BlacKkKlansman‘s premiere at Cannes on Monday night was a triumph: Spike Lee‘s new film was applauded half a dozen times by the audience throughout the screening and the director received a ten-minute standing ovation in the end. Based on a true story, BlacKkKlansman is claimed to be a response to the violence in Charlottesville: set in the 70’s,[…]
The second day of the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival has kicked off with celebs like Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Tallia Storm and many others. Actresses and celebrities have opened the red carpet and although the event has just commenced, some of them are already on the best-dressed list. Over the years, The Cannes Festival has[…]
The Competition prizes for the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival have been awarded last night (28 May) in the Lumiere Theatre, with The Square by Ruben Östlund winning the Palme d’Or. The film is the follow-up to the Swedish director’s initial success with Force Majeure, and stars Claes Bang as a museum director whose life goes downhill after an ill-judged PR[…]
The issue of female directors in films has twisted and turned of late, now seemingly slithering in favour of female directors who have seized the limelight at the Cannes Film Festival. Three women directors, including our own Andrea Arnold are in the running to win the prestigious Palme d’Or. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is in competition with postwar[…]
When you think of the Coen brothers’ films there are ones that immediately leap to mind: The Big Lebowski; Fargo; No Country for Old Men. More recently, the Coen brothers have found success with directing Inside Llewyn Davis and writing the screenplay for Oscar-contender Bridge of Spies. While their body of work continues to expand, fans of the duo’s work still hold The Big Lebowski as[…]