Audiences are generally aware of the full slate of studio tent pole releases in a given year well ahead of time. Even news of new releases from celebrated auteurs rears its head early enough to whet the appetites of filmgoers worldwide. Lurking just on the periphery of 2014, however, are films from both respected names and budding filmmakers alike that hope to interject themselves in the conversation alongside the likes of directors such as Anderson, Linklater, and even Jolie come years end (and hopefully, for years afterwards). Even more set to turn the year on its ear, however, are filmmakers and actors heading wildly atypical projects thatll flex new muscles both in front of and behind the camera. As weve already seen in the first three months of 2014, and as is the case in every year, there is a chance that many of these projects never rise above the rankings of cult status. Some might bomb outright. Though, now that the picture is slightly clearer, lets take a look to see what we might be talking about come December