#7
Mr. Turner
TBA
A new film from Mike Leigh is something I consider a treat and Mr. Turner is the director’s first film since the utterly fantastic Another Year from 2010, which if you haven’t seen you simply must… along with Secrets & Lies and Topsy-Turvy.
As for Mr. Turner, it seems like a simple period piece, but it’s the loving way Leigh directs his cast, writes his screenplays and works with his images that makes his films so much more special. Right now it seems reasonable this one would show up at the Cannes Film Festival and since I would be making it to the Croisette this year I can only hope it finds its way to Stateside theaters soon.
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Will focus on Joseph Mallord William “J. M. W.” Turner, a British Romantic landscape painter, water-colorist, and printmaker.
#6
Foxcatcher
TBA
Originally supposed to hit theaters in 2013, Sony granted director Bennett Miller more time with Foxcatcher and it has still yet to find an official release date, which leads me to believe it too may find its way to Cannes if Sony Classics thinks they may have a strong Oscar contender on their hands. I, for one, wouldn’t be surprised if they do…
Foxcatcher tells the gripping, true story of Olympic Wrestling Champion brothers Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) and their relationship with the eccentric John du Pont (Steve Carell), heir to the du Pont Chemical fortune that led to murder.
#5
The Grand Budapest Hotel
March 7
I debated on where I should place Wes Anderson‘s The Grand Budapest Hotel. Anderson’s quirky narrative style has become an immediate draw for me, though my excitement for it feels tempered by the massive exuberance from the rest of the Internet crowd. Or, perhaps it’s the fact I considered Moonrise Kingdom to be Anderson’s best film to date, taking pretty much everything great about his previous films — visually Fantastic Mr. Fox and Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou, while narratively Margot and Richie from The Royal Tenenbaums — and making it work as one piece, that has me fretting. After all, what is left after the very best? Can you go even higher? Here’s to hoping.
After all, how can you not get excited over an ensemble cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzmann, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Saoirse Ronan, Tom Wilkinson, Mathieu Amalric, F. Murray Abraham, Bob Balaban and Tony Revolori as the “legendary concierge” of the titular hotel.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
#4
Magic in the Moonlight
TBA
As is pretty much always the case with a new film from Woody Allen we know very little about Magic in the Moonlight. The film has been described as a romantic comedy taking place from 1920s to 30s in the South of France and the film stars Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Jacki Weaver, Hamish Linklater, Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Erica Leerhsen and Simon McBurney.
Of course, my main interest here is the fact it’s a Woody Allen film, that and I think Stone may be a perfect fit for his style, I just hope not too perfect since we saw what happened with Whatever Works.
