Monthly Archives: May, 2011

The Violent Kind has divided audiences, and by no means is it a genre-crossing masterpiece, but it's a solid (if convoluted) horror story featuring strong acting performances all around, not to mention enough blood and violence to satisfy the darkest of hearts.

Naturally the most polarizing film of the Main Competition film so far would come from Bertrand Bonello. L'Apollonide House of Tolerance is his return back into the Main Comp since 2003's Tiresia.

It has been in the works since the last 70's, and was very close to making last year's line-up but producers mention that the film just wasn't quite ready, so the most anticipated film at this year's Cannes has landed...and according to the panel, depending on who you ask, it may or may not be Terrence Malick's greatest achievement. Here's a partial set of grades for The Tree of Life and an equal amount of first reactions to Bonello's L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) appears to have played well to French critics but was pretty much slammed by the international critics.

Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene was the first of the two back-to-back Fox Searchlight titles showing at the festival this year -- the...

Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene was the first of the two back-to-back Fox Searchlight titles showing at the festival this year -- the other one, needs no mention. For the Borderline Films guys, this is a familiar spot for them as back in 2008 they premiered Antonio Campos' Afterschool in the Un Certain Regard section back in 2008, which means by all logic both Campos and Durkin would put on the producer's hat and have Josh Mond make his directorial debut ready for....2014.