlos Moreno (Dog Eat Dog, 2008)
Stars: Alvaro Rodriguez

59. Dream Home - Hong Kong
Director: Ho Cheung Pang (Isabella, 2006)
Stars: Josie Ho, Michelle Ye

58. Pariah - US
Director: Dee Rees (Debut)
Stars: Kim Wayans, Nina Daniels

57. The Moth Diaries - US
Director: Mary Harron (American Psycho, 2000)
Stars: Scott Speedman, Lily Cole

56. Tree of Life - US
Director: Terence Malick (Badlands, 1973)
Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn

55. The Details - US
Director: Jacob Aaron Estes (Mean Creek, 2004)
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks

54. I Saw the Devil - South Korea
Director: Kim Ji-Woon (The Good, the Bad, the Weird, 2009)
Stars: Lee Byung-hun

53. My Best Enemy - Austria
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger (The Bone Man, 2009)
Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu

52. Paradies - Austria/Germany
Director: Ulrich Seidl (Import/Export, 2007)
Stars: Maria Hofstatter

51. Shit Year - US
Director: Cam Archer (Wild Tigers I Have Known, 2006)
Stars: Ellen Barkin

50. The Language of the Machetes - Mexico
Director: Kyzza Terrazas (Debut)
Stars: Andres Almeida

49. Albert Nobbs - US
Director: Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, 2000)
Stars: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska

48. My Worst Nightmare - France
Director: Anne Fontaine (Nathalie..., 2003)
Stars: Isabelle Huppert

47. Young Girls In Black - France
Director: Jean-Paul Civeyrac (All the Fine Promises, 2003)
Stars: Elise Lhomeau

46. The Innkeepers - US
Director: Ti West (The House of the Devil, 2009)
Stars: Lena Dunham, Kelly McGillis

45. Red State - US
Director: Kevin Smith
Stars: Melissa Leo, John Goodman

44. Tomboy - France
Director: Celine Sciamma (Water Lilies, 2007)
Stars: N/A

43. Attenberg - Greece
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari (The Slow Business of Going, 2000)
Stars: Ariane Labed

42. Une Vie Meilleure - France
Director: Cedric Kahn (Red Lights, 2004)
Stars: Guillame Canet

41. Copacabana - France
Director: Marc Fitoussi (La Vie D'Artiste, 2007)
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Lolita Chammah

40. Romeos - Germany
Director: Sabine Bernardi (Debut)
Stars: N/A

39. Rammbock - Germany
Director: Marvin Kren (Debut)
Stars: Sebastian Achilles

38. Take Shelter - US
Director: Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories, 2007)
Stars: Michael Shannon, Kathy Baker

37. Alps - Greece
Director: Giorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, 2009)
Stars: Aggeliki Pappoulia

36. Vampire - Japan/Canada
Director: Iwai Shunji (All About Lily Chou-Chou, 2001)
Stars: Kevin Zegers, Amanda Plummer

35. The Woman - US
Director: Lucky McKee (May, 2002)
Stars: Carlee Baker, Angela Bettis

34. Set Me Free - Belgium
Director: Dardenne Bros.
Stars: Cecile De France

33. Dark Horse - US
Director: Todd Solondz
Stars: Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow

32. The Oregonian - US
Director: Calvin Reeder (Debut)
Stars: Lindsay Pulsipher

31. Post Mortem - Chile
Director: Pablo Larrain (Tony Manero, 2008)
Stars: Marcelo Alonso

30. We Are What We Are - Mexico
Director: Jorge Michel Grau (Debut)
Stars: Adrian Aguirre

29. The Wicker Tree - UK
Director: Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man. 1973)
Stars: Christopher Lee, Honeysuckle Weeks

28. Cedar Rapids - US
Director: Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, 2002)
Stars: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Sigourney Weaver

27. Paul - US
Director: Greg Mottolla (Superbad, 2007)
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Sigourney Weaver

26. Melancholia - Denmark
Director: Lars Von Trier
Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling

25. Hanna - UK/US
Director: Joe Wright (Atonement, 2007)
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana

24. A Few Days of Respite - France
Director: Amor Hakkar (The Yellow House, 2008)
Stars: Samir Guesmi, Amor Hakkar, Marina Vlady

23. Bye Bye Blondie - France
Director: Virginie Despentes (Baise Moi, 2001)
Stars: Emmanuelle Beart, Beatrice Dalle, Pascal Greggory

22. Keyhole - Canada
Director: Guy Maddin
Stars: Jason Patric, Isabelle Rossellini, Udo Kier

21. The Blood Countess - Austria/Germany
Director: Ulrike Ottinger (Freak Orlando 1981)
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Udo Kier

20. Mientras Duermes - Spain
Director: Jaume Balaguero (co-director of REC, 2007)
Stars: Luis Tosar

19. The Cold Light of Day - US
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri (JCVD, 2008)
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Willis

18. Dibbuk Box - US
Director: Ole Bornedal (Just Another Love Story, 2007)
Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick

17. The Monk - France
Director: Dominik Moll (Lemming, 2005)
Stars: Vincent Cassel, Gerladine Chaplin, Deborah Francois

16. Man at Bath - France
Director: Christophe Honore (Love Songs, 2007)
Stars: Francois Sagat, Chiara Mastroianni

15. The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears - France
Director: Helene Cattet & Bruno Forzani (Amer, 2010)
Stars: N/A

14. MCP - France
Director: Gaspar Noe (Enter the Void, 2009)
Stars: N/A

13. Queer - US
Director: Steve Buscemi (Interview, 2007)
Stars: N/A

12. We Need To Talk About Kevin - UK
Director: Lynne Ramsay (Morvern Callar, 2002)
Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly

11. Les Bien-Amies - France
Director: Christophe Honore (Ma Mere, 2004)
Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ludvine Sagnier, Milos Forman

10. Vamps - US
Director: Amy Heckerling (Clueless, 1995)
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Alicia Silverstone

9. Love - France
Director: Michael Haneke
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant

8. Black Venus - France
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche (The Secret of the Grain, 2007)
Stars: Yahima Torres, Andre Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet

7. Laurence Anyways - Canada
Director: Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother, 2009)
Stars: Louis Garrell, Karine Vanasse

6. The Skin I Inhabit - Spain
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya

5. Livide - France
Director: Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury (Inside, 2007)
Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Jeremy Kapone

4. God of Carnage - France
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Walz

3. Rampart - US
Director: Oren Moverman (The Messenger, 2009)
Stars: Woody Harrelson, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Foster

2. Cobalt Neural 9 - US
Director: Lana & Andy Wachowski
Stars: N/A

1. Red Lights - US/Spain
Director: Rodrigo Cortes (Buried, 2010)
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy

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