Gregory Ellwood

Emma Stone and Parker Posey do their best, but Woody Allen’s latest drama, “Irrational Man,” is almost as forgettable as his last effort, “Magic in the Moonlight.”

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'Hateful Eight' looks good, but 'Lion' may be Harvey Weinstein's secret Oscar player

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:19 am · May 14th, 2015

Harvey Weinstein previewed The Weinstein Company’s 2015 slate in Cannes Thursday evening with films such as “The Hateful Eight,” “Lion,” “Southpaw,” “Tulip Fever,” “Adam Jones,” “Carol” and “Macbeth” making the assembled media take notice.

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Tom Hardy says he knew he owed George Miller an apology after he saw 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:45 am · May 14th, 2015

The Cannes press conference for “Mad MaxL Fury Road” finds Tom Hardy apologizing to director George Miller. Plus, we discover what Mel Gibson thinks about the movie.

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Review: The modernity of 'Tale of Tales' almost trumps its visual splendor

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:50 pm · May 13th, 2015

Matteo Garrone’s “Tale of Tales” with Selma Hayek, John C. Reilly and Vincent Cassel is a slightly bumpy two hours of storytelling, but it’s peppered with wonder and unexpected humor.

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6 things we learned from the Coens, Jake and Guillermo at their Cannes press conf

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:47 am · May 13th, 2015

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jake Gyllenhaal, Xavier Dolan, Guillermo Del Toro and Sienna Miller all had interesting things to say at the kick-off press conference for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival jury.

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Review: Cannes' opener 'Standing Tall' can't avoid the courtroom clichés

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:27 am · May 13th, 2015

Emmanuelle Bercort’s “La Tête Haute” (Standing Tall) has a positive message and an expectedly fine performance from Catherine Deneuve but is an overly long mixed bag of troubled youth clichés.

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The movies you need to pay attention to at Cannes 2015 and why

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 3:49 am · May 12th, 2015

19 films the world is waiting to premiere and why you should care about them including “Carol,” “Inside Out,” “Sicario,” “The Sea of Trees,” “Amy,” “The Lobster,” “Louder Than Bombs,” “Love” and more.

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Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin ready to bring Disney's 'Zootopia' to life

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:35 pm · May 6th, 2015

Walt Disney Animation is sitting 2015 out, but it’s returning next March with “Zootopia.” Today the studio announced that Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin would voice the film’s leading roles.

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Exclusive: Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin in images from Cannes' premiere 'Sicario'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:39 pm · May 5th, 2015

An exclusive look at Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Emily Blunt in images from Denis Villeneuve’s new thriller “Sicario” which premieres at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival later this month.

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'Far From The Madding Crowd's' Carey Mulligan 'constantly fighting' not to sing in movies

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:23 pm · April 30th, 2015

Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen discuss their experiences shooting “Far From The Madding Crowd” with HitFix.

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Meet Sin-Dee Rella and the cast of Sundance breakout 'Tangerine'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:39 am · April 30th, 2015

The first trailer for Sean Baker’s “Tangerine” is here and it quickly reminds us why the indie drama was one of the biggest breakouts at Sundance this past January.

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Matthias Schoenaerts says Eddie Redmayne could win his second Oscar for 'Danish Girl'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:16 am · April 30th, 2015

Without prompting, Matthias Schoenaerts says Eddie Redmayne could win his second Oscar for ‘The Danish Girl.’ Plus, the ‘Far From The Madding Crowd’ star compares his co-star Carey Mulligan to some of his other leading ladies.

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