1.
The Brass Teapot
Starring Juno Temple and Michael Angarano as a couple who discover a brass teapot that dispenses cash when they feel pain. What lengths will they go to for money? Director Ramaa Mosley's first feature film.
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2.
A Werewolf Boy (Neuk-dae-so-nyun) After a promising debut in
End of Animal (a disorientating post-apocalyptic monster movie) this is South Korean Director Jo Seung-Hee's second feature. Coming of age, fairytale and a werewolf? Fingers crossed.
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3.
Ghost Graduation
A Spanish comedy described as
The Breakfast Club meets
Ghostbusters. Though Director Javier Ruiz Caldera's first feature was the spoof film
Spanish Movie (the less said the better) perhaps he can find his own voice in his second film.
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4.
No One Lives
Director Ryuhei Kitamura returns with a horror film that will hopefully deliver on its title. His previous films include the
Midnight Meat Train (starring Vininie Jones)
and
Versus. Both personal favourites of mine.
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5.
John Dies at the End
Based on the popular horror novel by David Wong (Jason Pargin) featuring gateways to hell, mind-bending drugs and meat monsters and directed by Don Coscarelli (
Phantasm and
Bubba Ho-Tep) this could either be a CGI monstrosity or a cult classic.
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6.
In Another Country
Isabelle Huppert stars in Hong Sang-Soo's latest film set in the Korean seaside town of Mohang. Three separate stories exploring human vulnerability and relationships.
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7.
Much Ado About Nothing
Joss Whedon's spin on Shakespeare. I am so intrigued by this.
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8.
Pieta
Kim Ki-Duk makes a return to storytelling after his hiatus. His last film was the documentary
Arirang which charted his road to recovery from post traumatic stress and depression
Hopefully a return to form.
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9.
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
Laurent Cantet (
The Class,
Entre Les Murs) adapts Joyce Carol Oate's dark tale of female empowerment set in 1950s America.
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10.
The ABCs of Death
An ambitious horror anthology with 26 gory chapters from directors such as Xavier Gens, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Nacho Vigalondo, Ti West, Adam Wingard and many more!
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11.
Sightseers
If you like your comedy black and brutal Director Ben Wheatley (
Kill List) delivers on all fronts in his third feature film.
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12.
I Declare War
Directors Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson team up in this dark comedy about children playing war games. Mixing fantasy and reality and entering the mindset of the little warriors this could prove to be unsettling territory.
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13.
Spring Breakers
Director, Harmony Korine (
Gummo, Mister Lonely) dresses James Franco up in Hawaiin shirts and cornrows. If nothing else, this film looks spectacularly seedy.
14.
Berberian Sound Studio
A rich puzzling mix of startling sound effects and dreamy visuals that pays homage to the Giallo and the often overlooked sound engineer. Not to be missed.
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