Comments on: ‘Lawless,’ ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘Cosmopolis,’ ‘On The Road’ Lead Official Selection For 2012 Cannes Film Festival

By: alasiri

alasiri — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

If all you can see is Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart when talking about Cosmopolis and On the Road, then that says more about you than it does the Cannes film festival. So they are to ignore films by directors David Cronenberg and Walter Salles just because two actors that appear in Twilight are in them? Give me a break.
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By: jingmei

jingmei — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

So far have felt kinda normale as usual: bunch of people go to Cannes repeatly, including Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt, Jeff Nichols. Interesting to see some potential link between Sundance and Cannes. Last year's MMMM was en un certain regard, this year it's Beasts Of The Southern Wild (always be the top one of Sundance) but where is Simon Killer, it is juste a story happened in Paris, by Borderline who has good relationship with France. Et good for Jeff Nichols who has become competition catergory this year. Et don't forget Cannes always treats cinema francais by themselves well, like last year's Polisse (it's pretty deserved en fait), donc look forward the awesome Alain Resnais aussi.

By: Taylor Jones

Taylor Jones — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

Presumably the new Seidl is just the first entry in his trilogy, given the subtitle? Cannot wait to hear reactions to it, regardless (since we of course get to see it until mid-2013 assuming it even gets a distributor)! Ken Loach is getting tiring, surely I'm not the only who thinks his millennial output is thoroughly mediocre? "Barley" is perhaps the worst Palme winner (ruling over one of the worst lineups) in the last twenty years—even more middling than Michael Moore's entry.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

From what I understand, "Place Beyond The Pines" only entered editing in the last few weeks and may be waiting for more score pieces from Mike Patton. Would've been pretty tight to make Cannes.

By: zatopek

zatopek — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

There's the father and son Cronenberg attending (Cosmopolis & Antiviral).

I'm anticipating Post Tenebras Lux, Amour, Paradise, the new Kiarostami and Cosmopolis and Antiviral.

By: redcup

redcup — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

Fully expected to see THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES included. Wonder what happened there.

By: a

Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

Jamie: Agreed. People obsessed with coming to comment sections so they can parade their opinions of these actors seem oblivious to the reason why Cannes organizers picked the movies in the first place: the directors. The idea that out of this whole story and all the films selected, the only thing worth commenting on is Stewart and Pattinson — you're right — says a lot about those commenting.

By: brou

brou — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

Great achievement for Megan Ellison, who has already 2 films she's producing in competition (Lawless & Killing them softly).

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

Awesome. Want to see Mud, Cosmopolis, Killing Them Softly, Rust and Bone, Moonrise Kingdom, and Beyone the Hills.

By: w

Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

I can't believe there's no Assayas!

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

Thank god Dario Argento's "Dracula" is getting some festival love.

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By: JD

JD — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

If what I've heard is accurate, Post tenebras lux is gonna blow everyone's mind.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

No Stoker 🙁 🙁
Maybe Venice?

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

woo hoo miss lovely!

By: DaLay

DaLay — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

So Cannes is turning into a Twilight convention now. Well they started by invinting the Jolie Pitt circus every year and now they are adding another annying duo.

By: i seriously hope you guys ross douthat

i seriously hope you guys ross douthat — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:39:58 +0000

wot no olivier assayas