MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012)

 

Directed By: Wes Anderson  Written By: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola  Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman Editor: Andrew Weisblum

Cast: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban, Lucas Hedges 

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, as a young boy and girl fall in love they are moved to run away together. Various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down - which might not be such a bad thing.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012)

Directed By: Marc Webb 
Written By: James Vanderbilt & Alvin Sargent & Steve Kloves 
Story By: James Vanderbilt 
Based on Characters Created By: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko 
Cinematography: John Schwartzman 
Editor: Alan Edward Bell, Michael McCusker & Pietro Scalia 


Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, C. Thomas Howell, Campbell Scott, Embeth Daviditz, Chris Zylka, Amber Stevens, Tia Texada, Hannah Marks, Vincent Laresca 


After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.

THE AVENGERS (2012)

Written & Directed By: Joss Whedon 
Story By: Zak Penn & Joss Whedon 
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey 
Editor: Jeffrey Ford & Lisa Lassek 


Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johanssen, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alexis Denisof, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jenny Agutter, James Eckhouse, Harry Dean Stanton, Stan Lee 

Nick Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., an international peace-keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster which is formed by Loki and his team

LOCKOUT (2012)

Directed By: James Mather & Stephen Saint Leger 
Written By: James Mather, Stephen Saint Leger & Luc Besson 
Based On A Story By: Luc Besson 
Based on “ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK” By: John Carpenter & Nick Castle 
Cinematography: James Mather 
Editor: Eammon Power & Camille Delamarre 


Cast: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Lennie James, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Jacky Ido, Peter Stomare 


In 2079, in Washington, the ex-CIA Operative Snow is brutally interrogated, accused of treason against the United States. The chief of the secret service Scott Langral believes that he shot the agent Frank in a hotel room. Meanwhile, the idealistic daughter of the president of the USA, Emilie Warnock, is visiting MS One, a maximum security prison in outer space expecting to find evidence that the prisoners are actually guinea pigs of a huge corporation. When one of her bodyguards loses a hidden pistol to the dangerous prisoner Hydell, he subdues the staff in the central control room and releases the prisoners, including his brother Alex who becomes the leader of the riot. Now the veteran agent Harry Shaw offers freedom to Snow if he succeeds in rescuing the president's daughter. But the idealistic Emilie does not want to leave MS-One without the hostages.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0052: MANIAC (REMAKE) (2012)

Directed By: Franck Khalfoun 
Written By: Alexandre Aja & Greg Levasseur 
Based on the original Screenplay By: Joe Spinell 
Cinematography By: Maxime Alexandre 
Editor: Baxter & Franck Khalfoun 
Music By: Rob 


Cast: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezander, America Olivio, Genevive Alexandra, Megan Duffy 

 Just when the streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back and on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank's obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE# 0051: COMPLIANCE (2012)

Written & Directed By: Craig Zobel 
Cinematography By: Adam Stone 
 Editor: Jane Rizzo 


Cast: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Ashlie Atkinson, Bill Camp, Matt Servitto 


A normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on.

THANK'S FOR SHARING (2012)

Directed By: Stuart Blumberg 
Written By: Stuart Blumberg & Matt Winston 
Cinematography By: Yaron Orbach 
Editor: Anne McCabe 


Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Alecia Moore, Tim Robbins, Patrick Fugit, Joely Richardson, Carol Kane, Emily Meade, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michaela Watkins, David Wain, Brian Koppelman 


A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.

MENTAL (2012)

Written & Directed By: P.J. Hogan 
Cinematography By: Donald McAlpine 
Editor: Jill Bilcock 


Cast: Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber, Caroline Goodall, Kerry Fox, Natasha Bassett, Hayley Magnus, Nicole Freeman, Chelsea Bennett, Lily Sullivan, Bethany Whitmore, Sam Clark 


The Moochmore girls are certain they all suffer from some kind of undiagnosed mental illness - because if they're not crazy then they're just unpopular. Their mother Shirley - unable to cope with her demanding daughters and unsupported by her philandering politician husband, Barry - suffers a nervous breakdown. After Barry commits his wife to a mental hospital (telling his constituents that "she's on holiday") he finds himself alone with 5 teenage girls he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up a hitchhiker named Shaz and installs her in his home as nanny to his daughters.

THE BAYTOWN OUTLAWS (2012)

Directed By: Barry Battles 
Written By: Barry Battles & Griffin Hood 
Cinematography By: David MacFarland 
Editor: Sean Valla 


Cast: Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel, Daniel Cudmore, Eva Longoria, Billy Bob Thornton, Andre Braugher, Michael Rapaport, Zoe Bell, Agnes Bruckner, Natalie Martinez, Brea Grant, Paul Wesley, Julio Oscar Mechoso

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0042: THE COMEDY (2012)

Directed By: Rick Alverson 
Written By: Rick Alverson, Robert Donne & Colm O’Leary 
Cinematography By: Mark Schwartzbard 
Editor: Michael Taylor 


Cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy, Gregg Turkington, Jeffrey Jensen, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alexia Rasmussen

DARK SHADOWS (2012)

Directed By: Tim Burton 
Written By: Seth Grahame-Smith 
Story By: John August & Seth Grahame-Smith 
Based On The Show By: Dan Curtis 
Cinematography By: Bruno Delbonnel 
Editor: Chris Lebenzon 
Music By: Danny Elfman 


Cast: Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcorte, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Lee Miller, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Hannah Murray

CHAINED (2012)

Directed By: Jennifer Lynch 
Written By: Jennifer Lynch 
Based On The Screenplay: Damian O’Donnell 
Cinematography By: Shane Daly 
Editor: Daryl K. Davis & Chris A. Peterson 

Cast: Vincent D’Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Julia Ormand, Jake Weber, Gina Philips, Evan Bird

SEEKING A FRIEND AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2012)

Written & Directed By: Lorene Scafaria 
Cinematography By: Tim Orr 
Editor: Zene Baker 


Cast: Steve Carrell, Kiera Knightley, Adam Brody, T.J. Miller, Gillian Jacobs, Melanie Lynskey, Patton Oswalt, Roger Aaron Brown, Rob Huebel, Connie Britton, Amy Schumer, William Petersen, Derek Luke, Martin Sheen

FRANCES HA (2012)

Directed By: Noah Baumbach 
Written By: Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig 
Cinematography By: Sam Levy 
Editor: Jennifer Lame 


Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Esper, Grace Gummer, Michael Egan, Josh Hamilton

STRIPPERS VS. WEREWOLVES (2012)

Directed By: Jonathan Glendening 
Written By: Pat Higgins & Phillip Barron 
Cinematography By: David Meadows 
Editor: Richard Colton 

Cast: Adele Silva, Barbara Nedeljkova, Lysette Anthony, Billy Murray, Martin Compston, Sarah Douglas, Martin Kemp, Robert Englund. Ali Bastain, Simon Phillips, Alan ford, Steven Berkoff, Rita Ramnani

MAN ON A LEDGE (2012)

Directed By: Asger Leth 
Written By: Pablo F. Fenjves 
Cinematography By: Paul Cameron 
Editor: Kevin Stitt 


Cast: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick, Ed Burns, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Titus Welliver, Willam Sadler, J. Smith-Cameron, Joe Lisi

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS : HALL OF FAME: FILE #39: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2012)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Darius Khondji 
Editor: Alisa Lepselter 

Cast: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Coitllard, Corey Stall, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Tom Hiddleston, Michael Sheen, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Nina Arianda, Lea Seydoux, Carla Bruni, Allison Pill, Gad Elmaleh

A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWANN III (2012)

Written & Directed By: Roman Coopola 
Cinematography By: Nick Beal 
Editor: Robert Schafer 

Cast: Charlie Sheen, Patricia Arquette, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Angela Lindvall, Katheryn Winnick, Dermot Mulroney, Colleen Camp

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (2012)

Written & Directed By: Ava DuVernay 
Cinematography By: Bradford Young 
Editor: Spencer Averick 

Cast: Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick, Sharon Lawrence, Edwina Findley, Maya Gilbert, Dondre Whitfiled

2 DAYS IN NEW YORK (2012)

Music & Directed By: Julie Delpy 
Written By: Julie Delpy & Alexia Landeau 
Cinematography By: Lubomir Bakchev 
Editor: Julie Brenta & Isabelle Devinck 


Cast: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau, Dylan Baker, Malinda Williams, Daniel Bruhl, Alex Nahon, Kate Burton, Darlene Violette