Matthias Schoenaerts the ensemble standout in overlong period thriller.
Cannes Review: Starry, diverting 'Blood Ties' is no thicker than water
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:10 pm · May 23rd, 2013
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Weinstein acquires Stephen Frears's 'Philomena' with Judi Dench for Fall 2013 release
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:46 am · May 23rd, 2013
The Weinstein Company came to Cannes ready to show off with films like “Only God Forgives” (via VOD shingle RADiUS) and “Fruitvale Station” in tow, not to mention a big presentation of material from biopics “Grace of Monaco” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” There were rumblings that footage from Judi Dench starrer “Philomena” at the film market had revved the distributors engines, and indeed, today TWC has announced acquisition of the title in the US, UK and Spain and positioned it in the fall of 2013, obviously aiming for an awards trajectory.
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Cannes Review: Alexander Payne goes home, but doesn't hit home, in 'Nebraska'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:32 am · May 23rd, 2013
Amusing moments outweighed by sour notes in minor-key family drama.
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Todd Haynes teams with Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska for 'Carol'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:36 am · May 22nd, 2013
When last we heard from Todd Haynes (save a quick trip to HBO’s “Enlightened”), he had brought James M. Cain’s “Mildred Pierce” to the small screen via mini-series. Kate Winslet stormed the awards circuit winning every trophy in sight (much like Michael Douglas seems poised to do this year for “Behind the Candelabra”) and the event was in general a nice fit in Haynes’s oeuvre of female-centric drama. He’s set for another as he transitions back to the big screen with “Carol,” Screen Daily reports.
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Cannes Review: 'Only God Forgives' is a sleek, virtually non-narrative blood ballet
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 am · May 22nd, 2013
Come for the Gosling-Refn reunion, stay for the craft and Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Cannes Review: Brilliant 'Behind the Candelabra' deserves biggest screen possible
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:30 am · May 21st, 2013
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon award-worthy in Soderbergh’s witty Liberace biopic.
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Cannes Review: James Franco's 'As I Lay Dying' is a hopeless task, if not a hopeless film
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:35 pm · May 20th, 2013
The actor-director gets all the best close-ups in his Faulkner adaptation.
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Seth MacFarlane will not host the 2014 Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:03 am · May 20th, 2013
Seth MacFarlane has officially dropped out of the Oscar hosting gig today, he revealed on Twitter. And he even took a bit of a shot at that critical thrashing in the process.
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Sony Classics looks forward to 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:42 am · May 20th, 2013
The prestige distributor also handled Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation.’
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Cannes Review: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' finds the Coens singing softly in tune
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:19 pm · May 18th, 2013
Oscar Isaac is a revelation in melancholy study of arrested artistry.
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Ben Affleck sends up 'Argo' and his Best Picture Oscar acceptance speech on SNL
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · May 18th, 2013
You didn’t think “Argo” and its Oscar run was through with you yet, did you? Tonight on “Saturday Night Live,” last year’s golden boy Ben Affleck took up hosting duties for the fifth time in his career, bringing the 38th season of the show to a close and putting a big bow on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.
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'Star Trek' at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:37 am · May 18th, 2013
How has the franchise fared at the Academy Awards over the decades?
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Cannes Review: Benicio Del Toro clears his head (but not much else) in dreary 'Jimmy P'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · May 18th, 2013
Competition’s first outright dud is a major letdown from Arnaud Desplechin.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Frances Ha'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:42 am · May 17th, 2013
Noah Baumbach’s latest heads out in limited release this weekend.
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Cannes Review: 'The Past' is an intimate but exacting breakdown of several separations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:49 am · May 17th, 2013
Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to Oscar-winning ‘A Separation’ plays to his strengths.
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'Crouching Tiger' sequel to be directed by 'The Matrix' and 'Kill Bill' choreographer Yuen Wo Ping
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:47 pm · May 16th, 2013
The Weinstein Company has announced today that production on “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny” will begin in March of 2014 in Asia. Yuen Wo Ping is set to direct after serving as a choreographer on the original film, which was directed by Ang Lee was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning four.
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Cannes Review: Robin Wright gets animated in messy, sometimes mesmerizing 'The Congress'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:39 pm · May 16th, 2013
Ari Folman’s ‘Waltz With Bashir’ follow-up opens Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.
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Scarlett Johansson calls adapting Capote's long-lost 'Summer Crossing' a 'life dream'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:07 am · May 16th, 2013
The actress’s directorial debut goes on sale at the Cannes Film Market this week.
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