‘Foxcatcher’ has to be one of my favourite movies so far in this Festival, thanks mainly to the surprise of seeing the usually comedic Steve Carell portray John du Pont, a man who lacks any humour. I knew beforehand that Carell was in the movie, but didn’t recognise him when he first appeared on the […]
Hmmm, If Only Eleanor Rigby Had Disappeared
Not Happy. I’ve just come out of ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’…and I really can’t even spoil the end for you, because I have no idea what it was meant to mean. Oh this is the kind of movie that’s so frustrating. It could have been so good. The beginning was so beautiful. It could […]
Saint Laurent
This is a YSL bio pic and Pierre Niney starres as the legendary fashion designer who goes from a teenager designing dresses in his house in Algeria to becoming the creative director of Dior and branching out to starting his own multi million dollar label. Along the way he falls in love with his business […]
South Africa Celebrates Freedom in Cannes
South Africa has brought its 20 years of freedom celebrations to Cannes this year with a record four movies and one South African Showcase to be screened during this year’s Film Festival. Unfortunately none of the SA films have been selected for competition this year, but with these screenings they are being exposed to international buyers, agents, distributors and […]
Captives – Ryan Reynolds
The Captives is a kidnapping thriller starring Ryan Reynolds – I was a little hesitant taking into consideration the last few movies Reynolds starred in but I should have had a bit more faith especially with Adam Egoyan as the director – he paints an intriguing and beautiful spectacle up on the screen. The Captives […]
Mr Turner
Director Mike Leigh shows the last 25yers of J.M.W Turners life. He was a famous painter of Maritime and landscapes scenes and was one of the early practitioners of what would later be called impressionism – at the time nobody really new what it was. The movie doesn’t really cover this well at all even […]
Cannes Stars React to ‘Sugarman’ Director’s Suicide – “Life is a Beautiful Gift”
The start of the Cannes Film Festival 2014 was dominated yesterday by the sad news of the death of Malik Bendjelloul, the talented Swedish director who won an Oscar last year for his documentary about two South Africans fans searching for musician Rodriguez. A South African journalist who had interviewed 36-year-old Malik last year, was in tears […]
Nicole Kidman Responds to Monaco’s Disapproval
Australian actress Nicole Kidman has described the reaction of the Palace of Monaco to her new movie about the late Princess Grace as “awkward”. Speaking to the press today at the Cannes Film Festival, where “Grace of Monaco” will officially open the Festival tonight – but without Prince Albert II and his South African wife […]
Day 12 – Congratulations to the Award Winners!
Oh sob. I hate it when the Film Festival ends. You know this becomes your life, your world. And it’s fascinating. You’re interviewing creative people at the peak of their careers who are living their lives to the full, who are not too scared to follow their dreams. And you’re watching movies about life. Life. […]
Day 11 – Film about South Africa Closes Cannes Film Festival
What a fantastic feeling, to be in Cannes – at the wondrous Cannes Film Festival – and have the last official film of the festival be set in South Africa! The film is called “Zulu” – yes, it has the same name as the movie that Michael Caine made famous…but this one does not include […]