most anticipated movies

Marvel Comics fans have been patiently waiting for the sequel to the star studded motion picture that brought all of the characters from Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Captain America together in The Avengers. Since then, each superhero has made another film in their separate franchises, but now Nick Fury has them working together again and this time it looks to be much darker than the first.

This Brazilian film has accumulated quite a bit of buzz and has already been nominated for a BAFTA Award (Best Film not in the English Language). Due for release late March, the story revolves around three Brazilian kids who stumble across something in a garbage dump and soon wish they hadnt, as their lives are turned upside down and they end up on the run from the police. Its already been labeled the

For those of you who havent heard of this film yet, its quite simply about an astronaut (Matt Damon) stranded on Mars struggling to stay alive.Seeing how its not due for release until the end of November, we really dont know much about this film yet and theres no trailer, however its rumored to star a hell of a lot of big names including Kate Mara, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Sean Bean (I wonder if hell die?), Michael Pena, Donald Glover, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and even Donald Glover (better known as Childish Gambino).

Again, we really dont know much about this remake other than the fact that we wont be seeing Keanu Reeves or the late Patrick Swayze in it (although a small cameo from a Keanu Reeves as a fellow surfer on the beach would be pretty awesome).It follows the same plot, hopefully with a few curveballs, and I think its safe to say the entire eighties generation who watched (and loved) this film as teenagers are holding their breath and praying that writer Kurt Wimmer and director Ericson Core do this classic surfer action justice.

Remember what I said earlier about avoiding the cinemas around the release of Magic Mike XXL? The same goes for Fifty Shades of Grey. Although that being said, maybe this movie will be a godsend for us mere mortal guys who can take a girl on a date to the cinemas and let this movie get them all affectionate for us Thanks E.L. James.

Obviously nothing can be taken to the bank at this early prenatal, in fact stage of the season, but it s hard to see what can wrest this year s Best Animated Feature Oscar from Pixar s greedy grasp. (And not just because they ve won seven times in the category s 14 year history.) Indeed, they look to be their own best competition. Inside Out s ecstatic reviews and robust box office make it a hard act to follow, but perhaps this lushly visualized tale from the land before time has the goods after all, auds seem pretty keen on dinosaurs this year.

Tom Hooper made a massive awards splash with The King s Speech in 2010, a fine film that met the all too familiar fate of backlash for its strong awards showing that year. The knives were out for Les Mis

Tom Hardy may have unexpectedly ceded the spotlight to Charlize Theron this summer in Mad Max Fury Road, but if you were left wanting more of the brooding Brit, here s ample compensation. In Brian Helgeland s 60s set biopic, Hardy plays both Ronnie and Reggie Kray London s most notoriously savage crime lords giving the actor twice the room to flex the tough thespian muscles he s demonstrated in such films as Bronson and The Drop. U.K. auds will get to deliver their verdict ahead of the pic s Toronto premiere.

It s been seven whole years since screens were last graced by the singular, Oscar winning sensibility of Charlie Kaufman though, in fairness, the ornate writerly complexities of Synecdoche, New York gave us a lot to chew on in that time. Here s hoping he s on similarly stimulating form in his first animated project, co piloted with freshman feature director Duke Johnson. Featuring David Thewlis and the resurgent Jennifer Jason Leigh, it s a stop motion study of a motivational speaker facing an existential crisis.

Save for some impassioned documentaries, Oliver Stone s output has felt a bit uninspired for a while now. Projects centered on George W. Bush, Wall Street and the drug trade have certainly shown a thorough interest in the issues of the day, but it s all been less revelatory than rote. So here s hoping an examination of Edward Snowden doesn t merely feel of a piece with that trajectory. Also, along with The Walk, the film will surely keep actor Joseph Gordon Levitt in the spotlight all season.