Cannes
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Enter the Goddess: Penelope Cruz Talks Sex; IFC Buys ‘Ricky’
You could have heard a pin drop in the press room as Penelope Cruz recounted the performance of a sex scene in her new movie, “Broken Embraces,” (Los Abrazos Rotos) directed by the man who helped launch her career, Pedro Almodovar. In the scene Cruz, playing Lena, a B actress, has sex with her elderly…
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A Nutty Nightmare From Lars von Trier
Five days into the festival, it would appear the nuttiest entry has arrived. I doubt anyone can top the sheer madness and graphic absurdity of Lars Von Trier’s "Antichrist." At first, it’s an elegant grief drama. Then it transforms into "The Shining" meets "Evil Dead" with green politics, torture porn and a fair amount of…
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‘Taking Woodstock’ and Cannes Hits Its Stride
An early festival favorite strikes a chord with audiences of all shapes and sizes. The same day, a major competition title gets almost universally booed by an audience several hundred strong. By nightfall, stars gather on the beach to the tune of ’60s counterculture, many wearing flowers in their hair. Now this is the…
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A Subversive ‘Twilight’
t’s only the second day of Cannes, and the program already has its subversive claws out. Being a center of global filmic expression, Cannes often contains movies with explicit and controversial subject matter. So far this year, two features match that expectation. "Spring Fever," a romantic drama from daring Chinese filmmaker Lou Ye, focuses on…
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The Coppola Logic Wins Again
According to Francis Ford Coppola, the whispers of behind-the-scenes drama were premature. A few weeks ago, reports circulated about the "Godfather" director’s decision to refuse an invitation to screen his latest low-budget feature, a family drama called "Tetro," at the festival in a non-competition slot. Instead, it wound up as the opening night entry of the…
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Cannes Has That Scaled-Back Feeling
Early signs point to fewer executives and titles that just aren’t hot enough to acquire.
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