The Deauville American Film Festival will take place from 6 to 15 September in Normandy, giving us a glimpse of some great films to be released over the next few months. The 50th edition of the festival will pay tribute to actor Michael Douglas and present a selection of 50 American films that have changed … Continue reading “Hollywood sur Mer”
There were three big winners at 49th edition of Deauville American Film Festival. Three films showing different aspects American life today. The Grand Prize, the Audience Prize and the Critics Prize all went to LaRoy, a début feature film by by Shane Atkinson. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In this quirky … Continue reading “Deauville 2023: The Winners”
The 49th edition of Deauville American Film Festival will run from September 1st to September 10th, 2023. The official competition jury will be presided by Guillaume Canet and the jury for “La Révélation” will be chaired by Mélanie Thierry. 80 films will be screened during the event and fourteen films have been selected for the … Continue reading “Deauville : Back to America”
It’s that time of year: the cream of Hollywood, and independent U.S. cinema will be crowding the boardwalk at Deauville for the American Film Festival from 2 to 11 September. There are 13 films in the main competition, seven of them first films and a couple by joint directors. Hollywood is famously obsessed with LA … Continue reading “Deauville with an American Accent: Film Festival 2022”
Anglophone music and musicians from the early and more recent days of rock music are being highlighted at the Cannes Festival this year. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and David Bowie, are all featured in films playing at the festival. Elvis Elvis is a film about the rise of the “King” directed by Baz Luhrmann … Continue reading “Cannes 2022: A festival on the Rocks!”
After two years of COVID-19, the Cannes Film Festival is back on track and takes place from 17 to 28 May 2022 for its 75th edition. This year, the jury is led by French actor Vincent Lindon and 21 films* are competing for the prestigious Palme d’or. In 2021, the honour went to the French … Continue reading “Cannes 2022 : The Palmes before the Palme”
Yes, that is legendary American director Spike Lee peering out of the poster for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. He is the president of the jury for the 74th festival. Two months later than usual, and with cinema releases having been largely suspended for a year, it will be an unusual edition. Filmlovers everywhere will … Continue reading “Cannes is Back!”
The subjects covered by the films in the main competition at this year’s Cannes Festival are very varied. The English-language competitors are a case in point, ranging from zombies in small town America to washed-up actors in Hollywood, to an indictment of the gig economy in the UK. 82-year-old director British Ken Loach has planned … Continue reading “Zombies, Loach, Tarantino and Elton John at Cannes”