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Still to Come from 2009: World Premieres

Gourmet Prospects

Ajami Dirs. Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani. Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba
Alamar Dir. Pedro González-Rubio. Jorge Machado, Roberta Palombini, Nestór Marín
Amer Dirs. Hèlène Cattet, Bruno Forzani. Marie Bos, Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud
Enter the Void Dir. Gaspar Noé. Paz de la Huerta, Nathaniel Brown, Cyril Roy
London River Dir. Rachid Bouchareb. Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Sami Bouajila
The Milk of Sorrow Dir. Claudia Llosa. Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís
Moloch Tropical Dir. Raoul Peck. Zinedine Soualem, Sonia Rolland, Mireille Metellus
No One Knows about Persian Cats Dir. Bahman Ghobadi. Nega Sheghaghi
Polytechnique Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau
Samson & Delilah Dir. Warwick Thornton. Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson
Tales from the Golden Age Dirs. Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu
The Time that Remains Dir. Elia Suleiman. Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi
A Town Called Panic Dirs. Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar. Animated

Actressy Enticements

Agora Dir. Alejandro Amenábar. Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac
All About Steve Dir. Phil Traill. Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong
Amelia Dir. Mira Nair. Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Cherry Jones
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Dir. Jan Kounen. Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
The Double Hour Dir. Giuseppe Capotondi. Kseniya Rappoport, Filippo Timi
The Exploding Girl Dir. Bradley Rust Gray. Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall, Maryann Urbano
Lola Dir. Brillante Mendoza. Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Tanya Gomez, Jhong Hilario
Mademoiselle Chambon Dir. Stéphane Brizé. Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon
Mammoth Dir. Lukas Moodysson. Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Marife Necesito
Motherhood Dir. Katherine Dieckmann. Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Daisy Tahan
My One and Only Dir. Richard Loncraine. Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Kevin Bacon
Ne change rien Dir. Pedro Costa. Documentary about singer-actress Jeanne Balibar
Personal Effects Dir. David Hollander. Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates
Princess Kaiulani Dir. Marc Forby. Q'orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Shaun Evans
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Dir. Rebecca Miller. Robin Wright, Blake Lively
Shirley Adams Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Denise Newman, Keenan Arrison, Emily Child
Storm Dir. Hans-Christian Schmid. Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane
The Time Traveler's Wife Dir. Robert Schwentke. Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana
The Vintner's Luck Dir. Niki Caro. Jérémie Renier, Keisha Castle-Hughes
A Woman's Way Dir. Panos H. Koutras. Mina Orfanou, Yannis Kokiasmenos
Women in Trouble Dir. Sebastian Gutierrez. Carla Gugino, Connie Britton

Gender Is Burning

Adrift Dir. Heitor Dhalia. Laura Neiva, Vincent Cassel, Camilla Belle, Izadora Armelin
Black Dynamite Dir. Scott Sanders. Michael Jai White, Nicole Ari Parker
Boy Interrupted Dir. Dana Heinz Perry. Documentary about a teen suicide
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Dir. John Krasinski. Timothy Hutton, Corey Stoll
Cell 211 Dir. Daniel Monzón. Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines
Confessions of a Shopaholic Dir. P.J. Hogan. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter
Cracks Dir. Jordan Scott. Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots
Daniel & Ana Dir. Michel Franco. Dario Yazbek Bernal, Marimar Vega, José María Torre
An Englishman in New York Dir. Richard Laxton. John Hurt, Denis O'Hare
Eyes Wide Open Dir. Haim Tabakman. Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Denker, Tinkerbell, Tzahi Grad
The Fish Child Dir. Lucía Puenzo. Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Pep Munné, Diego Velázquez
The Glass House Dir. Hamid Rahmanian. Documentary about teenage girls in Iran
Jennifer's Body Dir. Karyn Kusama. Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox, Johnny Simmons
The Last Summer of La Boyita Dir. Julia Solomonoff. Guadalupe Alonso
Law Abiding Citizen Dir. F. Gary Gray. Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney
La Mission Dir. Peter Bratt. Benjamin Bratt, Alex Hernandez, Jeremy Ray Valdez
Rough Aunties Dir. Kim Longinotto. Documentary about South African justice workers
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story Dir. Yousry Nasrallah. Mona Zaki, Mahmood Hemaidah
Spring Fever Dir. Lou Ye. Qin Hao, Chen Sicheng, Wu Wei, Tan Zhuo, Jiang Jiaqi
The Temptation of St. Tony Dir. Veiko Õunpuu. Taavi Eelmaa, Ravshana Kurkova
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Dir. Chris Weitz. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson

Auteurist Loyalties

Around a Small Mountain Dir. Jacques Rivette. Sergio Castellitto, Jane Birkin
Capitalism: A Love Story Dir. Michael Moore. Documentary about modern corporatism
The City of Your Final Destination Dir. James Ivory. Omar Metwally, Laura Linney
Crank: High Voltage Dirs. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor. Jason Statham, Amy Smart
Daybreakers Dirs. Michael and Peter Spierig. Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe
Down Terrace Dir. Ben Wheatley. Robin Hill, Robert Hill, Julia Deakin, David Schall
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. Ricardo Trêpa
Fast & Furious Dir. Justin Lin. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster
Gigante Dir. Adrián Biniez. Horacio Camandule, Leonor Svarcas, Ignacio Alcuri
The Hole Dir. Joe Dante. Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble
In the Electric Mist Dir. Bertrand Tavernier. Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman
Kinatay Dir. Brillante Mendoza. Coco Martin, Maria Isabel Lopez, Julio Diaz
The Last Days of Emma Blank Dir. Alex van Warmerdam. Marlies Heuer
Like You Know It All Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Tae-woo, Uhm Ji-won, Go Hyun-jung
Looking for Eric Dir. Ken Loach. Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop
Micmacs Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Yolande Moreau
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Dir. Werner Herzog. Michael Shannon
Ondine Dir. Neil Jordan. Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry
Rage Dir. Sally Potter. Simon Abkarian, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Riz Ahmed
Ricky Dir. François Ozon. Alexandra Lamy, Sergi López, Mélusine Mayance
Soul Kitchen Dir. Fatih Akin. Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan
Surrogates Dir. Jonathan Mostow. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike
Survival of the Dead Dir. George A. Romero. Alan Van Sprang, Joshua Peace
Tatarak Dir. Andrzej Wajda. Krystyna Janda, Pawel Szajda, Julia Pietrucha
The Unloved Dir. Samantha Morton. Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch
Waking Sleeping Beauty Dir. Don Hahn. Documentary about the "Disney Renaissance"
Youth in Revolt Dir. Miguel Arteta. Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart

Further Research

2012 Dir. Roland Emmerich. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt
3 Idiots Dir. Rajkumar Hirani. Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi
9 Dir. Shane Acker. Animated. Voices of Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau
Afghan Star Dir. Havana Marking. Documentary about an Afghani American Idol
The Art of the Steal Dir. Don Argott. Documentary about an art heist
Between Two Worlds Dir. Vimukthi Jayasundara. Thusitha Laknath
The Boys Are Back Dir. Scott Hicks. Clive Owen, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty
Bran Nue Dae Dir. Rachel Perkins. Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo
Cold Souls Dir. Sophie Barthes. Paul Giamatti, Armand Schultz, Dina Korzun
Creation Dir. Jon Amiel. Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Benedict Cumberbatch
The Damned United Dir. Tom Hooper. Michael Sheen, Colm Meaney, Timothy Spall
Harry Brown Dir. Daniel Barber. Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Dir. David Yates. Daniel Radcliffe
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno Dirs. Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea
The Horse Boy Dir. Michael Orion Scott. Documentary about an autistic boy
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Dir. Terry Gilliam. Christopher Plummer
In Her Skin Dir. Simone North. Guy Pearce, Miranda Otto, Ruth Bradley, Sam Neill
In the Beginning Dir. Xavier Giannoli. François Cluzet, Emmanuelle Devos
Kimjongilia Dir. N.C. Heikin. Documentary about refugees who escaped North Korea
Knowing Dir. Alex Proyas. Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne
Letters to Father Jacob Dir. Klaus Härö. Kaarina Hazard, Heikki Nousiainen
Like Dandelion Dust Dir. Jon Gunn. Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper, COle Hauser
Mao's Last Dancer Dir. Bruce Beresford. Chi Gao, Bruce Greenwood, Christopher Kirby
The Most Dangerous Man in America Dirs. Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
Mr. Nobody Dir. Jaco Van Dormael. Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger
Not Easily Broken Dir. Bill Duke. Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart
Observe and Report Dir. Jody Hill. Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Michael Peña
Obsessed Dir. Steve Shill. Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter, Jerry O'Connell
OSS 117: Lost in Rio Dir. Michel Hazanavicius. Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot
Pandorum Dir. Christian Alvart. Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet
Paper Heart Dir. Nicholas Jasenovec. Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson
A Perfect Getaway Dir. David Twohy. Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich
Rapt Dir. Lucas Belvaux. Yvan Attal, Anne Consigny, André Marcon, Alex Descas
[Rec]2 Dirs. Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza. Jonathan D. Mellor, Óscar Zafra
Red Riding: 1980 Dir. James Marsh. Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, James Fox
Red Riding: 1983 Dir. Anand Tucker. David Morrissey, Lisa Howard, Chris Walker
Serious Moonlight Dir. Cheryl Hines. Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Justin Long
Solitary Man Dirs. Brian Koppelman, David Levien. Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon
Taking Chance Dir. Ross Katz. TV Movie. Kevin Bacon, Tom Aldredge, Blanche Baker
Terminator Salvation Dir. McG. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood
This Is It Dir. Kenny Ortega. Compilation of Michael Jackson's rehearsal footage
Vengeance Dir. Johnnie To. Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Suet Lam
Videocracy Dir. Erik Gandini. Documentary about celebrity culture in Italy
A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop Dir. Zhang Yimou. Sun Honglei
Zombieland Dir. Ruben Fleischer. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone