Tag: Summer

  • Watch: Gaspar Noe’s Summer of ’21 for Saint Laurent

    Watch: Gaspar Noe’s Summer of ’21 for Saint Laurent

    We’re still waiting here in the States to see Gaspar Noe’s previous collaboration with Saint Laurent, Lux Æterna, which premiered in Cannes in 2019, but the fashion house has just dropped a new short by the French director that’s well worth a late-night watch. Starring Charlotte Rampling and a group of models — Anok Yai,…

  • Russian Filmmakers Rock the Boat to Critical Acclaim

    Russian films at Cannes this year illustrate bravery, past glories and increasing success in genres that show off the country’s forte in FX and animation work.As Ilya Stewart of Hype Production sees it, the most successful Russian output these days in terms of critical and fest appreciation is outside the state film funding system, which…

  • House Arrest Extended for Kirill Serebrennikov, Director of Cannes Film ‘Summer’

    In a hearing late on Wednesday, a Moscow court extended house arrest for Kirill Serebrennikov, the director of Cannes official competition title Summer, through July 19, ending his chances of travelling to the festival.In a move widely criticized in the Russian artistic community, the country’s culture ministry sided with the prosecutors and supported their request…

  • Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard

    Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard

    New movies from Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard and “Ida” director Pawel Pawlikowski join previously announced “Solo: A Star Wars Story” at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.Cannes president Pierre Lescure and general delegate Thierry Frémaux unveiled the lineup of the world’s most prestigious film festival in Paris early Thursday morning.Refresh this page for the latest, which…