We’ll be given the choice between two different versions of Oliver Assayas’ film Carlos this Fall — as a 6-hour mini-series on the Sundance Channel in October, or later this year in a theatrical cut released by IFC on the big screen. Sundance Channel and IFC Films announced plans today for a multi-platform release of the highly anticipated film, CARLOS....
Better late than never? We somehow neglected to feature these board room portraits for WS2 when they first appeared months ago. With the official Cannes premiere tomorrow, maybe now’s the time to take inventory of these assets and go public. Full-size pair of executive suite posters after the cut. ...
The odds are on the Ken Loach’s Route Irish, a late entry to the Cannes Film Fest, will win the whole thing. The Loach film is about two ex-soldiers moving to Iraq to work as private contractors. Loach is considered a favorite because of his past record with the Golden Palme — most recently, Loach won for The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Oscar, of course,...
It was a wholly different experience sitting in the Grand Theatre Lumiere and watching Robin Hood vs. the film I just saw, Rizhao Chongqing or Chongqing Blues. The non-response from the crowd primed me to think that the reception at screenings are as muted as they sometimes are at press screenings in LA. But the applause at the end of Chongqing, written and directed...
I was dragged along by a fellow blogger, Hollywood-Elsewhere’s Jeff Wells to catch an early screening if Oliver Stone’s Wall Street 2. Jeff was trying to do me a solid, which I appreciated. But we were told he wasn’t allowed to bring a guest. And even when he explained who I was it was met with that disappointing head shaking, “only those who are...
Sorry for the above – it’s a terrible video but you get the idea. The Cannes jury just finished their press conference.¬† Pres Tim Burton, said seeing films without any preconceived ideas was the best way to see them. “When I used to watch movies, I never knew what was going to happen so it was always surprising.” That the Cannes fest lineup...