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Greendale begins with an appealing promise: Neil Young will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sarah White and Eric Johnson gives Greendale an immediate pulse. The story of Greendale begins from a specific pressure point: A musical look at the lives and struggles of people in the small fictional town called Greendale. By the end of its 1h 27m running time, the value of Greendale rests less on

The Reckoning begins with an appealing promise: Paul McGuigan will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany gives The Reckoning an immediate pulse. The story of The Reckoning begins from a specific pressure point: A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play. B

Mayor of the Sunset Strip begins with an appealing promise: George Hickenlooper will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rodney Bingenheimer and David Bowie gives Mayor of the Sunset Strip an immediate pulse. The story of Mayor of the Sunset Strip begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer. By th

Lucía, Lucía begins with an appealing promise: Antonio Serrano will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Cecilia Roth and Carlos Álvarez Nóvoa gives Lucía, Lucía an immediate pulse. The story of Lucía, Lucía begins from a specific pressure point: A woman trying to cope with the recent disappearance of her husband finds that the event uncovers some dark secrets. By the end of its 1h 50m running time,

The Best of Youth begins with an appealing promise: Marco Tullio Giordana will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Luigi Lo Cascio and Alessio Boni gives The Best of Youth an immediate pulse. The story of The Best of Youth begins from a specific pressure point: An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s. By the end of its 6h 14m running time, the value of The

The Battle of Shaker Heights begins with an appealing promise: Efram Potelle will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shia LaBeouf and Elden Henson gives The Battle of Shaker Heights an immediate pulse. The story of The Battle of Shaker Heights begins from a specific pressure point: Two high school boys, reenacting historic battles, use learned strategy and team up for war on a school bully. By the

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy begins with an appealing promise: Anil Sharma will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sunny Deol and Preity G Zinta gives The Hero: Love Story of a Spy an immediate pulse. The story of The Hero: Love Story of a Spy begins from a specific pressure point: Arun is an Indian undercover agent enlisted to stop ISI chief Ishaq Khan. By the end of its 2h 40m running time,

Code 46 begins with an appealing promise: Michael Winterbottom will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton gives Code 46 an immediate pulse. The story of Code 46 begins from a specific pressure point: A futuristic Brief Encounter (1945), this is a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of C

I Am David begins with an appealing promise: Paul Feig will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ben Tibber and Jim Caviezel gives I Am David an immediate pulse. The story of I Am David begins from a specific pressure point: A twelve year old boy escapes from a Bulgarian Communist concentration camp and sets out on a journey to reach Denmark. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of I Am Da

Bonhoeffer begins with an appealing promise: Martin Doblmeier will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Klaus Maria Brandauer and Adele Schmidt gives Bonhoeffer an immediate pulse. The story of Bonhoeffer begins from a specific pressure point: Dramatic documentary about the young German pacifist and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who resisted the Nazi regime and was hanged two weeks before World

Caterina in the Big City begins with an appealing promise: Paolo Virzì will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Alice Teghil and Sergio Castellitto gives Caterina in the Big City an immediate pulse. The story of Caterina in the Big City begins from a specific pressure point: Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rom

Silmido begins with an appealing promise: Kang Woo suk will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ahn Sung ki and Sul Kyung gu gives Silmido an immediate pulse. The story of Silmido begins from a specific pressure point: Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il Sung. By the end of its 2h 15m running time, the value of Silmido rests less