Cannes: New Refn Dishes Violence and a Foul-Mouthed Kristin Scott Thomas
Nicolas Winding Refn loaded up the violence in his latest film, Only God Forgives, which will have its debut at Cannes on Wednesday night. At an early screening, the Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas starrer divided a large audience with audible boos and applause.
Trailers: Plimpton, Assange, and the Last of Lancaster
Check out trailers for this week's Film Society screenings: New releases Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself and We Sell Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, as well as family film Microcosmos and the last of our Burt Lancaster series!
Cannes Daily Buzz: Hot Topics Roundtable #1
Daily Buzz sat down with Michael Philips of the Chicago Tribune, Logan Hill of the New York Times, and Adam Cook of Mubi for our first Hot Topics roundtable from Cannes. The three critics discussed their overall impressions, favorite films, and most striking movie moments from the first half of the festival.
Cannes: The Festival at the Midpoint
Eugene Hernandez shares his list of seven films to know (so far) from this year's Cannes Film Festival, from new works by the Coen brothers, Kore-eda, and Farhadi to discoveries like Omar and Stranger By the Lake.
Cannes: Soderbergh Softens Retirement Talk at “Candelabra” Premiere
Steven Soderbergh appeared to soften his declaration that he was leaving filmmaking today in Cannes. The Oscar-winning director will unveil his HBO-produced feature Behind the Candelabra tonight in competition.
Latinbeat Goes Mad for Matías
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will showcase the work of Argentinian filmmaker Matías Piñeiro during the upcoming Latinbeat film festival (July 12 – 21) and will simultaneously open two of his films, Viola (ND/NF '13) and Rosalinda, on July 12.
Cannes Daily Buzz: Like Flies to “Miele”
Italian actor-turned-director Valeria Golino talks about her form-first approach to filmmaking, portraying a contemporary female character in a cinematic way, and the American directors who influenced her work in our podcast from Cannes.
Cannes Daily Buzz: The Responsible Violence of Escalante’s “Heli”
In the first of our podcast interviews from the Cannes Film Festival, Amat Escalante discusses his Palme d'Or competitor, being a spokesperson for his native Mexico, and why he thinks the brutal depiction of violence in Heli is more responsible than in American blockbusters.
Cannes: Folman’s “The Congress” Is a Sci-Fi Movie About the Movies
Ari Folman's followup to his Oscar nominated Waltz With Bashir blends futurism with retro animation to paint a dizzying and bleak portrait of the future of moviemaking. As if that weren't enough, it's based on a Stanisław Lem novel and stars Robin Wright as herself (sort of).
Cannes: The “Assimilation” of Asghar Farhadi
Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi spoke about his fascination with spousal relationships and his internal assimilation of censorship during a Cannes press conference for his new film Le Passé (The Past).
