Tag: James Gray
Armageddon Time | Review
A Great White Hype: Gray Explores the Farce of the American Dream in Coming of Age Portrait
Where are we going? Where have we been?...
2022 Gotham Awards Noms: Todd Field’s Tár Takes Centerstage, Aftersun Gets Love Blisters
Aftersun is the tops of the noms garnering Breakthrough Performer, Breakthrough Director, Outstanding Lead Performance and Best Feature. The noms are out and we...
2022 Cannes Coverage Wrap-Up: Competition
Armageddon Time - James Gray
Boy from Heaven - Tarik Saleh
Broker - Hirokazu Kore-eda
Frère et sœur - Arnaud Desplechin
Close - Lukas...
2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – James Gray’s Armageddon Time
James Gray makes a fifth trip to the Palme d'Or competition with Armageddon Time - his eighth feature film. Following The Yards (2000), We...
2022 Cannes: Abbasi, Dhont, Reichardt, Mungiu & Claire Denis Among 18 Titles Vying for Palme d’Or
The likes of first-time comp contenders Kelly Reichardt, Ali Abbasi and Lucas Dhont are joining former Palme d'Or winners Ruben Östlund, Kore-eda Hirokazu, the...
2022 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – 24 Palme d’Or Hopefuls
We've looked at the non-competing sections (10 predictions). We've visited (20 predictions) the possible Critics' Week programme. We explored (20 predictions) options for the...
IndieSponge Episode 6 – Wong Kar-Wai Plants “Blossoms”, Guadagnino Snorts “Scarface” & Blanchett registers for “Armageddon Time”
On this week’s episode of IndieSponge, Kevin Jagernauth and I talk about the 2020 Cannes hors les murs and the films that'll float around...
Ad Astra | Review
All Alone in the World: Gray Elegantly Propels Trademark Themes & Style into Outer Space
The curiosity of witnessing James Gray try his hand at...
The Conversation: 10 Most Anticipated Films – Venice 2019
There’s much to be excited for in the upcoming 2019 Venice Film Festival, the 76th edition of the world’s oldest major film festival. Of...
The Conversation: Vying for Venice 2019 – Predictions!
Once again, Venice seems poised to make a killing by featuring a number of high-profile US auteurs in its line-up. Like last year’s program,...
The Conversation: Time for TIFF 2019 – Predictions!
The Toronto International Film Festival is set to unspool its latest monolithic program. A major cue to set Oscar season into motion, the line-up...
The Conversation: 2019 Cannes Film Festival Predictions
For several reasons, the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival was something of a slight progression, if at least for the number of...
Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2019
And between the remakes, prequels, sequels, reboots and rehashes pouring out of the Hollywood studio system, we sift through the detritus of continual superhero...
The Lost City of Z | Blu-ray Review
Although it’s one of the best theatrical releases of 2017 (and a novel change of pace for James Gray), the epically conceived The Lost...
The Lost City of Z | Review
Zed and Buried: Gray’s Period Adventure a Meticulous Throwback of Epic Filmmaking
American auteur James Gray unveils his most provocative film yet with the painstaking,...
Aki Kaurismaki’s “The Other Side of Hope” Leads Nicholas Bell’s 2017 Berlin Intl. Film Fest Top Ten
Unfortunately, Berlinale 2017, the 67th edition of the film festival, may be remembered as something of a letdown. Although several surprises were to be...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #100-11
As the cinematic landscape begins to take shape with the upcoming editions of Sundance, Berlin, and Rotterdam, here are 100 titles of note to...
The Conversation: Cinema Italiano – 2016 Venice Film Festival Predictions
Looking towards the Lido, we’re just over three months away before the fourth quarter Fall Festival circuit kick off, and the final prestigious competition...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: An Introduction
As we were putting together our projections for most anticipated films due in 2017, we noticed there were too many notable titles to be...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #52. James Gray’s Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z
Director: James Gray
Writer: James Gray
Producers: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner
U.S. Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Pattinson
During Cannes 2013,...
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...
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,...
Escalante, Bruni-Tedeschi, Warmerdam & New Zhangke Crack 2013 Cannes Main Comp Line-Up
The Official Selection for the 66th Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled and noticeable absentees in the list of 19 Main Comp films and...
2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: James Gray’s Lowlife
#6. James Gray's Lowlife
Gist: An innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #51. Guillaume Canet’s Blood Ties
Blood Ties
Director: Guillaume Canet
Writer(s): Canet, James Gray, Jacques Maillot, Pilar Anguita-MacKay, Frank Urbaniok
Producer(s): Alain Attal, John Lesher, Hugo Sélignac, Christopher Woodrow
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast:...
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