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Cannes' Eight Buzziest Films
Still to come this week:
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
The Buzz: Heath Ledger’s unfinished last film, which Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell stepped in to complete, has been screened several times for buyers but not press, who won’t see it until Friday. Buyers say it’s gorgeous but not commercial; they’re waiting for the price to come down.
Inglourious Basterds
The Buzz: Nobody will have seen Quentin Tarantino’s World War II epic starring Brad Pitt until Wednesday—it clocks in at a final running time of two hours, 27 minutes, well under Palme d’Or winner Pulp Fiction’s two hours, 40 minutes. Now Tarantino must manage expectations. “Tarantino is the most overrated director,” says Ab Zagt of the Dutch daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad. “Fans swallow everything he does. He could be the best director in the world. He has fooled around too much. I wish he would grow up.”
“I find it hard to believe,” responded Tarantino to me, over Champagne at the Carlton Terrace, “that everybody who has watched the movies I’ve made wouldn’t find something impressive. But I have never seen it with an audience. The Cannes screening is the first time. I’m happy with the movie. The bottom line is, if you like my movies you’ll like this one. This what is I do.”
Anne Thompson launched the daily ThompsononHollywood blog in March 2007, when she joined Variety as a columnist. Previously, she was deputy film editor of The Hollywood Reporter, where she wrote the weekly syndicated column "Risky Business" and the Riskybizblog. She has also served as West Coast editor of Premiere and Film Comment, and senior writer at Entertainment Weekly.
John Talks Joe
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Why America Must Learn to Bow
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
Going Rogue: The Index
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Tarantino’s 'Biggest Hit' Ever
Anne Thompson launched the daily ThompsononHollywood blog in March 2007, when she joined Variety as a columnist. Previously, she was deputy film editor of The Hollywood Reporter, where she wrote the weekly syndicated column "Risky Business" and the Riskybizblog. She has also served as west coast editor of Premiere and Film Comment, and senior writer at Entertainment Weekly.
Seth Rogen's Monster Year
Anne Thompson launched the daily ThompsononHollywood blog in March 2007, when she joined Variety as a columnist. Previously, she was deputy film editor of The Hollywood Reporter, where she wrote the weekly syndicated column "Risky Business" and the Riskybizblog. She has also served as west coast editor of Premiere and Film Comment, and senior writer at Entertainment Weekly.
Is Watchmen the Next Dark Knight?
Anne Thompson launched the daily ThompsononHollywood blog in March 2007, when she joined Variety as a columnist. Previously, she was deputy film editor of The Hollywood Reporter, where she wrote the weekly syndicated column "Risky Business" and the Riskybizblog. She has also served as west coast editor of Premiere and Film Comment, and senior writer at Entertainment Weekly.
Thanks Anne, Just the sort of useful summary that we need But only this few so far??Makes me want to know more about Bright Star-- since Campion has been out of the competition for so long.
In Tetro, the female star's name is Maribel Verdu, not Carmen Maura
That is true, but the part that Javier Bardem was going to play was the literary critic played by Carmen Maura.
I can't wait to see Cornish and Whishaw in Campion's new indie film Bright Star when it opens in theaters Sept. 18th. The visuals looks stunning, and the story sounds interesting, too. If you haven't seen the trailer for Bright Star, you can find it here on the updated official site.
brightstar-movie.com
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