Abbas Kiarostami’s Copie Conforme played here at Cannes to a mostly positive reception. Many found it one of the best things they’ve seen here so far. Today, they had their photo call and press conference, which means that tonight they will have their gala premiere. The film is a showcase of the wonderful Juliette Binoche, who speaks no less than three languages...
Charles Ferguson is one of the self-appointed truth-tellers – someone whose mission it is in life to bring information to the general public. And what information it is this time around with Inside Job, the story of the most disgraceful case of corruption amid trusted American financial institutions ever perpetrated against the public. ...
If Cannes were the Oscars, Javier Bardem and Lesley Manville would be the hands down winners for Best Actor and Best Actress.¬† Who knows what can happen in the coming year, but these two are strong contenders already. Bardem is a recent Supporting Actor winner, so he probably isn’t your frontrunner, but a nomination seems certain. And Manville isn’t as...
Deadline‘s Mike Fleming says Another Year is generating lots of interest among key players. The Mike Leigh-directed film Another Year is the first Cannes Festival premiere that has sparked interest from the domestic distributor crowd. Everybody got a look at it this weekend, and I’m hearing that Sony Pictures Classics and The Weinstein Company are in the mix...
21-year-old Xavier Dolan received a standing ovation at the Cannes Fest this weekend for his second film, Les Amours imaginaires. CTV reports: “I’ve been in interviews the whole day so I’m just starting to read the reviews,” [Dolan] told The Canadian Press on Sunday. “But the public reception was really warm, it was very moving.” Dolan...