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• Cannes 2021 Full Winners List (Updating Live) The 2021 Cannes Film Festival officially comes to an end with the awards ceremony in which this year’s competition jury will name the best films and performances of the festival. With Spike Lee serving as president, the jury featured director Mati Diop, singer/songwriter Mylène Farmer, actress/director Maggie Gyllenhaal, writer/director Jessica Hausner, actress/director Mélanie Laurent, writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho, actor Tahar Rahim, and actor Song Kang-ho. Find the full list of winners, updating as the ceremony unfolds, below. While there’s never…
• At Cannes, Joanna Hogg's 'The Souvenir Part II' stands out Joanna Hogg is sitting on a hotel balcony overlooking the Mediterranean, but what she'd really like to be doing is swimming in it. The night before, Hogg premiered her film “The Souvenir Part II” at the Cannes Film Festival. Sequels may be a regular part of summer, but they rarely make it to Cannes. Yet “The Souvenir” is no usual two-parter. Together, the movies are a sublime, singular work of semi-autobiography — a coming-of-age self-portrait reflected through time and cinema.…
• Here’s How the Cannes Film Festival Awards Could Impact the Oscar Race Out of Cannes, “Parasite” marks the most notable example of a Palme d’Or winner that went on to win big not only at the global box office but also subsequent awards, including four Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, and International Film. (Only “Marty” in 1955 has also followed a Palme d’Or win with a Best Picture Oscar.) Cannes is a mighty marketing platform, but winning the top prize did little to turn such films as Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” (2015)…
• Matt Shakman to Direct Next ‘Star Trek’ Film — Report Matt Shakman has reportedly closed a deal to direct the next “Star Trek” film, capping off a bustling Tuesday for the director who guided “WandaVision” to 23 Emmy nominations earlier today. Deadline reported on Tuesday that production on the still-untitled film is set to begin in spring 2020. The film, which hails from Paramount and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions company, has a script by Geneva Robertson (“Captain Marvel”) and Lindsey Beer. The publication reported that Shakman chose to direct…
• Olivia Colman takes a plunge in the sea in dramatic rescue scene for new film Joyride Olivia was spotted filming dramatic scenes for Joyride (Picture: Padraig O’Sullivan)Olivia Colman has been spotted taking a plunge in the sea while filming dramatic rescue scenes for new film Joyride. Seen wearing an eye-catching blue suit, the actress ran into the cold water in Kerry, Ireland while shooting a tumultuous sequence for the upcoming movie.  The scene in quest saw Olivia clash with her on-screen husband Lochlann Ó Mearáin, before dashing to save her 12-year-old son Mully, played by Irish…
• Todd Hayes Got Stuck in LA During the Pandemic and The Velvet Underground Kept Him Sane “The Velvet Underground” Haynes adopts the language of avant-garde film to tell the story, with ample split screens and bountiful archival footage competing for space, as the movie creates an audiovisual immersion into the evolution of the band’s artistry. The late Reed’s voice is often heard on the soundtrack, but new interviews include surviving band members John Cale and Mo Tucker as well as Modern Lovers’ Jonathan Richman and film critic Amy Taubin, one of the few participants to appear…
• Spike Lee accidentally announces Cannes Palme d’Or winner early in closing ceremony: ‘I messed up’ Spike prematurely announced the top prize at the start of Saturday’s ceremony (Picture: Reuters)Things took a turn for the unexpected during the 74th Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony, after jury president Spike Lee accidentally announced the Palme d’Or winner early.  While it was supposed to be the last award of the night to be revealed, the ceremony started where it should have ended when Spike named the Julia Ducournau thriller Titane as the top film on Saturday. Following the confusion,…
• Sharon Stone in tears as she’s named Commander Of Order Of Arts And Letters at Cannes Film Festival Sharon Stone was emotional as she was named a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (Picture: Getty)Sharon Stone was overcome with emotion as she was named a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday. The American actress, 63, wiped away tears as she was awarded the highest French arts honour, representing the Commandeur des Arts et Lettres. The extravagant gold medal, which featured a striped dark green…
• Matt Damon Pushed Sean Penn to Star in Cannes Family Drama ‘Flag Day’ Opposite His Daughter “Flag Day” When he read the book the first image Penn saw was his own daughter Dylan’s face. “In a film about deception, about the search for truthfulness,” said Penn, “it goes back to Dylan’s face. I find her uncontrived. When you can put a camera on an actor listening, that tells the whole world of truth and deception. My cinematic focus was on Dylan’s face to tell the story.” Finally, Penn gives yet another great character performance as an…
• Spike Lee Slip-Up Announcing ‘Titane’ as Palme d’Or Winner at Start of Ceremony Stuns Festival Oops. The Cannes Film Festival ceremony audience was in for a shock Saturday evening as jury president Spike Lee accidentally announced Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” as the winner of the Palme d’Or, the event’s top prize. Lee made the slip-up at the top of the ceremony, just before announcing Caleb Landry Jones as the Best Actor winner for “Nitram.” Check out reactions from Twitter below, plus video of the moment. The Palme d’Or prize for filmmaker Julia Ducournau (“Raw”) makes her…