Killing
Them Softly is an American crime film directed by Andrew Dominik and starring
Brad Pitt, based on the 1974 novel Cogan's Trade by George V. Higgins. On May
22, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012
Cannes Film Festival, receiving positive early reviews.
Sinister
is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by
Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. The film follows true-crime writer
Ellison (Ethan Hawke) as he discovers a box of home movies that put his family
in danger. The film employs "found footage" along with traditional
cinematography. Sinister is set to premiere in the United Kingdom at the London
FrightFest and in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival.
The
Hobbit is an upcoming film series consisting of three epic fantasy-adventure
films directed, co-written and produced by Peter Jackson and based on J. R. R.
Tolkien's fantasy novel of the same name. The films are, by subtitle, An
Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and There and Back
Again (2014).
The
series will act as a prequel trilogy to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy
and will star Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Richard Armitage as Thorin
Oakenshield, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug, as well as several actors who
will reprise their roles from The Lord of the Rings, including Ian McKellen,
Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Elijah
Wood, and Orlando Bloom. Also returning for the production are a significant
part of the production crew: among others, co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa
Boyens, illustrators John Howe and Alan Lee, art director Dan Hennah, and
cinematographer Andrew Lesnie. As with the original trilogy, props will
generally be crafted by Weta Workshop and visual effects managed by Weta Digital.
Additionally, composer Howard Shore, who wrote the score for The Lord of the
Rings, has confirmed his involvement in the first two parts of the film
project.
Director:
Peter Jackson
Stars:
Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
Looper
is a 2012 American science fiction action film written and directed by Rian
Johnson with a time travel plot. The film stars Bruce Willis, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt. Filming began in Louisiana on January 24, 2011.
It has been selected to be the opening film of the 2012 Toronto International
Film Festival. The film is set to be released in Australia on September 27,
2012, and in North America and the United Kingdom on September 28, 2012.
In
2072, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years
into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns
the mob wants to 'close the loop' by transporting back Joe's future self.
IMDB
mark: 8,5/10
Director:
Rian Johnson
Stars:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt
Resident
Evil: Retribution is a 2012 science fiction thriller film written and directed
by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is the fifth installment in the Resident Evil film
series, based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil,
and the third to be directed by Anderson. The film has many returning actors
and characters, along with new characters from the video game not featured in
the previous films. Filming took place from October to December 2011 for a
scheduled release date of September 14, 2012. The film will be released in 3D
and IMAX 3D, as well as 2D.
Alice
fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the
Umbrella Corporation and the undead.
The
Master is a drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas
Anderson. It was given the green-light in May 2011, and began filming in June
2011. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and
Laura Dern.
The
Master is scheduled for release on September 14, 2012 by The Weinstein Company
in the United States and Canada. The film will have its premiere at the 69th
Venice International Film Festival in September 2012.
A
Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future -
until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
IMDB
mark: 8.6/10
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams
