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The film is up for grabs at Cannes and will head in front of cameras this coming June in Canada The movie is produced by Kevin DeWalt, Danielle Masters, and Benjamin DeWalt of Minds Eye Entertainment Executive producers include Scott Martin, Michael Slifkin, and Jack Sheehan of Archstone THR had the report of the film[...]

The project is heading into production this September and will go in front of buyers at Cannes Five main cast members were signed this week, as Courtney Love, Viggo Mortensen, Shia LaBeouf, Al Pacino, and John Travolta all boarded the project Mamet co-wrote the script with writer Nicholas Celozzi Celozzi's uncle, Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana,[...]

Wolf Creek is definitely in the realm of indie-horror properties, but for being a niche title, it looks like there's still some steam left in the franchise after all. Wolf Creek 3 – Photo Credit: Altitude Film Sales First reported by Variety, we learned that Altitude Film Sales has acquired worldwide sales rights (with the exception of[...]

One of the most underrated, eerily prophetic, and divisive cult-classics is getting a new shot at life, with the original version of Southland Tales finally getting an official re-release.It was recently announced that Southland Tales would be getting a new Blu-ray transfer, with 15 minutes of new scenes, tons of new content, and the infamous[...]

Another Virtual Cannes Film Festival Film announcement to keep an eye on- Lily James has signed on to star as a bank robber in the new film Peggy Jo The film will focus on Peggy Jo, a bank robber who performs her heists while dressed as a man They are saying to think "Bonnie &[...]

It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes that year, the highest honor at the festival The film starred James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Steven Brill, and Ron Vawter Soderbergh wrote the original screenplay in only eight days, and in the process, helped usher in a revolution in independent cinema Sex, Lies,[...]

As the Cannes International Film Festival draws to a close in 2019, prizes for top honors in the various categories of best directing, acting, screenplay and more across feature-length and short entrants were given out, and there was a surprising outcome. The Golden Lion Award from Cannes Film FestivalPhoto by Nattapat.J / Shutterstock.com Quinten Tarantino's 9th film,[...]

With film premieres comes red carpets and fancy dresses but Thandie Newton's Star Wars gown for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story is out of this world. Zoomed out, it looks like a silk print gown with reds, yellows, and blues.  In fact it's Vivienne Westwood Couture, one of their "Absence of Rose" prints[...]

The finish line is in site, with the Paris District Court announcing on whether or not the film can screen at Cannes on May 19th Gilliam was expected to appear, but for obvious reasons, was unable to. Former Quixote producer Paulo Branco, who's claimed ownership of the film's rights since 2016, had filed to prevent the film from[...]

With Cannes Film Festival happening in France for the next two weeks, expect a wash of information to come in about upcoming films, picture deals, and news One of the most nostalgically awesome (and long-rumored) tidbits happened this morning, with word coming that both Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are indeed reprising their roles as Ted "Theodore" Logan and[...]

Jackson in The Hitman's Bodyguard was announced? Just me? Okay, fine then, maybe you won't care so much about this tidbit of information coming from Millennium Films at Cannes. Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, and Samuel L JacksonPhoto courtesy of Lionsgate The Hollywood Reporter says there are posters for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard are up around the famous Film Festival in France,[...]

He'll be shopping it around during Cannes Film Festival, sort of the breading grounds for studios to find projects and for filmmakers to get the distribution needed for audiences to see the flicks. Reportedly (per Deadline's comments) the film is: "set at the intersection of Sexy Beast and Downton Abbey, and follows a very English drug lord attempting to[...]

According to a recent report, Netflix almost purchased the Landmark Theaters chain in order to (theoretically) screen their original content and (possibly) get around some film festival and award show rules about digital content being included. Credit: Netflix The report in question is from the Los Angeles Times, claiming a source informed them the deal didn't happen[...]

Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35? Apparently John Cusack's Not a Huge Fan of Disney's High Fidelity Series Netflix Says Au Revoir to Cannes Film Festival Following Rule Change 'Handmaids Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Talks Star Wars and Terrorists Broad City Creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson Announce End to Series, Sign Development Deal with Comedy Central Martin Scorsese to Direct[...]

Streaming service and studio giant Netflix has said "au revoir" to Cannes Film Festival following a rule change the famed cinematic event announced in 2017 Specifically, films without theatrical releases in France are banned from being included in competition at the festival. The rule was bent in 2017 for Netflix's films Ojka and The Meyerowitz Stories, even though[...]

Earning two Oscar nominations for The White Ribbon, Haneke would become one of the only directors to have won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or award for two consecutive features: The White Ribbon and Amour French language film Amour would receive five Oscar nominations (including Best Picture), and go on to win an Academy Award,[...]

Clint Eastwood was at Cannes this weekend to help present the restored edition of Unforgiven on that film's 25th anniversary He was interviewed for an hour-long 'master class' on film while he was there, which has been widely quoted for the 'politically correct' commentary as he was talking about Dirty Harry Despite an impressive list[...]

Amidst the controversy at Cannes over whether Netflix and Amazon should be allowed to exhibit films at the high-profile festivals without committing to the traditional theatrical distribution model, it appears that one of the Netflix films that Cannes did let in this year is stealing the show: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) directed by Noah Baumbach and[...]

Revealed last week at the Cannes Film Festival, Rob Cohen will write and direct an adaptation of Everette Hartsoe's 1990s "bad girl" comic Razor, according to a report from THR. In an interview with Bleeding Cool in 2013, promoting a Kickstarter that eventually raised over $26,000 dollars for a new Razor graphic novel, Hartsoe told us, "We[...]

… What we've got going is working and we have no reason to disrupt that." That might be true, but for the types of movies that go to Cannes or Sundance, that isn't reality anymore A small, indie movie doesn't need to be screened in a theater to get the experience (On a personal note, I[...]

The 2017 Cannes Jury has been announced and it has both words and letters in it that mention the names of people. //Source //c RR Being an esteemed executive producer that has taken a short film to said festival, I thought it best that this news come from me Here's the Cannes announcement: Under the presidency of the Spanish[...]

It's no surprise that Cardinale would be honored on the official poster for the 2017 Festival International Du Film Cannes, a French phrase which translates roughly as "Celebration Of Extremely Stinky Cheeses." The poster was designed by French agency Bronx 2017 marks the seventieth anniversary of the famous film festival. What may be a surprise, however, is[...]

Peter Willis writes for Bleeding Cool. In what was my final full day at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, I was up early for the hotly anticipated James Gray period drama, The Immigrant. Upon arriving at the shores of Manhattan in the 1920's, Polish immigrant Ewa, played by Marion Cotillard, is separated from her sister, Magda, who[...]

This year, the Danish director returned to the Cannes once more to compete for the Palme d'Or with Only God Forgives, another collaboration with Ryan Gosling. Many who turned up for this morning's 8.30am screening were expecting something special Prior to the curtain rolling back there was a tangible sense of anticipation in the air[...]

Peter Willis writes for Bleeding Cool. Borgman arrived at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival this morning as the first Dutch contender for the Palme d'Or in 38 years And, though unlikely to walk away with any of the top honours, it will no doubt be one of the most talked movies of the festival – if[...]

After reading Hanna Shaw-Williams' roundup of the most ridiculous movie posters at Cannes this year, I couldn't resist looking up the trailer for Zombie Ass It does not disappoint: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNzduf6vWcA[/youtube] Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Cosplay Round-Up: Phoenix Comicon, Day Two  It's the second day of cosplay fun at Phoenix Comicon! The number of folks in costume was a bit[...]

The world of crime is shown to be no different, with the cost of a hit a constant running joke. The political element was generally overriding and a unwelcome distraction, perhaps in part as I was unable to directly relate to it due to being a Brit. In the scenes which they share, however, Pitt and Gandolfini[...]

Peter Willis writes for Bleeding Cool. Not many movies shown at Cannes can claim to have as high a walkout rate as Dario Argento achieved at this afternoon's screening of his Dracula 3D At one point it actually became a distraction, though it wasn't a completely unwelcome one It added to the experience, somewhat, as did[...]

Peter Willis is our man in Cannes He is the co-owner of WhatCulture and will bringing you daily coverage of the 65th Cannes Film Festival You will find him occasionally tweeting@peter_willis. It seems like Lawless might be a bit of a marmite affair As with Drive 12 months ago, it's dividing critics right down the line[...]

It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes And now the movie winner Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, based on Apichatpong Weerasethakul's original ghost story incorporating princess-on-catfish action ha been interpreted in poster form by Acme Novelty Library's Chris Ware The film is out in New York on March 2nd. Via Vulture. It won the[...]