Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to close the Cannes Film Festival 20 April 201820 April 2018Jason Korsner After twenty years in the making, Terry Gilliam’s ill-starred The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will finally receive its world premiere at next [...]
Loach’s anti-austerity film wins him a 2nd Palme d’Or 25 May 201615 October 2016Jason Korsner The British director Ken Loach has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Ten years after winning [...]
Woody Allen to open Cannes for a record 3rd time 29 March 201629 March 2016Jason Korsner The Cannes Film Festival has picked one of its most regular visitors – and one of the most prolific directors – to open [...]
Cannes you get the message from film? 26 May 201427 May 2014Jason Korsner Some people call it the film industry, others refer to it as the entertainment business but these terms could be said better to [...]
Brit Timothy Spall among Cannes winners 25 May 201425 May 2014Jason Korsner With two British films among the eighteen in the official competition in Cannes, the chances of an award were high and Timothy Spall [...]
There’s more to Cannes than glitz 24 May 201421 May 2015Jason Korsner With many of the biggest names in the world of film descending on Cannes to be photographed on the red carpet at the [...]
Carell wrestles with drama in Cannes contender Foxcatcher 23 May 20147 January 2015Jason Korsner In Knocked Up, Kathryn Heigl’s character is commended for the rare achievement of managing to make Steve Carell look like an ass-hole. Capote [...]
BFI’s pride at best of British in Cannes 21 May 201421 May 2014Jason Korsner BFI staff posing in “Pits and Perverts” T-shirts to promote Pride, closing the Directors Fortnight at Cannes 2014 On Monday over lunch, the [...]
Record LFF ticket sales but who’ll remember 2013? 24 October 201324 October 2013Jason Korsner The BFI has hailed the success of Clare Stewart’s second London Film Festival at the helm, with last year’s record audience attendance being [...]
Cannes announces full jury line-up 25 April 2013Jason Korsner Comment The British director Lynne Ramsay, who’s We Need To Talk About Kevin, was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes two years ago, [...]