Valentine’s Day: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day. This looks like it will be too cheesy, but I know I’m going to end up watching this. Release Date: February 2010 (US, UK)
Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: I’m such a sucker for Greek mythology, so I might be looking forward to this movie more than it warrants. The movie is about Percy Jackson, Poseidon’s son who goes on a quest in present-day America to rescue his mother, return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt and prevent a civil war from erupting among the gods. Release Date: February 2010 (US, UK)
The Book of Eli: There have already been a couple of shorter teaser trailers, but here’s the first full length one. Most of the stuff is just repeated from the previous ones, but it still looks major badass. Release Date: January 2010 (US, UK)
The Shrine: After a young American backpacker goes missing in Europe, a group of journalists link his disappearance to a remote Polish village called Alvaina. Upon further investigation, the journalists discover that Alvaina has a history of bizarre cult activity revolving around human sacrifice. Hellbent on revealing the truth, they travel to the small village to uncover the story first hand. Release Date: 2010 (US)
Harry Brown: A modest law-abiding citizen, Harry Brown (Michael Caine) is a retired Marine and a widower who lives alone on a depressed housing estate. His only company is his best friend Leonard (David Bradley). When Leonard is murdered by a gang of thugs, Harry feels compelled to act and is forced to dispense his own brand of justice. Release Date: November 2009 (UK)
A Nightmare on Elm Street: A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people inside their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality. Release Date: April 2010 (US)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon: Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Release Date: November 2009 (US, UK)
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men: Based on the book by David Foster Wallace, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a darkly funny and disturbing exploration of men and their complex relationships with women. Sara Quinn is interviewing men as part of her graduate studies. Her intellectual endeavor has emotional consequences as the men’s twisted and revealing stories are juxtaposed against the backdrop of her own experience. Release Date: 25 September 2009 (US), unknown (UK)
The Trotsky: Jacob Tierney’s hilarious The Trotsky follows Leon Bronstein (Jay Baruchel), a precocious Montreal teen who fervently believes himself to be the reincarnation of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. He’s determined to duplicate every aspect of Trotsky’s life, including being exiled, at least twice, and ultimately assassinated. His most pressing issues right now, though, are finding his Lenin and an older wife, preferably named Alexandra. Release Date: unknown
Messages Deleted: A quivering voice begs screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking its a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder… then another… then another. The killer has Joel’s attention, and Joel now has the attention of the police. Release Date: unknown
Dare: The good girl, the outsider and the bad boy…like you’ve never seen them before. Release Date: unknown
