Miramax » Subscript http://www.miramax.com Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Quentin Tarantino Clip Gallery http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-quentin-tarantino-clip-gallery http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-quentin-tarantino-clip-gallery#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:59 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=20144 Watch over 60 clips from Tarantino's films right here. Go!

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We know you love him, which is why we curated this Tarantino gallery just for you. Sit back, relax and fill your brain with QT’s cool, badass world.

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-quentin-tarantino-clip-gallery/feed 0 Guest Blogger: Filmmaker Jaclyn Gramigna http://www.miramax.com/subscript/guest-blogger-filmmaker-jaclyn-gramigna http://www.miramax.com/subscript/guest-blogger-filmmaker-jaclyn-gramigna#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:01 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=20081 "A good film has a magical ability to allow people of all kinds, from all backgrounds, to relate to characters they would otherwise have no earthly chance of connecting to." ~Gramigna

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]]> Often, a filmmaker’s career is kick-started by a short film. Quentin Tarantino made My Best Friend’s Birthday, Martin Scorsese made What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and Kevin Smith made Mae Day. In continuing our Emerging Filmmaker Series, we are happy to introduce you to a filmmaker to keep your eyes on. She’s directed several short films and is currently at the Cannes Film Festival with her latest short, in hopes to attract interest from the film world and launch her career. Today, our Guest Blogger Jaclyn Gramigna, talks to us about her early influences and starting a career in film.

JG1Writer/director Gramigna on the set of Downtown, photo by Vladimir Weinstein

Jaclyn is a Brooklyn based Director and Screenwriter, a graduate of NYU. Her newest short film, Downtown, has thus far garnered a great response and will be having its world premiere in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. She recently received the top prize for “Best Play” and “Best Director” in NYC’s growing “Take Ten” theater festival, for her interpretation of a new play called, “Disappearing”. Jaclyn is also hard at work on two feature-length screenplays, hoping that one of them will become her feature length directorial debut. She is slated to direct music videos for amazing new bands, Holland Patent Public Library and Dashel Hammerstein & The Joint Chiefs this summer. Jaclyn loves to collaborate with all types of people and experiments, often, with music, photography and the culinary arts.

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I’ve always had a knack for storytelling but unlike many aspiring filmmakers, who devote themselves to cinema at a young age, I’d like to think that film found me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always loved movies, but I was in love with the theater. Acting was my passion but unfortunately, I never landed a leading role and thus my confidence faltered. At 17, I searched for summer theater programs and instead found a filmmaking workshop at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Making a film had never crossed my mind but as soon as it did I couldn’t shake it. On a whim, I applied for the program–if I get in, maybe it’s meant to be? To my utter surprise, I was accepted into the workshop! I learned that I knew absolutely nothing about what goes into making a film but seeing the film you created, from concept to finish, on a big screen for the first time is like nothing else. The more I learned about the process, the more films I watched with new appreciation and the more I was convinced; this is it! My love for cinema grew quickly, exponentially. I had a lot of catching up to do with my filmbuff peers, who responded with disgusted faces when I admitted to never having seen Miramax must-sees like, Pulp Fiction or Trainspotting. (If you’re worried, I have since watched said classics, along with hundreds of others.) Like most directors, there are some films that continue to shape me into the filmmaker I am today.

Fernando Meirelles’s, City of God, is very special to me and helped me realize the importance of films in our society. Somehow, this film made it possible for a 17-year-old white girl from Westchester to put herself in the shoes of a young man whose life is in danger every day because in the town he lives in, it’s nearly impossible to avoid being caught in the cross-hairs of ever present gang wars. Lucky for me, I’ve never been in a situation like that, yet I emoted like I was living in it, right next to Rocket. Mind blown.

A good film has a magical ability to allow people of all kinds, from all backgrounds, to relate to characters they would otherwise have no earthly chance of connecting to. It’s a huge reason why I love it. It’s a huge reason why I think films are important, have amazingly real potential to “change the world” and is definitely something I strive to accomplish.

One of my all time favorites and something that has definitely influenced my own stylistic choices is Jean Pierre Jeunet’s, Amélie. Amélie Poulain lives in a world that is similar to our own but some of the rules are changed, leaving room for whimsy. It displays the sheer artistry of cinema while challenging the audience’s comfort zone and coaxing them into seeing situations from a different perspective. The world, however strange, is consistent and the characters are surprisingly human which, to me, makes it a real gem in Miramax’s roster.

As far as you’re concerned, I’m a nobody, one of millions of aspiring filmmakers hoping to break into the business. It’s a good thing that I like challenges and that I love making movies more every day. It’s also good that I’m willing to do a lot of things to make money (not that) until I can do this full time. Miramax guest blog! I want to prove to the world that I can be that leading lady, in the director’s chair; leading the way for other women hoping to be taken seriously in such a male dominated industry. My newest film, Downtown (about a girl who has a very private moment, in a very public place), is part of the Short Film Corner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, a dream come true in itself. Look out, world!

Contact Jaclyn here to watch her Cannes short, Downtown.

Check out our First Films Clip Gallery to see your favorite scenes from My Left Foot, Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Gone Baby Gone, Swingers and many more.

*all photos of Jaclyn Gramigna by photographer Vladimir Weinstein

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/guest-blogger-filmmaker-jaclyn-gramigna/feed 0 The Miramax Oscar® Gallery http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-miramaxoscar-gallery http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-miramaxoscar-gallery#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:42 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=20049 Get lost with Kate Winslet, Bruce Willis, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Holly Hunter, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman and many more stars in this Oscar®-infused gallery.

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Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award® nominations and 68 Oscars®, including 4 Best Picture awards. Watch a clip from all of our Oscar® winners and then continue on to The Miramax Clip Gallery to watch 1500 clips from over 150 of our iconic films.

Find more clips from these Oscar®-winning films here and come back all week to check out new galleries. If you’d like us to curate a specific Miramax gallery, let us know in the comments below.

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-miramaxoscar-gallery/feed 0 The Miramax Clip Gallery http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-miramax-clip-gallery http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-miramax-clip-gallery#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:39 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19953 bringing you thousands of your favorite things...

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]]> queenRecently, we celebrated you. 50 million of you. You’re a fan of one or more of our 121 Facebook film pages and to thank you, we’ve launched our Miramax Clip Gallery where you can watch your favorite clips from your favorite films and share them with your friends.

Instead of wasting your valuable time searching for a scene from one of our films elsewhere, take a stroll through our gallery and relive classic highlights for instant gratification. New galleries will be curated each week, including clips from our Oscar-winners, first-time filmmakers, all things Tarantino, martial arts mania, Ben Affleck v. Leonardo DiCaprio, Miramax staff picks and many more.

Today we are celebrating our top twelve films on the Miramax leaderboard by giving you one clip from each film. Once you’ve watched the clip, click on the film page listed in the video display which brings you to more clips, or click on the video page which brings you to related clips from other films you might enjoy.

Come back all week to check out new galleries and if you’d like us to curate a specific Miramax gallery, let us know in the comments below.

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/the-miramax-clip-gallery/feed 0 Guest Blogger: Photographer Homer Parkes http://www.miramax.com/subscript/guest-blogger-photographer-homer-parkes http://www.miramax.com/subscript/guest-blogger-photographer-homer-parkes#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 17:37:50 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19917 "I am infinitely curious about the lives of strangers and hope to convey that curiosity through my photography." ~Parkes

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Photography is about conveying a vision. It’s a point of view with meaning that will be translated differently by each observer. So what makes a good photographer? We all take pictures, now more than ever with cameras in our phones and tablets and share them on social media, not only for friends and family but for the world to see. In a time when many of us might see ourselves as amateur photographers, it’s the artist that takes it to another level, whether professionally or passionately, that breaks down everyday life into art. Our Guest Blogger today is one of these artists that has taken photography to the next level and is making a career out of it. We’re excited to have photographer Homer Parkes contribute his thoughts on his still photography and the moving image in film.

Homer Parkes was born and raised in New York City and has been taking photographs since the age of 14. His interest and curiosity lies in the story behind the everyday. The truth isn’t really relevant but the imagined story of someone or something is key to his photography, letting subtle mystery intrigue the viewer in the same way it originally caught his eye. Most often the image doesn’t lead the viewer in any way towards the story he may have imagined, but always attempts to direct their attention to something they would likely overlook.

Q: Favorite Miramax film?
A: From Dusk Till Dawn

Q: Favorite Photographer?
A: Currently, really into Iwan Baan’s work. Bernd and Hilla Becher also high on my list.

Q: Favorite Cinematographer?
A: Roger Deakins

Q: How do you find your inspiration?
A: I look around, at everything, all the time, according to my mother I’ve done so since I was a baby.

Q: Most challenging part of your career?
A: Right now – getting started.

Q: What type of work/photography do you see yourself doing in 5 years?
A: Unclear so far, but my interests lie in geometric and often minimal man-made forms and their natural environments.

My photography is always related to a story. That story, unlike in film, exists only in my mind and is rarely told, but is the key to finding the image I want to capture. A subway station filled with people, a boat captain, a delivery man having a cigarette, all have a story and whether or not I know the truth, the stories I imagine are almost a short film based purely on a moment, an interaction, something that catches my eye in an instant.

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I am infinitely curious about the lives of strangers and hope to convey that curiosity through my photography. Although in film that story is being told through narrative, the cinematography can begin to tell that story far before the first word is spoken. I also focus on architecture and manmade structures in their natural environments and the way they work with their surroundings. I am interested in the aging process, passing time and the impact of nature on something that was designed to withstand such forces. In capturing these images I often work with geometric forms and negative space, framing buildings against the sky, for example, allows for strong visual statements while guiding the mind along the paths I began on.

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The work of [cinematographer] Roger Deakins is a wonderful example of visual storytelling and setting a mood that gives the mind a head start on the story. In most of Deakins’ films there are beautiful, long, nearly still shots, a slowly evolving scene using subtle lighting to let your mind move with the action of the story. You truly live the scenes as they happen when it’s captured with such a natural and relaxed feeling.

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Even in the most gripping scenes from No Country for Old Men you feel as though you are personally involved and that comes, not only from the Coen Brothers amazing storytelling, but also from the intimate way Deakins captures the scene and the way he allows you to build the story in your head as it is told. I attempt to capture the same relaxed and natural emotions in my photography, rarely staging or even waiting for an image to appear and capturing the everyday on the fly, as it occurs.

View more of Homer Parkes work on his website and take another look at Roger Deakins cinematography in this clip from No Country for Old Men.

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/guest-blogger-photographer-homer-parkes/feed 0 CANNES NEWS: Busy Scorsese on GANGS OF NEW YORK, SILENCE and more http://www.miramax.com/subscript/cannes-news-martin-scorsese http://www.miramax.com/subscript/cannes-news-martin-scorsese#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:40 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19900 He's currently in post-production, he's producing a documentary about the late Roger Ebert, developing a TV series based on GANGS OF NEW YORK, executive producing new films for Luc Besson and Andrew Lau, signed up to direct a documentary about Bill Clinton and just announced his latest project at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Martin Scorsese is at the Cannes Film Festival to raise money for his next film, Silence. It’s based on Shusaku Endo’s 1966 book of the same name. Scorsese said it’s a passion project he’s been working on since he first read the book in 1989. The script is written by his Gangs of New York screenwriter, Jay Cocks and he plans to shoot it in 2014. According to the press release, “Silence deals with two Jesuit priests who face violence and persecution when they leave New York to head for Japan in order to spread Christianity.” It is set in the 17th century and will star Andrew Garfield.

It goes back to growing up in New York, living in an area that was pretty tough, and also the church at the same time. It’s similar to Mean Streets, in a way. It deals with spiritual matters in a concrete, physical world; a world where invariably the worst of human nature is revealed…[It's a] suspenseful film, with elements of a thriller…it combines that with themes that were overt in Kundun and Bringing Out The Dead.

Scorsese is also busy developing Gangs of New York as a TV series, another period piece. GONY was also adapted from a book of the same name written by Herbert Asbury. Scorsese had always envisioned this story to be an American epic and will now get to see it more fully realized.

This time and era of America’s history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two hour film. A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world to life. I am excited to partner with Miramax in telling these stories.

The busy filmmaker has several other projects in the works including, The Wolf of Wall Street out later this year, starring his recent go-to actor Gangs and Aviator star, Leonardo DiCaprio. Oscar buzz is already in the air for this one. Did Scorsese finally direct a Leo Oscar-winning performance?

Check out more Gangs clips on our gallery page and let us know your favorite Scorsese/actor pairing in the poll.

via Total Film

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/cannes-news-martin-scorsese/feed 0 Spotlight on Sarah Polley and the power of a documentary film http://www.miramax.com/subscript/spotlight-on-sarah-polley http://www.miramax.com/subscript/spotlight-on-sarah-polley#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:03 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19866 In her new film, Oscar®-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it.

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Actress turned Oscar nominated writer/director, Sarah Polley has a new film out called Stories We Tell. It’s a documentary about the secrets kept by her own family over the secretive life of her mother and the realization at age 27 her biological father was not in fact the man who had raised her as his own. The National Film Board of Canada described it as, “the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.”

Canadian born Polley started out as an actor at the age of 4, largely due to having parents in the industry. She won two Gemini awards (Canadian equivalent of the Emmy) by her teens. Soon, a wider audience started noticing her after working with director Atom Egoyan on Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter. She continued to pursue roles that were less commercial and more independent, appearing in David Cronenberg’s ExistenZ. Watch her in a clip from ExistenZ. She appears at the end of the scene.

In recent years, Polley transitioned from in front of the camera to behind it, directing several critically acclaimed films including, Away from Her, nominated for two Oscars and Take This Waltz starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams.

The New York Times interviewed Polley to discuss her new film, her versatile career and which medium she prefers.

If I could choose to do just one thing, it would be to write, both screenplays for other people to direct, and also fiction. I love the directing aspect of it. I find it hugely challenging and hugely rewarding, but it’s so unbelievably stressful. There are times where I think I’d just make a better writer. And acting is something that, you know, I love doing, but just because I’m making my own films very rarely have time to do a lot of.

Stories We Tell is Polley’s first documentary. It premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and has already won a Genie Award and a Toronto Film Critics Association Awards for Best Documentary. It took her five years to make it and there’s already Oscar buzz surrounding the pic. Polley talks about her inspiration to make this very personal film.

The real impetus was watching how many stories were arising out of the same story. The story was making its way back to me third- and fourth-hand as something totally different than what I had experienced. So I became really fascinated by the fact that we’re all telling stories that we believe to be true, that have resonance for us, and that can be so different from the stories that other people have of the same set of events.

A documentary film can change the way you view the world. They’re based on facts and cover the raw material of life. Journalist/Author Erik Barnouw stated in his book “Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film”, that, “the documentarist has a passion for what he finds in images and sounds – which always seem to him more meaningful than anything he can invent. It is in selecting and arranging his findings that he expresses himself. At the same time, if the film is to be documentary and not propaganda, this creative arrangement must result in work that adheres not only to standards of good storytelling, but also good journalism.”

Over the past decade, the popularity of documentaries has made the medium more commercial than ever before. Michael Moore’s doc, Fahrenheight 9/11 has taken in $120M at the box office and won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In the top 100 grossing docs of all time are several films from the Miramax library including, Madonna: Truth or Dare, Paris is Burning, Unzipped, Rhyme & Reason, and Microcosmos. Watch a clip from the Sundance award winning Paris is Burning. This scene talks about the dangers of being a transsexual in New York City in the 1980′s and the tragic consequences that sometimes came of it.

Documentary filmmaking can be such a powerful medium. There are so many hidden gems to discover that may change the way you view your own world. It’s exciting to watch a talent like Polley explore the medium and deliver a film that critics are calling “a revelation”, “extraordinary” and as A.O. Scott described, “one of the boldest and most exciting films I’ve seen in the last six months, and the kind of experience that has the power to alter your perception of the world.”

As more Hollywood blockbusters open this weekend, find some time to soak in a documentary and potentially change your perception of the world. Check out our documentaries listed above and watch scenes from them and many more of our films, in our Miramax Clips Gallery.

Stories We Tell is now playing in select theaters.

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/spotlight-on-sarah-polley/feed 0 Memorable Miramax moments at Cannes http://www.miramax.com/subscript/memorable-miramax-moments-at-cannes http://www.miramax.com/subscript/memorable-miramax-moments-at-cannes#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:24:53 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19797 It's day two of Cannes so before big news breaks this year, recall great moments from the past.

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Today is the second day of the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Last night, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby opened the fest and all the stars came out to walk the red carpet. Today marks the first day of this year’s selections. As memories and deals are made, take a look back at some of the best moments in Cannes history.

1989 sex, lies, and videotape
Steven Soderbergh wins the Palme d’Or for his first film, sex, Lies, and videotape. It also won Best Actor for James Spader and the international critics’ prize. At just 26 years old, Soderbergh is the youngest director to win.

1993 The Piano
Jane Campion wins the Palme d’Or for The Piano and Holly Hunter wins Best Actress. To date, Campion is the only woman and New Zealander to win. Her first short film, Peel won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. This year, she is head of the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury and will be presented with the Carrosse d’Or from the Society of Film Directors. The Piano earned Campion a best director nomination at the Oscars and she won the Academy Award for best original screenplay.

1994 Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s eagerly awaited follow-up to Reservoir Dogs went down in history as a Cannes classic. Tarantino won the Palme d’Or for Pulp Fiction and created a media frenzy.

1998 Life is Beautiful
Though Roberto Benigni did not take home the Palme d’Or for Life is Beautiful, he did win the Grand Prize of the Jury and received the wildest applause of the evening. He stole the awards show, kissing Scorsese’s shoes and hugging each member of the jury. The film won Best Foreign Film at the Oscars and Benigni won Best Actor.

2009 No Country for Old Men
Joel and Ethan Coen’s No Country for Old Men was nominated for the 2007 Palme d’Or. Not too much was known about the film going into its screening but after, the press raved about it. NCFOM went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

Keep following us to hear more about this year’s festivities and winners and read more of our film festival content here.

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/memorable-miramax-moments-at-cannes/feed 0 Cannes Rewind: PULP FICTON http://www.miramax.com/subscript/film-rewind-pulp-fiction-at-cannes http://www.miramax.com/subscript/film-rewind-pulp-fiction-at-cannes#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:52:52 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19730 "I never expect to win anything when a jury has to decide because I don't make the kinds of movies that bring people together. I make the kinds of movies that split people apart."

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In 1994, Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. It was one of the most talked about films at the festival and according to an article in the LA Times, [Pulp winning] “surprised many in the Palais du Festival audience, including one woman who was so upset she began screaming at the writer-director as he tried to begin his speech.” Tarantino continued his speech after the interruption. Watch the drama here.

I never expect to win anything when a jury has to decide because I don’t make the kinds of movies that bring people together. I make the kinds of movies that split people apart.

Clint Eastwood was on the Cannes jury that year and talked about deciding which film would take home the top prize, calling Pulp “refreshing.”

New York Times critic Janet Maslin wrote about the phenomenon of Pulp at Cannes before it later opened the New York Film Festival.

Ever since Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction created a sensation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won top honors, it has been swathed in the wildest hyperbole. In fact, it has sparked an excitement bound to look suspect from afar. It must be hard to believe that Mr. Tarantino, a mostly self-taught, mostly untested talent who spent his formative creative years working in a video store, has come up with a work of such depth, wit and blazing originality that it places him in the front ranks of American film makers.

19 years later, Tarantino continues to make hit after hit and is considered one of the best filmmakers in the world. He returned to Cannes in 2007 with Death Proof and in 2009 with Inglourious Basterds and in 2004 he was the President of the Cannes jury.

For a filmmaker and film lover there’s no greater honor than to be on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. To be President is both a magnificent honor and a magnificent responsibility. And also the crowning achievement of a lifetime spent in cinematic obsession: a Magnificent Obsession.

The 66th Cannes International Film Festival opens today and Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz and Steven Spielberg are a few of the jurors who will be deciding this year’s Palme d’Or. Keep checking back for more news on the Cannes fest, old and new and follow the films In Competition this year.

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA directed by Steven Soderberg
BORGMAN directed by Alex Van Warmerdam
GRIGRIS directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
HELI directed by Amat Escalante
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS directed by Ethan & Joel Coen
JEUNE & JOLIE (YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL) directed by François Ozon
JIMMY P. (PSYCHOTHERAPY OF A PLAINS INDIAN) directed by Arnaud Desplechin
LA GRANDE BELLEZZA (THE GREAT BEAUTY) directed by Paolo Sorrentino
LA VÉNUS À LA FOURRURE (VENUS IN FUR) directed by Roman Polanski
LA VIE D’ADÈLE – CHAPITRE 1 & 2 (BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR) directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
LE PASSÉ (THE PAST) directed by Asghar FARHADI
MICHAEL KOHLHAAS directed by Arnaud Des Pallieres
NEBRASKA directed by Alexander Payne
ONLY GOD FORGIVES directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE directed by Jim Jarmusch
SOSHITE CHICHI NI NARU (Like Father, Like Son) directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
THE IMMIGRANT directed by James Gray
TIAN ZHU DING (A TOUCH OF SIN) directed by Jia Zhangke
UN CHÂTEAU EN ITALIE (A CASTLE IN ITALY) directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
WARA NO TATE (Shield of Straw) directed by Takashi Miike

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]]> http://www.miramax.com/subscript/film-rewind-pulp-fiction-at-cannes/feed 0 The Cannes International Film Festival kicks off with familiar faces http://www.miramax.com/subscript/cannes-international-film-festival-begins http://www.miramax.com/subscript/cannes-international-film-festival-begins#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:06 +0000 Miramax http://www.miramax.com/?p=19566 The 66th Cannes International Film Festival opens on Wednesday and many familiar faces are returning.

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]]> The Cannes Film Festival opens tomorrow and here are some of the exciting people and films in attendance. Many Cannes alumni are returning, some with films that were in competition over 20 years ago. Check back with us all week as we follow the news and introduce you to emerging filmmakers.

Audrey Tautou
AT SMALLwmkAudrey Tautou is this year’s host of the opening and closing ceremonies at Cannes. Best known and much loved for the film Amélie, Tautou also stars in the new film Mood Indigo by director Michel Gondry, opening in France later this month.

Stephen Frears
0020670.JPGFrears is an English film director and is the only filmmaker representing the UK at Cannes this year with his ‘special screening’ documentary, Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, which examines Ali’s battle with the U.S. government over his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War. Frears is a two-time Oscar nominee for directing The Queen and The Grifters. He also directed Dirty Pretty Things, staring Audrey Tautou.

James Gray
still-of-james-gray-in-we-own-the-night-large-pictureGray’s 20 year career returns to the place where it began. His second feature film, The Yards, was selected for official competition at the 2000 Cannes International Film Festival. This writer/director has not one but two films in this year’s fest. The Immigrant stars Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner and Blood Ties also stars Cotillard, Clive Owen, Mila Kunis and Zoe Saldana.

Baz Luhrmann
GG_about_baz (1)Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby just opened to huge audiences in the U.S. and will also open Cannes tomorrow night. He’s no stranger to the fest, as his first feature film Strictly Ballroom, screened there 21 years ago.

The Coen Brothers
Ethan Coen, Joel CoenOscar winners in Competition this year include the Coen Brothers with their 1960s folk music drama Inside Llewyn Davis, starring Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan. Coen’s were last in Competition at Cannes in 2007 with No Country for Old Men.

Steven Soderbergh
12_steven-soderbergh_siloSteven Soderberg shot to fame after winning the Palme d’Or in 1989 with his first feature film, Sex, Lies, and Videotape. He’s back this year with one of the most highly anticipated films in Competition, Behind the Candelabra, starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas as Liberace.

Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
tumblr_mb2eileS4O1runamko1_1280Valeria is the only woman director competing for the Palme d’Or with her feature, Un Chateau en Italie. As of 2012, Jane Campion remains the only woman to have won the Palme d’Or for her feature The Piano.

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