Comments on: The Playlist’s 15 Most Anticipated Films Of The Cannes Film Festival

By: loco73

loco73 — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

Interestig list, I'm loking forward to seeing some of them whenever possible. I share the same concern about Robert Pattinson's staring role in David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis". The guy cannot act, a fact which he has amply proven with the terrible "Twilight Saga" movies, and his other failed projects. He has a one-note tone and look in pretty much all his roles. That moronic demeanour and constantly constipated look does not bode well for "Cosmopolis", which is a shame because that seems to be "Cronenberg's most interesting work since "A History Of Violence" and "Eastern Promises". I will put my trust in his directorial abilities and the incredible supporting cast for pulling this movie through inspite of its biggest handicap, namely the lead actor..

The movie I'm most looking forward to is the new colaboration between Andrew Dominik and Brad Pitt. Originaly the movie was to retain the novel's title "Cogan's Trade" which seems more appropiate to the nature and tone of the movie, and made for a much more interesting title in my opinion. But for some very dumb reason, the idiotic step was taken to re-name it "Killing Them Softly", which makes me think of Roberta Flack's song…not a bout a professional enforcer investigating the mob being ripped-off. In spite of all this, I'll still see the movie, its just too tempting of a cinematic bit to ignore. The cast is terrific and the premise really catchy. This can be a great one, and I hope it is!

By: Isaac

Isaac — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

@BUBBAJOE
Let's not be to hard on TAOJJBTCRB. The film was good, and considering that it was meant to be a little alienating because of Jesse James own sens own alienation, a wonderful take on his life. Killing Them Softly will very likely be an academy nominated film, and if you have actually scene the first clip then there may be more action than you'd like to say. besides the best movies use action when it's necessary and sometimes its necessarily to have a lot. Like Drive for example.

By: James

James — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

Most looking forward is Cosmopolis by David Cronenberg, next Rust & Bone by Jacques Audiard, Lawless by John Hillcoat, No by Pablo Larrain, & Post Tenebras Lux by Carlos Reygadas.

By: jingmei

jingmei — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

Anticipate The We and The I, L'amour, Mud, et especially On The Road. It's juste kinda not quite objectively speaking of "ill-fated Hollywood experiment The Green Hornet", since as long as if shoot any Hollywood's blockbuster by a french director, gonna be something complex, another example is Mathieu Cassovitz's Babylon A.D.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

Nicole Kidman is great actress and don't deserves to be lumped together with Efron just a bad actor, can't act for his life.

By: gonad

gonad — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

Killing Them Softly clip http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/mediaPlayer/11672.html

By: AF

AF — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

I was so taken with the Rust and Bone trailer, that I truly cannot wait!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

I scrolled down to the comments to write pretty much exactly what Casey Fiore said! I don't think Nicole deserves to be lumped together with Efron, McConnaughey and Cusack in regards to recent performances. Her performance in one of her most recent films, 2010's 'Rabbit Hole' was one of the greatest performances given by an actor – male or female – in a long time in my opinion. I think Nicole is in top form, and I'm sure she will continue with The Paperboy (as well as Hemingway & Gellhorn).

By: Casey Fiore

Casey Fiore — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

I think it's a major stretch to place Nicole Kidman's career in the same conversation as Efron, McConnaughey, and Cusack. She might have taken a couple ridiculous paycheck jobs but she was Oscar nominated 2 years ago for Rabbit Hole and she's certainly been one of the most adventurous and accomplished actresses of the past decade and a half.

By: Arch

Arch — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

I realize that casting is always a sore spot when it comes to book adaptations, even more so when characters are based on actual persons.
Yet I just can't get used to the two lead actors from On the road !

By: BubbaJoe

BubbaJoe — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:30:08 +0000

If you're expecting a violent and bloody action-based thriller out of Killing Them Softly, you can forget about all that. The book is 90% thought-provoking dialogue with very little action. This should be somewhere along the lines of TAOJJBTCRF that audiences will be alienated by in the same way.