Five filmmakers in Alexander Payne, the Cannes loved Andrea Arnold, actress turned nouveau director Hiam Abbass (upcoming Inheritance, Jerusalem, I Love You) and Raoul Peck...
Not unlike other years, 2011 had its share of particular titles that dominated cinematic conversations (though I don’t recall ever having had more conversations about a new film than The Tree of Life), with the end of the year heralding shoe-in awards fodder for hotly anticipated, overbearing biopics, starring Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams.
Playing a supporting character in Sean Durkin's brilliant film debut Martha Marcy May Marlene, actor Brady Corbet's "recruiter" character is the only player to cross into the feature from Durkin's previous short film, the linked, Cannes-winning Mary Last Seen. Corbet is in a rather interesting phase in his career.