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I should really have drawn attention to this earlier, but as Jeff Wells pointed out on Hollywood Elsewhere, Lars von Trier’s Cannes hit “Melancholia” began a one-week, once-a-day screening run at Los Angeles’ out-of-the-way Laemmle Fallbrook 7 theatre on Friday — a handy opportunity for local film buffs with free afternoons to sneak a look […]
Three days left to catch ‘Melancholia’ in LA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:49 am · July 26th, 2011
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‘Drive’ red-band trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 am · July 22nd, 2011
As you can see from the previous post, Kris is every bit as punch-drunk on Nicolas Winding Refn’s electric throwback thriller “Drive” as I was at Cannes — read my review here — where it deservedly won the Best Director prize. It stands as my favourite narrative feature of the year so far; the rest […]
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New ‘Tree of Life’ poster, plus Brits to get first dibs?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:39 pm · March 28th, 2011
UPDATE: According to Anne Thompson, Fox Searchlight have denied reports of the early UK release date. Empire, however, is standing by their story, based on the word of UK distributor Icon. Watch this space. EARLIER: I’ll admit that when this Empire scoop first popped up on my Twitter feed, I had to check my diary […]
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INTERVIEW: ‘Father of My Children’ director Mia Hansen-Løve
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:38 am · May 27th, 2010
As film critics continue to pick over the spoils of Cannes 2010, for regular cinemagoers, it can take an awfully long time for the movies in question to trickle down to them. Case in point: Mia Hansen-Løve’s remarkable sophomore feature “Father of My Children,” which impressed critics and won a special jury prize in the […]
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‘Biutiful’ reactions reflect a tale of two movies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · May 17th, 2010
Guy hasn’t pulled his full review of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Biutiful” together yet, though he will shortly. Directly after this morning’s Cannes screening, he Tweeted that the film was “critically unfocused and emotionally muted,” and that “Inarittu clearly needs to kiss and make up with Arriaga.” And judging by some of the reactions coming out […]
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Of notes and diaries on the Croisette
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · May 14th, 2010
While Guy is doing a bang-up job handling Cannes for us this year, I thought I’d poke around and see what some of the other usual suspects of the Oscar season are covering things on the ground. When I clicked over to Awards Daily, I wasn’t the least bit disappointed. Sasha Stone, attending the fest […]
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First images, teaser poster for ‘Biutiful’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:47 pm · May 9th, 2010
As I mentioned in my Cannes preview, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Biutiful” is the director’s first Spanish-language effort since his 2000 debut “Amores Perros.” That, combined with the star power of Javier Bardem, means more eyes on this one than most of its Competition rivals. Thanks to D*Hollywood for the film’s Cannes poster. Two stills after […]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 26 — Special Edition! — Catching up, Cannes on the way, ‘Iron Man’ kicks off the summer season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:58 pm · May 7th, 2010
Welcome to Oscar Talk, your one-stop kudocast between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. It’s been a while, so there was plenty to cover in this, the first of three off-season podcasts we’ll offer up through the summer. On the docket today… • With Cannes around the corner, we briefly size things […]
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A soupçon of ‘Certified Copy’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:43 am · May 5th, 2010
I’ll begin a more in-depth Cannes preview tomorrow, but I’m happy to trail it with this vaguest of teasers for my own most anticipated film of the festival: Abbas Kiarostami’s “Certified Copy,” starring Juliette Binoche. (Thanks to AwardsDaily for the tip.)
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Schnabel holds ‘Miral’ for Venice
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:12 am · April 15th, 2010
One of the more eyebrow-raising omissions from the Cannes official selection announced this morning was Julian Schnabel’s “Miral.” The New York artist’s biopic of Hind Husseini, with a cast including Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe and Freida Pinto, had been widely deemed a good bet for the competition lineup, given its lofty arthouse profile and the […]
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Cannes official selection unveiled, includes Leigh, Iñárritu
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:17 am · April 15th, 2010
Okay, before you ask, “The Tree of Life” is reportedly not ready — though the Cannes selection has apparently seen a cut, so never say never. Four slots in the competition lineup have yet to be filled. That aside, many of the expected names are present and correct, including former Cannes champs Leigh, Kiarostami, Mikhalkov, […]
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‘Robin Hood’ to open Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:50 am · March 26th, 2010
More of a handy PR opportunity than an actual festival honor, Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” has secured the opening night slot at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on May 12, two days ahead of its US and UK release date. Like last year’s Cannes opener, “Up,” the film will premiere out of competition, affording it […]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Guild awards, pre-nomination jitters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:17 am · January 30th, 2010
• In the biggest upset of the season so far, “The Hurt Locker” came up trumps at the PGA Awards. • “Inglourious Basterds” took the top prize at the SAG Awards, which also gave another boost to Sandra Bullock. • With Oscar nominations out next week, we listed some of the greatest nominee fields in […]
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Tim Burton named Cannes jury president
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:07 am · January 26th, 2010
In a move that should remind some of his more disenchanted fans of the high esteem with which he is still held in the industry, Hollywood’s resident kook-auteur Tim Burton has been tapped to head the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He said in a statement: After spending my early life watching triple […]
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THE LONG SHOT: Mind your language
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:38 pm · October 28th, 2009
You might not be aware of it, but the competition is already formally under way in Oscar’s most perennially problematic category, Best Foreign Language Film. For almost two weeks now, official Academy screenings of the longlisted contenders in the race have been in progress, and will continue through January, until all 65 titles have been […]
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LONDON: ‘Dogtooth,’ ‘Kinatay,’ ‘Burrowing’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:14 am · October 17th, 2009
Once more, Friday’s major festival screenings covered ground I’d already trod in Venice — the day’s glossiest gala slot was reserved for “The Road” (which you know did little for me), with a less prominent early evening slot for Tom Ford’s “A Single Man” (which did rather more). Given the current buzz levels for each […]
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International ‘White Ribbon’ trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:19 pm · August 15th, 2009
Okay, so your appreciation of this trailer for Michael Haneke’s lavishly acclaimed Palme d’Or winner will obviously be enhanced if you have at least a working knowledge of German. (No subtitles here.) But since it’s the first substantial glimpse most of us have had of what is clearly a major work, I thought it worth […]
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Korea selects ‘Mother’ for Oscars, bypasses ‘Thirst’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 pm · August 12th, 2009
Thanks to The Film Experience for pointing out this news nugget: a month after Sri Lanka kicked off the convoluted, multi-tiered contest for Best Foreign Language Film by selecting their official entry, we have our first relatively high-profile submission, as Korea has entered Bong Joon-ho’s “Mother” into the race. Some might be surprised that the […]
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