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Martin Scorsese Masterclass in Cannes

 

 

 

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Clint Eastwood is lying in his new 'J.Edgar Hoover" Movie 1b396w

Clint Eastwood is full of "horse dung" in his new movie about FBI director, J.Edgar Hoover" staring Leonardo DiCapprio! In my early position with the NCS in America, "The National Crime Syndicate", I worked closly with Meyer Lansky, boss of the old combination, as had my father, " The Honorable William A. Craft ESQ,  and future partner Paul A. DiCocco Sr! Like all young men on their way up in crime, I had to do my 5 years of low end work, in order to learn my tra...

Submit to the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 3v2b4l

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Submit to Texas International Film Festival! 4r656g

 The Texas International Film Festival is not just any ordinary film festival. We are one of the few who offer optional for submissions. We accept virtually every genre and project type in movie or script form. Our goal is to promote and inspire creativity among filmmakers and screenwriters alike, throughout the world, as well as honor various technical aspects of the film-making process. We offer lucrative prizes and awards that stand out among others. And because TIFF is IMDb-qual...

Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris is to open the 64th Festival de Cannes 405eh

Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris is to open the 64th Festival de Cannes at the same time as it opens in theatres all over on May 11th 2011. Photographer - Roger Arpajou © 2011 Mediapro, Versátil, & Gravier Productions Midnight in Paris, the new film by Woody Allen will open the Festival de Cannes on May 11th in the LumièreTheatre, in the presence of the Jury presided by Robert De Niro. The romcom, which was shot last year in the French capital, brings together ...

My message to the Festival in Cannes 5m5d4w

My greetings to You! I am Anna Polibina, a screen writer and an art house film director from Moscow. My name as of a movie maker was opened in November, 2010, in the Meyerhold Center of Moscow; ten of my films were demonstrated there. My profile here is the following: www.fest21.com/en/blog/annapolibina I have screened over 80 (!) of shortcut films, in Russian and English. By my profession, I am a screen writer and a translator of poetry from five European languages. I gradu...

Hilary Duff and Danny Masterson attend the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival red carpet awards presentations. 5852q

In these two videos: Hilary Duff (star of TV, movies and music) and Danny Masterson (of TV's That 70's Show) each attend the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival red carpet awards presentations with their also famous siblings...Christopher Masterson (from TV's Malcom In The Middle) and Haylie Duff (Napoleon Dynamite).

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 3x3n3t

 

 

The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival invites you to enjoy screenings of what we believe to be the best new feature films, documentaries, shorts and videos by filmmakers who posses an independent vision and operate to create innovative work outside the studio system. We honor these filmmakers with awards of merit and screenings at our Film Festival each December in Hollywood, CA. The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival celebrates independent and international filmmaking from students to seasoned professionals and of any size budget under 5 million USD and as long as the film has been made in the last three years and has no significant American distribution.

Robert De Niro will be President of the Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes c5a5r

The American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will be President of the Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes, due to take place from May 11th to 22th 2011. When he accepted the invitation, Robert De Niro said : « The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world. » Inviting Robert De Niro as President of the Jury of Cannes, the organizers want to pay also tribute to the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival whic...

This weekend December 3-5 the 2010 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival shows cinema's most provocative and original work. 3l406m

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Company Name: 2010 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival Email Address: [email protected] Web site address www.minneapolisundergroundfilmfestival.com This weekend December 3-5 2010 marks the Third Annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival. Held at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design the mission has always been to show the films you will not find broadcast, online or at the multiplex. Underground films come from the heart and are made with a ion ...

The Valley Film Festival ~ "10 Degrees Hotter" Short FIms 14243n

From musicals (Sudden Death) to music videos (My Southern Can is Mine), to thrillers (Love Me Tender) and thrills (52 Takes of the Same Thing, Then Boobs), to local gems and foreign finds, The 10th Annual Valley Film Festival has a varied selection of short films competing for the coveted 10 Degrees Hotter award.  (Please note that these short films precede our feature films and do not screen in a single program.) ...

My Impressions of Cannes by ECU Filmmaker Fabien Dubois 629a

  This year I was at the festival presenting my short film High/Low, which was entered in the Short Film Corner.This meeting place for short films is pretty interesting because it facilitates the exchange with other people from the industry (filmmakers, producers, screen writers, actors)Unfortunately,it is difficult to get around to everything because so many people are signedup, and I get the feeling that this year it wasn’t easy on the SFC side.The place is very friendly but there is a lac...

Scott's Cannes Update 5y3s73

Scott Hillier's Cannes Update Ahh.. Cannes.. The mammoth, the Big-Daddy, the Fois Gras of all film festivals. The must-be-there, must-drink-bucketloads of Rosé, must show my power and strength (and the new shoes - although the blistering will be painful!) event of the year for everyone involved in European cinema. OR IS IT? So Sundance made love with Raindance, deliciously long-legged beauties sauntered the Croisette in the oh-so- slinkiest of dental floss inspired micro skirts. ...

Interview with Javier Bardem and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu/ "Biutiful" at Cannes 2010 2l1344

Javier Bardem and Alejandro Gonzelez Inarritu/ "Biutiful" at Cannes 2010   Move over Jeff Bridges, here comes Javier Bardem's jaw dropping performance as a father/husband, who is involved in a life of corruption and dis-ease, is diagnosed with cancer and given a limited time to get his affairs in order, yet continues to demonstrate strength as he continues on with his responsibilities of daily life. From the director of "Babel', and "Amores Perros", "Biuti...

Cannes 2010 amFar Gala diner and auction 2md

Featuring Emily Blunt, Elizabeth Banks, Kate Beckinsale, Russell Crowe, Sean Penn, Diane Kruger, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naomi Watts, Rachel Bilson, Mary J Blige, Alan Cumming, Naomi Campbell, Kirsten Dunst, Marion Cotillard, Benicio Del Toro, Harvey Weinstein, Giorgio Armani, Ana Beatriz Barros, Roberto Cavalli, amfAR Chairman Kenneth Cole, Peter Dundas, Tom Ford, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eva Green, Natalie Imbruglia, Ryan Kavanaugh, Karl Lagerfeld, Diego Luna, Bar Refaeli, Carine Roitfeld, Mallika Sh...

63rd Festival De Cannes Awards 2qf4z

The official Jury of this 63rd Festival de Cannes, presided over by Tim Burton, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the closing Ceremony. Kristin Scott Thomas hosted Charlotte Gainsbourg on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to the best film among the 19 in Competition. Julie Bertuccelli’s closing film The Tree starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas et Morgana Davies, was screened at the end of the ceremony.   FEATURE FILMS IN COM...

Palme d'or: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 5s3j4w

Synopsis: Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave -- the birthplace of his first life... Trailer: ...

  . The 2010 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to Of gods & men by Xavier Beauvois This movie of great artistic value benefits from a remarkable group of actors and follows the daily rhytm of work and liturgy. It depicts the sacrifice of the monks of Tibhirine (Algeria 1996) choosing to maintain their peaceful presence despite surrounding violence. The deep humanity of the monks, their respect for Islam and their generosity towards their village neighbours make the re...

Cinema on the Beach 4054q

A fun exciting way for locals and visitors to Cannes to take part in the festival and see some films, without a badge, is at the plage Macé.  Showing a film every night, the cinema on the beach is open to everyone and is free of charge.  Most relax in the comfortable beach chairs that are set up, and snuggle up with a blanket that is provided to ward off the chilly night. Others bring snacks and make themselves comfortable in the sand adjacent of the chairs. At 9:30pm its lights, camera, ac...

Glamrock City: A Love Story 5i4b1a

A thrilling tale of the femme fatale, "ART ET DECES aka Glamrock City," written and directed by Christophe Kourdouly and Stéphane Jauny, screened at the Marche on May 19th. Produced by Antetime Production, the film is of two girls who in search of inspiration kill men to capture their last breath of life and create Art from Death for their next painting exhibition.  The film showed great emotion and an intriguing plot line that keeps your attention.  In a twist, the directors list...

Un Certain Regard: Hahaha by Hong Sangsoo 121u5p

Synopsis: Filmmaker Jo Munkyung plans to leave Seoul to live in Canada. So days before his departure, he meets his close friend BANG Jungshik who is a film critic, at a nearby mountain to drink ‘makgeolli’ a Korean traditional alcoholic beverage made from rice. After a few rounds, they find out that coincidentally, they have both been to the same small seaside town, Tongyeong recently. They decide to reveal their s of the trip over drinks, under the condition that they only s...

Making Fuck Off by Fred Poulet s the Official Selection 306046

Making Fuck Off by Fred Poulet is ing the Official Selection. It will be presented in Special Screening on May, 21th at 21pm in the Buñuel theatre. Macking Fuck off is a super 8 mm documentary about the shooting of Mammuth. Directed by Benoit Delépine and Gustave Kervern, Mammuth which released in last April 21st stars Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Adjani, Anna Mouglalis and Yolande Moreau. Fred Poulet, whose first  work was Subsitute in 2006, says about his last film: “On...

Closing Deals in the Marche p6u4v

As the Marche du Film at the 63rd International Cannes Film Festival comes to a close, here are some of the final deals: Protagonist Pictures continues to make deals for Garreth Edwards "Monsters" for distribution in different countries. Cinecitta Luce bought the Italian rights to Romainian directer Andrei Ujica's "The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu" from Mandragora International. Wide sold "Gigola" to K-Films Amerique for an early 2011 release in C...

Un Certain regard: Rebecca H by Lodge Kerrigan. Extract 5u5x3r

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Un Certain regard: Lights Out by Fabrice Gobert 1si2i

Synopsis: March 1992, in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. During an alcohol fuelled party, teenagers discover a body hidden in the bushes of a forest. A body that seems lifeless. Two weeks earlier. Simon, a 16 year-old teenager, has not shown up for class. Blood stains are found in a class-room. Run-away, kidnap, suicide, murder? A few days later, Laetitia, a student from the same class goes missing without her parents knowing where she has gone. A young girl with no dark backgr...

La Nostra Vita by Daniele Luchetti 3j6w2h

Synopsis: Claudio works on a site in the suburbs of Rome. He is madly in love with his wife who is pregnant with their third child. However, a dramatic event comes to upset this simple and happy life. In a rage for life, Claudio energetically fights against the injustice that fell upon him. Love and from his friends and family as well as the laughter of his children will help him to triumph against the odds. Extract: ...

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