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Cannes 2018
Cannes Dispatch – BlacKkKlansman / Shoplifters
"It’s a joy to see someone with Lee’s command of his craft let loose on a film. Like a jazz musician, he stages and edits the majority of scenes in BLACKKKLANSMAN with electrifying spontaneity and flow."
Cannes Dispatch – Searching for Relevance
"All along the Croisette, music blasts from countless red carpets, beach and penthouse parties go down left and right, Ferraris flood the streets as wannabe models light up the night sky with their collective bling. It could be a little…
Cannes Dispatch – Cold War / Petra
"Lensed again by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Lukasz Zal in black and white, COLD WAR is a visual feast start to finish..." while "Spanish director Jaime Rosales’ dramatic thriller PETRA wows with its disturbing depiction of a family…
Cannes Dispatch – Leto / Border
Day 3 of the Cannes Film Festival. The competition showings haven’t been as strong as hoped so far, but I liked EVERYBODY KNOWS more than most and stumbled upon another charmer today. Russian filmmaker/multimedia artist Kirill…
Cannes Dispatch – Everybody Knows / Birds of Passage
"After the main plotline of the abduction takes over, Everybody Knows becomes a very different movie with Farhadi’s trademark observant eye and passion for uncovering the human condition stamped all over it. Watching the intrigue gradually…
Cannes Dispatch – Change Is in the Air
Arriving in Cannes yesterday afternoon, I was once again greeted by the Mediterranean sunshine, heat and a view of the sea lined by luxury yachts so serene and obliviously beautiful it seemed somehow obscene. No time to linger though, as…
Cannes 2018: Jury Photocall
Meet the 2018 jury for the Cannes Film Festival, led by Cate Blanchett