Monthly Archives: May 2011
The day before the 64th Annual Cannes Film Fest felt a little like the day before the big race. The runners are journalists, bloggers, production companies, publicists, talent, photographers, festival organizers and everyone in and around Cannes who makes most of their money in the next two weeks. As I write this, I have awakened at 3am, much to my own disappointment....
Being described as an ‘emotional thriller,’ We Need to Talk About Kevin stars Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin is an emotional thriller, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar) and starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller as Kevin. Directed by Lynn Ramsey (Ratcatcher, Movern Caller) whose short film...
It was truly one of the Academy’s best moments in 1950 that they awarded Vittorio De Sica’s The Bicycle Thief with an honorary award for “best foreign language film in 1949.” After all of these years it still feels strange that they need to have that category at all, particularly now, since films in other countries are evolving in ways American...
Peter Bradshaw at the Guardian names 10 films to keep an eye on at Cannes. For this preview he’s choosen titles with enough mainstream brandname appeal to ensure they’ll keep generating interest throughout the year. The Skin I Live In (dir. Pedro Almod√≥var) Almod√≥var is a Cannes favourite, one of the few directors who draws superstar-level crowds...
Thanks to Jeremie for reminding us about the Cannes Quinzaine site on Vimeo. Here’s trailer for one if his favorites, and there’s another sample after the cut. Sasha and her daughter have arrived in Cannes and are settling into their accommodations (let’s hope it’s really not as bad as her twitter hashtag #awfulness indicates). Follow along...