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Cannes: Lundi, 19 Mai 2008-05-19 23:34:57 In Competition:
“Le Silence de Lorna (Lorna’s Silence)” by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Jeff Wells, “I was close to enraged by the actions of Arta Dobroshi’s main character in La Silence de Lorna…Which means I felt strongly irked by the Dardenne brothers’ screenplay. Which means, despite the feeling and focus that went into it, that I didn’t [...] Read more:Cannes
Review: Brick Lane (2008) 2008-05-19 12:10:00
Tannishtha Chatterjee in Sarah Gavron’s “Brick
Lane.”
A modest reduction of Monica Ali’s best selling, and critic polarising, novel, Sarah Gavron’s directorial effort proves to be almost as effective. The film opts for a far more subdued, personal exploration, one of claustrophobia and micro-dimensions, beautifully filmed and portrayed, “Brick Lane” manages to be b
Cannes: Mercredi, 21 Mai 2008-05-21 14:25:26 The day of the “Chevolution” - and I am going to totally black out now. No reviews of ”Che” will be read by me, nor will I listen to its “buzz” - or, at least, I will try as best as I can. Besides the Che films, La Mujer Sin Cabeza, Surveillance, O’ Horten and A [...] Read more:Cannes
Must Sees 2008: “Choke” 2008-05-21 13:00:36 Finally Fox Searchlight have released the teaser poster for one of my most anticipated films of the year, “Choke
.” The book by Chuck Palahniuk is honestly one of the funniest books I have ever read (which may not mean much because I am not big on reading), and the film version is apparently hillarious as [...]
The Love Guru 2008-05-21 10:15:28 “His Karma is Huge”
The new Paramount film by Marco Schnabel, starring Mike Myers and Jessica Alba is set for release on the 20th of June 2008.
The film is about Pitka, played by Mike Myers, who is an American raised by gurus. He returns to Canada in order to make a name for himself in the self-help business. His has to settle the [...]
SA Films Screen at Cannes 2008-05-20 15:58:06 South African films that have screened at the 61st Cannes
Film Festival include “Zimbabwe” by Darrell Roodt and “Triomf” by Michael Raeburn.
Triomf, the long-awaited adaptation of Marlene van Niekerk’s novel, had it’s premire at Cannes the other day. The ever classy Pam Andrews stars in the film as Cleo, a prostitute.
Director Raeburn says, “”The ro Read more:Films
Cannes: Mardi, 20 Mai 1969-12-31 18:00:00 Clint Eastwood’s The Changling The Exchange, name change according to Screen Daily, has been getting rave, and I mean rave reviews, especially focusing on Jolie’s performance, and I for one am thrilled. Also screening is Delta, Of Time and the City, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Maradona by Kusturica, Johnny Mad Dog, Los Bastardos, I will probably [...] Read more:Cannes
, Mardi
Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 2008-05-22 15:35:20 “Same old, same old.” Amen.
Disappointment is guaranteed for anyone who is not blind-sighted by nostalgia or someone looking for a film that goes further than the kind of revolutionary entertainment that first began as an experimental idea over twenty-seven years ago. You are not going to get the kind of magnificence that came with the first two [...] Read more:Indiana
, Kingdom
, Crystal
, Skull
, Indiana Jones
Cannes: Jeudi, 22 Mai 2008-05-22 15:25:13 “Adoration”
Films screening today are: Adoration, La Frontiere de L’aube, Lecon de Cinema, Ocean Flame and Wendy and Lucy.
In Competition:
“Adoration” by Atom Egoyan
Justin Chang, “Folding all sorts of post-9/11 questions - about the ethics of terrorism, the deceptiveness of outward appearances, the ways technology can enable dialogue yet hinder the truth - int Read more:Cannes
Review: City of Men (2008) 2008-05-21 23:26:55 Stepping into the vast shadow of its exhaustingly brilliant predecessor, “City of Men” revives that feeling that comes with knowing that there is trouble in paradise in the form of a tame companion piece that has less of an effect when compared to “City of God,” despite its vibrancy and undeniable authenticity in almost every [...]
Cannes: Samedi, 24 Mai 2008-05-24 16:05:14 “Palermo Shooting”
Can you believe Cannes
is almost over? Me either, and it feels weird. Anyway, the films screening today are Entre les Murs (The Class), Palermo Shooting and The Good, The Bad and The Weird.
In Competition:
“Entre Les Mures (The Class)” by Laurent Cantet
Geoff Andrew, “With the Official Competition having been widely regarded as generally decent [..
Cannes: Un Certain Regard Awards 2008-05-24 15:45:38 “Tulpan”
From Festival de Cannes
:
“Tulpan” by Kazakh director Sergey Dvortsevoy was awarded the Un Certain Regard GAN Fondation Prize by the Jury President Fatih Akin at this evening???s awards ceremony.
The Un Certain Regard Jury, presided by Fatih Akin, consisting of Jos?? Maria Prado, director of the Spanish national film archive, as well as journalists Anupama Chopra, [ Read more:Awards
Cannes: Some {More} Awards 2008-05-24 15:21:14 From Festival de Cannes
:
Aside from the official Festival de Cannes awards, other organizations award prizes to films presented at the Festival. Here are the winners:
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Eldorado by Bouli Lanners, selected for Directors’ Fortnight, received both the “Label Europa Cin??mas” Prize, awarded to the best European film in Directors’ Fortnight, and the “Regards Jeunes” Read more:Awards
Review: What Happens In Vegas… (2008) 2008-05-24 02:00:43 Get Lucky.
Neon-lit Vegas
??? the place where dreams can come true as well as your worst nightmares. When originality and creativity fail, follow a tried and trusted Hollywood romantic comedy formula, and you may just end up with something that is adequate enough to call it ???watch able.??? But ???What Happens in Vegas?????? writer Dana [...]
Cannes: Cin??fondation Awards 2008-05-24 01:59:03 ??”Himnon”
Cannes
“student” film awards, striving to build and hone new talent, and thousands of entries from film schools all over the world are entered, this year 1200 entries were recieved. Out of that, only 17 films made the official cut.
The Jury (Hou Hsiao Hsien, Olivier Assayas, Susanne Bier, Marina Hands and Laurence Kardish) awarded prizes [...] Read more:Awards
Cannes: Vendredi, 23 Mai 2008-05-23 13:55:35 How do you pronounce “Synecdoche”?
The day my most anticipated film of the year, or at least the one I am most looking forward to that is premiering at Cannes
, Synecdoche, New York makes its debut. Now, as with “Che,” I will not be following up on its buzz and reviews until I am no longer [...]
Weekend Attractions (22 - 25 May) 2008-05-22 16:58:43 “You name it, we shoot it.”
Films opening in South Africa this weekend…
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (read my review)
Indiana Jones is back in a new globe-trotting adventure, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford as Indy, leading an all-star cast, missing [...] Read more:Weekend
, Attractions
Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 2008-05-22 15:35:20 “Same old, same old.” Amen.
Disappointment is guaranteed for anyone who is not blind-sighted by nostalgia or someone looking for a film that??goes further than??the kind of revolutionary entertainment that first began as an experimental idea over twenty-seven years ago. You are not going to get the kind of magnificence that came with the first two [...] Read more:Indiana
, Kingdom
, Crystal
, Skull
, Indiana Jones
Cannes: Jeudi, 22 Mai 2008-05-22 15:25:13 “Adoration”
Films screening today are: Adoration, La Frontiere de L’aube, Lecon de Cinema, Ocean Flame and Wendy and Lucy.
In Competition:
“Adoration” by Atom Egoyan
Justin Chang, “Folding all sorts of post-9/11 questions - about the ethics of terrorism, the deceptiveness of outward appearances, the ways technology can enable dialogue yet hinder the truth - int Read more:Cannes
Review: City of Men (2008) 2008-05-21 23:26:55 Stepping into the vast shadow of its exhaustingly brilliant predecessor, ???City of Men??? revives that feeling that comes with knowing that there is trouble in paradise in the form of a tame companion piece that has less of an effect when compared to ???City of God,??? despite its vibrancy and undeniable authenticity in almost every [...]
Cannes: Dimanche, 25 Mai (The Moments of Truth) 2008-05-25 12:46:30 Golden Palm
And the awards go to…
Palme d???Or: “Entre Les Murs (The Class)??? by Laurent Cantet
Grand Prix (Runner Up): “Gamorra (Gomorrah)” by Matteo Garrone
Prix de la mise en sc??ne (Best Director): Nuri Bilge Ceylan, “Uc Maymun (The Three Monkeys)”
Jury Prize: “Il Divo” by Paolo Sorrentino
Prix d???interpr??tation masculine (Best Actor): Benicio Read more:Cannes
, Moments
, Truth
Cannes: Your Guess is as Good as Mine 2008-05-25 12:14:34 This the first (and definietely not the last) year I have kept a close eye on the shangigans on the Riviera, and not that I know much, I have a strange urge to throw my two cents into the mix and predict which film will take home the big one, Palme d’Or, and the others [...] Read more:Cannes
, Guess
Review: “88 Minutes” 2008-05-27 11:33:46 When a film ends and the only thought running through your mind is something along the lines of wondering how a film as bad as this could have ever been made – you know you deserve a refund, even if it is only monetary. Without a single redeeming quality, this gag of an attempt at [...]
Review: “Be Kind Rewind” 2008-05-26 16:05:43 “You name it, we shoot it.”
True to Michel Gondry’s intense will to abandon all conventionality, “Be Kind Rewind” fits comfortably in his assortment of cinematical odes to various realms outside of actuality, including “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” which had critics searching for new superlatives aside from “masterpiece” and “brilliant.” Perhaps his decision
Encounters Film Festival 2008 2008-05-26 09:00:23 To celebrate 10 years of the Encounters
South African International Documentary Festival
, the organisers have assembled a colourful and exciting bouquet of movies that mixes local creations with some of the world’s best new documentary films.
This year’s festival runs in Johannesburg at Nu Metro in Hyde Park from the 19th to 29th of June and, in Cape [...]
Cannes: Dimanche, 25 Mai (The Moments of Truth) 2008-05-25 12:46:30 Golden Palm
And the awards go to…
Palme d’Or: “Entre Les Murs (The Class)” by Laurent Cantet
Grand Prix (Runner Up): “Gamorra (Gomorrah)” by Matteo Garrone
Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director): Nuri Bilge Ceylan, “Uc Maymun (The Three Monkeys)”
Jury Prize: “Il Divo” by Paolo Sorrentino
Prix d’interprétation masculine (Best Actor): Benicio Read more:Cannes
, Moments
, Truth
Cannes: Your Guess is as Good as Mine 2008-05-25 12:14:34 This the first (and definietely not the last) year I have kept a close eye on the shangigans on the Riviera, and not that I know much, I have a strange urge to throw my two cents into the mix and predict which film will take home the big one, Palme d’Or, and the others [...] Read more:Cannes
, Guess
Cannes: Samedi, 24 Mai 2008-05-24 16:05:14 “Palermo Shooting”
Can you believe Cannes
is almost over? Me either, and it feels weird. Anyway, the films screening today are Entre les Murs (The Class), Palermo Shooting and The Good, The Bad and The Weird.
In Competition:
“Entre Les Mures (The Class)” by Laurent Cantet
Geoff Andrew, “With the Official Competition having been widely regarded as generally decent [..
Cannes: Un Certain Regard Awards 2008-05-24 15:45:38 “Tulpan”
From Festival de Cannes
:
“Tulpan” by Kazakh director Sergey Dvortsevoy was awarded the Un Certain Regard GAN Fondation Prize by the Jury President Fatih Akin at this evening’s awards ceremony.
The Un Certain Regard Jury, presided by Fatih Akin, consisting of José Maria Prado, director of the Spanish national film archive, as well as journalists Anupama Chopra, [ Read more:Awards
Cannes: Some {More} Awards 2008-05-24 15:21:14 From Festival de Cannes
:
Aside from the official Festival de Cannes awards, other organizations award prizes to films presented at the Festival. Here are the winners:
Eldorado by Bouli Lanners, selected for Directors’ Fortnight, received both the “Label Europa Cinémas” Prize, awarded to the best European film in Directors’ Fortnight, and the “Regards Jeunes” Read more:Awards
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