In High Life, the English-language debut from iconic director Claire Denis (Beau Travail, 35 Shots of Rhum), Robert Pattinson stars with Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin and Mia Goth in what is likely to be one of the most talked about films of 2019. I saw the film at the Toronto International Film Festival last September and between the low budget, …
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Historically, the depiction of female emotion on film has been constrained by how palatable it is for the male gaze. Women can laugh, but not at the expense of their poise; they can feel anger, but not if it contorts their face into something unappealing; they can experience sadness, but not before first offering emotional comfort to a man …
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The TIFF Cinematheque programming team has assembled a rich Festival lineup for 2018 that not only exclusively features titles from TIFF’s own film library, but will also include an exciting list of guest introductions soon tobe announced. TIFF preserves a collection of over 3000 prints and DCPs, spanning over 100 years of cinema history. “Emphasizing film preservation and medium specificity …
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High Life, from Claire Denis The New York Film Festival has announced the main slate for its 56th and it features a wealth of NYFF favorites like Jean-Luc Godard (his 25th appearance), Hong Sang-soo (14) and Olivier Assayas (9). Some highlights include Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, the anthology-turned-feature film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from The Coen …
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We’re just over three weeks from the announcement of the official lineup of the 71st Cannes Film Festival (April 12) but I’ve been mulling over who we’re likely to see what Fremaux favorites and emerging talent could show up as well as what I’m hoping does. Predicting what will show up at Cannes is always a crapshoot but with such …
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The main slate for the 55th New York Film Festival has been announced and it’s hard not to notice the domination that streamers Amazon and Netflix are having this season. For New York, all three main galas (Last Flag Flying – Opening, Wonderstruck – Centerpiece and Wonder Wheel – Closing) are from Amazon and with today’s announcement of Mudbound and …
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Major names highlighted the winners for Cannes 2017’s Directors’ Fortnight prizes with Chloe Zhao’s The Rider, which was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, grabbing the Art Cinema Award and French directing legend Claire Denis tying with Philippe Garrel for the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize with their films Let the Sunshine In (with Juliette Binoche) and Lover …
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