March 1
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Stoker (2013)
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Drama
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Horror
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Mystery
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Thriller
After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew
existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to
suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes
increasingly infatuated with him.
Director:Chan-wook Park |
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The Buzz: I can't really
describe my anticipation for the English-language debut from Chan-wook
Park, director of Thirst
and the Lady Vengeance trilogy most popularly represented by its
second installment, Oldboy.
Though he isn't directing from his own screenplay -- those duties were
left to Wentworth Miller,
who was guided by the dark-hued hand of Erin Cressida Wilson --
Park has narrative and stylistic flourishes that are a custom fit for
Nicole Kidman's art-house leanings. Meanwhile, Mia Wasikowska continues
to out-Fanning her peers with a series of wonderfully offbeat moves.
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21 and Over (2013)
Comedy
The night before his big medical school exam, a promising student
celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends.
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The Buzz: Considering the
presence of screenwriters-turned-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore,
and the fact that this movie was partially shot in China, I'm sensing we
might be in store for a Hangover II-level misadventure for the Project
X crowd. What doesn't make me cringe is knowing that Relativity
Media, the studio behind the project, tends to make likeable if
underrated youth comedies, including the recent Take Me Home Tonight.
Also, star Miles Teller has successfully avoided our scorn by surviving
both Footloose and
the aforementioned PX with his charm intact
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The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
Horror
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Thriller
As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first
movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more
horrific plan.
Director:Ed Gass-Donnelly |
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The Buzz: Most interesting to
us is the studio switch that finds the sequel to the surprise horror hit
being released by CBS Films instead of Lionsgate. Back in 2010, the
genre specialists relentlessly marketed the original for an $20 million
opening weekend. Looks like CBS Films is determined to stick around and
has begun to shell out for proven box-office hits (remember how The Woman in Black
performed for them). Eli Roth is back in producer mode and probably
knows more than anyone that this really is nowhere near the the last
exorcism for poor Nell Sweetzer. Indie director Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs)
gets the call up to the semi-big leagues.
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Adventure
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Drama
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Fantasy
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Romance
A modern day fairy tale in which the long-standing peace between men and
giants is threatened, as a young farmer leads an expedition into the
giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing a kidnapped princess.
Director:Bryan Singer |
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The Buzz: Bryan Singer earned
major cred for overseeing X-Men:
First Class while
keeping his commitment to Jack, his passion project. Nicolas Hoult held
his own amongst First Class's starry cast, so I'm excited to see how he
fares with his first leading Hollywood role. Of course, any first
indication of what this fairy tale will look like is eagerly
anticipated.
March 8
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Action
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Adventure
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Fantasy
A Kansas con-artist is swept into a magical land where he must fight an
evil sorceress.
Director:Sam Raimi |
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The Buzz: If you accept the
notion that most of Sam Raimi's movies have been dark fairy tales, then
perhaps James Franco will find more mainstream success as the star of a
second, formerly objectionable prequel. Speaking of dark fairy tales,
have you had enough of the trend or do you want more?
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Dead Man Down (2013)
Action
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Crime
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Drama
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Thriller
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by one of his
boss's victims, a woman seeking retribution.
Director:Niels Arden Oplev |
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The Buzz: Find me a more
intriguing director/star reunion than Dragon Tattoo's Niels Arden
Oplev and Noomi Rapace and I'll acknowledge that the second and third
installments of that trilogy were clunkers. Point to a stranger/more
exciting cast than Rapace, Colin Farrell, Dominic Cooper, Terrence
Howard, Isabelle Huppert, and Armand Assante (?!) and, okay, okay, I'll
admit that this premise sounds like a series of potential cliches.
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The ABCs of Death (2012)
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Horror
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder
and brutal beauty.
Directors:Kaare Andrews | Angela Bettis | Hélène Cattet | Ernesto Díaz Espinoza | Jason Eisener | Bruno Forzani | Adrián García Bogliano | Xavier Gens | Lee Hardcastle | Noboru Iguchi | Thomas Cappelen Malling | Jorge Michel Grau | Anders Morgenthaler | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Simon Rumley | Marcel Sarmiento | Jon Schnepp | Srdjan Spasojevic | Timo Tjahjanto | Andrew Traucki | Nacho Vigalondo | Jake West | Ti West | Ben Wheatley | Adam Wingard | Yudai Yamaguchi |
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The Buzz: Such a take on the
horror genre seems destined to become an at-home staple for the hardcore
fans of the genre; as casual-interest viewers, we're just excited to
see studios taking a chance with their theatrical releases.
March 15
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
Comedy
Magician Burt Wonderstone splits from his longtime stage partner after a
guerrilla street magician steals their thunder. By spending some time
with his boyhood idol, Burt looks to remember what made him love magic
in the first place.
Director:Don Scardino |
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The Buzz: Give partial credit
to Horrible Bosses
for this long-gestating comedy finally getting a green light; the two
projects share the same writing team -- Jonathan M. Goldstein and
John Francis Daley,
who saw their rivaling magician screenplay pushed to the forefront after
their workplace comedy scored with audiences. The on-screen pairing of
Steve Carell and Jim Carrey should sell itself in a year that should
steady Carell's career trajectory and stoke the embers that will
reignite Carry's fire come Kick-Ass 2 time.
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Hummingbird (2013)
Thriller
The story of an ex-Special Forces soldier who has found himself homeless
on the streets.
Director:Steven Knight |
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The Buzz: Gritty screenwriter
Steven Knight (Eastern
Promises, Dirty
Pretty Things) makes his directorial debut with a thriller that will
hopefully help us distinguish Jason Statham's latest movie from
everything that has preceded it.
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The Call (2013)
Thriller
In order to save a young girl's life, an emergency operator must
confront a killer from her past.
Director:Brad Anderson |
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March 22
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The Croods (2013)
Animation
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Adventure
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Comedy
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Family
The world's very first prehistoric family goes on a road trip to an
uncharted and fantastical world.
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The Buzz: Though DreamWorks
Animation has remained mostly mute on this project, what has me primed
is the presence of co-director Chris Sanders, who has co-captained How to Train Your Dragon
and Lilo & Stitch
with Dean DeBlois. In development since at least 2005, the project was
almost made with Aardman Animations, and John Cleese had an early hand
in the screenplay.
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Admission (2013)
Comedy
A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a
professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid
who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
Director:Paul Weitz |
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The Buzz: Tina Fey + Paul Rudd =
considerable comedic promise. But (1) Fey had no hand in this
screenplay; (2) Paul Weitz has lost his directorial touch since About a Boy; and (3) the
first trailer is warm-hearted, but is it truly funny?
March 29
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Action
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Adventure
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Sci-Fi
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Thriller
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are
forced to contend with threats from within the government that
jeopardize their very existence.
Director:Jon M. Chu |
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The Buzz: The action figure
franchise has really doubled-down with its follow-up to 2009's Rise
of Cobra by adding bigger star power (The Rock, RZA and Bruce Willis
as the original Joe!) and a midsummer release date that proves Hasbro
has confidence this can pull a Fast and Furious-like improvement
over its predecessor. Go Joe!
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The Host (2013)
Sci-Fi
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Thriller
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder.
Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth,
"Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets
out to aid other free humans.
Director:Andrew Niccol |
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The Buzz: Twilight
author Stephenie Meyer's other lit sensation does not have any sequels
in place just yet, though Meyer said they have been outlined. Chances
are everyone in her circle will wait to see how the movie performs; if
it's a smash, perhaps The Seeker will be announced after opening
weekend.
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
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Crime
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Drama
A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for
his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a
collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department
ruled by a corrupt detective.
Director:Derek Cianfrance |
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The Buzz: Hopefully Ryan
Gosling's second project with writer/director Derek Cianfrance will
reconfirm that Blue
Valentine provided Gosling with his best role to date while Rose
Byrne continues to build an admirable string of big- and small-screen
successes and Bradley Cooper gets some much-needed tarnish on his
near-perfect face. And, yes, we too think the premise recalls Drive a bit too much on
paper.
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Tyler Perry's Temptation (2013)
Drama
A marriage counselor's personal and professional life becomes
complicated after she enters into a relationship with one of her
clients.
Director:Tyler Perry |
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The Buzz: Tyler Perry hurried
his newest Madea outing after Good Deeds
underperformed, but he's busier than ever with two more somber-minded
directing projects and an eyebrow-raising lead role as the new iteration
of detective Alex Cross for director Rob Cohen (there goes the other
eyebrow). Counselor is the project that had some people up in
arms after Kim Kardashian was cast in a supporting role, while others
remarked at how much star Jurnee Smollett had grown up since Eve's Bayou.
Thematically, Perry isn't breaking any new ground, and I expect a his
winning streak will remain unbroken this year (behind the camera,
anyway).
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Starbuck (2011)
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Comedy
As his lover announces her pregnancy, a fortysomething slacker receives
other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of
artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him,
their biological father.
Director:Ken Scott |
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The Buzz: Hollywood has struck
out over the last few years, having released several variations on the
artificial-insemination comedy, so we were surprised to see that
Canadian filmmaker Ken Scott has successfully mounted an A-list remake that
will shoot later this year
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