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No Country for Old Men

The new film from the Coen brothers known for their different take on brutality and morality of killings for example Fargo, Blood Simple and many others. They are back in form with their adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy’s book of the same name. This one is not for the light hearted.

Redacted

The film which caused quite a stir in the Venice Film festival for its controversial take on the US soldiers in Iraq who rape a 14 year old girl and kill her family. The film has come under fire after the producers Magnolia Pictures redacted some of the montages in the end of the documentary.

Paranoid Park

It narrates the story of a young teenage boy who accidentally kills a man in the park. Don’t be fooled by cliched storyline because it is directed by the poetic Gus Van Sant with his ever so impressive non actors.

Valkyrie

A historical thriller directed by Brian Singer based on a failed plot to kill Hitler by Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg played by Tom Cruise. One of the reasons for Tom Cruise to take this role is after Bryan Singer showed Tom some of the photographs of the Colonel. Watch out for this one.

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson teams up with the method actor Daniel Day Lewis. He plays a turn of the century tycoon who comes to a town with his only family his son to dig for oil where he clashes with a preacher played by Paul Dano. One of the things to look out for is the soundtrack done by the Radiohead guitarist Jon Greenwood.

Funny Games

Funny games is a scene to scene copy of the director Michael Haneke’s earlier work of the same name. The cast includes Tim Roth, Naomi Watts who play couple who are tormented by Michael Pitt and his friend dressed in golf attire. The film is a re visioning of his 1997 cult classic which was an anti thriller movie.

City of Men

Fernando Meirelles who made the astonishing City of God comes up with his new film. It is an adaptation from his very own television series of the same name City of Men. The film explores the lives of the different street kids but in the same City of God style. This time around the Academy should invent a new award for him.

Sweeney Todd

Johnny Depp and Tim burton team up once again for another ravishing movie which we can’t wait for. He is joined by Alan rickman and Ali G yes he is in it. It is a revenge tale of a man played by John whose family was taken by away from him. Johnny comes back as Sweeney Todd and exacts his revenge on all the people who took away his self and life.

Starting out in the Evening

A film which brings together some of the cast from the beautiful Six Feet Under. Frank Lagella brings out a great performance which has already set the Oscar channels ticking. It is adapted from the novel by Brian Morton. It tells about a student whose thesis might just bring a writer back into the spotlight

Juno

The director of Thank you for smoking comes with this new film about a teenager who gets pregnant played by the cute Ellen Page by her lousy ass boyfriend played by Michael Cera. She becomes the surrogate of a happily married couple played by Jennifer Garner( Alias fame) and Jason Bateman(Arrested Development my favourite show).

I’m not there

This movie takes a revolutionary turn by having six actors (Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett) play the greatest nomadic singer that ever walked this earth Bob Dylan. This is one movie will not want to miss and many people might copy after this. Directed by the ever so fresh Todd Haynes.