Festival de Cannes 2008

[Boomer]

The famous staircase coming together this morning...!

Getty

 

[Chaky]

Empire magazine has posted its preliminary thoughts on the new Indiana Jones movie which premiered today at the festival:

Empire's official verdict is still being mulled over, and there's plenty to discuss, but it's safe to say that Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull has done nothing to dilute the integrity of Spielberg and Lucas's classic hero. Indeed, although Indy's showing some creaking bones and doesn't crack a whip quite as elegantly as he used to, this is a slick, fun film that has by no means sacrificed the fast action beats of the first three.

Full article: empireonline

 

[Boomer]

Interesting article...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...e-ugly-truth-worlds-famous-film-festival.html

 

[Chaky]

Cannes awards:

Palme d'Or - The Class
Grand Prix - Gomorrah
Special prizes - Clint Eastwood and Catherine Deneuve
Best director - Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Three Monkeys
Jury prize - Il Divo directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Best actor - Benicio del Toro in Che
Best actress - Sandra Corveloni in Line of Passage
Best screenplay - Lorna's Silence by Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Camera d'Or - Hunger

BBC News

 

[tiffany]

I really want to see The Class and Gomorrah - I bet it'll be ages before they are released anywhere in london though

 

[Chaky]

You're right. Movies that do well at Cannes always seem to take until the year after to reach the UK. Maybe the London Film Festival will have them.