Tag: A Hero

  • Cannes Festival Adds Two More Films to 2022 Official Selection

    Cannes Festival Adds Two More Films to 2022 Official Selection

    The Cannes Film Festival has added two more films to the Official Selection of the 75th edition, which will kick off on May 17.Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “As Bestas,” a French-Spanish movie, has been added to Cannes Première, the new section dedicated to world premieres for movies that are slightly more mainstream, similarly to the out-of-competition strand.…

  • UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2022

    UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2022

    Keep track of when films are coming out in the territory.Screen is listing the release dates for films in the UK and Ireland in the calendar below.For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here.Screen also has an awards season calendar for 2022, here.JanuaryJanuary 1Licorice Pizza…

  • Festivals Boost Contenders for Oscar International Film Race

    Festivals Boost Contenders for Oscar International Film Race

    If you wanted to name a winner from the Oscar international film shortlist right now, it would be the Cannes Film Festival. Nine of the 15 titles that made the cut came from the fest, even though the Palme d’Or winner, France’s submission “Titane,” did not. But then only those who were not paying attention…

  • ‘Drive My Car’ Named Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

    ‘Drive My Car’ Named Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

    Japan’s Hamaguchi Ryusuke earned double honors on Thursday at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His “Drive My Car” was named best film, while he shared the best screenplay award with the film’s co-writer Oe Takamasa.The 14th Apsa ceremony was held at the Home of the Arts in Queensland, Australia and gave prizes to ten films…

  • Oscars 2022: Best Original Screenplay Predictions

    Oscars 2022: Best Original Screenplay Predictions

    Academy voters give creators extra points for controlling their visions; that gives auteurs the advantage in the race for Best Original Screenplay.Getting a boost during 2021 is any film that debuted to real, live audiences at a film festival like Cannes. That’s where three-time screenplay nominee Wes Anderson debuted his omnibus valentine to The New…

  • The Oscar Race Gets Clearer After the Toronto International Film Festival

    The Oscar Race Gets Clearer After the Toronto International Film Festival

    No question there’s more to learn from a live film festival than a virtual one. In 2021, live Cannes and Telluride events provided scads of intel on how movies played for audiences and media. Participants were on solid ground. You feel it in a room when a movie plays, from Cannes Palme d’Or-winner “Titane” to…

  • Cannes: All the Movies from the 2021 Festival That Will Make Some Noise This Year

    Cannes: All the Movies from the 2021 Festival That Will Make Some Noise This Year

    A few weeks ago, it was hard to believe that the Cannes Film Festival would actually happen. Now, as the 74th edition winds down, it’s still hard to believe what transpired over the past two weeks: a whole lot of movies, many of which will continue to make some noise in the year ahead. In…

  • Cannes 2021 week two: heatstruck delirium and instant classics

    Cannes 2021 week two: heatstruck delirium and instant classics

    Julia Ducournau’s bizarre Titane sent punters over the edge, while films such as Asghar Fahadi’s A Hero offered more subtle rewardsThe pandemic hits Cannes in the form of a movie that plays near the beach, buffeted by strong winds. On screen, the people are sickening by degrees. They’re coughing on commuter buses and sidestreets and…