Sundance 2012: The Rundown

So Sundance 2012 was my first time at the prolific film festival, and my first major festival as a press member (I don't really count AFI Film Fest 2011 as all that major, since tickets are free to the public as well). With 27 films in 6 days, I felt I did quite well for my first year (plus 4 interviews--Traci Lords, the cast and director of Middle of Nowhere, director Nicholas McCarthy, and director Ira Sachs). Out of this batch of titles, only 4 of those films were absolutely terrible (each of which I was assigned to review). Without further ado, here's my rundown (please check back, as more reviews become available, I will hyperlink to this list):

Best of Fest, Sundance 2012:

1. Compliance - Dir. Craig Zobel (US)
2. Red Lights - Dir. Rodrigo Cortes (US/Spain) (review available)
3. Black Rock - Dir. Katie Aselton (US) (review available)
4. Keep the Lights On - Dir. Ira Sachs (US) (review available)
5. Middle of Nowhere - Dir. Ava DuVernay (US) (review available)
6. Excision - Dir. Richard Bates Jr. (US) (review available)
7. Liberal Arts - Dir. Josh Radnor (US)
8. Simon Killer - Dir. Antonio Campos (US)
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild - Dir. Benh Zeitlin (US)
10. The Imposter - Dir. Bart Layton (US)

Additional Reccomended Titles:

1. Corpo Celeste - Dir. Alice Rohrwacher (Italy)
2. The Surrogate - Dir. Ben Lewin (US)
3. Robot and Frank - Dir. Jake Schrier (US) (review available)
4. Red Hook Summer - Dir. Spike Lee (US) (review available)
5. LUV - Dir. Sheldon Candis (US) (review available)
6. V/H/S - Dir(s). Brucker/West/Radio Silence/McQuaid/Wingard (US) (review available)
7. Price Check - Dir. Michael Walker (US) (review available)
8. Shadow Dancer - Dir. James Marsh (UK)
9. Arbitrage - Dir. Nicolas Jarecki (US) (review available)
10. Love Free Or Die - Dir. Macky Alston (US) (review available)

The Banal:

1. Kid-Thing - Dir. David Zellner (US) (review available)
2. L - Dir. Babis Makidris (Greece)
3. Grabbers - Dir. Jon Wright (UK/Ireland) (review available)

Merde Cinema:

1. Lay the Favorite - Dir. Stephen Frears (US) (review available)
2. John Dies At The End - Dir. Don Coscarelli (US) (review available)
3. The Pact - Dir. Nicholas McCarthy (US) (review available)
4. The Words - Dir. Brian Klugman & Lee Sternthal (US) (review available)

Palm Springs Film Festival 2012

A week before attending my first Sundance Film Festival, I ventured out to Palm Springs for the second weekend of their film fest as they were screening some 2011 titles that eluded me, including a new, delicious film from Christoffer Boe. Here's the six titles I nabbed there:

1. Beast - Dir. Christoffer Boe (Denmark) 9/10
2. The Monk - Dir. Dominik Moll (France) 8/10
3. My Best Enemy - Dir. Wolfgang Murnberger (Austria) 7/10
4. The Salt of Life - Dir. Gianni Di Gianni (Italy) 7/10
5. The Sandman - Dir. Peter Luisi (Switzerland) 6/10
6. When The Night - Dir. Cristina Comencini (Italy) 4/10

Bell's 125 Most Anticipated Titles: 2012

1. Red Lights (US/Spain)
Dir. Rodrigo Cortes
Completed: Sundance 2012
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy, Robert De Niro

2. Happy Holidays, Katherine Sloane (US)
Dir. James Mottern
Pre-production
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Kate Beckinsale, Jason Lee

3. It Is What It Is (US)
Dir. Susanna Fogel
Pre-production
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Evan Rachel Wood

4. The Cold Light of Day (US)
Dir. Mabrouk El Mechri
Completed: Release Date 4/6/2012
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Willis, Henry Cavill

5. Vamps (US)
Dir. Amy Heckerling
Completed: TBA
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Alicia Silverstone, Macolm McDowell

6. Django Unchained (US)
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Filming
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell

7. Girls Will Be Girls 2012 (US)
Dir. Richard Day
Post-production
Stars: Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp, Jeffery Roberson

8. My Little Princess (France)
Dir. Eva Ionesco
Completed: Premiered Cannes 2011
Stars: Isabelle Huppert

9. Invisible Monsters (US)
Dir. Samir Rehem
Announced
Stars: TBA

10. Love (France)
Dir. Michael Haneke
Post-production
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant

11. Untitled Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
Dir. Hong Sang-soo
Filming
Stars: Isabelle Huppert

12. Captured (Philippines)
Dir. Brilliante Mendoza
Completed: TBA
Stars: Isabelle Huppert

13. Laurence Anyways (Canada/France)
Dir. Xavier Dolan
Post-production
Stars: Melvil Poupad, Nathalie Baye

14. Queer (US)
Dir. Steve Buscemi
Announced
Stars: Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Kelly McDonald

15. Gay Dude (US)
Dir. Chris Nelson
Post-production
Stars: Megan Mullally, Gary Cole

16. The Foam of the Days (France)
Dir. Michel Gondry
Pre-production
Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou

17. Only God Forgives (France)
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Pre-production
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas

18. Colt 45 (France)
Dir. Fabrice Du Welz
Pre-production
Stars: Gerard Lanvin, Joey Starr

19. Bye Bye Blondie (France)
Dir. Virginie Despentes
Completed: TBA
Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Emmanuelle Beart, Pascal Greggory

20. The Blood Countess (Austria/Germany)
Dir. Ulrike Ottinger
Pre-production
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Udo Kier

21. As Linhas De Torres (Portugal)
Dir. Raoul Ruiz, Valeria Sarmiento
Pre-production
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich

22. The Danish Girl (US)
Dir. TBA
Pre-production
Stars: Nicole Kidman

23. Under the Skin (US/UK)
Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Filming
Stars: Scarlet Johansson

24. Keep The Lights On (US)
Dir. Ira Sachs
Completed: Sundance 2012
Stars: Paprika Steen, Julianne Nicholson

25. Dans La Maison (France)
Dir. Francois Ozon
Post-production
Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Fabrice Luchini

26. Black Venus (France)
Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Yahima Torres, Olivier Gourment

27. Gravity (US)
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Post-production
Stars: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock

28. Innocence (US)
Dir. Hilary Brougher
In production
Stars: Chloe Sevigny, Abigail Breslin

29. A Killing On Carnival Row (US)
Dir. Tarsem Singh
Announced
Stars: TBA

30. Nymphomaniac (Denmark)
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Announced
Stars: TBA

31. Stoker (US)
Dir. Park Chan-wook
Post-production
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney, Mia Wasikowska

32. The Monk (France)
Dir. Dominik Moll
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Vincent Cassel, Deborah Francois, Gerladine Chaplin

33. Tormented (Japan)
Dir. Takashi Shimizu
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Hikari Mitsushima

34. Prometheus (US)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Post-production
Stars: Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Wilson

35. Kiss of the Damned (US)
Dir. Xan Cassavetes
Post-production
Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Michael Rapaport, Riley Keough

36. Snow Piercer (South Korea)
Dir. Bong Joon-Ho
Pre-production
Stars: Song Kang-ho

37. Cloud Atlas (US/Germany)
Dir. Tm Tykwer & Wachowski Siblings
Filming
Stars: Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant

38. The Wicker Tree (UK)
Dir. Robin Hardy
Complete: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Christopher Lee, Honeysuckle Weeks

39. Sleep Tight (Spain)
Dir. Jaume Balaguero
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Luis Tosar

40. The Grandmothers (Australia/France)
Dir. Anne Fontaine
Pre-production
Stars: Naomi Watts, Robin Wright

41. A Few Days of Respite (France/Algeria)
Dir. Amor Hakkar
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Marina Vlady, Amor Hakkar

42. Jack and Diane (US)
Dir. Bradley Rust Gray
Post-production
Stars: Juno Temple, Jena Malone, Kylie Minogue

43. Lumpy (US)
Dir. Ted Koland
Post-production
Stars: Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Jess Weixler

44. Untitled Jim Jarmusch Film (US)
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Announced
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Michael Fassbender

45. Night Train to Lisbon (Germany)
Dir. Bille August
Pre-production
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Laurent, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Lee

46. Post Mortem (Chile)
Dir. Pablo Larrain
Completed: 4/11/12
Stars: Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers

47. Mobius (France)
Dir. Eric Rochant
Pre-production
Stars: Cecile de France, Jean Dujardin

48. Paris, I’ll Kill You (France)
Dir. Joe Dante/Vincenzo Natali/Xavier Gens/Ryuhei Kitamura/Christopher Smith/Julien Maury/Alexandre Bustillo
In-production
Stars: TBA

49. Highland Park (US)
Dir. Andrew Meieran
Post-production
Stars: Parker Posey, Billy Burke, Danny Glover

50. Cosmopolis (Canada/France)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Post-production
Stars: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton

51. Revenge For Jolly! (US)
Dir. Chadd Harbold
Post-production
Stars: Oscar Isaac, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe

52. Nurse 3D (US)
Dir. Douglas Aarniokowski
Post-production
Stars: Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Boris Kodjoe, Niecy Nash

53. Paradies (Austria)
Dir. Ulrich Seidl
Post-production
Stars: Maria Hofstatter, Margarete Tiesel, Inge Maux

54. The Seventh Son (UK/US)
Dir. Sergey Bodrov
Pre-production
Stars: Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes

55. Jayne Mansfield’s Car (US)
Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Post-production
Stars: John Hurt, Robert DuVall, Kevin Bacon

56. Darling Companion (US)
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Post-production
Stars: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Weist

57. Moonrise Kingdom (US)
Dir. Wes Anderson
Post-production
Stars: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton

58. The Paperboy (US)
Dir. Lee Daniels
Post-production
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack

59. Perfect Sense (UK)
Dir. David Mackenzie
Completed: Limited Release 2/10/12
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Neilson

60. Holly Motors (France)
Dir. Leos Carax
Post-production
Stars: Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Michel Piccoli

61. Rosewood Lane (US)
Dir. Victor Salva
Completed: TBA
Stars: Rose McGowan, Ray Wise, Lesley-Ann Down

62. Skinny Dip (US)
Dir. Frankie Latina
Post-production
Stars: Sasha Grey, Danny Trejo, Pam Grier

63. Vampire (US/Japan)
Dir. Shunji Iwai
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Amanda Plummer

64. The Child From Above (France/Switzerland)
Dir. Ursula Meier
Post-production
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Lea Seydoux, Martin Compston

65. God Bless America (US)
Dir. Bobcat Goldthwaite
Completed: TBA
Stars: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr

66. Mina (Spain)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Announced
Stars: Marisa Paredes

67. Simon Killer (US)
Dir. Antonio Campos
Post-production
Stars: Brady Corbet, Mati Diop

68. The Orphan with the Extra Arm (France)
Dir. Jacques Richard
Complete: TBA
Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Dominique Pinon, Noemie Merlant

69. Beasts of the Southern Wild (US)
Dir. Benh Zeitlin
Post-production
Stars: TBA

70. The Big Valley (US)
Dir. Daniel Adams
Post-production
Stars: Jessica Lange, Aidan Quinn, Richard Dreyfuss

71. The Girl Is In Trouble (US)
Dir. Julius Onah
Completed: TBA
Stars: Columbus Short, Wilmer Valderrama

72. Byzantium (UK)
Dir. Neil Jordan
Filming
Stars: Saiorse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley

73. The Miso Soup (Germany)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Announced
Stars: TBA

74. John Dies at the End (US)
Dir. Don Coscarelli
Post-production
Stars: Chase Williamson, Paul Giamatti

75. I, Anna (UK)
Dir. Barnaby Southcombe
Post-production
Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Eddie Marsan, Gabriel Byrne

76. Chinese Puzzle (France)
Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Pre-production
Stars: Cecile De France, Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris

77. The Body (Spain)
Dir. Oriol Paulo
In production
Stars: Belen Rueda, Hugo Silva

78. The Last Stand (US)
Dir. Kim Jee-woon
Filming
Stars: Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Peter Stormare, Johnny Knoxville

79. Marianne (Sweden)
Dir. Filip Tegstedt
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Thomas Hedengran, Peter Stormare

80. Silent House (US)
Dir. Chris Kentis & Laura Lau
Completed: 3/9/12
Stars: Elizabeth Olsen

81. The Silence (Germany)
Dir. Baran Bo Odar
Completed: TBA (festical circuit)
Stars: Ulrich Thomsen

82. The Possession (US)
Dir. Ole Bornedal
Completed: 8/31/12
Stars: Kyra Sedgewick, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Natasha Calis

83. Himizu (Japan)
Dir. Sion Sono
Completed: TBA
Stars: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Megumi Jagurazaka

84. Small Apartments (US)
Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Post-production
Stars: Juno Temple, Dolph Lundren, Amanda Plummer

85. The Leaning (UK)
Dir. Paddy Considine
Announced
Stars: TBA

86. You’ve Seen Nothing Yet (France)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Post-production
Stars: Michel Piccoli, Mathieu Almaric, Lambert Wilson

87. Untitled Terrence Malick (US)
Dir. Terrence Malick
Post-production
Stars: Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz

88. The House at the End of the Street (US)
Dir. Mark Tonderai
Completed: 4/20/12
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue

89. For Ellen (US)
Dir. So Yong Kim
Post-production
Stars: Paul Dano, Jena Malone, Jon Heder

90. All Your Dead Ones (Colombia)
Dir. Carlos Moreno
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: John Alex Castillo, Harold Devasten

91. Spring Breakers (US)
Dir. Harmony Korine
Pre-production
Stars: Selena Gomez, James Franco, Emma Roberts

92. Americano (France)
Dir. Mathieu Demy
Completed: TBA
Stars: Salma Hayek, Chiara Mastroianni, Geraldine Chaplin

93. The Divide (Germany/US)
Dir. Xavier Gens
Completed: 1/13/12
Stars: Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia

94. The Wait (US)
Dir. M. Blash
Post-production
Stars: Chloe Sevigny, Jena Malone, Josh Hamilton

95. Something In the Air (France)
Dir. Olivier Assayas
Filming
Stars: Dolores Chalpin, Lola Creton

96. Our Paradise (France)
Dir. Gael Morel
Completed: TBA
Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Stephane Rideau, Dmitri Durdaine

97. The Life of Another (France)
Dir. Sylvie Testud
Post-production
Stars: Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Kassovitz, Francois Berleand

98. The Broken Tower (US)
Dir. James Franco
Completed: TBA
Stars: James Franco, Michael Shannon

99. Damsels In Distress (US)
Dir. Whit Stillman
Completed: TBA (festival circuit)
Stars: Chloe Sevigny, Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody

100. The Details (US)
Dir. Jacon Aaron Estes
Completed: TBA
Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Tobey Maguire, Kerry Washington, Ray Liotta

101. The Awakening (UK)
Dir. Nick Murphy
Completed: TBA
Stars: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton


102. While We’re Young (US)
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Pre-production
Stars: Naomi Watts, Ben Stiller, Jesse Eisenberg

103. 12 Years a Slave (UK)
Dir. Steve McQueen
Announced (2014 est.)
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor

104. Sal (US)
Dir. James Franco
Completed: TBA
Stars: James Franco, Jim Parrack, Brian Goodman

105. The Oregonian (US)
Dir. Calvin Reeder
Completed: TBA
Stars: Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet

106. One Night (France)
Dir. Lucas Belvaux
Post-production
Stars: Nathalie Baye, Nicole Garcia, Yvan Attal

107. The Creative (France)
Dir. Bruno Dumont
Announced
Stars: Juliette Binoche, Denis Podalydes

108. The Mountain (US)
Dir. Ben Stiller
Announced
Stars: Ben Stiller

109. Elysium (US)
Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Post-production: ETA 3/1/13
Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley

110. Little Birds (US)
Dir. Elgin James
Completed: June, 2012
Stars: Juno Temple, Kate Bosworth, Leslie Mann

111. Nero Fiddled (US)
Dir. Woody Allen
Post-production
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz

112. Devil’s Knot (US)
Dir. Atom Egoyan
Pre-production
Stars: TBA

113. Haywire (US)
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Completed: 1/20/12
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano

114. The Woman In Black (US/Canada)
Dir. James Watkins
Completed: 2/3/12
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciaran Hinds

115. Waco (US)
Dir. Rupert Wainwright
In production
Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody, Sharon Stone

116. Pacific Rim (US)
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Fiming: ETA 5/10/13
Stars: Ron Perlman, Idris Elba, Clifton Collins Jr.

117. The Odd Life of Timothy Green (US)
Dir. Peter Hedges
Completed: 5/12/12
Stars: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Garner, Common, Dianne Weist

118. All You Need Is Love (Denmark)
Dir. Susanne Bier
Post-production
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Kim Bodnia, Paprika Steen

119. Dark Shadows (US)
Dir. Tim Burton
Post-production: 5/11/12
Stars: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green

120. A Single Shot (US)
Dir. David Rosenthal
Post-production
Stars: Juno Temple, Emily Mortimer, Forest Whitaker

121. Twice Born (Italy/Spain)
Dir. Sergio Castellito
Filming
Stars: Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Jane Birkin

122. Ted (US)
Dir. Seth McFarlane
Post-production
Stars: Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Joel McHale

123. The Place Beyond the Pines (US)
Dir. Derek Cianfrance
Post-production
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes

124. [REC] 3: Genesis (Spain)
Dir. Paco Plaza
Completed: TBA
Stars: Leticia Dolera, Javier Botet, Diego Martin

125. Jackie (Netherlands/US)
Dir. Antoinette Beumer
Filming
Stars: Holly Hunter, Lidia Vitale, Cameron Moulene

Just the List: 50 Favorites of 2011

1. Margaret (Dir. Kenneth Lonergan) – US
2. Drive (Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn) – US
3. Beloved (Dir. Christophe Honore) – France
4. Melancholia (Dir. Lars Von Trier) – Denmark
5. Another Happy Day (Dir. Sam Levinson) – US
6. ALPS (Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos) – Greece
7. Weekend (Dir. Andrew Haigh) – UK
8. Martha Marcy May Marlene (Dir. Sean Durkin) – US
9. Killer Joe (Dir. William Friedkin) – US
10. We Need To Talk About Kevin (Dir. Lynne Ramsay) – US/UK
11. Kill List (Dir. Ben Wheatley) – UK
12. A Separation (Dir. Asghar Farhadi) – Iran
13. Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Dir. Jay & Mark Duplass) – US
14. When We Leave (Dir Feo Aladag) - Germany
15. The Hedgehog (Dir. Mona Achache) - France
16. The Woman (Dir. Lucky McKee) - US
17. The Kid With a Bike (Dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) – Belgium
18. Pariah (Dir. Dee Rees) – US
19. Carnage (Dir. Roman Polanski) – France
20. Miss Bala (Dir. Gerardo Naranjo) – Mexico
21. Take Shelter (Dir. Jeff Nichols) – US
22. Hugo (Dir. Martin Scorsese) – US
23. Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil (Dir. Eli Craig) - US
24. Hanna (Dir. Joe Wright) – UK
25. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan) - Turkey
26. Cedar Rapids (Dir. Miguel Arteta) – US
27. Michael (Dir. Markus Schleinzer) – Austria
28. The Turin Horse (Dir. Bela Tarr) – Hungary
29. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Dir. Tomas Alfredson) – France/UK
30. Leap Year (Dir. Michael Rowe) – Mexico
31. My Worst Nightmare (Dir. Anne Fontaine) – France
32. The Skin I Live In (Dir. Pedro Almodovar) – Spain
33. Three Lives (Dir(s). Chistian Petzold; Dominik Graf; Christoph Hochhausler – Germany
34. House of Tolerance (Dir. Bertrand Bonello) – France
35. Rampart (Dir. Oren Moverman) – US
36. Tyrannosaur (Dir. Paddy Considine) – UK
37. Shame (Dir. Steve McQueen) – UK
38. We Are What We Are (Dir. Jorge Michel Grau) - Mexico
39. The Last Circus (Dir. Alex de la Iglesia) – Spain
40. Faust (Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov) – Russia
41. Sleeping Sickness (Dir. Ulrich Kohler) – Germany
42. Tabloid (Dir. Errol Morris) - US
43. Bellflower (Dir. Evan Goldell) – US
44. The Queen of Hearts (Dir. Valerie Danzelli) – France
45. Attenberg (Dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari) – Greece
46. Oslo, August 31st (Dir. Joachim Trier)– Denmark
47. I Will Follow (Dir. Ann DuVernay) – US
48. Happy Happy (Dir. Anne Sewitsky) – Norway
49. Bullhead (Dir. Michael R. Roskam) – Belgium
50. Outside Satan (Dir. Bruno Dumont) – France


Honorable Mentions: I Melt With You (US); The Deep Blue Sea (UK); Pina (Germany); Restless City (US); Café De Flor (Canada/France); Tomboy (France); The Artist (France); Bad Teacher (US); The Invader (Belgium); Another Earth (US); Paul (US); Small Town Murder Songs (Canada); Gun Hill Road (US): Livid (France); A Screaming Man (Chad); My Joy (Russia).