Category: Festivals
‘My Mom Jayne’ Review: Mariska Hargitay’s Emotional Journey To Discover Her Movie Star Mother And The Stunning Family Secret She Kept Hidden For 30 Years – Cannes Film Festival
Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay was only 3 years antique in 1967 when a horrendous car accident took the life of her mother, Jayne Mansfield [...]
Richard Linklater says Trump tariffs are “not going to happen”; is positive for future of US film
Filmmaker Richard Linklater believes Trump’s proposed tariffs on films made outside the US are “not gonna happen”.
The director was speaking at [...]
Lynne Ramsay’s ‘Die My Love’ With Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson Gets Nine-Minute Ovation After Cannes Premiere
One of the starrier titles to hit the Croisette this week, Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love just had its debut at the Palais, earning a nine-minute ovati [...]
Qatar’s Doha Film Festival launches with over $300,000 in competition prize money
The Doha Film Institute’s inaugural Doha Film Festival (DFF) will run from November 20-28 this year, with over $300,000 of prize money on offer [...]
Producer Injured By Falling Palm Tree On Croisette In Cannes
A man in his 30s was seriously injured while walking on Cannes’ celebrated Croisette promenade on Saturday when he was struck by a falli [...]
‘Eddington’ star Pedro Pascal on US politics: “F**k the people that try to make you scared”
Pedro Pascal says artists have to “keep telling stories” in the face of potential censorship and US political chaos.
The actor was speaking at t [...]
‘Bono: Stories Of Surrender’ Review: U2 Frontman Reveals Tales Of Love And Loss In Humorous, Poignant, Diverting Documentary
U2’s Bono is seen as a successor to a very petite fraternity of world-conquering rock stars – the likes of Springsteen, Jagger and Bowie. He’s less [...]
“We want the UK to be the best place in the world to make film,” says UK innovative industries minister in Cannes
UK innovative industries minister Chris Bryant underlined the government’s vision for supporting the UK film industry in an emphatic speech at t [...]
‘The Little Sister’ Review: Nadia Melliti Makes A Striking Debut In Hafsia Herzi’s Seductive Coming-Out Story – Cannes Film Festival
It’s been seven years since Cate Blanchett led 82 women up the red carpet in protest at the male do [...]
‘Sirat’ splits critics on Screen’s Cannes jury grid; ‘Case 137’ also lands
Oliver Laxe’s Sirat has divided opinion on Screen International’ s Cannes jury grid, receiving an average score of 2.5.
The family drama about a [...]