Monday, April 20, 2015

The Decade So Far Pt. 2: The New Blood + other ramblings

This decade has already brought out tremendous new talent. Last year alone gave us Chazelle (Whiplash), Saulnier (Blue Ruin), Simien (Dear White People) and Kent (The Babadook). These guys were the biggest surprises. Here's a roundup of the directors who released films that came out of left field and surprised me due to the fact I was not aware of their careers beforehand. 

DAMIEN CHAZELLE
Films: Whiplash
Upcoming Projects: La La Land

DEREK CIANFRANCE
Films: Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines
Upcoming Projects: The Light Between the Oceans

RYAN COOGLER
Films: Fruitvale Station
Upcoming Projects: Creed

SEAN DURKIN
Films: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Upcoming Projects: Janis

JENNIFER KENT
Films: The Babadook

JEREMY SAULNIER
Films: Blue Ruin
Upcoming Projects: The Green Room

JUSTIN SIMIEN
Films: Dear White People

DENIS VILLENEUVE
Films: Polytechnique, Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy
Upcoming Projects: Sicario


Since we're talking new, I decided to update my list of Anticipated films of 2015. New list: 


The Hateful Eight (By the guy pictured above)
The Look of Silence (Joshua Oppenheimer)
Sicario (Denis Villeneuve)
Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Midnight Special (Jeff Nichols)
Silence (Martin Scorsese)
31 (Rob Zombie)
The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu)
Bridge of Spies (Steven Spielberg)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (JJ Abrams)
Carol (Todd Haynes)
The Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier)
Sea of Trees (Gus Van Sant)
Knight of Cups (Terrence Malick)
Light Between Oceans (Derek Cianfrance)
The Walk (Robert Zemeckis)
The End of the Tour (James Ponsoldt)
Spectre (Sam Mendes)
Yoga Hosers (Kevin Smith)
Louder Than Bombs (Joachim Trier)
Dheepan (Jacques Audiard)
Beasts of No Nation (Cary Fukunaga)
Mad Max Fury Road (George Miller)
The Early Years (Paolo Sorrentino)
The Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone)

4 comments:

  1. I didn't realize that Durkin was directing Janis! The one that Amy Adams is going to star in? That should be great.

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    1. That's what IMDB is saying. I am really interested in his follow up to Martha Marcy May Marlene.

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  2. Great list! Seriously thrilled about every upcoming film from those pictured directors. Can't wait to see what they do.

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    1. Me neither. Lots of promise with each of them.

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