Ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this Thursday, Francis Ford Coppola has shared the first official trailer for his self-funded passion project Megalopolis. The legendary Godfather director calls the ambitious epic “the best work I’ve ever had the privilege to preside over” and has enlisted a huge ensemble to […]
Exclusive Interview – Yorgos Lanthimos on directing The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Yorgos Lanthimos’ much anticipated follow up to The Lobster (2015) arrives in British cinemas this week. Part Greek tragedy, part horror and part morality tale, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer was written by Lanthimos and regular collaborator, Efthimis Filippou, winning them the Best Screenplay award at Cannes. Their twisted tale watches the well-ordered life […]
Exclusive Interview – Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy on The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, winner of the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes, arrives in UK cinemas this week, just weeks after an enthusiastic reception at this year’s London Film Festival. Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow up to the equally acclaimed The Lobster (2015) turns the spotlight on a successful surgeon who forms a […]
Cannes Film Festival to open with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard musical Annette
Nine years after Holy Motors bowed and wowed at the Cannes Film Festival, Leo Carax’s new film has been confirmed as the opening night pick for the 74th edition of the world renowned film festival. Annette, a musical starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard will receive its world premiere In Competetion when the delayed event […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Cannes for Independent Filmmakers
Daniel J. Harris with a beginner’s guide to Cannes for independent filmmakers… Festival de Cannes. Film stars from across the globe descend on a small French town to showcase their latest work. Boat parties, red carpets, glitz and glamour. But, what if you’re not a movie star? What if you’re an indie producer from Wales […]
Cannes You Feel the Love Tonight? First Rocketman reactions and reviews
Music bio comparisons were always going to be made between this fantastical look at the life of Elton John, and last year’s divisive rockbuster, Bohemian Rhapsody. However, it seems as though Rocketman, which apparently received a four-minute standing ovation at its suitably glitzy Cannes screening last night, has debuted higher in the critical charts than […]
Movie Review – Okja (2017)
Okja, 2017. Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Starring: Seo-Hyun Ahn, Hee-Bong Byun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Steven Yeun and Lily Collins. SYNOPSIS: Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named Okja. Okja is the latest original film […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Review – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), 2017. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring: Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, Elizabeth Marvel, and Grace Van Patten. SYNOPSIS: The estranged, middle-aged children of a New York artist reconnect with each other in the wake of their father’s illness. After a spate of juvenile comedies, Adam Sandler has […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Review – Okja (2017)
Okja, 2017. Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Starring: Seo-Hyun Ahn, Hee-Bong Byun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Lily Collins. SYNOPSIS: A Korean teenager reluctantly joins forces with a group of eco-warriors in a bid to save her beloved super-pig – a genetically modified animal originally created for the slaughterhouse by a sinister corporation. […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Review – Wind River (2017)
Wind River, 2017. Directed by Taylor Sheridan. Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene, and Julia Jones. SYNOPSIS: The discovery of the bloody corpse of a Native American teen in the frozen Wyoming wilderness prompts a government animal tracker and an FBI agent to join forces to solve the case. Screenwriter turned director […]
