Cannes Film Festival 2023 has announced 19 eclectic titles in competition for the Palme d’Or, but the big story has been – and will likely remain – a high-profile U.S. …
Nanni Moretti
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Pope Francis Movie in the Works? + Pope Movies
7 minutes readPope movies: Anthony Quinn in The Shoes of the Fisherman. Pope Francis movie in the works? Friend of the Poor: The Pope Francis Story is the working title of a …
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Leos Carax madness + John Hawkes’ Virgin In but DiCaprio + Spielberg Out: Film Critics and Academy members scrambling to watch potential award contenders.
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Chastain + Day-Lewis + Lawrence: Awards Season Front-Runners
15 minutes readJessica Chastain + Daniel Day-Lewis: Awards Season Front-Runners along with Best Actress competitor Jennifer Lawrence but with possible French upset.
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Mike Leigh vs Isabelle Adjani: Berlin Film Festival getting ‘Outspoken’ President with no qualms about badmouthing 2-time Best Actress Oscar nominee.
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Non-European Movies Bypassed: Cannes + Catherine Deneuve Closing Night Gala & Faye Dunaway Poster
7 minutes readAntonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In / La piel que habito Christophe Honoré & Catherine Deneuve to close Cannes Film Festival Christophe Honoré’s …
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Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Biggest Snubs
20 minutes readBest Foreign Language Film Oscar Biggest Snubs: Penélope Cruz and Yohana Cobo in Volver. Best Foreign Language Films Oscar: Biggest snubs Barbra Streisand – Yentl & The Prince of Tides: …
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Pedro Almodóvar + Pedro Costa + Tarantino vs. Italian Cinema
17 minutes readThis past June 14, one of the world’s top directors of the last 25 years, Pedro Almodóvar, was presented with the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of …
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Nathalie Baye + Juan Diego Top San Sebastian
18 minutes readNathalie Baye & Juan Diego Top San Sebastian Film Festival Awards 2006 San Sebastian Film Festival: Sept. 21–30. At a awards ceremony yesterday, Sept. 30, the 54th Donostia-San Sebastian Film …
Cannes Winners: Old Age Drama + Mob Mentality Indictment
Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur While delivering her intro for the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony, Mistress of Ceremonies Bérénice Bejo waxed poetic: “If festivals are …
Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney, Paris Hilton: Venice Film Festival also with Romain Duris, Alba Rohrwacher and Patrice Chéreau.