2016 Cannes: I, Daniel Blake Wins Palme, Andrea Arnold Wins Third Jury Prize
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake took home the coveted Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It is Loach’s... Read More
Film Festivals
First Look: ‘Loving,’ starring Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton
With the unveiling of Jeff Nichols’s Loving at the Cannes Film Festival to mostly rapturous reviews (especially for Ruth Negga) comes the first clip of the... Read More
Cannes 2016 Distribution Watch: What’s Been Picked Up
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Sometimes it seems that for all of the prestige and pageantry of the Cannes Film Festival most American audiences will never see... Read More
Can ‘Elle’ Earn Isabelle Huppert Her First Oscar Nomination?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] So very often the world’s most celebrated actresses never find themselves in the Oscar conversation until something so extraordinary comes along,... Read More
2016 Cannes: Un Certain Regard, Short Films & Cinéfondation and Caméra d’or Juries
The Festival de Cannes has the pleasure of revealing the composition of the Un Certain Regard Jury, the Short Films Competition and Cinéfondation Jury as... Read More
2016 Cannes Jury Announced: Kirsten Dunst, Mads Mikkelsen, Arnaud Desplechin and more
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] George Miller has chosen his jury for the 69th Festival de Cannes and it includes a wealth of previous winners at Cannes,... Read More
2016 Cannes Film Festival: Director’s Fortnight Lands Paul Schrader, Pablo Larraín, Laura Poitras
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] With the Official In Competition lineup and Critics’ Week films announced, today brings us the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Director’s Fortnight) with... Read More
2016 Cannes Film Festival: Critics’ Week Films Announced; Chloe Sevigny Short Closes
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 55th La Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its films, including a trio... Read More
‘Looking’ Feature Film to Close San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
After a short two-season run on HBO, the 40th San Francisco International Film Festival (put on by Frameline) will World Premiere the final chapter of... Read More
SFIFF59 Preview: Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller)
In Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig plays the titular character, a woman on the verge of artificially inseminating herself with the DNA of a former college... Read More
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