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Nanni Moretti to Head 2012 Cannes Jury

Fiona — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:32:49 +0000

Festivals time – festival news! Italian actor and director Nanni Moretti will head the jury at the 2012 Cannes film festival this May. In case you forgot, the 2012 festival runs from May 16-27 and this news is no surprise – Moretti has presented six films at the festival, including last year’s Habemus Papam (We [...]

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Take Shelter Cannes Critics Week Winner Trailer and Clips

Fiona — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:17:46 +0000

Just in case you’re still interested in some great psychological drama, we’re here to make your day better, and give you a theatrical trailer for Jeff Nichols’ upcoming movie titled Take Shelter. Nichols’ movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and by the way, won the Cannes Critics Week sidebar Grand Prix, so [...]

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Cannes 2011 Winners

Fiona — Sun, 22 May 2011 23:13:46 +0000

One of the most anticipated and long-awaited movie, Terrence Malick‘s The Tree Of Life, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival won the Palme d’Or! Malick didn’t show up and instead Bill Pohlad and Dede Gardner (producers) accepted the prize, saying he was too shy to show. According to THR, Pohlad explained that Malick was [...]

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Cannes 2011: Un Certain Regards Winners

Fiona — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:03:19 +0000

I know you’re all waiting to hear what projects were the luckiest at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, so we’re here to start our little report with Un Ceartain Regards winners! I’m sure you already remember our previous reports about the movies that have competed in this category, so you know that it consisted of [...]

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Lars Von Trier Banned From Cannes Film Festival

Fiona — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:24:45 +0000

What the hell was Lars Von Trier thinking when he said he was Nazi? Have no idea, but he’ll definitely have a reason to feel melancholic now, when the Cannes Film Festival declared him “persona non grata with effect immediately.” And just in case you still have no idea what we’re talking about, you came [...]

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New Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive Clip

Fiona — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:21:24 +0000

Is there something about this project that you’ve missed? Except the fact that Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive will be premiered on Thursday night, May 19 at this years Cannes Film Festival, we now have one extended preview clip from this film to share with you! As you see, it’s the moment when Driver meets Irene, [...]

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Cannes 2011: Pater by Alain Cavalier

Fiona — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:03:27 +0000

From director Alain Cavalier comes the movie titled Pater, another project that is scheduled to premiere In Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. So, we’re here today to have a little chat about the story that will follow “the return of the prodigal son to his father.” Still, it’s interesting to hear that Pater [...]

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Cannes 2011: Michael by Markus Schleinzer

Fiona — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:41:21 +0000

Another title that will compete at the 64th Cannes Film Festival is Michael, an upcoming Austrian drama film directed by Markus Schleinzer. Just in case you’re not familiar with Schleinzer’s work, don’t worry, because this movie is the first feature he’s directed, and it is a first-time competitor for the Palme. Reportedly based on the [...]

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Hannover House Acquires Three Acclaimed International Films at Cannes Festival

Allan Ford — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:19:40 +0000

Hannover House has acquired the North American distribution rights to three acclaimed international films during the first three days at Cannes Film Festival. All three films are slated for theatrical release in key markets before being distributed onto home video and television. Hannover House is the entertainment unit of Target Development Group, Inc. “Asalto Al [...]

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New The Tree Of Life Clip

Fiona — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:53:07 +0000

Terrence Malick‘s The Tree Of Life again, only this time we’re here to share the latest clip from this movie. Of course, if you’re Brad Pitt‘s fans, you’re going to love this one. If not – better skip it, because Pitt is actually “a macho asshole” that he already revealed he would be. And yes, [...]

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Cannes 2011: Once Upon a Time In Anatolia by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Fiona — Fri, 13 May 2011 06:02:36 +0000

Does this title – Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da means anything to you? Guess not, but I’m sure you already know that Once Upon a Time In Anatolia is one of the movies scheduled to premiere In Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. So, it’s the perfect time for us to have a little chat about [...]

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Gus Van Sant’s Restless New Images

Fiona — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:36:19 +0000

Gus Van Sant‘s upcoming Restless is definitely one of those projects that we just love to write about. Especially when we have new images from this teen drama to share with you. The movie follows Annabel and Enoch’s complex and moving journey together as it culminates in their acceptance of themselves. The relationships they share [...]

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Cannes 2011: Hanezu No Tsuki by Naomi Kawase

Fiona — Fri, 13 May 2011 00:18:27 +0000

We’re here to have a little chat about an upcoming Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase, titled Hanezu No Tsuki, and the project that is scheduled to premiere In Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Hanezu No Tsuki is based on a novel by Masako Bando, and we definitely think that it deserves your [...]

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Martial Arts Film ‘Dragon’ (Wu Xia) Gets US Distribution

Allan Ford — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:31:06 +0000

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired from WE Distribution the distribution rights for the world, outside of Asia and French speaking Europe, to the martial arts, film noir epic DRAGON (WU XIA). TF1 are already confirmed to distribute the film in France. The film will have its world premiere as part [...]

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Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia Clips

Fiona — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:01:02 +0000

We’ve seen just one trailer for Lars Von Trier‘s Melancholia so far. So, it’s a perfect moment for a little bit more from Trier. And if you expect to see something more brightful this time, then you must be a huge optimist. Ok, we all know that’s Lars Von Trier’s movie and the title speaks [...]

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