Cannes Film Fest Sued by French Director
PARIS– Cannes Film Festival is being sued by Paul Verhoeven, a Paris-based filmmaker who happens to have the same name as the well Dutch director of “Total Recall” and “Basic Instinct.” Verhoeven, a…
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Abderrahmane Sissako Set to Preside Cannes’ Cinefondation and Short Film Jury
PARIS– Abderrahmane Sissako, whose latest film “Timbuktu” played in competition at Cannes last year and nommed for a foreign-language Oscar, is set to return to the croisette to preside the…
Coen Brothers Named Jury Presidents of 68th Cannes Film Festival
Joel and Ethan Coen will serve as co-presidents of the 68th Cannes Film Festival jury, organizers announced. The official lineup and jury of the 2015 festival will be announced in April. "We look…
Watch the Trailer for Julianne Moore’s ‘Maps to the Stars’
Focus Features has released a new trailer for Julianne Moore’s “Maps to the Stars,” eight months after the David Cronenberg drama premiered at Cannes. Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson…
Ryan Gosling’s ‘Lost River’ Will Get Day-and-Date VOD Release
UPDATE, Dec. 30, 1:20 p.m. PST — Warner Bros. will give a limited U.S. theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles for “Lost River,” Ryan Gosling’s much-derided directorial debut, in the early…
Olivier Assayas’ ‘Sils Maria’ Wins Louis Delluc Prize
Olivier Assayas’ “Sils Maria” won the Louis Delluc prize, a prestigious film kudo which is voted on by French film critics and kicks off Gaul’s awards season. Headed by Gilles Jacob, Cannes film…
Watch: First Trailer for Dog Tale ‘White God’
Magnolia Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for its March 27 release of “White God,” which won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes. "White God," a Hungarian-Swedish-German co-production from…
‘Timbuktu,’ ‘Saint Laurent’ and ‘Sils Maria’ Compete For Louis Delluc Prize
PARIS– Kicking off France’s awards season, Abderrahmane Sissako’s “Timbuktu,” Bertrand Bonello’s “Saint Laurent” and Olivier Assayas’ “Sils Maria” are among the eight films set to compete for the…
‘Leviathan’ Wins Top Prize at Camerimage, Film Festival for Cinematographers
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — Russian drama "Leviathan" won the Golden Frog, the top prize at Camerimage, a film festival devoted to the art of cinematography. The dark satire about corruption in Russia, which…
BBC Buys John Boorman’s Final Movie ‘Queen and Country’ for North America
BBC Worldwide North America has acquired North American rights to John Boorman’s “Queen and Country,” which the director has said will be his last. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in…
