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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[...]

Craig Skinner is at the Cannes film festival, reporting for Bleeding Cool. The Cannes Film Festival opened on Wednesday evening with Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco and it was a less than auspicious start. The film stars Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly, the movie star who became a princess and joins her long after the wedding and[...]

Stunning performances from Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux and clean, intelligent direction from Abdellatif Kechiche made for a very deserving Palme D'Or winner.

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[...]

Peter Willis writes for Bleeding Cool Arriving a little late to the party, I got my 2013 Cannes Film Festival underway today, with the double treat of an actual on-screen birth and enough non-simulated sex scenes to fill the seediest backstreet sex tavern And this without the presence of outcast Lars Von Trier. Nestled between these less[...]

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[...]