Tag: 2013 Cannes Film Festival
The Strange Little Cat | Review
In a Word: Pulchritude
Buried in Cannes' most unassuming and roundly ignored sidebar, ACID (an acronym for what translates to "The Association for the Distribution...
Nothing Bad Can Happen | Review
Book of Job 2: Gebbe’s Divisive Debut High Brow Torture Porn
The only German entry in 2013’s Cannes film festival also happened to be one...
Venus in Fur | Review
Mighty Aphrodite: Polanski Returns With Spirited Adaptation
The once quite reticent Roman Polanski quickly returns with yet another adaptation of a popular Broadway play, Venus...
Heli | Review
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control: Escalante’s Mexico Still Suffering
Amat Escalante doesn’t fall far from his own tree with Heli, graphic violence once again...
Young and Beautiful | Review
Airy & banal, Ozon's Latest is as Indistinct as its Title
Moving right along the trajectory we’re all well familiar with by now, François Ozon...
The German Doctor | Review
A Nazi At My Table: Puenzo’s Latest an Eerie Reimagining
Argentinian director Lucia Puenzo once again adapts one of her own novels for her latest...
Only Lovers Left Alive | Review
Eternity and a Day: Jim Jarmusch's Vampire Flick Is Typically Jarmuschian
After his droll yet audience-friendly quirkfest Broken Flowers took home the Grand Prix at...
Jodorowsky’s Dune | Review
Resurrecting Sci-fi Legend: Pavich Taps Alejandro
Frank Herbert's epic novel Dune has been a sci-fi benchmark since it's original release back in 1965, and since,...
Stranger By the Lake | Review
Wet Hot French Summer: Guiraudie’s Bold, Scintillating New Film
Idiosyncratic filmmaker Alain Guiraudie is set to take the art house by storm with his bold,...
Blue is the Warmest Color | Review
Blue is the Color of My True Love’s Hair: Kechiche Takes Us Deep Sea, Baby
For his latest film, Abdellatif Kechiche returns to themes of...
Grand Central | Cannes Review
Soon You Will Know: Zlotowski’s Sophomore Effort a Bleak and Appealing Entanglement
Reuniting with Lea Seydoux, the star of her 2010 film, Belle Epine, filmmaker...
Recap: Our Cannes Critics’ Panel think Latest Kechiche, Coens and Farhadi Were a Cut Above
Around the midway point of the fest, all indications told us that Asghar Farhadi's The Past and the Coen bros. Inside Llewyn Davis would...
2013 Cannes Award Winners in Pictures: Triple Love for Kechiche, Exarchopoulos and Seydoux
It was to be expected the moment that the Best Actress prize was given to Bérénice Béjo (The Past), that the chances for Palme...
Our Panel Predicts Palme d’Or Win for Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Colour
We had an server hiccup exactly at the wrong time here in Cannes, but it's worth saying that (check out our fancy graph below)...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Kechiche’s “Blue is the Warmest Colour” in a Class Apart
According to the sixteen critics on our panel, Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue is the Warmest Colour (which is already being considered to be the filmmaker's...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 11: Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive
Those who'll have stayed until the end of the fest (most in the industry skip town a good 48 hours prior to Sunday) will...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Gray’s The Immigrant
Handsome looking via the the talented Darius Khondji, high-end production value that some are mentioning as The Godfather Part II like, starring muse Joaquin...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color
Ang Lee won the Golden Lion at 2007's Venice Film Festival for Lust, Caution, beating out Abdellatif Kechiche's far more critically appreciated The Secret...
Behind the Candelabra | Review
Sex, Lies, & Biopic: Soderbergh Bids Adieu With Sincere, Compelling Flair
In what will reportedly be director Steven Soderbergh’s last directorial effort in the film...
Shield of Straw | Cannes Review
Burnt Offerings: Miike’s Latest Can’t Quite Reach Satisfying Blaze
That audacious auteur of excess, Takashi Miike, unveils his latest offering, Shield of Straw to be...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 7: Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza
One week into the fest and the double bill appears to be a strong one - we find Steven Soderbergh's last feature film (I'm...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 5: Coen Bros.’ Inside Llewyn Davis
Almost fitting that it was raining "cats" and dogs during the queuing up portion to yesterday's early-lead press screening at the Debussy for the...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Arnaud Desplechin’s Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)
Benicio Del Toro plays a post-traumatic, migraine not-too-happy patient, while Mathieu Amalric takes on the role of the sympathetic, non-traditional psychotherapist in Arnaud Desplechin's...
Like Father, Like Son | Review
Blood Ties: An Elegant, Yet Familiar New Film from Koreeda
Children switched at birth and discovered years after the error is the well-worn melodramatic scenario...
The Past | Cannes Review
Heavy, Heavy Hangs: Farhadi’s Latest a (mostly) Worthwhile Endeavor
For his first film made outside his native country, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi unveils his latest...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 2: Amat Escalante’s Heli
By the fest's end in about nine days from now, we might pointing to the first film that showed during the '13 edition as...
2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 2: Francois Ozon’s Young & Beautiful (Jeune & Jolie)
For a third consecutive year, we bring back our twice daily, five-star system, critical snapshot of the Main Competition selected films (16 films in...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant - Clio Barnard
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: Coming to the Croisette with one of the most anticipated sophomore films, Barnard's multiple festival award-winning...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Lynne Ramsay’s Swimmer
Swimmer - Lynne Ramsay
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: Seeing that the wait time between films can be a lengthy one, We Need to Talk About Kevin...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Chloé Robichaud’s Sarah préfère la course
Sarah préfère la course - Chloé Robichaud
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: The Quebecois wunderkind appears to have made quite the impression on the Cannes family,...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Amat Escalante’s Heli
Heli - Amat Escalante
Section: Main Competition
Buzz: Steadily guided by Cannes' fest head honcho Thierry Fremieux, Amat Escalante receives a major big stage showing for...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Katell Quillévéré’s Suzanne
Suzanne - Katell Quillévéré
Section: Critics' Week
Buzz: I know her debut feature, Love Like Poison, left a lot to be desired for many, but based...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Lav Diaz’s Norte, the End of History
Norte, the End of History - Lav Diaz
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: Buzz: Lav Diaz can get ghetto-ized as that Filipino director who makes obscenely...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Sébastien Pilote’s The Dismantling
The Dismantling - Sébastien Pilote
Section: Critics' Week
Buzz: Wholly unassuming, as most Québécois films tend to be outside of Quebec, Sébastien Pilote made perhaps the...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake
Stranger by the Lake - Alain Guiraudie
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: Alain Guiraudie is one of the most interesting French filmmakers almost no one in...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Claude Lanzmann’s The Last of the Unjust
The Last of the Unjust - Claude Lanzmann
Section: Out of Competition
Buzz: The guy who made Shoah made this. Period.
The Gist: 1975. In Rome, Claude...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Kaveh Bakhtiari’s L’escale
L'escale - Kaveh Bakhtiari
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: The first feature film from Swiss-Iranian director, Kaveh Bakhtiari, documents the plight of illegal immigrants from Iran living...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Katrin Gebbe’s Tore Tanzt
Tore Tanzt- Katrin Gebbe
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: This first feature film from German filmmaker, Katrin Gebbe, is an exploration of a young man's increasingly...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly
Ugly - Anurag Kashyap
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: Not a stranger to prolific film festivals, Anurag Kashyap's films have debuted in Venice (Dev D), Toronto (That...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Basil Da Cunha’s Ate ver a luz
Ate ver a luz - Basil Da Cunha
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: Basil da Cunha is a Swiss filmmaker of Portuguese descent. In 2011 and 2012,...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Rithy Panh’s The Missing Image
The Missing Image - Rithy Panh
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: Cambodian director Rithy Panh, perhaps best known for his 2003 documentary, S21: The Khmer Rouge...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Mohammad Rasoulof’s Anonymous
Anonymous - Mohammad Rasoulof
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: Mohammad Rasoulof, one of the three Iranian filmmakers famously arrested in 2010, is set to cause more...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Lucia Puenzo’s Wakolda
Wakolda - Lucia Punezo
Section: Un Certain Regard
Buzz: After winning the Critics Week Grand Prize in 2007 for her directorial debut, XXY, Argentinean director Lucia...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin
Blue Ruin - Jeremy Saulnier
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: Jeremy Saulnier, cinematographer for Matthew Porterfield’s Putty Hill and I Used to Be Darker, unveils his sophomore...
Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2013: Alex Van Warmerdan’s Borgman
Borgman - Alex Van Warmerdan
Section: Main Competition
Buzz: Alex Van Warmerdan’s latest film is immediately of note because it’s the first Dutch film to play...
Cannes 2013 Derby: Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza Tops Eric’s Palme d’Or Predictions
Before I even begin considering the offerings in the field of eighteen Main Competition items, it's the composition of the jury members (team of...
Cannes 2013 Derby: Refn’s Only God Forgives Tops Nicholas’ Palme d’Or Predictions
Nicolas Winding Refn won Best Director at Cannes for his 2011 film Drive when Robert De Niro was jury president. While many may presume...
Cannes 2013 Derby: James Gray’s The Immigrant Tops Blake’s Palme d’Or Predictions
Obviously, we won't know till we see the films. But last year I predicted Amour's victory based on the likely preferences of the jury,...
Cannes 2013: Jarmusch’s “Only Lovers Left Alive” Among Five Last Minute Additions
Confirming some last minute additions to this year’s lineup, Cannes officials announced some exciting new titles, including (which we predicted) Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers...
Directors’ Fortnight Loads Up on: Jodorowsky, Jeremy Saulnier, Ruairi Robinson, Clio Barnard, Serge Bozon and Lynne Ramsay
Heavy on the French film items and with a side dish of Chilean influence, this year's Directors' Fortnight also known as the Quinzaine des...
