Tag: Straw Shield

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 Film Festival Predictions: Takashi Miike’s Straw Shield

#78. Takashi Miike's Straw Shield Gist: Based on a novel by Kiuchi Kazuhiro, Straw Shield will follow Fujiwara, a ‘child killer,’ who’s been captured and...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...

Interview: Lukas Dhont – Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Following the Grand Prix–winning Close, Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont...