Cannes

New Film from 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS Director Cristian Mungiu Likely to Debut at Cannes

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 31st, 2012 at 9:28 am

It’s been a bit of a wait for the follow up to Cristian Mungiu‘s terrific 2007 feature 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, but it looks like a festival release for his next film is on the horizon.  Deadline reports that Wild Bunch has reteamed with Mungiu for the new film, which is “set in an Orthodox convent in Romania,” and “centers on a young woman’s descent into madness, her subsequent exorcism and the police investigation it sparks.”  I’m sick to death of exorcism movies, but I’ll make an exception for Mungiu.  Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval says that the movie “has elements of 4 Months, but with a much more intense twist.”  Hopefully, that twist does not involve sending the audience to a website.

Pre-sales on the untitled film will go down in Berlin, with a possible release at Cannes in May.  Wild Bunch is also planning to submit Rufus Norris‘ Broken, which centers on “the father of an 11-year old girl living in North London who witnesses a violent attack which changes the way she looks at the world around her.”  The film stars Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear, and Bill Milner.

A Sneak Peak at POLISSE Before Cannes

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: May 10th, 2011 at 11:23 am

Just days before its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a clip for Polisse has been released, offering a sneak peak at Maïwenn’s first official entry at the fest.  The actress, screenwriter and director, who was once married to Luc Besson, is one of the many female filmmakers selected for the official competition this year. She also has a supporting role in the film.

Read the synopsis and check out the images after the jump.  The 2011 Cannes Film Festival starts tomorrow and runs through May 22nd.

THE ARTIST Joins Cannes Lineup

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: May 4th, 2011 at 4:20 pm

Just a week before kick-off, organizers of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival have announced a last-minute addition to the official selection, rounding up the number of films in competition to a nice 20. The Artist, which was originally due to be screened out of competition, will now be up against Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia and the Dardenne brothers’ Boy With a Bike in the race for the Palme d’Or.

Director Michel Hazanavicius and the star of his Bond-inspired OSS 117 franchise Jean Dujardin have teamed up once again in this black-and-white silent movie about… a silent movie star. Check out the synopsis after the jump.

New Clip from Christophe Honoré’s Cannes Film Fest Movie THE BELOVED

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: May 3rd, 2011 at 7:41 am

A clip from Christophe Honoré’s Les Bien-aimés (The Beloved) has been released, a little over two weeks before its premiere at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. The French movie will screen following the awards ceremony on Sunday, May 22.  Starring Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Chiara Mastroianni, Milos Forman, Louis Garrel, Michel Delpech and Paul Schneider, the musical comedy draws us “into Prague of the sixties, London of the ’80s, the world of Sept. 11 and Paris of today in a singular, melancholy and romantic work of art,” according to the film fest’s press release.

Hit the jump for the synopsis and to watch Deneuve and her daughter Chiara (daughter of late Italian legend Marcello Mastroianni) singing “Une fille légère”, written by Alex Beaupain.  Les Bien-aimés will be Honoré’s second film to screen at Cannes, although it will be out-of-competition. Les Chansons d’amour, which had also starred Chiara Mastroianni, Sagnier and Garrel, competed at the fest in 2007.

New Images for THIS MUST BE THE PLACE Starring Sean Penn and MISS BALA

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 14th, 2011 at 9:10 am

New images have been released for the Cannes selections This Must Be the Place starring Sean Penn and Miss Bala.  This Must Be the Place follows an aging rock star (Penn) who picks up his father’s mission to hunt down a Nazi war criminal.  As for Miss Bala, no synopsis has been supplied but we’ll provide one as soon as we get it.  In the meantime, the image from the film leads me to believe that Miss Bala is a harrowing drama about a woman struggling to fix her car’s windshield.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The 2011 Cannes Film Festival runs from May 11 – 22nd.

Cannes Film Festival Announces Official Selection

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: April 14th, 2011 at 7:15 am

Fest president Gilles Jacob and artistic director Thierry Frémaux announced the official selection of the 64^th Cannes Film Festival at the Grand Hôtel in Paris today. And what a line-up it is.

Cannes favorites Pedro Almodóvar, the Dardenne brothers, Lars Von Trier, Nanni Moretti, Radu Mihaileanu and Aki Kaurismäki are on the prestigious list, as well as four female filmmakers.  As previously reported, Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, will get its worldwide premiere in Cannes. Penn will also walk up the famous red carpet stairs for Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be the Place.

The 19-strong list also includes two newcomers. Julia Leigh and Markus Schleinzer are competing with their first feature films, Sleeping Beauty , starring Sucker Punch‘s Emily Browning, and Michael. Leigh is one of four women directors recognized by the fest this year, alongside Naomi Kawase, Lynne Ramsay and French-born Maïwenn, who was once married to Luc Besson and has enjoyed more success as a director than an actress over the past few years.  The selection for Un Certain Regard, which will open with Gus Van Sant’s Restless also features an eclectic mix of filmmakers.  Full details after the jump.

Gus Van Sant’s RESTLESS to Open Un Certain Regard Selection at Cannes Film Festival

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: April 13th, 2011 at 8:12 am

One of Cannes’ omnipresent directors, Gus Van Sant will return to the South of France this year to present his new film Restless on the opening night of the Un Certain Regard selection, on Thursday, May 12. The Festival kicks off on May 11.  Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hooper and Ryo Kase star in this movie about the relationship of two teenagers. Hit the jump for more info and the trailer.

Woody Allen’s MIDNIGHT IN PARIS to Open 2011 Cannes Film Festival

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: February 2nd, 2011 at 9:18 am

Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, a romcom which was shot in Paris last year, is set to open the 64^th Cannes Film Festival on May 11^th and will be released in French theaters on the same day. The movie features an international all-star cast, including Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Léa Seydoux and Gad Elmaleh.

But the talk of the town is the very special cameo appearance by a certain French leading lady. Find out who after the jump.

Robert DeNiro Named President of Jury for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 6th, 2011 at 9:01 am

Robert DeNiro has been named as the president of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Jury.  This will be the actor’s third time serving as president of a Cannes jury, having presided over two juries back in the 1980’s. Speaking about being selected as president, DeNiro had this to say:

The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world. Having served as president of the jury in the eighties twice, I know this isn’t an easy task for me or my fellow jury members, but I’m very honored and happy to head the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

No stranger to the festival as a competitor, DeNiro’s films Taxi Driver and The Mission have both won the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the festival in the past. DeNiro himself started the Tribeca Film Festival ten years ago as a way to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking hub. The 2011 Cannes Film Festival will take place May 11^th – 22^nd.

Thai Film UNCLE BOONME Wins the Palme D’Or at Cannes 2010; Javier Bardem and Juliette Binoche Honored in Acting Categories

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 23rd, 2010 at 12:25 pm

The 2010 Cannes Film Festival has come to an end, the ballots are in, and the winners have been announced.  The Palme d’Or went to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, an “arresting and imaginative cinematic oddity touching on themes of animism and reincarnation.”  With the win, Weerasethakul became the first Thai director to win the fest’s top prize.  The acting categories included some more familiar (and easier to spell) names: Juliette Binoche was honored for her work in Certified Copy, while Javier Bardem’s turn in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Biutiful was deemed to be equally superlative to that of the Italian Elio Germano in Our Life.

Despite buzz for Mike Leigh’s Another Year, we English-speakers were completely shut out at this year’s Cannes, whose lineup was reportedly the “weakest in years.”  Check out a list of all the winners after the break.

Martin Scorsese’s Documentary LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORD: GEORGE HARRISON Being Shopped Around at Cannes

by Bill Graham    Posted: May 15th, 2010 at 4:52 pm

Beatle mania is far from over. With the recent John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy released last year, George Harrison was next in line. Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese pulled double duty, filming both Living in the Material World: George Harrison and Shutter Island at the same time. Now, according to Variety, Scorsese and George’s widow Olivia Harrison are helping promote the film as Exclusive, which holds worldwide distribution rights, is shopping the film at Cannes.

Scorsese has delved into rock docs in the past, and this particular one struck a personal chord with the director as he relates to the late George Harrison. Harrison gave Scorsese exclusive access to the musician’s materials, some of which have never been seen by the public. For more on the documentary, and Scorsese’s own rock ‘n’ roll history, hit the jump.

ROBIN HOOD Will Kick off Cannes Film Festival

by Laura Kelley    Posted: March 26th, 2010 at 10:59 am

Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, is set to open the Cannes Film Festival and will be screening out of competition on May 12.  Robin Hood also stars Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, Mark Strong, and William Hurt, and depicts the early beginnings of the Robin Hood story.  LA Confidential screenwriter Brian Helgeland wrote the script, and Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer produced with Ridley Scott and his company Scott Free.  Ridley Scott’s previous films screened at Cannes were 1977′s The Duellists and Thelma and Louise in 1991.  Robin Hood will be released worldwide on May 14, which can’t come soon enough since it looks awesome.  Anytime we get to see Russell Crowe kick serious ass is great and should happen more often, and the film looks like it’ll be a graphic and unique take on the story.

Hit the jump to read the official synopsis.  Robin Hood hits theaters nationwide on May 14th. [THR]

Lars von Trier to Make a Sci-Fi Disaster Film Called PLANET MELANCHOLIA

by Ramses Flores    Posted: October 9th, 2009 at 11:02 am

Love him or hate him, Lars von Trier is one of the most interesting directors working today.  The director caused some minor controversy this year with “Antichrist”, but at least he takes chances.  Now we have news that von Trier is planning to take on the “sci-fi disaster film” genre with his next film called, “Planet Melancholia”.  I never thought that I would one day see a Lars von Trier end of the world disaster film, but I’m definitely curious.  You can get all of the details when you click on the jump.

THE WHITE RIBBON International Trailer

by Michael Sullivan    Posted: September 6th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

A new international trailer for “The White Ribbon,” the new film by Michael Haneke (“Funny Games”) that walked away with a handful of accolades this year at Cannes, has just been released. The film seems to follow a series of strange events that haunt a rural school in Germany in 1913 that has some connection with the birth of fascism. The feature’s in black and white, and from the trailer alone, you can see how it employs some really eerie chiaroscuro. Check it out after the jump.

The first reviews of Quentin Tarantino’s INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 20th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Yesterday, Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” had its debut at Cannes.  The verdict?  Lots of talking.  David Cox of Film 4 has left the line most stuck in my brain box: “the Tarantino film that this feels most like is probably Reservoir Dogs, albeit with the whole of Nazi-occupied France standing in for a single warehouse set.”

Furthermore, a lot of attention is going to Michael Fassbender and Christopher Waltz which is interesting as they’ve barely received any attention in the trailer and that makes sense.  The best way to sell this film is on Brad Pitt’s shoulders but it looks like audiences are going to be pretty surprised that this is a film that’s more on the talkative side (seriously, have they not seen a Tarantino movie before?) and doesn’t feature Brad Pitt as much as they thought.

Keep in mind that this may not be the film we see.  There’s plenty of time for Tarantino to work up some edits between now and its August 21st release date.  This Cannes debut may have simply served as a very public test screening.

Click on any of the following links to check out full reviews from: Empire, Total Film, IFC, Film 4, BBC, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.

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