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FAHRENHEIT 9/11 screening heats up Cannes
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-17-2004)

The aura of interest surrounding Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 9/11 film continues to grow, with the latest developing coming from the Cannes Film Festival happening right now in France. Moore's new documentary has just been screened at Cannes and at the con...

MATRIX: RELOADED Cannes bound?
by Mike Whybark (Thu 02-27-2003)

VARIETY reports that Warner Bros. is in discussions with the Cannes Film Festival to screen THE MATRIX: RELOADED in conjunction with the film's U.S. opening on May 15.The article reports that the festival's artistic director, Thierry Fremaux, will be arri...

INDY IV Premiering at Cannes
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 02-29-2008)

Four days before Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits any theater, audiences at the Cannes Film Festival will have an opportunity to watch it, reports Variety. The trade says the premiere will have Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf and Cate B...


RELOADED to premiere at Cannes
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-03-2003)

THE MATRIX RELOADED will now premiere at the world famous Cannes Film Festival this year.RELOADED will be shown on May 15, the festival's second day, and the picture will not be competing with other films. The first of two sequels to THE MATRIX, May 15 i...

FAHRENHEIT 9/11 wins Palm d'Or at Cannes
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 05-22-2004)

The prestigious Palme d'or prize has been awarded to Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 9/11 documentary at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Charlize Theron presented Moore with the award at the festival's closing ceremonies, the first documentary to win the Pal...

Fahrenheit 9/11
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)

...ke to the Cannes Film Festival next week (we have been chosen as one of the 18 films in competition)," writes Moore on his website. "I will tell you this: Some people may be afraid of this movie because of what it will show. But there's nothing they ca...

Sin City
by Development Heck (Tue 08-10-2004)

...ts at the Cannes Film Festival. [Variety.]June 1, 2004... Rosario Dawson (MEN IN BLACK II) is the latest addition to the swelling cast of SIN CITY. The part that Dawson will play is unknown but the trade magazine Variety did reveal that she will be app...


The French like ROBOTA
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-22-2003)

The French animation house Sparx announced at the Cannes Film Festival that it is assembling financing on Doug Chiang's ROBOTA, a sci-fi CGI feature film that uses robots as the primary characters. Chiang was the former art director on the first two STAR...

No Moore 911 for Disney
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-05-2004)

...ke to the Cannes Film Festival next week (we have been chosen as one of the 18 films in competition)," writes Moore on his website. "I will tell you this: Some people may be afraid of this movie because of what it will show. But there's nothing they ca...

Richard Harris dead at 72
by Mike Whybark (Fri 10-25-2002)

... Actor at Cannes in 1963), A MAN CALLED HORSE, and CAMELOT, was also well-known for his off-screen roistering. Earlier in the day at a press conference HARRY POTTER director and producer Chris Columbus had said of Harris, "He did threaten to kill me if...

Kong is koming
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-02-2004)

... the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and which brought her Best Actress Awards from a number of critics' organizations, including the National Society of Film Critics. In addition, she was named the Female Star of Tomorrow at the 2002 ShoWest Convention, and...


Arrival of the Sith
by Randall Larson (Thu 05-05-2005)

...rd at the Cannes Film Festival. The record label plans to release at least two more CDs in its Film Music series before the end of this year, including a retrospective collection of the music of Mark Mothersbaugh (THE LIFE AQUATIC, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS...

Oscar's evil twin The Spirit Awards
by Paul Zimmerman (Sat 03-30-2002)

...wn by the Cannes Film Festival. "I suppose because it's a popular story," Jeunet laughs. "They like very sad, very dark things." Presenter and indie fixture Christina Ricci is asked just where and when her pet project PROZAC NATION will finally see the...

APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX
by Paul Zimmerman (Mon 08-13-2001)

...ed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979, was quickly called a flawed masterpiece. The helicopter attack was an instant classic, Brando's shadowy portrayal of the villain, muddled.Loosely based on Joseph Conrad's HEART OF DARKNESS turn of the century nov...

Secret tests for LORD OF THE RINGS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-26-2001)

...he latest Cannes film festival. Those wary of spoilers skip this now. Those not, read on...  "I personally have never seen anything like this on the big screen," Xoanon writes, "The Cave Troll is not made of rocks or stone or anything li...


New BOO Poster (Thu 05-12-2005)

The new poster from BOO hit online this week (a link to the new trailer will follow shortly). Written and directed by CINESCAPE Editor-In-Chief Anthony C. Ferrante, the atmospheric ghost story will make its screening debut at Cannes on Friday the 13th.The...

GENESIS CODE to be cracked by Warner Bros?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-23-2002)

More news from this week's Cannes film festival. Warner Bros. has snagged the rights to biotech thriller, GENESIS CODE about a woman who is going to give birth to a childe whose DNA has been messed with by a radical religious order. The movie is based on ...

Looks like de Bont off TOMB RAIDER 2
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-24-2002)

While no official word has come from Paramount, it looks like that talk of SPEED and TWISTER director Jan de Bont taking on the directing duties for TOMB RAIDER 2 was just that. It was announced at the Cannes film festival this week that de Bont has signe...

ADV Films confirms FARSCAPE anime "in development"
by Mike Whybark (Thu 09-26-2002)

...e held in Cannes, France, from October 7-11. Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.


BOO scares up Halloween DVD date (Thu 08-18-2005)

...en BOO at Cannes, and were very excited to get the film into their festival," says Allen. "We are also planning a small limited theatrical in selected cities during the month of October, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for that. And who knows, I se...

Samuel L. Jackson
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-26-2007)

...es at the Cannes Film Festival. He also won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for that performance. From there, he made great decisions on where to go next. It should also be noted that before making a name for himself and in...

Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)

... the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr. and is set for release in December. Tyler recently had his web-site redesigned check it out at www.briantyler.com Transformers Teaser Poster © DreamWorks Va...

Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)

...this 2001 Cannes Official Selection, it’s definitely worth a view), Oshii provides a discussion with the book’s author on the Ghost series, cyborgs, and the heady concepts of consciousness and identity in a special bonus section of the nove...


Clooney Ready to Stare Down GOATS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-16-2008)

...ek as the Cannes fest and market got started. Script topped the 2007 Brit List of best unproduced screenplays.George Clooney's next film to hit theaters is Joel and Ethan Coen's Burn After Reading, a dark-spy comedy which stars the actor, two-time Aca...

Bale Confirmed for Whole TERMINATOR Trilogy
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-20-2008)

...BC at the Cannes Film Festival. "But with Batman he's already done the whole franchise thing, so we weren't sure he'd respond." Luckily, said Kubicek's business partner Derek Anderson, "he read the script and he loved it, so he's sig...

George Lucas Talks INDY 5
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 05-19-2008)

...le at the Cannes Film Festival, Fox News' Roger Friedman asked George on the possibility of a 5th Indiana Jones---with the fourth Indiana Jones hitting theaters this week---sometime in the near future. Lucas said he was open to the idea and had thought...

Huayi Brothers Aim HOWLING ARROW
by Karl Schneider (Fri 05-26-2006)

Huayi Brothers Pictures has joined Sundream Motion Pictures as co-producing partners for the action blockbuster HOWLING ARROW."We've collaborated quite smoothly on 'A Battle of Wits' and we had a few meetings before Cannes (about 'Howling Arrow'). We thou...


STRANGE CIRCUS Comes to Town in 2007
by Karl Schneider (Thu 05-25-2006)

TLA Releasing has acquired the rights to the movie STRANGE CIRCUS the latest film from director Sion SOno.TLA acquired the film from Japan-based Sedic International at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be released as part of TLA's Danger After ...

LAMBS Prequel and M:I3 are Interested in Yeoh
by News Editor (Tue 05-31-2005)

Taiwan's UDN has reported that filmmakers of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 and the prequel to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS are interested in Michelle Yeoh to star in their films.While in Cannes, Yeoh met with producers from the two films to discuss her possible roles...

Weinsteins Want to SIN Again
by News Editor (Wed 05-18-2005)

Bob and Harvey Weinstein announced at the Cannes Film Festival that they are putting into development a sequel to SIN CITY. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller will most likely write and direct the feature film again, though no official word has been given ...

Weinsteins Set to Adapt The ALCHEMIST
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 05-19-2008)

...ay at the Cannes Film Festival that Harvey Weinstein will produce Paulo Coelho's international best-selling novel "The Alchemist" and that The Weinstein Company will hold exclusive world-wide motion picture and television rights for the film....


Directors Who Matter Michael Bay
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Sun 12-18-2005)

Age: 40 Most Recent Film: The Island Best Film: Pearl Harbor Most Underrated Film: The Rock Did You Know: Won the Gold Lion for The Best Beer Campaign (Miller Lite) at Cannes. Why He Matters: With James Cameron busy with his documentaries and enjoying all...

GHOSTBUSTERS headlines March Varese Sarabande limited Club Releases
by Randall Larson (Tue 03-07-2006)

...et at the Cannes Film Festival was ideal for the Frenchman, the film would gain Delerue an Academy Award for best score. Limited from 1,000 to 3,000 copies, the Varese Club CDs some of which (especially the 1,000 copy editions) have been known to sell...

Exclusive: First Look at BOO trailer (Mon 05-16-2005)

...rs at the Cannes Film Festival. Allen told CINESCAPE today that the response has been "incredible." "International buyers are freaking out over it," says Allen. "We've had so much demand from buyers that we had to add a third screening tomorrow [May 17...

The View to a Kill (Sat 05-26-2007)

...orters at Cannes. "And then I take a year off."   "My kids are healthy. I have a lot I want to do in this world. Before I do, I wanna do a lot of things as a woman, as a mom, and that's my focus. At the end of the day, I'm gonna b...


Soderbergh's ELEVEN
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Tue 12-11-2001)

...Or at the Cannes International Film Festival and helped kick off the American indie wave of the '90s, the Georgia-born filmmaker exercised his talents on a wide range of genres, hopping from the acclaimed coming-of-age-drama KING OF THE HILL and the Te...

NIGHTWATCH (NATTEVAGTEN)
by Andrew Hershberger (Sat 08-11-2001)

...e" at the Cannes Film Festival 1994 and took Europe by storm at the box-office. Noting the success of this film, Miramax bought the property up and promptly put it on their shelves so that they could release the insipid Ewan McGregor version stateside....

Seven Days In January Part Five
by Paul Zimmerman (Sat 02-09-2002)

...it did in Cannes or Toronto. Move on Todd. You're too good to keep making films this snotty and cynical. The 2002 Sundance Film Festival © 2002 Sundance Institute STOLEN SUMMERThe film that the Project Greenlight contest created (Sam Adams,...

DIRK PITT novels finally coming to big screen
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-15-2002)

Rob Bowman (THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, REIGN OF FIRE) has been announced as the director of SAHARA, the big screen translation of one of Clive Cussler's most popular Dirk Pitt novels. The announcement comes at the Cannes film festival, with Paramount ...


Original SOLARIS set for restored run
by Mike Whybark (Mon 11-18-2002)

FILM THREAT notes that a restored version of Andrei Tarkovsky's original 1972 version of SOLARIS will be showing at the Nuart Theater in L. A. November 22-28.The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 1972, didn't make it to the U. S. until 1...

Bowman: "I'm not going to do SAHARA"
by Christopher Allan Smith with Eric Moro reporting (Fri 06-28-2002)

...ct at the Cannes film festival this spring, snagging international interest in the effort to bring Clive Cussler's action/adventure book series to the big screen. What's the word now? "I'm not going to do SAHARA anymore," Bowman told us. "Creatively, w...

Universal Jumps On MULHOLLAND DRIVE
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-05-2001)

...is year's Cannes Film Fest.The film will be released under the studio's Universal Focus banner in the fall.

FEMME FATALE
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Wed 11-06-2002)

...st at the Cannes International Film Festival to pulling a fast one on her male cohorts, all without once losing her icy blonde cool.Alas, things don't proceed quite so smoothly for Laure from there on out, and she's soon on the run from said cohorts e...


FATALE Obsession
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Thu 11-07-2002)

...uring the Cannes International Film Festival. In a series of variations on familiar De Palma plot elements, the antiheroine takes over the life of her exact double, plays head games with a photojournalist (Antonio Banderas) trying to come to her aid, a...

McKellen Assesses LORD OF THE RINGS
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 07-25-2001)

...l of the 'Cannes footage' where journalists and distributors raved over 20 minutes of completed film."For a film director to adjust things between the completion of principal photography and the movie's release is, of course, commonplace, akin to a che...

Interlude: Hermetic Horseplay
by Stella Maris (Sat 02-23-2008)

As it happens, I was in Cannes on the day that Salvador Dali died. One of the perks of owning a recording studio was that every winter a major music biz conclave was held in the same conference center as the Cannes Film Festival, impelling us to happily t...

More Info on New DreamWorks Merger
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 06-19-2008)

...re at the Cannes film fest last month with Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Chris Columbus, Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman, Brad Pitt and Jay Roach. Those deals were touted as part of Reliance Big's $1 billion investment in Hollywood.At the tim...


Matrix Reloaded, The
by Coming Attractions (Mon 04-07-2003)

...ld famous Cannes Film Festival this year.Reloaded will be shown on May 15, the festival's second day, and the picture will not be competing with other films. The first of two sequels to The Matrix, May 15 is also the date of the picture's North Americ...

EMBALMER heads to US
by Mike Whybark (Fri 01-17-2003)

VARIETY reports that First Run has closed a deal for domestic distribution of the Italian film THE EMBALMER, the story of a love triangle involving a taxidermist-dwarf.The 2001 film shows at Cannes and at the Chicago Film Festival. The film's Italian-lang...

Music to Sooth the Frightening Screams that Hate the Living Part Two
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 03-05-2003)

...atured in Cannes in 2002, and John Turbyne's 2002 science fiction indie, TRANSFER."I love all forms of music," Depasquale says. "I love the challenges that each style of music brings, and I love to solve those challenges. About a year ago however, I ma...

Viz Media acquires DVD rights for "Blue Dragon"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 04-17-2007)

... place in Cannes, France, April 16-20. VIZ Media has a prominent presence at the show in Booth #AO12.The Xbox 360 game “BLUE DRAGON” is developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of Final Fantasy). BLUE DRAGON also features characters by ...


Mania talks with VFX firm Intelligent Creatures
by Pat Ferrara (Sun 02-25-2007)

...ready for Cannes last year, how the hell did you manage to do it?  LM: Ah, yes the final shot in the film. We touched base with production early on about the possibility of doing this shot, it came and went as production went on and logistics ...

Ridley Scott
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)

...re at the Cannes Film Festival. Speaking of Joseph Conrad book references. Ridley Scott would use another reference in his next film, a movie which has been a personal favorite of mine for the horror genre since I first watched it in my own childhood....

Schumacher Remaking Hong Kong NEWS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-25-2007)

... the 2004 Cannes Festival. Plot Summary: A TV news unit broadcasts live an embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five bank robbers in a ballistic showdown. While on a separate investigation and stakeout in a run-down building, a detective...

Dino Chow!: Our Interview with Stephen Blackehart
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 01-12-2008)

...e were in Cannes promoting the film. He’s my best friend, was best man at my wedding, and I was in his wedding party. We both have black senses of humour, and I think at one time or another we were each separately deluded with the idea that ...


A History of Anime, Part 4
by Janet Houck (Wed 10-04-2006)

... the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, and FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN was featured at the Venice Film Festival in 2004 and 2005, first as a 25-minute version, then as its completed version. The rise of anime on American broadcast and cable networks gr...

Besson Hurries MININOYS
by News Editor (Tue 02-21-2006)

MadonnaTribe.com reports that Luc Besson is working to finish his CG animated film ARTHUR AND THE MINIMOYS for the 59th Festival de Cannes that will be held from May 17the May 28th.The story centers on ten-year-old Arthur, who in a bid to save his grandfa...

SIN CITY grows by two
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-20-2004)

...ts at the Cannes Film Festival.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

TWO SISTERS find American home
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-27-2003)

... spring's Cannes Film Festival, which is where Hollywood first learned of it.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!


Miramax not sneezing at Michael Moore's SICKO
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-22-2004)

...ce at the Cannes Film Festival and will be considered for the Best Picture category for the 2004 Oscar competition.Moore doesn't have plans to start shooting material for SICKO until next year.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about...

Sin City 2
by Development Heck (Fri 06-08-2007)

...ed at the Cannes Film Festival that they are putting into development a sequel to SIN CITY. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller will most likely write and direct the feature film again, though no official word has been given yet. [Variety.]

Delta Entertainment To Release SUNDAY MORNING SHOOTOUT: THE BEST OF SEASON 1
by News Editor (Tue 11-29-2005)

...ts at the Cannes Film Festival or Sundance, the Shootout Experience is a must-have resource for aspiring filmmakers and everyone who loves movies." SUNDAY MORNING SHOOTOUT: THE BEST OF SEASON 1 is available either in a 6-pack deluxe set or individual 2...

Tim Harris Pegged to Write ASTROBOY
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 02-18-2008)

... the 1993 Cannes International Film Festival. Cecil Kramer stated: "I am thrilled to have the respected and gifted screenwriter Tim Harris on board. His proven track record in writing great entertainment makes him a perfect fit for bringing the ti...