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Cannes 2013 round-up, week 2: Gosling for breakfast, skinflicks for lunch
3 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Forget your body clock: any time of day finds film fans watching Nicolas Winding Refn's tense, brutal thriller, Sorrentino's beguiling look at fading beauty or Soderbergh's tremendous Liberace biopic. Then there's the Coens' hoot of a movie and Carla Bruni's sister's comedy. But which will win the big prize?
At 7.30am on Cannes's main strip people wearing dinner jackets and cocktail dresses held handwritten signs that read "Only God Forgives", triple-underlined, and "Please! Only God Forgives!" They might have been members of a doomsday cult, one with an imperious dress code, but no: a Ryan Gosling film was about to premiere in the Grand Théâtre Lumière and this lot were ticketless, hoping by dressing smartly to pick up last-minute invites. They looked on while several hundred of us filed in for 90 minutes of early-morning ultra-violence.
Moviegoing at the festival runs round the clock. There are marquee screenings not »
- Tom Lamont, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
The Hangover Part III, Something In The Air, Epic 3D: this week's new films
9 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Hangover Part III | Something In The Air | Epic 3D | Benjamin Britten – Peace And Conflict | The Moth Diaries | My Neighbour Totoro/Grave Of The Fireflies | The King Of Marvin Gardens
(Todd Phillips, 2013, Us) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Justin Bartha, Melissa McCarthy. 100 mins
Here we go again, ostensibly for the last time, and if this doesn't capture the magic of the first Hangover it's at least less offensive than the second, which isn't much of a recommendation. An intervention over Alan's mental health and the hunt for Mr Chow is what sets in motion the Wtf escapades and male bonding this time, but it all feels a little forced and familiar. If anything, the "wolf pack" is now too tame.
Something In The Air (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2012, Fra) Clément Métayer, Lola Créton. 122 mins
Assayas gets beyond the cliches of France's young, post-1968 revolutionaries, »
- Steve Rose
Video: Why Behind the Candelabra Is a Must Watch This Sunday!
14 hours ago | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Behind the Candelabra - HBO's Liberace biopic that could be Steven Soderbergh's final film - has dazzled Cannes with superb performances from Michael Douglas as the over-the-top entertainer and Matt Damon as his much younger lover and chauffeur. We break down what makes this love story work, plus the supporting actors who help bring Liberace's gilded world to life. »
- Becca Frucht
Who Else Could Have Played Liberace
20 hours ago | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
In HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" (premieres Sun., May 26, 9 p.m. Et), Michael Douglas plays Liberace -- and the resemblance is truly uncanny.
It's a surprising turn for the Oscar-winning actor, but one that we imagine more of Hollywood's biggest stars would've embraced. The sequins, the fancy cars, the over-the-top ensembles, the flamboyant lifestyle, the absolute excess of everything, working alongside Matt Damon with director Steven Soderbergh, on what's rumored to be his last film ... it's the role of a lifetime.
So we couldn't help but imagine who else could've rocked the part of one of Hollywood's greatest entertainers. From HBO movie regular Al Pacino to Greek yogurt peddler and sometime-musician John Stamos, click through our gallery of dream Liberace runners-up for "Behind the Candelabra."
Tell us: Will you be watching "Behind the Candelabra"?
"Behind the Candelabra" premieres Sun., May 26, 9 p.m. Et on HBO. »
- Maggie Furlong
Film With 10-Minute Long Lesbian Sex Scene Is Talk Of Cannes Film Festival
20 hours ago | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The 66th Cannes Film Festival ends this weekend, but not before closing with some controversy, this time involving a lengthy lesbian sex scene.
"Blue is the Warmest Color" (or, its original French title, "La Vie D'Adele Chapitres 1 et 2"), directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, tells the story of two girls who enter into in an all-consuming, life-changing relationship. The graphic sex scenes (including a ten-minute scene which Vulture said had "impressive scissoring") have kept festival goers gossiping since the screening earlier this week.
"Blue is the Warmest Color" is being called the best film at the festival by many. Popular film site,"The Playlist" said it is "the most transportative, truthful and sublime movie experience of our Cannes to date." And the film's performances are being praised as well, with Adèle Exarchopolous, who plays Adèle, being touted by some as the frontrunner to win the Cannes Best Actress award.
The film, based »
- The Huffington Post
Seitz on Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra: Swan Song or Not, an Impressive Work
21 hours ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Whether the biopic Behind the Candelabra (HBO, May 26, 9 p.m.) ends up being a swan song for director Steven Soderbergh or merely the last entry in one phase of a long career, it’s an impressive work. This story of superstar pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his young lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) is dark stuff.Liberace, who goes by “Lee,” dictates their relationship be completely private; he won’t take the teenage Scott out in public. Scott was abandoned as a child by his addict mother and grew up in foster homes; after a while he starts to feel like a concubine, a prisoner in an opulent jail, and his fears of abandonment and neglect are reawakened. At one point, Lee has his face remade to create a more youthful appearance (Rob Lowe plays his plastic surgeon; his makeup suggests Jocelyn Wildenstein by way of a Disney cartoon prince »
- Matt Zoller Seitz
Weeklings!: A Lesson In Liberace
21 hours ago | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
The whole world is excited about Liberace. Let’s remember why.
Great news: The world really cares about Liberace right now. I know. I’m freaking out too.
Let’s take the massive hype and excitement around Behind the Candelabra, HBO’s Michael Douglas/Matt Damon biopic of Liberace and his lover Scott Thorson, and reeducate ourselves about the legendary piano man. If you’re new to Liberace, you’ll learn a lot. If not, try to learn something anyway.
The post Weeklings!: A Lesson In Liberace appeared first on thebacklot.com. »
- Louis Virtel
Watch: Michael Douglas Shines In Clip From 'Behind The Candelabra' Plus New Photos
21 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Put the Emmys and Golden Globes on alert, because Michael Douglas is coming. Earlier this week, Steven Soderbergh's "Behind The Candelabra" screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the conversation soon moved on from discussion of it being the director's final feature (for now) to Douglas' standout performance. It's the best thing he's done in probably a decade, if not longer, a completely transformative turn that's really unlike anything he's tackled before, in a movie that we described in our review as "decadently entertaining." Well now you can get a little taste. A new clip has arrived for the film and it gives away a small segment of the great introduction to Liberace, during the opening section of the movie. Liberace's future lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) is brought by his friend Bob Black (Scott Bakula) to see the musician and star in action in his Las Vegas show. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Watch: Michael Douglas Shines In Clip From 'Behind The Candelabra' Plus New Photos
21 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Put the Emmys and Golden Globes on alert, because Michael Douglas is coming. Earlier this week, Steven Soderbergh's "Behind The Candelabra" screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the conversation soon moved on from discussion of it being the director's final feature (for now) to Douglas' standout performance. It's the best thing he's done in probably a decade, if not longer, a completely transformative turn that's really unlike anything he's tackled before, in a movie that we described in our review as "decadently entertaining." Well now you can get a little taste. A new clip has arrived for the film and it gives away a small segment of the great introduction to Liberace, during the opening section of the movie. Liberace's future lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) is brought by his friend Bob Black (Scott Bakula) to see the musician and star in action in his Las Vegas show. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Read the First Chapter of Scott Thorson's 'Behind The Candelabra,' the Book on Which Steven Soderbergh's HBO Movie is Based
22 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Steven Soderbergh's highly anticipated Liberace biopic "Behind The Candelabra" will air on HBO this Sunday after receiving rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week. Starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, the film is adapted from "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace," by Scott Thorson with Alex Thorleifson, newly re-published by Tantor Media with a new afterword written by Thorson. You can buy the book here, but Indiewire has the complete first chapter below. On November 11, 1918, headlines around, the globe trumpeted: Peace! World War I, the war to end all wars, had come to an end. American doughboys were headed home and with them came a new sophistication, a new worldview. A popular song posed the question, “How’re you gonna keep them down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?” There would be no keeping the boys who fought their way across Europe “down on the farm. »
- Scott Thorson
Read the First Chapter of Scott Thorson's 'Behind The Candelabra,' the Book on Which Steven Soderbergh's HBO Movie is Based
22 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Steven Soderbergh's highly anticipated Liberace biopic "Behind The Candelabra" will air on HBO this Sunday after receiving rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week. Starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, the film is adapted from "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace," by Scott Thorson with Alex Thorleifson, newly re-published by Tantor Media with a new afterword written by Thorson. You can buy the book here, but Indiewire has the complete first chapter below. On November 11, 1918, headlines around, the globe trumpeted: Peace! World War I, the war to end all wars, had come to an end. American doughboys were headed home and with them came a new sophistication, a new worldview. A popular song posed the question, “How’re you gonna keep them down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?” There would be no keeping the boys who fought their way across Europe “down on the farm. »
- Scott Thorson
Sienna Shows Her Support For Tom as He Nabs a New Award
23 hours ago | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Sienna Miller was on hand to support her fiancé, Tom Sturridge, as he took home an Outer Critics Circle Award in NYC last night. Tom was honored with the outstanding featured actor in a play award for his role in Orphans, which recently closed on Broadway. Sienna wasn't the only celebrity that showed support for the theater community - Lucy Liu dropped by the event and Catherine Zeta-Jones donned a red Hervé Léger dress to present an award in her first public appearance since completing treatment for bipolar disorder. Catherine's husband, Michael Douglas, wasn't with her at the Big Apple bash since he's currently busy promoting Behind the Candelabra across the pond. Michael was joined by his costar Matt Damon at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week, and he made a quick trip to London yesterday to tape an interview for a star-studded episode of The Graham Norton Show. »
- Maria Mercedes Lara
David Chase & The Rise Of TV
23 hours ago | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Cannes, France — The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring reverence. Movies are projected pristinely in regal theaters, where they're greeted by the world's cinephiles with feverish excitement.
But even at this bastion of the big screen, director after director has come through preaching the opportunities of the small screen. Up and down the Croisette, talk of TV's ascendance is rampant.
"The way that things are moving because of the financing of films, television has almost become where a lot of people seek creativity," said Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, who premiered at the festival his Bangkok noir "Only God Forgives," starring Ryan Gosling. "It's opened up a whole new arena."
Danish TV's current quality has spread internationally (including "The Killing," which was remade in America). Refn, »
- AP
Selena Gomez and Jaden Smith Join a Mini Fresh Prince Reunion
23 hours ago | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Selena Gomez got involved in a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion in London last night when she and Jaden Smith grabbed dinner with Will Smith and his former costars DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Carlton. Selena and Jaden joined Will and his group for a bite to eat at the Hakkasan restaurant before they all headed over to the Boujis nightclub to watch Will's older son, Trey Smith, do a DJ set. According to reports, Jaden was denied entry into the club because he is underage. This isn't the first time that Jaden has been excluded from a club for being too young - he had to ditch friend Justin Bieber's birthday party earlier this year after a London club kicked him out after they found out he is 14 years old. The scene reportedly caused Justin to label his special day as "the worst birthday ever. »
- Maria Mercedes Lara
Mad Max's Weekend Movie Guide: 'Furious 6' & More
24 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
"No, then it's like some male fantasy. Meet a French girl on the train, f**k her, and never see her again." - Julie Delpy, 'Before Sunrise'
Greetings from the apocalypse! This here is my twentieth weekend column, which seemed like as good a time as any to reach out to my fellow weekend road warriors to say if you have any suggestions for upcoming films/local weekend events to feature in future editions just write me on Twitter. Signed 8 x 10 glossies will be sent to fans at my secretary's discretion. But seriously, write away — give this wandering rōnin of the desert some feedback, yo.
Friday, May 24
Pow! In Theaters
I'm admittedly not a huge fan of the "Hangover" franchise — only in America and possibly France could such a thing spawn a franchise — so when I tell you "The Hangover Part III" has nary a laugh or even »
- Max Evry
Holiday Weekend Playlist: Garish Candelabra, Earnest Ring
24 May 2013 6:57 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
No one saves face in director Steven Soderbergh's ghoulishly entertaining, opulently produced Behind the Candelabra (Sunday, 9/8c), HBO's grandest, gaudiest and most fascinating movie in quite a long while — probably since last year's Game Change, in which Julianne Moore's uncanny impersonation of Sarah Palin swept the awards the way Michael Douglas is likely to repeat with his equally astonishing transformation into the flamboyant but closeted "Mr. Showmanship" Liberace.
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- Matt Roush
Steven Soderbergh switches to TV with period medical drama The Knick
24 May 2013 4:33 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Ten-episode drama series starring Clive Owen will focus on staff at New York's Knickerbocker hospital in 1900
Steven Soderbergh will make his long-heralded move into TV with a period medical drama series starring Britain's Clive Owen for HBO sister channel Cinemax, Deadline reports.
The Knick will comprise 10 episodes, all set in New York in 1900 and all directed personally by the Oscar-winner, who has declared himself disinterested in continuing his feature film-making career. Soderbergh has already built a relationship with HBO after the Us pay-tv network funded his Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, which stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and is currently screening in competition at Cannes. Observers had expected his first small-screen ventures to emerge via the channel, but this arrangement will instead help boost the profile of Cinemax, which has often languished in the shadow of its better-known Time Warner stablemate.
The Knick will centre around the pioneering surgeons, »
- Ben Child
Steven Soderbergh switches to TV with period medical drama The Knick
24 May 2013 4:33 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Ten-episode drama series starring Clive Owen will focus on staff at New York's Knickerbocker hospital in 1900
Steven Soderbergh will make his long-heralded move into TV with a period medical drama series starring Britain's Clive Owen for HBO sister channel Cinemax, Deadline reports.
The Knick will comprise 10 episodes, all set in New York in 1900 and all directed personally by the Oscar-winner, who has declared himself disinterested in continuing his feature film-making career. Soderbergh has already built a relationship with HBO after the Us pay-tv network funded his Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, which stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and is currently screening in competition at Cannes. Observers had expected his first small-screen ventures to emerge via the channel, but this arrangement will instead help boost the profile of Cinemax, which has often languished in the shadow of its better-known Time Warner stablemate.
The Knick will centre around the pioneering surgeons, »
- Ben Child
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Go Behind the Candelabra
24 May 2013 3:03 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
It all started, oddly enough, on the set of director Steven Soderbergh's gritty, Oscar-winning 2000 drama Traffic. "Steven said to me, 'You ever think of playing Liberace?'" remembers Michael Douglas of the first time he was approached to portray the ultra-effeminate yet closeted pianist who was the world's highest-paid entertainer for decades. "And I thought, 'This guy's f---ing with me. I'm playing the drug czar! Is this some kind of director's trick?'"
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- Bruce Fretts
What to Expect From Behind the Candelabra
23 May 2013 5:55 PM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
The promise of Michael Douglas and Matt Damon playing lovers - not a burning fascination with Liberace's life - will probably entice most people to watch HBO's Behind the Candelabra. But if you do tune in, then you'll find yourself intrigued by the flamboyant performer's story. After a few minutes of seeing Douglas in a pompadour wig and stage makeup, you'll forget it's him playing Liberace. And Damon's evolution from innocent farm boy to drugged-up Liberace lover and stage prop is subtly stunning. If you plan to watch when it airs Sunday at 9 p.m., then here's what to expect from Steven Soderbergh's look behind Liberace's famous candelabra. Just keep reading. »
- Annie Scudder
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