All posts tagged "Cannes Film Festival"
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"Men React Poorly to the Power of Women": Cannes 2017 Award-Winner Michel Franco Talks New Film April’s Daughter
Though his screenplays delve into the delicate and provocative, Michel Franco’s direction is restrained. His shooting style remains dispassionate. The Mexican director tells upsetting stories...
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Cannes Film Festival 2017: Charlize Theron, David Lynch, Will Smith and More in Our Red Carpet Gallery
Stars aligned at the 70th anniversary edition of Cannes Film Festival, May 17-28, 2017. It was a typically eventful time in the South of France...
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A Tale of Truth and Darkness: An Appreciation of Andrzej Wajda’s Kanał
On April 20, the late Andrzej Wajda’s Kanał, a landmark of Polish cinema and a universally acclaimed masterpiece, celebrates its 60th anniversary. Kanał is such a...
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The Best Advice I Ever Received: How the Team Behind Slamdance Film Cortez Found the Courage to Make Their Film
The Man with the White Hair sat a long way away from me, his ’80s-era glasses slipping down his nose. Next to me sat Cheryl...
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Dixie Flicks: How Justin Wheelon Persuaded Skeptical South Carolinians to Embrace Southern City Film Festival
How does a Southeastern film festival land a spot on Film Freeway’s top 100 best-reviewed festivals list after its first year? “We took Southern hospitality...
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Upstaged by Injustice: The Salesman Is About More Than Its Titular Character, Says Actor Shahab Hosseini
Asghar Farhadi’s newest film The Salesman recently won prizes at Cannes for both Farhadi’s screenplay and for Shahab Hosseini’s lead performance. The film presents the familiar idea...
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“You Are a Person Seated in Court:” Asghar Farhadi Says Those Watching The Salesman Are More Than Spectators
A door opens, a crime is committed, honor is transgressed, and the conflicts in a literary classic intertwine with a husband’s thirst for vengeance in...
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Laughing With Pain: Director Maren Ade and Sandra Hüller on Their Hilarious Father-Daughter Dramedy Toni Erdmann
Fake teeth, a raggedy wig, and the playful love of a father that knows no boundaries make the title character in Maren Ade’s irreverent and...
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Crossing the Line: Andrzej Wajda, Pioneer of the Personal and Political in Polish Cinema (1926—2016)
Andrzej Wajda, the powerhouse purveyor of Polish cinema with a celebrated knack for devastating depictions of war-torn Europe, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016...
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Expanding the Doc Universe: Producing Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time, and the Business of IMAX
Those of you who are familiar with film markets—either those happening in conjunction with a festival like Cannes, Berlin, Toronto or independently as a stand-alone...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...