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November 2
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Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Director:Rich Moore |
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The Buzz: Disney had this project on the backburner for a while, but its release date was given a prime holiday berth after more time was needed for Pixar's Monsters University -- which is just fine by us because we love this premise as much as the movie's voice cast.
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The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.
Director:RZA |
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The Buzz: The brassiest major-studio release of the year, hands down. For years now, RZA has defined himself as more than the mastermind of Wu-Tang Clan and one of the best music producers of any generation; ever since his compositions for Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, it was clear the man would one day direct a movie, and after years of quiet development and production, the first trailer and images literally burst onto the scene this summer. Hopefully Universal opted for more than just U.S. rights to the film, because something tells me the real money will be made elsewhere. And I wonder if Universal's fortunes would be any different if RZA ran the show.
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Flight (2012)
An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling.
Director:Robert Zemeckis |
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The Buzz: Robert Zemeckis returns to big, live-action filmmaking and, amazingly, his first team-up with Denzel Washington, who plays the drug-addled pilot responsible for the crash. This is definitely a movie where we probably won't see a lot of product placement.
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This Must Be the Place (2011)- Comedy | Drama
Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during WWII.
Director:Paolo Sorrentino |
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The Buzz: We thought there was a chance that Il Divo director Paolo Sorrentino's English-language debut might slip into obscurity despite featuring the first curious Sean Penn role in a decade or so. Now outfitted with an awards-friendly release strategy from Oscar specialist Harvey Weinstein and a resonant theme of a man picking up his father's legacy, our dark-horse campaigning starts here.
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A Late Quartet (2012)
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
Director:Yaron Zilberman |
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The Buzz: Likely to cause confusion this Oscar season with Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut is this equally starry drama from writer/director Yaron Zilberman. Notes from the Toronto Film Festival, where the film debuted, indicate that the acting outshines the direction -- but really the picture's chances hinge on potential word-of-mouth amongst the art-house crowd, who are likely to embrace mainstays Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, and the rest of the cast.
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The Details (2011)
When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.
Director:Jacob Aaron Estes |
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The Buzz: Mean Creek's Jacob Aaron Estes returns with his long-awaited second film, moving from scheming teens into the mind of a complacent adult male whose dark side is coaxed out by a series of suburban maladies. It's the kind of role you might expect to see Elijah Wood tackle; instead, it's a rare post-Peter Parker sighting of Tobey Maguire, embodying what we sense could be the least likable protagonist of the season.
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The ABCs of Death (2012)- Horror
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Directors:Kaare Andrews | Ernesto Díaz Espinoza | Thomas Cappelen Malling | Jorge Michel Grau | Anders Morgenthaler | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Timo Tjahjanto | Andrew Traucki | Jake West | Angela Bettis | Hélène Cattet | Jason Eisener | Bruno Forzani | Adrián García Bogliano | Xavier Gens | Lee Hardcastle | Noboru Iguchi | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Simon Rumley | Marcel Sarmiento | Jon Schnepp | Srdjan Spasojevic | Nacho Vigalondo | Ti West | Ben Wheatley | Adam Wingard | Yudai Yamaguchi |
The Buzz: Indie distributor looks to twist the horror genre into a new shape with two of its year-end releases: V/H/S, a brutalizing, 5-segment wraparound endurance test arrives first, followed by this horror omnibus from an international array of directors.
November 9
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Skyfall (2012)
Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director:Sam Mendes |
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The Buzz: For a film that once seemed as doomed as a Vesper Lynd, Bond's latest adventure marks the 50th anniversary of the character and the first outing with director Sam Mendes running the set. The narrative, with a focus on the strained relationship between Bond and M, is more interesting on paper than the idea of re-watching Quantum of Solace, and we already know what a fit villain Javier Bardem makes.
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Lincoln (2012)
As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director:Steven Spielberg |
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The Buzz: Between the election-year parallels, the Tony Kushner-ness, and the assertion that Steven's Spielberg's upcoming film features his personal-best cast ever, we're genuinely excited for the first time in decade at the prospect of a Spielberg live-action history class!
November 16
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Director:Bill Condon |
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The Buzz: To what degree the real-life separation of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will influence the box-office performance here is unknown. What we can say is that the novel on which its based had some bite and some over-the-top energy these movies sorely need, but ultimately we fear the finale will be somewhat like your high school commencement: full of pomp, pageantry, a lot of boring people talking, good-byes to friends you've had for the past four years, and a bit of emptiness in the part of your heart where a twinkly-skinned vampire, a sullen-yet-determined girl, and an egregiously shirtless werewolf used to dwell, whether by your choice or the force of marketing. To Edward, Bella and Jacob: on-screen BFFs forever - stay cool over summer!
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Anna Karenina (2012)
Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Director:Joe Wright |
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The Buzz: Leo Tolstoy's flawless novel in the hands of playwright Tom Stoppard gives us hope for this reunion of Joe Wright and Keira Knightley; her work in Pride & Prejudice and Atonement has convinced me that she is at her best on his sets. But perhaps you, like me, are more focused on Kelly Macdonald, the Boardwalk Empire star who here will play Dolly, Anna's sister-in-law who upsets the family dynamic with the discovery of her husband's infidelity as the novel opens.
November 23
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)Comedy | Drama
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Director:David O. Russell |
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The Buzz: Initially, David O. Russell's follow up to The Fighter has earned more attention for who isn't starring as loony teacher Pat Peoples; Mark Wahlberg wanted the role that ultimately went to Bradley Cooper, creating a rift between Russell and his former leading man/best bro. The main thing that bums me out with all this casting/friendship drama: Wahlberg's at his best when Russell guides him. Meanwhile, Cooper looks to diversify his appeal with his most promising role to date, and the entire project is being positioned as an Oscar contender.
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Life of Pi (2012)
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Director:Ang Lee |
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The Buzz: When the tiger and the other animals heard that M. Night Shyamalan was originally set to direct, they refused to get on the boat. Enter Ang Lee and the film is out ahead of most other year-end releases as a definite Best Picture candidate.
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Hitchcock (2012)
A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959.
Director:Sacha Gervasi |
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The Buzz: Raise your hand if you think Anthony Hopkins's portrayal as Aflred Hitchcock has the potential to be even creepier than Hannibal Lecter -- especially since Sacha Gervasi's follow up to Anvil: The Story of Anvil delves into the director's romantic life, which went to more dark places than any of his films.
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Rise of the Guardians (2012)
When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
Director:Peter Ramsey |
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The Buzz: Peter Ramsey, who worked as head of story on Monsters vs Aliens, takes to the director's chair for the first time with an adaptation of William Joyce's book, The Guardians of Childhood (Joyce has handled the screenplay). Sort of like a folklore version of The Avengers, the first thing that strikes me is heavy Japanimation influence; the second is the realization that DreamWorks Animation has never worked from pre-existing characters until now.
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Rust and Bone (2012)
Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Director:Jacques Audiard |
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The Buzz: Jacques Audiard's follow-up to A Prophet has early birds talking about his writing and direction as well as Marion Cotillard's performance; perhaps Ms. Cotillard will be up for her second Best Actress Oscar. Though something tells me The Artist's awards coup will make it tough for a foreign film to find similar success with the Academy for a year or two.
November 30
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Killing Them Softly (2012)
Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game.
Director:Andrew Dominik |
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The Buzz: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford goes down as one of the starriest films to be passed over during its initial release, but Andrew Dominik's second film -- as cult-y and enduring as his debut, Chopper -- has earned its audience over time. And when your fans include Harvey Weinstein and upstart producer Megan Ellison (a true hero if the film industry has one, especially since she avoids the press), talent and money follow. Hollywood would be wise to generate more high-profile, hard-boiled thrillers for the worldwide audience.
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