Tag: Cannes Film Festival 2008
Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” Teaser Trailer
A teaser trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s movie ”Che” (“The Argentine” and “Guerilla“, two-part biopic with a total running time of 268 minutes) is online. Benicio Del Toro, who played the title in Soderbergh’s “Che” won the prize for best actor at Cannes Film Festival 2008.
Each of the two films will focus on a different episode in Che’s life:
“The Argentine” dramatises the struggle of Che and Fidel Castro to topple Cuba’s Batista regime in 1956, and “The Guerrilla” will chart the episode when, eight years later, Che travelled to New York to address the United Nations.
Two Lovers Trailer, Poster, Synopsis
Trailer for the romance/drama “Two Lovers,” premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2008, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw, has been released. Check out also the French poster for the movie.
First Soderbergh’s “Che” (“Guerilla”) International Trailer
A pair of films by Steven Soderbergh about the life of Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara debuted at Cannes Film Festival 2008.
Benicio Del Toro as “Che” won the best actor prize at Cannes Film Festival 2008 for his role.
“Che” – “The Argentine” and “Guerilla,” are two-part biopic with a total running time of 268 minutes.
Benicio Del Toro discussed Soderbergh’s “Che” with Castro
Benicio Del Toro has revealed that he discussed playing Che Guevara in an upcoming biopic with Fidel Castro.
Del Toro, who won the best actor prize at Cannes Film Festival 2008 for his role in Steven Soderbergh‘s ”Che,” met the former president of Cuba briefly to talk about his friendship with revolutionary Che Guevara.
‘Maradona by Kusturica’ Trailer
We previously wrote about Kusturica‘s ‘Maradona‘ movie and short interview with Diego Maradona at Cannes Film Festival.
YouTube has a bunch of clips and trailers for this documentary. I thought you might enjoy this.
George Lucas on Indiana Jones 5!
Fox News caught up with George Lucas at the Cannes Film Festival who revealed there’s more than a strong possibility there will be a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie.
He says that he and director Steven Spielberg have left the door open for a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
“I haven’t even told Steven or Harrison this,” he told. “But I have an idea to make Shia LaBeouf the lead character next time and have Harrison Ford come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie. I can see it working out.
“And it’s not like Harrison is even old. I mean, he’s 65 and he did everything in this movie. The old chemistry is there, and it’s not like he’s an old man. He’s incredibly agile; he looks even better than he did 20 years ago, if you ask me.”
Cannes 2008 – Robert de Niro Present the Palme d’or
The following films are to complete the 2008 selection for the Festival de Cannes:
Opening the Festival, and in Competition, on Wednesday May 14th: ‘Blindness‘ by Fernando Mereilles, with Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal.
A third French film in Competition: ‘Entre les murs‘ by Laurent Cantet, with François Begaudeau.
Another film in Competition: ‘Two Lovers‘ by James Gray, with Joachim Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Furthermore, ‘Hunger‘ by Steve McQueen will open Un Certain Regard, on Thursday May 15th.
Cannes Film Festival Updated Competition Lineup / ‘Blindness’ opener and ‘What Just Happened?’ closer – confirmed
Fernando Meirelles‘ Blindness will open the Cannes Film Festival and will join the Competition line-up, it was confirmed today.
The film, about a city hit with a plague causing most of the population to go blind, was adapted by Don McKellar from the novel by Jose Saramago.
The cast is led by Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal.
Last week, when the official line up was announced, many industry observers questioned why ‘Blindness’ had not been included.
Cannes has added two other titles to the Competition:
- Laurent Cantet‘s ‘Entre Les Murs‘, based on the book by Francois Begaudeau, is the third French film in competition promised by Fremaux last Wednesday,
-James Gray‘s ‘Two Lovers‘, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Cannes Film Festival – 40th Directors’ Fortnight
The Cannes Film Festival‘s 40th Directors’ Fortnight, announced Friday in Paris. Twelve of the 22 films are either French pics or co-productions. There is also a good showing from Spain and Latin America, with five films. Just one U.S. pic will be presented at the Directors’ Fortnight, “The Pleasure of Being Robbed,” which closes the section. Like the Official Selection and Critics’ Week, the section focuses on rising talent, with a particular emphasis on European filmmaking. Directors’ Fortnight opens with “Four Nights With Anna,” the return to filmmaking of celebrated Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski. International rights on the film, Skolimowski’s first since 1991′s “30 Door Key,” have been taken by Paris-based sales company Elle Driver.
