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I could only find seven films, I know, but I am sure there must be 10 great movies from this country that I have seen, right? More to come … Dogtooth (Yogros Lanthimos), The Travelling Players (Theo Angelopoulos), Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari), The Red Lanterns (Vasilis Giorgadis), Landscapes in the Midst (Theo Angelopoulos), Eternity and a Day (Theo Angelopoulos) Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

However, I couldn’t help, but fast-track this little tidbit from one of the later chapters of the book. In it, Fremaux reveals that one of his biggest regrets was rejecting Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” in 2008. Bigelow’s film would go on to be selected by Venice a few months later and eventually win the Best Picture Oscar. Fremaux admits being so let down by his decision that he personally reached out to Bigelow a few years after and even offering her a spot on the Cannes jury....

According to Variety, these are some of the titles expected to be announced: Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” Francois Ozon’s “Ete 85” Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “MemoriaSofia Coppola’s “On the Rocks”Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” Naomi Kawase’s “Comes Morning” Pascual Sisto’s “John And The Hole” Danielle Arbid’s “Passion Simple” Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream” Charlène Favier’s “Slalom” If you notice, Sofia Coppola’s“On the Rocks” is part of the list, but I had been told that the director’s Apple TV+ produced movie was set for a Venice premiere, but maybe Apple changed their minds and decided to just get a Cannes stamp and launch it in early fall....

There were fewer films than usual — 100 instead of the usual 300-plus — and the stars seemed, for the most part, absent from the red carpet. The 2021 program still had the usual buzzy titles and under-the-radar gems, but critics seemed to be puzzled by the films. Some of the key titles missing from this year’s Toronto lineup included Venice/Telluride highlights “Happening,” “Parallel Mothers,” “The Hand of God,” “The Lost Daughter,” “King Richard,” “C’mon C’mon,” and “Cyrano....

Well, it turns out, Cronenberg went to Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles, they agreed to pay him to write two episodes, but, ultimately, ended up rejecting the project. From a Globe and Mail piece: “My experience with them was exactly my experience with studios,” Cronenberg said. “They’re bright, literate, they know stuff. But underneath they’re afraid. They say, ‘We love your work.’ Then you give them something, and they say, ‘We want to work with you, but not on this....

The film was sold a month later to New Line and now the cast has been announced. According to Variety, Wilde has brought on actors Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf, and Chris Pine to star in her upcoming psychological thriller. The film is being penned by Wilde’s “Booksmart” co-writer Katie Silberman, who, it is being reported, rewrote the original script by Shane and Carey Van Dyke. Pugh is set to be the star of a film that is now being described as “a psychological thriller set in an isolated, utopian community in the 1950s California desert....

Well, according to Coen Brothers composer Carter Burwell it’s probably because Ethan has called it quits for good. Burwell claims Ethan lost total interest in moviemaking and is really into playwriting these days. “Ethan just didn’t want to make movies anymore,” Burwell told Score: The Podcast. Adding, “Ethan seems to be very happy doing what he’s doing, and I’m not sure what Joel will do after [Macbeth].” Burwell also confirms what many of us Coenheads knew all along — that the brothers have “a ton of scripts they’ve written together that are sitting on various shelves....

There have been rumors from Iran that Masihzadeh is being led and guided by Iranian politicians who want to use her in order to frame, degrade and defame Farhadi. I can believe that, Iranian judicial system is definitely a corrupt one. In fact, Iranian judges are very well known to hammer down on political enemies and Farhadi, with his openly vocal stance against the regime, would be a prime target....

Speaking to French paper Le Monde, Argento is saying Americans have taken such a Robespierre-like mentality to the movement because they lack perception and thoughtfulness, at least when compared to Europeans who are more open-minded: The actress then condemned the American movie industry for commercializing the movement into a reactionary brand: Spot on. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

It could maybe go to the New York Film Festival (pure speculation), but I’m thinking a big splashy AFI premiere is more likely. Netflix is distributing this one, so you just know there’s going to be a big awards machine backing it up. One thing I find fascinating about this ‘Pinocchio’ adaptation, which just released a trailer, is that it’s set just before the rise of Fascism in pre-WWII Italy....

After winning the Palme d’Or in 2018 for “Shoplifters”, Japanese writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda made a film in France (“The Truth”) and now one in Korea. Both mediocre. This is another rare miss for Kore-eda; dull and maudlin at turns, “Broker” is a very American-influenced road trip movie by the Japanese filmmaker, so much so that I wouldn’t be that surprised if a Hollywood remake did eventually occur. Then again, why even remake it?...

We already have this first poster for the film, which makes the whole thing look like a “Hallmark Movie.” Of course, it’s just a poster. As mentioned earlier, Kore-eda’s last film, “Shoplifters,” won the Palme d’Or last year — it ended up grossing $3.3 million in the U.S, and $69.4 million abroad, for a worldwide total of $72.7 million (I’m sure its budget couldn’t be more a million dollars). Regardless, this was the “I told you so!...

I’ve had to rely all these months on a source close to the ‘Killers’ team who last told me the film was almost finished in the editing room. So, why not release it in 2022? The main reason it’s not being released this year, he told me, seems to stem from “Marty just not wanting to take on Steven [Spielberg]. They believe it’s Steven’s time.” If that’s the case, then it’s an extremely lame excuse....

According to the suit, revealed through court-filed documents, Weinstein interrupted a meeting he had with the unidentified actress at his office in 2013 by pushing her to the ground, removing her underwear and performing oral sex on her, as she sobbed and told him to stop. According to the suit, he then asked, “Do you even want to be an actress?,” adding “I slept with Jennifer Lawrence and look where she is; she has just won an Oscar....

The 84-year-old has had a sort of career resurgence the last ten or so years, especially in France. If you read Cahiers du Cinema you will notice how much they loved his recent fare like “Essential Killing,” “Four Nights With Anna,” and “11 Minutes.” So, it makes sense that Skolimowski was finally welcomed back in Cannes competition with “EO”. “EO” is a donkey movie, and an animal rights statement, that resulted in many walkouts when I saw it at the DeBussy theatre....

DiscussingFilm are reporting that Joel Coen’s adaptation of “Macbeth” [via Deadline] starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand will begin filming on February 10th. This is Joel’s first non-episodic film since 2016’s “Hail Caesar.” No word yet on why his brother Ethan is not part of the project. It’s conspicuous absence, most notably because they have always worked together (Joel is usually credited the director, Ethan as the co-screenwriter) and not missed a collaboration ever since their 1984 debut “Blood Simple....

We have seen shades of Carpenter classics such as “Halloween,” “The Thing,” “Assault on Precinct 13,” “Escape from New York,” “They Live,” and “Big Trouble in Little China” all over the neo-horror resurgence. There’s Ti West’s “House of the Devil,” David Robert Mitchell’s “It Follows,” Adam Wingard’s “The Guest,” Jeremy Saulnier’s “Green Room,” Jeff Nichols’ “Midnight Special,” The Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things,” and even Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight,” the latter which had Tarantino only showing “The Thing” to his cast before production begun....

Lanthimos, much like Wes Anderson, might be releasing two movies next year. “AND” is set to film until December, then Lanthimos will have 12 months of post-production to make sure it gets dated for 2023. Lanthimos‘ follow-up to 2018’s “The Favourite,” “Poor Things,” is curiously still in post-production and will mostly likely be released next year. However, Lanthimos is already shooting “AND” which means he’ll have two projects ready by 2023....

Hamill’s “I got one movie!” is a decent enough indication that implies his role in IX will be minimal. I mean, they did kill off Luke in the previous chapter, albeit we all expected to come back maybe in hologram form, which might still happen with this “cameo,” or, as SW fans call them, “Force ghosts.” I presume this might have to do with the third lesson Rey never received during her time on Ahch-To....