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The Xavierpop #Cannes2012 Report – First Reactions to Yousry Nasrallah's After The Battle

The In Competition movies are trucking along with Yousry Nasrallah‘s After the Battle. First reactions are and you can watch them below. About The Film Mahmoud was one of the horsemen coerced by lowly henchmen for Mubarak‘s regime into carrying out attacks on protesters in Tahrir Square on February 2, 2011.  He has since lost his job. Humiliated and ostracized, he lives near the Pyramids with his wife and sons. His [...]

 

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The Xavierpop #Cannes2012 Report – First Reactions to Lou Ye's Mystery

The first film in the Un Certain Regard programme to have its gala premiere earlier today was Lou Ye‘s Mystery. Below are the initial reactions to the film. About the Film Lu Jie has no idea her husband Yongzhao is leading a double life, until the day she sees him entering a hotel with a young woman. Her world crumbles – and it’s just the beginning. A few hours later, [...]

 

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The Xavierpop #Cannes2012 Report – First Reaction to Jacques Audiard's Rust And Bone Starring Marion Cotillard

The second film shown in competition is DE ROUILLE ET D’OS (RUST AND BONE) and had its gala premiere earlier and below are the initial reactions from those in Cannes. About the Film Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves the north of France for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali’s bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after [...]

 

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Louis' Review of Turn Me On, Goddammit!

Skoddeheimen, like most small towns the world over, has little or nothing to offer its teens in the way of diversity, forcing people into a conformist lifestyle through limited numbers and isolation. 15-year-old Alma has raging hormones and a rich fantasy life with nearly everyone she sees. These range from the sickly sweet romantic to the nearly pornographic, depending on the person and her mood. Impulsive in both her actions [...]

 

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'Skyfall' Teaser Teases Bond Really Being Bond Plus We Now Have A Movie Plot

We still have a few months until the next chapter of the James Bond series Skyfall drops. That still doesn’t take away from the anticipation that has been built for this movie. We have seen first images, we already know when the next instalment will drop and now we get the first teaser poster. It does a great job of not only capturing the essence of the original artwork that has been used [...]

 

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New Prometheus Poster Brings The Boom

The buzz and hype around the Ridley Scott-directed/Alien prequel Prometheus is slowly growing as more and more of the movie details are being released, (maybe a little too much some might say). A new poster has dropped and I have to say that I really dig the old school sci-fi feel to it. Slowly but surely I am definitely coming around on this film. It’s gone from meh to a [...]

 

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The Xavierpop #Cannes2012 Report - First Reaction to Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom

The opening film for the 65th Festival de Cannes was Moonrise Kingdom. Below you will find the initial reactions from Cannes. Moonrise Kingdom is directed by Wes Anderson and the film stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward. Moonrise Kingdom will open in limited release on May 25th. About the Film Set on an island off the coast of New [...]

 

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The Xavierpop #Cannes2012 Report - @MovieJay Gives The Ultimate Primer for the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival

The 65th edition of the annual Festival de Cannes is upon us and it’s looking to rebound from the Lars Von Trier “I’m a Nazi” debacle from last year. A quick recap: The provocative director’s rambling id was musing about his family history at his press conference for “Melancholia” when he went on to say he “could understand and sympathize with Hitler”. See, the whole theme of last year’s festival [...]