• THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST. BURIED. MIRAL. EAT PRAY LOVE. WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS.
• BIG TITS ZOMBIE. FIT. FRUIT FLY. IS IT JUST ME? THE LOVED ONES. METROPOLIS. MODESTY BLAISE. OVER YOUR CITIES GRASS WILL GROW. THE STRING. TO DIE LIKE A MAN. TWISTED ROMANCE.
* ADRIFT. ALEXANDER THE LAST. AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN. BARRY MUNDAY. BRILLIANTLOVE. BROTHERHOOD. FAMILY TREE. HENRY OF NAVARRE. HIGH SCHOOL. HONEYMOONER. JAPAN JAPAN. THE KING OF KONG. THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH. NENETTE. SHIFTY. SHIVER. UNRELATED.
• CRONICAS. EDDIE IZZARD STRIPPED. FLEXING WITH MONTY. FOR ALL MANKIND. FOSTER CHILD. THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD. HEART OF THE BEHOLDER. MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS. PLAGUES & PLEASURES. THAT EVENING SUN. THE YES MEN RULE THE WORLD.
• AFRICA UNITED. ALPHA & OMEGA. CHARLIE ST CLOUD.

* BELIEVE: THE EDDIE IZZARD STORY
* BIG FAN
* BIGGER STRONGER FASTER
* THE CREW
THE DRY LAND 
THE EXTRA MAN 
FAREWELL (Fr)
FROM TIME TO TIME
GET LOW 
THE GOOD HEART
HADEWIJCH (Fr)
HUGE
THE MESSENGER 
PELICAN BLOOD
RED HILL
THE STONING OF SORAYA M.
THIRD STAR
* TO TREASURE FOREVER
TRUCKER
* TWO IN THE WAVE (Fr)
VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR

* films I've seen, reviews en route

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

dir David Fincher; scr Aaron Sorkin; with Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Max Minghella, Joseph Mazzello, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara,Malese Jow, Shelby Young; Columbia 10/US
release US 1.Oct.10, UK 15.Oct.10

A film about the guys who started Facebook could easily seem like a cheap publicity trick if it weren't made by the likes of Fincher and Sorkin. And the cast is nicely off-centre. So things are looking up for this film, with a trailer that almost makes it look like a thriller. Let's hope it turns out to be a pleasant surprise, and that the filmmakers can find an involving story in here that tells us something we don't already know.

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE

dir Zack Snyder; voice Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ryan Kwanten, Emilie de Ravin, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, Miriam Margolyes; Warner 10/Aus
release US 24.Sep.10, UK 15.Oct.10
The title might be a mess, but the film looks gorgeous. Warners showed us 20 minutes of footage, introduced by an over-excited Zack Snyder, and this is beautiful animation, inventively using the 3D and filling the screen with subtle detail and lively characters voiced by an impressive cast. The plot even looks refreshingly complicated for an animated adventure, so let's hope the whole film holds up expectations.  

RED

dir Robert Schwentke; with Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Julian McMahon, James Remar; Summit 10/US
release US 15.Oct.10, UK 22.Oct.10
Sure, this is yet another action-romp about a group of rogue spies on the wrong side of the law (see also The Expendables, Salt, The A-Team and The Losers just this year), but this one has a comic book pedigree plus a pretty impressive cast that includes a few terrific scene-stealers. It's also directed by someone who knows how to take a slightly askance approach, so maybe we can expect coherence and irony. For a change.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

dir David Yates; scr Steve Kloves; with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman; Warner 10/UK
release UK/US 19.Nov.10
All of the usuals will be back, plus some tantalising new faces, for the first half of the final adventure for JK Rowling's teen wizard. Yes, the nine-month gap between parts one and two of this film means that Warners and Rowling will make even more money off of this franchise than they ever dreamed possible. But with the plot-heavy book turning seriously grim (something nicely reflected in the trailer), this looks like it could be pretty entertaining.

THE AMERICAN

dir Anton Corbijn; with George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Irina Bjorklund, Samuli Vauramo, Filippo Timi, Johan Leysen; Focus 10/US
release US 1.Sep.10, UK 26.Nov.10
Despite the super-bland title (the source novel is A Very Private Gentleman), there are several things about this film that hint at something much more interesting. First there's director Corbijn, who proved with Control that he has an eye for cinema. Second is that supporting cast - who? Exactly. Which means Clooney will be more interesting too. All of this suggests a smaller European thriller masquerading as a Hollywood blockbuster. At least we can hope it is.

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU

dir-scr George Nolfi; with Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, Daniel Dae Kim, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly, David Alan Basche; Universal 10/US
release US 4.Mar.11, UK 11.Mar.11
It's the premise that makes this film intriguing - based on a Philip K Dick story about a couple who discovers that there are mysterious forces at work trying to keep them apart. The trailer looks thoroughly enticing, with a kind of Heaven Can Wait quality that could be both funny and scary, although there definitely seems to be an emphasis on thrills. The cast is pretty cool too. So why has Universal shoved the release back six months?

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Also on my want-to-see list...

Autumn: JACK GOES BOATING  THE RUM DIARY. BURIED  CHARLIE ST CLOUD  DESPICABLE ME  THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST. BURLESQUE. LET ME IN. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT  MACHETE 
Winter: FASTER  THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER  GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. LITTLE FOCKERS  THE GREEN HORNET  TRON: LEGACY  THE EAGLE.
No UK release date: ENDGAME  FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN  THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD  HOWL  LOVE RANCH  SUCKER PUNCH  UNCERTAINTY