The Locarno Film Festival, taking place in the picturesque town in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, always shines a light on arthouse voices, whether new or established. And…
Read more Sexual Awakening, Asylum Seekers, Alpine Tourism, Sparrow in the Chimney: 7 Swiss Films at Locarno77And, no, he will not re-releasing his original versions of the first Star Wars trilogy anytime soon, thank you. Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images Sorry, fellow nerds,…
Read more George Lucas Is Being Cranky at CannesThe story behind the making of Palestinian-Danish director Mahdi Fleifel’s second feature, To a Land Unknown, is probably as intriguing as the film itself. Shot on the fly…
Read more ‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: A Gritty Drama About Young Palestinians Caught in an Eternal State of ExileWhen New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael wrote a long and heated rave of Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris after its premiere in 1972, she stated, among…
Read more ‘Being Maria’ Review: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Star Maria Schneider Gets a Behind-the-Scenes Biopic That Starts Strong but Fizzles OutNorwegian writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tondel takes some big swings with his first feature Armand, not all of which connect, but the ambition and risk-taking are largely impressive. A…
Read more ‘Armand’ Review: Ingmar Bergman’s Grandson Directs Renate Reinsve as a Mother Defending Her Son in Ambitious School-Set DramaFilming in Hungary offers everything from a massive amount of production space and a 20-year strong tax rebate to eight symphony orchestras and thermal baths. On a panel…
Read more Filming in Hungary Comes With a 20-Year-Old Tax Rebate – and Thermal BathsGio Ventura was first introduced to acting via a poster in his high school, which was a call for auditions for a student short film. “I went to the…
Read more Cannes Rising Stars: ‘Queens of Drama’ Actors Louiza Aura and Gio Ventura Light up the ScreenCannes 2024 is round the corner, before Aishwarya Rai Bachchan sets the red carpet on fire with her walk, a look at her best to worst looks ranked.…
Read more Cannes 2024: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s best to worst looks rankedPhoto: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images It’s Cannes 2024, and you’re not going and neither am I. Might I suggest a board game inspired by the iconique festival of film?…
Read more You’re Not Going to Cannes, But You Can Play the Cannes Board GameThe Cannes Film Festival has picked its full jury. Oscar-nominated The Killers of the Flower Moon lead Lily Gladstone, French stars Eva Green and Omar Sy and Italian…
Read more Lily Gladstone, Omar Sy, Eva Green on Cannes Competition JuryFrancis Ford Coppola‘s highly anticipated, self-funded feature Megalopolis has landed a Cannes debut. The film will screen in competition at the festival on May 17 in a gala…
Read more Francis Ford Coppola Film ‘Megalopolis’ Lands Cannes Competition DebutGreta Gerwig is hitting the Croisette. The Barbie helmer, fresh off her first-ever best director nomination at the Golden Globes (Gerwig’s $1.4 billion toy-to-screen blockbuster picked up a…
Read more Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024Switzerland has been named the new country of honor for the upcoming Marché du Film, the 2024 Cannes Film Market, which will run May 14 to 22, 2024.…
Read more Switzerland Country of Honor at 2024 Cannes Film Market
