#CANNES: “HOW TO HAVE SEX” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Molly Manning Walker makes an exceptional, daring Feature directorial debut.
Three best friends, Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce), Em (Enva Lewis) and Skye (Lara Peake) go on a vacation to a small town in Greece. The Brits plan this vacay to be what is typically called a rites-of-passage holiday — drinking, clubbing and hooking up. This should be the best summer of their lives but not for Tara.
We’re introduced to these three charismatic young women as they make their ...
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#CANNES: “INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Indy (Harrison Ford) is back and once again is in a race against time. This time around he’s attempting to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), a former Nazi who works for NASA.
Director James Mangold has kept intact what’s made this franchise which Steven Spielberg built and made so popular but ...
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#CANNES: “THE SWEET EAST” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Cinematographer Sean Price Williams (Good Time) steps into the Director’s chair and delivers the engrossing The Sweet East.
It follows Lillian (Talia Ryder) who’s craving more excitement in her life. While on a high school trip to Washington, D.C. an opportunity arises to get a first glimpse of the wider world. This takes her on a road trip across the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. Along the way she runs into many ...
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#CANNES: “BLACK FLIES” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Sean Penn’s latest is one brutal look into the lives of paramedics in East New York. It follows Ollie (Tye Sheridan) a rookie on the job. At the scene of a shooting, Ollie meets veteran EMT Rut (Penn). From there the two become paired up for Ollie’s first year on the job. Leading to the young paramedic getting a crash course in lifesaving techniques while working with the grizzled New York City veteran.
Black Flies is a raw look at the daily working life of ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER TRAILER FOR “KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON”
Premiering soon at Cannes, today we get a Trailer for Martin Scorsese's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON! We will have a review soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG0si5bSd6I&feature=youtu.be
Synopsis:
At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage ...
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#CANNES: “MONSTER” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Kore-eda Hirokazu pleas for acceptance with this powerful film about morals.
It’s hard to explain what Monster is truly about due to the hidden story within the central narrative. The most straightforward summary would be that Monster is about a young boy, Minato (Soya Kurosawa), who begins acting strange. His single mother Saori (Sakura Ando) begs to get the truth from her only son. He tells her that his ...
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#CANNES: “JEANNE DU BARRY” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Cannes ’23 opening night film tells the true story of Jeanne Bécu (Maïwenn). Jeanne was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743. As she grew up, and got kicked out of the convent she was forced into, she had two choices — work as a maid like her mother or become a courtesan. She choose the latter as she believed that was a way to live her fullest life. It was that life that lead her to become a mistress to King Louis XV (Johnny Depp). ...
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#CANNES: SPHERE FILMS CANADA ACQUIRE THREE NEW FILMS INCLUDING “WE LIVE IN TIME”
Sphere Films today announced the acquisition of the Canadian rights for WE LIVE IN TIME by John Crowley (Academy-Award nominated Brooklyn) starring award-winning actors Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, currently in production in London, England.
WE LIVE IN TIME is a romantic drama scripted by playwright and screenwriter Nick Payne with Benedict Cumberbatch on board as Executive Producer. Developed and produced by STUDIOCANAL with partners at ...
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#CANNES: DAY ONE – JURY PRESS CONFERENCE
Our Amanda Gilmore has arrived in Cannes to deliver us some coverage of the Festival, its stars and most buzzy films! The Festival is on now through May 27, 2023. Today, she attended the Press Conference for this year's Jury, featuring some very accomplished names in the industry including Paul Dano, Brie Larson, Ruben Östlund and Julia Ducornau.
Some quotes from today, starting with Paul Dano.Dano: "I'm so excited to be here and be surrounded by these people". "I've been going every ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “ELEMENTAL” SELECTED AS CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Pixar Animation Studios returns to the globally revered Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of its all-new feature film “Elemental” on May 27, 2023 ahead of its theatrical release on June 16. Debuting out of competition as the closing film of the 76th edition of the festival, “Elemental” is the fourth film from the storied studio to be selected for the event and joins previous favorites “Up,” “Inside Out” and “Soul.”
Pete Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer, ...
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