Gus Van Sant’s unwieldy mix of independent and commercial styles dooms this Cannes drama.
Review: Matthew McConaughey and Gus Van Sant get lost in 'The Sea of Trees'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:45 pm · May 15th, 2015
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Review: 'Son of Saul' is a truly remarkable cinematic experience
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 8:31 am · May 15th, 2015
Holocaust drama signifies the arrival of an important new filmmaker in Laszlo Nemes.
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Fox Searchlight nabs Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth' with Michael Caine in prime lead role
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:17 pm · May 13th, 2015
Fox Searchlight has acquired Paolo Sorrentino’s “Youth” at Cannes, with Michael Caine in a role that could well land him in the thick of the upcoming Best Actor race.
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Lionsgate acquires 'Genius,' quietly amasses intriguing awards slate
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:31 am · May 13th, 2015
Lionsgate has picked up Michael Grandage’s “Genius” at the Cannes Film Festival, and if it ends up with a 2015 release, it joins an interesting line-up of potential awards players for the studio, which hasn’t been in the thick of it since 2009’s “Precious.”
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Lionsgate/Roadside pick up Gus Van Sant's 'Sea of Trees' with Matthew McConaughey
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 am · May 13th, 2015
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are teaming up to release Gus Van Sant’s “The Sea of Trees,” screening this weekend at the Cannes Film Festival.
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How will the 2015 Cannes Film Festival set the stage for this year's Oscar race?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · May 11th, 2015
The 2015 Cannes Film Festival commences Wednesday, May 13. With it comes the usual array of awards hopefuls that could end up on red carpet after red carpet by year’s end.
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Guillermo Del Toro , Sienna Miller on 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:24 pm · April 21st, 2015
The 2015 Cannes Film Festival announces its Grand Jury and Director’s Fortnight selections.
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A female directed film will open the Cannes Film Festival for the first time in 28 years
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:52 am · April 13th, 2015
“La Tête haute” will open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and that makes Emmanuelle Bercot the first woman to direct the opening night film since Diane Kurys’ “A Man in Love” in 1987.
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Ingrid Berman's smile is the centerpiece of the 68th Cannes Film Festival poster
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:08 pm · March 23rd, 2015
Ingrid Bergman enjoys the honor of starring in the official poster for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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The Coen brothers will head up the 2015 Cannes Film Festival jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 pm · January 19th, 2015
It looks like the Coen brothers will be celebrating wrap on the now-filming “Hail, Caesar!” by heading up the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Roundup: Saturday night's all right for Cannes prizes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:06 am · February 10th, 2014
In a rare change of routine, the Cannes Film Festival awards will be presented a day earlier this year. Also: The politics of movie walkouts, and how to define designing ‘Gravity’
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'Grace of Monaco' to open the 67th Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:11 am · January 24th, 2014
After being booted from the 2013 release schedule, there’s light at the end of the tunnel for the Nicole Kidman-starring Grace Kelly biopic: it will premiere as the Cannes opening film on May 14.
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Roundup: Gerwig, Waltz, Schamus tapped for Berlinale jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:43 am · January 14th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, James Schamus will head the Berlinale competition jury, with Greta Gerwig, Christoph Waltz and Michel Gondry among his jurors. Also: Armond White’s eviction from the NYFCC, and Cannes’ new president.
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Jane Campion to head 2014 Cannes jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 pm · January 6th, 2014
Filmmaker Jane Campion has a long and rich history with the Cannes Film Festival, and now she adds one more notch on her Croisette belt: she’ll be heading up the 2014 edition’s jury.
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Chile's 'Gloria,' Australia's 'The Rocket' among recent entries in foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · September 10th, 2013
Where do we currently stand in this wide-open category?
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Sony Classics picks up riotous cult-movie doc 'Jodorowsky's Dune'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:00 am · July 11th, 2013
HitFix’s own Drew McWeeny is among the talking heads in this Cannes hit.
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Video: Oscar contenders coming out of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:56 pm · May 29th, 2013
Officially wrapping up our Cannes coverage today, it’s time to really break down the Oscar prospects coming out of the 66th annual fest.
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Video: Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival's second week
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:10 pm · May 28th, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention break down a few of the most-talked about movies from the second half of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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