Movies, "One's To Watch"...2013

Director: Ridley Scott.

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz & Javier Bardem.

Written By: Cormac McCarthy.

Release Date Set: October 25th, 2013

Director: Scott Cooper.

When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement fails to follow through, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.

Starring: Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe & Sam Shepard.

Written By: Brad Ungelsby & Scott Cooper.

Release Date Set: 29 November 2013 (UK)

Director: David O. Russell.

The story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians - namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence,
Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jermey Renner & Robert De Niro.

Written By: David O. Russell & Eric Singer (Screenplay).

Release Date Set: 26 December 2013 (UK).

Director: Neill Blomkamop.

In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. A factory worker takes on a mission to hijack his way onto the man-made space habitat.

Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley & William Fichtner.

Release Date Set: August 9th, 2013.

Director: Peter Jackson.

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett.

Release date Set: December 13th, 2013.

Director: Chow-Woon Park.

After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Mia Masikowska & Matthew Goode

Release Date Set: March 3rd, 2013

Director: Martin Scorsese.

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio & Matthew McConaughey.

Written By: Jordan Belfort & Terence Winter.

Release Date Set: 2013.

Director: Baz Luhrmann.

A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke & Tobey MaGuire.

Release Date Set: May 10th, 2013

Director: Danny Boyle.

An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

Starring: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson & Vincent Cassel

Release Date Set: March 27th, 2013

Director: Johnnie To.

Manufacturing just fifty grams of meth in China will earn you a death sentence. A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.

Starring: Loise Koo, Honglei Sun, Yi Huang & Michelle Ye.

Release Date: 4 April 2013 (China).

Director: Ruben Fleischer.

Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.

Starring: Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Robert Patrick & Sean Penn.

Release Date Set: January 11th, 2013

Director: Steven Soderbergh.

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

Starring: Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Channing Tatum.

Release Date Set: Febuary 8th, 2013

Director: Alfonso Cuarón.

A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.

Starring: George Clooney & Sandra Bullock

Release Date Set: October 4th, 2013

Director: Joseph Kosinski.

A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Starring: Tom Cruise & Morgan Freeman

Release Date Set: April 12th, 2013

Director: Fisher Stevens.

A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment - to kill his comrade.

Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken & Alan Arkin

Release Date Set: 28 June 2013 (UK)

Director: Niels Arden Oplev.

In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.

Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Howard & Terrence Howard

Release Date Set: March 8th, 2013

Creator/Producer: Frank Darabont.

About the decades-long battle between Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker and mob figure Mickey Cohen.

Starring: Jon Bernthal, Simon Pegg, Alex Davalos, Jeffrey DeMunn & Neil McDonough

TV Air Date: 2013