Cannes Film Festival 2012.This is cinema baby!

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:09 am

Line-up for the 65th Cannes Film Festival has been announced and these are the 22 films which will compete for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm).
...cos there's cinema outside Holywood and it's pretty damn good. Cool

1. Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N8wkVA4_8s
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748122/
With a great cast as his weapon,Moonrise Kingdom will open the festival.Anderson doesn't ring you a bell?Maybe The Royal Tenenbaums will Wink

2. Amour - Michael Haneke
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602620/
I remember being really pissed off after watching Funny Games saying that this is not cinema but then came The Piano teacher and I forgave him. Laughing

3. The Angel's Share - Ken Loach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcQIvmR21VU
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1924394/
Cannes loves him!And how cannot fall in love with his cinema?Every new film of his,rises great expectations.

4. Baad EL Mawkeaa (After the battle) - Yousry Nasrallah
Hmm...nice to meet you,too. Rolling Eyes

5. Beyond The Hills - Cristian Mungiu
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2258281/
From the director of a great movie
4 Months,3 Weeks and 2 Days ,Romania starts slowly to claim a remarkable spot to European cinema.

6. Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IntCndoiJYg
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480656/
Robert Pattinson?Really,David?Really?Oh,I'll watch it anyway and don't listen to all the hunters they call your films b-movies cos they don't know what they're talking about. Razz

7. Holy Motors - Leos Carax
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076220/
Eva Mendes and Kylie Minogue?!? Shocked

8. The Hunt - Thomas Vinterberg
And after the previous shock,a serious nomination.Thomas,the alter ego of Lars Von Trier.If you haven't seen it yet,I totally recommend you to see Festen-The celebration .One of the first movies of Dogme 95 .

9. In Another Country - Sang-soo Hong
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1989712/
Not a clue about this one.I'm not supposing it's based on Ernest Hemingway's short story 'In Another Country'. Rolling Eyes

10. In the Fog - Sergei Loznitsa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0RhO9rWbsw
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325741/
The second fiction movie of a documentary director.Haven't seen the first one so maybe this is a chance to get to know Sergei,or not?

11. Killing Them Softly - Andrew Dominik
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764234/
Is Brad Pitt,Andrew's muse? Rolling Eyes

12. Lawless - John Hillcoat
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212450/
Screenplay by Nick Cave? Shocked

I really need to see that movie!

13. Like Someone In Love - Abbas Kiarostami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3tbi_EjAQk
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843287/
Another Cannes's usual suspect.Has already won a Palme d'Or and has been nominated several times.Who can forget
Through The Olive Trees ?

14. Mud - Jeff Nichols
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935179/
He's back again after last year's nice surprise. Take Shelter Let's see what he is got this time.

15. On The Road - Walter Salles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttDIcTQpLyQ
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337692/
Salles+Kerouac=Definitely an interesting film.
He has done a great job in
The Motorcycle Diaries so
I'm expecting no less from him.Go Brazil! Very Happy

16. Paradise:Love - Ulrich Seidl
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403214/
Well,I remember trying to watch
Dog Days and I couldn't finish it.No further comments. Rolling Eyes

17. The Paperboy - Lee Daniels
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1496422/
Hmm...I see John Cusack in the cast. Very Happy

18. Post Tenebras Lux - Carlos Reygadas
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754367/
From Mexico with love.I'm an Inarritu fan.Don't like this gentleman. Rolling Eyes

19. Reality - Matteo Garrone
Have you seen Gomorra ?
Not yet?Do it! Evil or Very Mad

20. Rust & Bone - Jacques Audiard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ouRNc5ek4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053425/
I'm not really a big fan of french cinema but I'm a fan of Marion Cotillard.

21. Taste Of Money - Im Sangsoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0P_J8IriN4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106670/
Trailer looks interesting...

22. You Haven't Seen Anything Yet - Alain Resnais
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690389/
He's is 90 and still making films! Bow

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:43 pm

I've been to Cannes ........ that's it, nothing else to add.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:47 pm

robmead wrote:

I've been to Cannes ........ that's it, nothing else to add.

i've dated more than a few with great cans...

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:51 pm

Dez has emptied more than a few cans, great or not Wink