Today's crop of films might be the group I have the least amount of knowledge on as of yet. Granted, one of them is likely to be one of the bigger films of the summer and the others all come from either high profile directors or a high profile actor turned director. And while you might be able to say that four out of the five films would just have easily fit into yesterdays indie categories I don't think that is necessarily true. You see, despite four of the five films being smaller movies and receiving what will likely be limited releases they will be well known among those who follow film regularly and highly anticipated by that same crowd. Some of them have already had there premieres at certain film festivals while the biggest of the bunch was actually delayed nearly six months for reasons that are still unknown. It is hard to conjure up much to say about any of these films without giving away which of the summer films they are and general readers might in fact be unaware that such films even exist so I will simply try to create a level of intrigue for each by summing up the highlights of each film with what is the most appealing aspect of each project. Though some would call this director unappealing he has had more good will float his way over the past couple of years and looks to continue in the same vein as the films that have garnered him such positive word of mouth in his annual output. And while that seasoned director delivers his forty-eighth film with his next already in the works, we also have a directorial debut from one of the hottest stars of 2012. Then we have a director who went the complete opposite his expected direction in following up what was the biggest film of last year and easily of last summer by escaping the world of iron men and super heroes and retreating to that of Shakespeare's word. Let us continue on the trend of directors and say that a member of a filmmaking family legacy is at the helm of the next and the final film, that delayed blockbuster, has been put together taking some sacred text, often considered the greatest American novel, and been placed in the hands of an extravagant visionary who may just be perfect for the time period and tone of the source material. Time will tell, but I'm ready to become better acquainted with each one of these films.
