Publication: Film Festival Today

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt’s Newest Film Is Not Anti-Capitalist

Brad Pitt , certainly the biggest star so far to grace the soggy Cannes red carpet, has denied that his newest film, the gangster saga KILLING THEM SOFTLY is a chronicle of the failures of capitalism and an attack on America and the failed promise of ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone

Jailed Actor Misses Cannes Red Carpet Premiere

Aniello Arena , one of the stars of the Cannes competition entry REALITY , was a no show at the film’s red carpet gala premiere this past weekend……for good reason. For the past 20 years, he has been incarcerated in an Italian prison where he is serving ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents
IFC Films
IFC Films

IFC Films Buys Rights To Directors Fortnight Film

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to SIGHTSEERS , a British comedy by Ben Wheatley that had its world premiere earlier this week in the Directors Fortnight section at Cannes. Wheatley, the director of critically acclaimed films KILL LIST and ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents
Muammar al-Qaddafi
Muammar al-Qaddafi

Weinsteins Acquire Gaddafi Documentary

The Weinstein Company has acquired domestic rights to THE OATH OF TOBRUK , a documentary about the fall of Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi . French philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Levy made the film during the months of conflict and unrest in ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal

Cannes Deals Keep Coming

In spite of what has been, so far, a rather quiet deal making season at the Cannes Film Festival , there have been a significant number of announcements made. With only a few days more before the industry begins to leave in droves, there could be more ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Memoir Of Roman Polanski

One of the few high profile documentaries in official sections at the Cannes Film Festival is a potent film memoir of one of the world’s most celebrated yet controversial figures. ROMAN POLANSKI: A FILM MEMOIR has the director narrating his extraordinary ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Lousy Weather Bringing Damper To Cannes

What one generally expects at Cannes , and what one certainly hopes for, is the brilliant sunshine and amazing light that is unique to the South of France. However, the weather has not been cooperating as the world’s most luxe festival copies with torrential ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Cannes Welcomes A Rocker And A Rapper

Straying from their natural element, a rocker and a rapper will make the scene in Cannes this week. Shock rocker Marilyn Manson will walk the red carpet for the film WRONG COPS , directed by his friend Quentin Dupieux . A 13 minute installment will make ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Weinsteins On A Shopping Spree

The Weinstein Company is one of the few companies making multiple buys at the Cannes Film Festival as it rounds the corner of its first weekend of premieres and parties. Word comes that the company has just acquired French food-centric comedy HAUTE CUISINE ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Canadian Film Sold At Cannes

A Canadian film being promoted by Telefilm Canada has been picked up for international distribution. THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROSALIND LEIGH , an indie pic starring Vanessa Redgrave, Aaron Poole, Julian Richings, Stephen Eric McIntyre and Charlotte ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Haneke Film Stunner

Jean-Louis Trintingnant and Emanuelle Riva in AMOURAustrian director Michael Haneke has a reputation for creating solidly unsentimental fare that sometimes tests his audience’s capacity to absorb his particular brand of shock and awe. Never eschewing ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Jolie And Swinton Confirmed For Cannes Red Carpet

Actresses and fashionistas Angelina Jolie and Tilda Swinton will both be among the stellar talents walking the Cannes red carpet this year . Jolie does not have a film at the Festival, but her fiancé Brad Pitt does. The couple, who have a sprawling compound ... [ Published May 19 2012 by Film Festival Today ]

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Jailed Actor Misses Cannes Red Carpet Premiere [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Weinsteins Acquire Gaddafi Documentary [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
IFC Films Buys Rights To Directors Fortnight Film [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Brad Pitt’s Newest Film Is Not Anti-Capitalist [ Published May 25 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Cannes Deals Keep Coming [ Published May 24 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Memoir Of Roman Polanski [ Published May 24 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Lousy Weather Bringing Damper To Cannes [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Cannes Welcomes A Rocker And A Rapper [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Weinsteins On A Shopping Spree [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Canadian Film Sold At Cannes [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Haneke Film Stunner [ Published May 22 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Hot Pre-Sales Market Predicted For Cannes [ Published May 19 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Meet The Jury For Cannes Un Certain Regard [ Published May 19 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Shia LaBeouf Brings His Short Film To Cannes [ Published May 19 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Jolie And Swinton Confirmed For Cannes Red Carpet [ Published May 19 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Film Review: ?The Dictator? [ Published May 19 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Sound of My Voice [ Published May 17 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Doing The Cannes Cannes [ Published May 16 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Familiar Faces, New Shingles [ Published May 11 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Fundraiser For Haiti Relief At Cannes Film Fest... [ Published May 11 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Miller Film To Close Cannes [ Published May 10 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Marilyn Monroe At Cannes [ Published May 10 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Anderson Film To Open Cannes FF [ Published May 10 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
DARK SHADOWS [ Published May 09 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Film Review: ?The Avengers? [ Published May 08 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
KINYARWANDA [ Published May 03 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Tribeca Film Festival Award Winners [ Published May 01 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
New York Stories At Tribeca FF [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
Jewish Themes At Tribeca FF [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
A French Flavor At Tribeca FF [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Film Festival Today ]
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