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Video: Ahna O'Reilly on Ex James Franco's "Kindest Gesture" and Cannes Nerves!
5 hours ago | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Ahna O'Reilly has not one, but two projects at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and we sat down with the actress to talk about this extraordinary experience, the reception to her two movies, and what it was like to work with her ex-boyfriend James Franco as a director. First up for Ahna was Fruitvale Station, which was coming off huge Sundance success before subsequently being picked up by The Weinstein Company. Ahna spoked about reuniting with good friend Octavia Spencer for their surreal Cannes Palais moment. Ahna also revealed how much she doubted that James Franco actually wanted her to star in his adaptation of As I Lay Dying and discussed who, between the two of them, was more nervous for their big premiere. Check our chat, and keep your eye out for lots more from Ahna O'Reilly. »
- Lindsay Miller
Video: Ahna O'Reilly on Ex James Franco's "Kindest Gesture" and Cannes Nerves!
5 hours ago | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
Ahna O'Reilly has not one, but two projects at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and we sat down with the actress to talk about this extraordinary experience, the reception to her two movies, and what it was like to work with her ex-boyfriend James Franco as a director. First up for Ahna was Fruitvale Station, which was coming off huge Sundance success before subsequently being picked up by The Weinstein Company. Ahna spoked about reuniting with good friend Octavia Spencer for their surreal Cannes Palais moment. Ahna also revealed how much she doubted that James Franco actually wanted her to star in his adaptation of As I Lay Dying and discussed who, between the two of them, was more nervous for their big premiere. Check our chat, and keep your eye out for lots more from Ahna O'Reilly. »
- Lindsay Miller
New cast photo for Snowpiercer
9 hours ago | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
We're yet to see the first trailer for Joon-ho Bong's upcoming English language debut Snowpiercer (although we did get a few snippets of footage thanks to an international featurette), but to tide us over a new image has been released featuring several of the main players from the mysterious sci-fi, including Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Ewen Bremner (Jack the Giant Slayer), Octavia Spencer (The Help), Kang-ho Song (The Good, the Bad, the Weird), Go Ah-sung (The Host) and Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) - the latter of whom is sporting a shoe on her head...
Snowpiercer is based upon the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette and takes place in an apocalyptic near-future, where an Ice Age has killed all life on Earth, save the for inhabitants of a train called the Snowpiercer. Also featuring in the cast »
- Flickering Myth
New Poster & Photos Of 'Snowpiercer' Starring Chris Evans & Tilda Swinton
14 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The other day, we half-joked about "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" being our most anticipated for the rest of the year. Of course, we are desperately counting the days until the comedy sequel arrives, but there are films that are probably a little higher on our watch-list. And perhaps at the very top is Bong Joon-Ho's "Snowpiercer." The Korean filmmaker, who was behind "Memories of Murder," "The Host" (the good one, not the Stephenie Meyer one) and "Mother" is one of the most exciting filmmakers in the world right now, so we've been following his English-language debut with eagle-eyes ever since it was announced, and even more so since he started to assemble a killer international cast. But the closer the film gets, and the more we see of it, the more desperate the wait for it becomes, and that's true of the latest batch of photos and posters for the movie that just arrived. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
TWC's Coming Attractions: Oscar 2014 Watch
14 hours ago | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Cannes Film Festival 2013: Harvey Weinstein’s Academy Awards Preview Show (Photo: Fruitvale Station, with Michael B. Jordan) Harvey Weinstein’s Cannes Film Festival Coming Attractions Special, a showcase of upcoming The Weinstein Company releases, is now regarded as one of the Croisette’s key film events. Because it provides a hint at who or what will win the Palme d’Or? Get real. Even at Cannes, it’s all about the Academy Awards. This year, Cannes Official Competition Jury Member Nicole Kidman was Weinstein’s co-presenter. And no, there wasn’t any influence peddling involved. Kidman was there because she is the star of The Weinstein Company’s upcoming Grace of Monaco, in which she plays another K-named movie star, Grace Kelly. And let’s not forget that 11 years ago Kidman won a Best Actress Oscar for The Hours, distributed by — at the time — the Weinstein-ruled Miramax. Two movies »
- Andre Soares
James Franco Hosts a Cannes Bash For Former Girlfriend and Current Costar Ahna O'Reilly
22 hours ago | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
James Franco toasted Ahna O'Reilly at a dinner party held on a yacht last night in Cannes. The event, thrown by James and The Art of Elysium, honored the actress's impressive debut at the film festival. Ahna is starring in not one but two movies being presented at the cinematic celebration. She acts alongside James in his latest passion project, As I Lay Dying, and is also in town for the premiere of Fruitvale Station, which was one of the most talked-about films at Sundance earlier this year. That project saw Ahna reunite with her The Help costar, Octavia Spencer, who stopped by the soiree last night. Guests mingled on the deck - where James and Ahna were the center of attention - over Champagne and dinner as the sun set on the South of France. James and Ahna dated for several years before parting ways in 2011, then recently reunited professionally for their latest film. »
- Lindsay Miller
James Franco Hosts a Cannes Bash For Former Girlfriend and Current Costar Ahna O'Reilly
22 hours ago | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
James Franco toasted Ahna O'Reilly at a dinner party held on a yacht last night in Cannes. The event, thrown by James and The Art of Elysium, honored the actress's impressive debut at the film festival. Ahna is starring in not one but two movies being presented at the cinematic celebration. She acts alongside James in his latest passion project, As I Lay Dying, and is also in town for the premiere of Fruitvale Station, which was one of the most talked-about films at Sundance earlier this year. That project saw Ahna reunite with her The Help costar, Octavia Spencer, who stopped by the soiree last night. Guests mingled on the deck - where James and Ahna were the center of attention - over Champagne and dinner as the sun set on the South of France. James and Ahna dated for several years before parting ways in 2011, then recently reunited professionally for their latest film. »
- Lindsay Miller
See All the Stars at the Cannes Film Festival - So Far!
19 May 2013 7:55 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
The Cannes Film Festival is well underway, and the South of France has been flooded with stars. Jennifer Lawrence partied with costars Liam Hemsworth and Sam Claflin at the Catching Fire bash on Saturday, while Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan had fun at their Inside Llewyn Davis photocall today. Emma Watson took her trip down the red carpet at the premiere of The Bling Ring on Thursday, and Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck promoted their film, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, at a photocall on Saturday. The action wasn't only on the red carpet as Solange Knowles partied it up at the Belvedere bash last night. Other stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Isla Fisher, Nicole Kidman, and Octavia Spencer have also been getting in on the Cannes fun this week. Be sure to check back for more Cannes Film Festival photos and don't forget to vote for your favorite stars in our Popsugar 100 bracket! »
- Maria Mercedes Lara
Cindy Crawford's Cleavage Stars at Cannes Film Festival 2013 (Photo)
18 May 2013 11:12 AM, PDT | National Ledger | See recent National Ledger news »
Cindy Crawford looked phenomenal on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet in France. The supermodel had a stunning glow about and exposed her cleavage in a figure-hugging white gown. Very daring to say the least. More fashion notes from Cannes… Octavia Spencer felt "sexy and confident" in Tadashi Shoji's gown at the Cannes Film Festival. The 42-year-old actress dressed to impress on the red carpet for the premiere of her new film 'Fruitvale Station' last night (16.05.13) and admits the designer helped her pick out the perfect dress to boost her confidence for the star-studded occasion in the South of France. Speaking to People magazine, she said: "Tadashi is a magician - I feel completely transformed tonight. "Each dress I wear of his feels like the first time all over again. This red number makes me feel confident and sexy." 'The Help' actress had several dresses to opt for from Tadashi's collection, »
Nicole Kidman, Octavia Butler, Rooney Mara Promote Weinstein Co. Pics in Cannes
17 May 2013 5:17 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
After presenting clips from his upcoming 2013 slate, Harvey Weinstein pointed out the absence of at least one of his films’ notable producers.
“I was going to bring George Clooney … but I’m still pissed off about losing,” Weinstein said of the thesp, who produced “August: Osage County” and “Argo,” the latter of which won the Oscar last year over Weinstein’s “Django Unchained.”
International buyers and reporters swarmed the screening room at the Majestic in Cannes on Friday, just after “Osage County” star Nicole Kidman slipped in. Kidman and Weinstein palled around the night before at Calvin Klein’s Cannes bash, and it was no surprise to see Kidman give a short onstage plug for the film.
“Say something nice about me and the movie,” Weinstein joked as Kidman walked to the microphone.
TWC screened footage from pics that ranged from civil rights era pic “The Butler” to J.D. Salinger »
- Rachel Abrams
66th Cannes Film Festival Review - Fruitvale Station (2013)
17 May 2013 4:12 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Fruitvale Station, 2013.
Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler.
Starring Michael B. Jordan, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer.
Synopsis:
The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Ryan Coogler's directorial debut was a favourite at the Sundance Festival, and deservedly so. It is a stunning piece of narrative that tells the true story of Oscar Grant III (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident of San Francisco, and his final New Year's Eve.
The film's opening scene is shot on a phone and shows a group of unidentified men being detained by police officers on a station platform. The scene is brutal, shocking and nothing we haven't seen or read about before.
Next we see Oscar in his room with girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz). His amorous advances come to nothing, »
- Flickering Myth
Afternoon Delight: Katee Sackhoff's big guns in the "Riddick" trailer, Covergirl announces "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" collection
17 May 2013 2:43 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
Tags: The Hunger Games: Catching FireRiddickKatee SackhoffJessica ClarkAdepero OduyeRooney MaraEmily BluntMeryl StreepIMDbMichelle Yeoh
Good afternoon and happy Friday!!!
Happy birthday to Nikki Reed, Sasha Alexander, Leven Rambin, Enya and Tabatha Coffey!
Out host Tabatha Coffey at the 2013 NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles.
Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Pariah’s Adepero Oduye stars in the Caring Across Generations' PSA "How Love Works."
Check out Katee Sackhoff's guns in the new trailer for Riddick.
Country star Jewel admits, “I love Beyoncé’s body.” Join the club, sister!
If you pick up June’s Oprah magazine check out "Hip, Hip, We’re Gay!" on page 38. Both Ellen DeGeneres and SNL’s Kate McKinnon are featured and representing us ladies.
Check out the trailer for the award winning film Fruitvale Station starring Octavia Spencer and Itty Bitty Titty Committee’s Melonie Diaz. This real-life story is going to make me bawl my eyes out. »
- Bridget McManus
Cannes 2013: Weinsteins Unveil Footage of 'Grace of Monaco', 'Salinger' and 'Mandela'
17 May 2013 2:38 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Anant Singh, Yuen Wo Ping, Harvey Weinstein, Rooney Mara, (unknown), Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan, Naomie Harris and Ryan Coogler at the Majestic Hotel This evening I attended the Weinstein Co.'s Cannes presentation in which they revealed information, footage and trailers from all of their upcoming 2013 releases, both domestically and abroad. For the most part what was shown has already been seen such as trailers for The Butler, August: Osage County, The Grandmaster and Fruitvale Station plus a clip from Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives, all of which I have included below in this recap of events, which did also feature some new footage from a selection of films. Weinstein himself seemed most proud of the upcoming, Shane Salerno-directed portrait of J.D. Salinger, which is aptly titled Salinger and 2013 Cannes jury member Nicole Kidman was on hand to offer a few words on Grace of Monaco, »
- Brad Brevet
Image Entertainment In Ouija Business: Buys “I Am Zozo”
17 May 2013 2:27 PM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Image Entertainment has gotten the U.S. rights to Scott Di Lalla’s I Am Zozo, a horror movie concerning a Ouija board. For more information, read the press release below.
Cannes, France, May 17, 2013 – Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, has acquired U.S. rights to Scott Di Lalla’s Ouija board thriller I Am ZoZo from Outsider Pictures and One World Studios Ltd. The film was written and directed by documentarian Scott Di Lalla (Choppertown: The Sinners) and stars Kelly McLaren, Courtney Foxworthy, Demetrius Sager, Caleb DeBattista, and Caleb Courtney. The film was produced by Zack Coffman and executive produced by Martin Perlberger. I Am ZoZo was filmed entirely on Super 8mm and recently received Best Feature and Audience Choice Awards at the 2012 Us Super 8 Film Festival. Bill Bromiley, Chief Acquisitions Officer for Image Entertainment made today’s announcement.
“Di Lalla’s background as a documentary filmmaker »
- Andy Greene
Image Entertainment Gets A “Shiver”
17 May 2013 2:13 PM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Cannes is in full force, and a lot of wheeling and dealing is about to commence. Image Entertainment (of Rlj Entertainment) is getting in on the fun, acquiring Julian Richards’ Shiver, a film that stars Casper Van Dien and a slew of other notable horror names. Read on for the press release.
Cannes, France , May 17, 2013 – Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the Cyclone Productions, Inc./Robert Weinbach production thriller, Shiver. Directed by UK based, multi-film festival award-winner Julian Richards, UK’s multi film fest award winner, the film is based on the novel by New York Times best selling Author Brian Harper (a.k.a. Michael Prescott), who has over one million copies of his novels in circulation. The film stars Danielle Harris (Halloween), John Jarratt (Wolf Creek) and Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and features TV actors Rae Dawn Chong »
- Andy Greene
Image Entertainment Acquires Ouija Board Horror Movie “I Am ZoZo”
17 May 2013 12:07 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
We have more horror acquisition news from Cannes. Image Entertainment just announced that they acquired I Am ZoZo, a movie that involves five young friends who summon a demon when using a Ouija board:
“Cannes, France, May 17, 2013 – Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, has acquired U.S. rights to Scott Di Lalla’s Ouija board thriller I Am ZoZo from Outsider Pictures and One World Studios Ltd. The film was written and directed by documentarian Scott Di Lalla (Choppertown: The Sinners) and stars Kelly McLaren, Courtney Foxworthy, Demetrius Sager, Caleb DeBattista, and Caleb Courtney. The film was produced by Zack Coffman and executive produced by Martin Perlberger. I Am ZoZo was filmed entirely on Super 8mm and recently received Best Feature and Audience Choice Awards at the 2012 Us Super 8 Film Festival. Bill Bromiley, Chief Acquisitions Officer for Image Entertainment made today’s announcement.
“Di Lalla’s background as »
- Jonathan James
Cannes Film Festival 2013: 'Fruitvale Station' review
17 May 2013 3:01 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★★★ Based on the real-life 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California, Ryan Coogler's feature debut Fruitvale Station (2013) is an uncompromising, original and movingly humane piece of American political cinema. Michael B. Jordan plays Oscar, who, on New Year's Eve, has already committed himself to fulfilling his annual resolutions a day in advance. Oscar is going to quit dealing drugs, be more faithful to girlfriend and mother of his child Sophina (Melonie Diaz), be a better father to his daughter, be a kinder son to his doting mother, Wanda (Octavia Spencer), and is going to take his girl out to see the Bay Area fireworks.
This day-in-the-life tale thus follows Oscar as he performs his various chores; picking up crabs for his grandma's gumbo, dropping his girlfriend at work and his daughter, Tatiana (Ariana Neal), at preschool. But not all is well in Oscar's world. His sister needs a loan on the rent, »
- CineVue UK
Cannes 2013: Fruitvale Station – review
17 May 2013 2:59 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The shooting of Oscar Grant by a Us transit cop in 2009 is explored in this surefooted debut feature from Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler's quietly gripping debut feature rolls into Cannes to tell us the backstory of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old African-American man shot dead by a transit cop on the first day of 2009. In the ensuing years Grant has been filed away as another statistic, an old familiar tale amid thousands of others. Yet Fruitvale Station made a noise at Sundance, was snapped up by the Weinsteins and played out to roaring approval here in the Un Certain Regard section. One has the sense of a man being slowly, surely written back into being.
Coogler chooses to open with phone footage of the actual incident at the Fruitvale train station in Oakland, California. From here, however, the film winds back. It gives us the last 24 hours in Oscar's life, »
- Xan Brooks
'Fruitvale Station' (2013) Movie Review - Cannes Film Festival
16 May 2013 3:25 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Ryan Coogler's directorial debut, Fruitvale Station, is the first truly great film I've seen at this year's Cannes Film Festival. This is a story told with such honesty, heart and emotion it's an exhaustive experience trying to make it to the end without breaking down and it's all thanks to a spectacularly lean screenplay, tight direction and performances that will knock you over. On New Year's Day in 2009, Oscar Grant was shot in the back by arresting officers at Fruitvale Station as he was riding the Bart home from a night out with friends in San Francisco. Fruitvale opens with actual footage from one of the cell phones that caught the incident in its entirety and sets a mood from the get go that you simply cannot shake. Based on a true story, Fruitvale Station recounts the 24 hours that led to that incident. Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) plays Oscar, »
- Brad Brevet
Cannes 2013: Fruitvale Station Review
16 May 2013 8:16 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Occasionally Cannes will follow the trend set by Sundance, and cherry-pick a couple of the American festival’s biggest successes to add to its own competitions. Last year the exceptional Beasts Of The Southern Wild followed that path, and this year, the pleasure goes to Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station, which picked up a lot of heat at Sundance, and which will benefit from the critical reception from this screening in Cannes, if the early responses are anything to go by, when it gets a release.
Projects like this deserve the attention that can come from successful associations with grand old institutes like Cannes, and it’s a distinct pleasure to see this kind of film in competition alongside some major established talents.
That said, there are a number of big names associated with Fruitvale Station – Chad Michael Murray will be familiar for his TV work »
- Simon Gallagher
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