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Life Imitates Art Imitating Life at Cannes
19 May 2013 6:15 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Cannes Film Festival 2013 highlight? (Photo: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim in Asghar Farhadi’s The Past) So far, what’s the most memorable event at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival? Perhaps the screening of Asghar Farhadi’s Palme d’Or competitor The Past, starring The Artist‘s Bérénice Bejo (replacing Marion Cotillard) and A Prophet‘s Tahar Rahim? Variety‘s Justin Chang called Farhadi’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning A Separation "an exquisitely sculpted family melodrama in which the end of a marriage is merely the beginning of something else, an indelible tapestry of carefully engineered revelations and deeper human truths." (Scroll down to check out The Bling Ring cast Cannes 2013 photos.) Or perhaps Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davies, which impressed The Independent film critic Geoffrey Macnab with "the sure-footed way the Coens combine comedy, music and brooding film noir elements"? Or maybe the fact that Carey Mulligan had »
- Andre Soares
66th Cannes Film Festival Review - The Bling Ring (2013)
19 May 2013 3:27 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
The Bling Ring, 2013.
Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann and Claire Julien.
Synopsis:
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
After Sofia Coppola justly earned plaudits for The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, a lot of good will remained for the less successful Marie Antoinette and, despite garnering the coveted Golden Lion in Venice, for the frankly mediocre and at times racist Somewhere. That good will may have come to an end.
The Bling Ring tells the true and sorry tale of a group of Hollywood teens eager to purloin the riches of the rich in order to live the Us dream. It all starts with young Mark (Israel Broussard) attending a high school for drop outs, where he is befriended by the »
- Flickering Myth
Cannes 2013 roundup | Tom Lamont
19 May 2013 12:15 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The critics rained on Baz Luhrmann's parade but a star was born in Young and Beautiful, and Sofia Coppola hit a nerve with a film about a teen gang robbing the homes of Hollywood stars
Nicole Kidman is here in Cannes, so is Ang Lee, and Audrey Tautou, and a second-generation Jagger, and Justin Timberlake, and Cindy Crawford, and Cheryl Cole, and Pelé, and all of them have been rained on, stubbornly, for days. Rain at Cannes used to be rare, regulars say. Russell Crowe has an anecdote about sitting in a screening wearing sodden zip-ups back in 1991, and Bruce Willis got splashed by a freak wave in 2006 – but for a couple of decades straight, at least, this festival was a dry deal, screenings and parties staged outdoors, everyone "cooked to a turn" (as F Scott Fitzgerald described the local way of sunbathing). Then last year the roof of the Soixantième theatre blew off. »
- Tom Lamont
'The Bling Ring' Made Paris Hilton Cry
17 May 2013 1:43 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Film critics may have wept over her performance in "House of Wax," but Paris Hilton's tears at the Cannes Film Festival came courtesy of Sofia Coppola. The 32 year-old heiress/model/reality TV star/singer/actress/Kim-Kardashian-before-Kim-Kardashian watched a screening of "The Bling Ring," Coppola's true-life tale about the teenaged burglars whose crime spree included a break-in at Hilton's house. She provided her real home as a location for the movie and cameos in it, as well.
"I was really emotional watching it," Hilton told a reporter for Vulture at the after-party. "I literally had tears in my eyes and I wanted to cry. I knew what happened with the burglaries, but I had never actually seen it — so watching it happen, I was like, 'Oh my God, this really happened to me. These kids were really in my house and did this to me.' It's so violating. It »
- Ryan J Downey
Cannes Podcast #1: Talking 'Heli', 'Fruitvale', 'Bling Ring', 'Congress' and 'The Past'
17 May 2013 7:14 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Welcome to the first podcast from the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where my guests are Emma and Aurellien from CinemaTeaser.com, Kevin Jagernauth from The Playlist and Mexican reviewer Silvestre Lopez Portillo joins us for the first of two parts to discuss Heli, which was recorded inside the Palais Theatre. The second part was recorded at a cafe outdoors, which ended up being a big mistake as we caught the first windy moments of a storm that was rolling in off the water, resulting in a lot of noise from the wind. If the second part is tolerable, you'll hear us discuss Jeune et Jolie, Fruitvale Station, The Bling Ring, The Past and The Congress. What I hoped to deliver with these was to give you a taste of some of the random conversations we tend to have after seeing the movies as we work out our own thoughts and take in the thoughts of others. »
- Brad Brevet
Emma Watson captivates Cannes crowds in shimmering gown - pictures
17 May 2013 2:41 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Emma Watson captivated the crowds at Cannes in a shimmering monochrome gown as she arrived for the screening of The Bling Ring last night (May 16).
The 23-year-old actress looked stunning in the black-and-white Chanel dress with a sweetheart neckline and spaghetti straps as she waved and blew kisses to photographers and chatted to co-stars and director Sofia Coppola.
The star, who was joined by fellow Bling Ring stars Claire Julien, Israel Broussard and Katie Chang, also donned three thick silver ear cuffs and wore her hair back in a bun with a sleek side parting.
Watson stars as a member of a real-life Hollywood-obsessed teenage gang who robbed the homes of celebrities between 2008 and 2009 in the satirical drama directed by Coppola.
Yesterday (May 16), she was looking stylish in a cropped top and matching high-waisted skirt at the photocall for the film.
Other stars gracing the red carpet at the screening included David Hasselhoff, »
Cannes Film Festival 2013: 'The Bling Ring' review
17 May 2013 2:23 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★☆☆☆ Opening the Un Certain Regard section of the 66th Cannes Film Festival comes Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring (2013), a teen crime movie/wannabe satire based on the true story of a gang of over-privileged kids (with serious entitlement issues) who burgled a succession of Hollywood celebrity abodes several years back. Marc (Israel Broussard) is the new kid at school befriended by über-popular Rebecca (Katie Chang), who has a distinct taste for taking stuff that doesn't belong to her. The pair graduate from boosting the odd misplaced handbag to stealing cars and cleaning out the homes of A-listers when they're off partying.
Over time, Mark and Rebecca assemble a rag-tag group of fashionista 'gangstas', including Nicki (British actress Emma Watson), Chloe (Claire Julien) and Sam (Taissa Farmiga); a pseudo family home-schooled on pseudo philosophy leached from the banal The Secret. Coppola - who won the Golden Lion at Venice a »
- CineVue UK
Cannes 2013. Dialogues: Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring"
16 May 2013 6:14 PM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
The Bling Ring (Sofia Coppola, USA)
Un Certain Regard
The first of a series of "dialogue" dispatches from Cannes: Adam Cook & Daniel Kasman discuss the latest from Sofia Coppola, the opening film in Un Certain Regard.
Daniel Kasman: The Bling Ring comes on top of a consecutive series of hyper-stylized and seemingly sympathetic portraits of American consumer culture, aspirations and dreams, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers and Michael Bay's Pain & Gain. Do you see this film as connected to those?
Adam Cook: Absolutely. Clearly, it's the tamest of the three in terms of its approach but nevertheless is concerned with the same set of (specifically American?) themes of image-obsessed lifestyles. I feel as though each of them compliments each other well as their specific interests diverge but collectively illuminate different takes on the tragic pursuit of the American dream—though it's necessary to point out Pain & Gain is »
- Notebook
Cannes 2013: The Bling Ring First Reaction
16 May 2013 5:57 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The Bling Ring had already had a smattering of clandestine screenings before its Cannes premiere last night, in the presence of its cast and director, and the advance word was lukewarm on Sofia Coppola's latest. Though low-key (as ever), it is, however, deceptively smart, and possibly one of Coppola's most complete and intelligent films, perfectly capturing the bizarre madness of modern pop culture. Nominally starring Emma Watson, it's actually an ensemble piece that features some superb performances by virtual unknowns (notably Katie Chan and Israel Broussard) and, with its shimmering cinematography, makes great use of digital video to tell a very American story. Based on a Vanity Fair story about a group of wayward teenagers, it begins with Rebecca (Chang) and Marc (Broussard) becoming friends when the latter is transferred to a new school in La. Marc slots into Rebecca's social group, which includes Emma Watson's Nicki and Claire Julien's Chloe, »
Cannes: What the Critics Think of Sofia Coppola's 'Bling Ring'
16 May 2013 4:01 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The early Cannes verdict on Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring" is in and for most part the reaction has been favorable. The movie, about the gang of celebrity-obsessed teenage thieves from the San Fernando Valley who swiped jewelry and high fashion from the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, opens Cannes' Un Certain Regard section on Thursday. Hilton, who lent her home for the filming, was expected to attend the gala premiere, along with stars (at left) Katie Chang, Israel Broussard and Emma Watson. But before that premiere, "The Bling Ring" »
- Steve Pond
'Bling Ring' Gets Picture Perfect Opening
16 May 2013 12:33 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Cannes, France — Sofia Coppola was just 8 years old when she first came to the Cannes Film Festival. Her father, Francis Ford Coppola, was there to premiere a work-in-progress cut of a film he had spent years wrestling with: "Apocalypse Now."
"I have nice memories of Cannes," Coppola said in an interview Thursday on the roof of the Palais, the festival center. "I remember coming here as a kid and then my first movie, `Virgin Suicides,' had our first screening ever here. I feel like my career started here."
Growing up in such surroundings, one would think, would have heavily informed Coppola's latest film, "The Bling Ring," a deadpan drama about celebrity-obsessed teenagers in Los Angeles who break into the homes of Paris Hilton and other stars. But Coppola says the movie world she grew up in isn't the same as today's star-crazed culture.
"I definitely noticed that people would act different around my dad. »
- AP
The Bling Ring – Cannes first look review
16 May 2013 9:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Sofia Coppola's intuitive and atmospheric tale of teen burglars who target Hollywood celebrities is an unexpected pleasure
Sofia Coppola is a director who has perplexed and annoyed many with her indulgent portraits of poor little rich-and-famous girls. Personally, I couldn't sit still for her last film, Somewhere, which featured Elle Fanning as the adored and adorable teen daughter of a famous actor dad. Her movies have been in danger of becoming gritless oysters of non-satire, lenient insider studies, offering celluloid hugs to the cossetted comfortable.
But her new film, the opening gala to the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes, is an interesting surprise. There is something in her unjudging approach that is unexpectedly appropriate – and effective. It lets her get up close and personal to the story and characters, which conventional irony (from a director like Larry Clark or a writer like Bret Easton Ellis) wouldn't get near. »
- Peter Bradshaw
'The Bling Ring' (2013) Movie Review - Cannes Film Festival
16 May 2013 8:59 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I didn't walk into Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring needing a message movie about today's celebrity obsessed society. We've seen that film and what more is there to say? It's an empty and vapid existence and it's plaguing our society as more and more people are familiar with who a celebrity is dating and "reality" television is dominating the airwaves. It would seem we all want to live any life other than our own, but this has been said time and time again. Yes, The Bling Ring explores this territory too, the hope is there is something that sets it apart. For me, that hope rested on the shoulders of Coppola. I hoped she would bring the same level of enthusiasm in story-telling she brought to Marie Antoinette, bending the story to her taste and personal aesthetic rather than letting the story simply tell itself. What I got was »
- Brad Brevet
Cannes 2013: The girls have gone wild in 'The Bling Ring,' Sofia Coppola's most provocative film yet
16 May 2013 8:20 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
I’m writing my first post here at Cannes while I sit at one of my favorite side-street bistros, digging into a bowl of spaghetti carbonara, which is somehow less fattening than it would be in the U.S., because there are so many less additives in European food. That’s kind of how I feel about Sofia Coppola’s filmmaking: It’s additive-free — a series of simple and direct gazes, purged of the usual syrup and glop, though maybe I should add that it’s deceptively simple, because the way that Coppola now works is to take her refreshingly unhurried, »
- Owen Gleiberman
The 10 Best Things Sofia Coppola and Emma Watson Said at the 'Bling Ring' Cannes Press Conference
16 May 2013 8:14 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The last time Academy Award-winner Sofia Coppola hit up La Croisette to unveil a new work, 2006's "Marie Antoinette," the Hollywood royal child was met with boos. History didn't repeat itself when "The Bling Ring" kicked off the Cannes' Un Certain Regard section this morning after screening to a packed house of press. No surprise really, given that it takes a pretty straightforward approach to telling its true story of teens gone wild. Not being about one of France's most divisive historical figures also no doubt helped. Based on the Vanity Fair article "The Suspects Wore Louboutins," "The Bling Ring" stars Emma Watson (sporting an impeccable Valleyese accent and outfitted skimpy clothing that would make her Harry Potter blush), Taissa Farmiga and a string of newcomers including Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Claire Julien and Georgia Rock, as a group of Southern California high schoolers who infamously stole close to a »
- Nigel M Smith
Emma and Sofia on the Real Bling Ring: "An Extraordinary Set of Circumstances"
16 May 2013 7:59 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Emma Watson and Sofia Coppola discussed their new film, The Bling Ring, today during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. The conference came after a morning photocall and before their big premiere scheduled to take place this evening at the Palais des Festival. The Bling Ring, which is out in the Us on June 14, is based on the true story of a group of fame-obsessed teens who tracked the outings of celebrities - including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Megan Fox - via social media and then robbed their homes. Emma heads a cast that includes Taissa Farmiga, Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, and Claire Julien. Today, the actors, along with Sofia, touched on the real story and the factors that made it possible for the burglars to locate and steal from the stars. Emma also reflected on what it's like being a woman in the film industry, and »
- Allie Merriam
Emma and Sofia on the Real Bling Ring: "An Extraordinary Set of Circumstances"
16 May 2013 7:59 AM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
Emma Watson and Sofia Coppola discussed their new film, The Bling Ring, today during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. The conference came after a morning photocall and before their big premiere scheduled to take place this evening at the Palais des Festival. The Bling Ring, which is out in the Us on June 14, is based on the true story of a group of fame-obsessed teens who tracked the outings of celebrities - including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Megan Fox - via social media and then robbed their homes. Emma heads a cast that includes Taissa Farmiga, Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, and Claire Julien. Today, the actors, along with Sofia, touched on the real story and the factors that made it possible for the burglars to locate and steal from the stars. Emma also reflected on what it's like being a woman in the film industry, and »
- Allie Merriam
The First Word On 'Bling Ring' Is ...
16 May 2013 7:43 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Sofia Coppola hasn't had the best of luck at the Cannes Film Festival: her 2006 film "Marie Antoinette" was booed by the finicky cinephiles who attend the prestigious annual event. Fortunately for Coppola, there were no such jeers, at least audibly, when "The Bling Ring" debuted at the 2013 incarnation of Cannes.
"Coppola's uproarious and bitingly timely film feels every inch a necessary artwork: the story is closely based on a string of true events that occurred in 2008 and 2009, but if it hadn’t actually happened, someone -– Coppola, probably -– would have to make it up," wrote Telegraph critic Robbie Collin in a four-star-out-of-five review.
Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard and an against-type Emma Watson as a character based on Alexis Neiers, "The Bling Ring" focuses on a group of California teens who robbed the rich and famous of their designer clothes and assorted bling. The film is based on the real-life Bling Ring, »
- The Huffington Post
UK Trailer Hits For Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Bling Ring’ Starring Emma Watson
16 May 2013 6:55 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The second trailer for acclaimed Oscar-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola’s dark comic crime caper, The Bling Ring has arrived. The film is headlined by Harry Potter stunner Emma Watson and is based on the incredible true story of a gang of fame-obsessed teenagers who ventured on a disturbing crime-spree in the Hollywood hills. They notoriously tracked their celebrity ‘heroes’ online before breaking in to their mansions and stealing millions in luxury items.
Leslie Mann, Taissa Farmiga, Claire Julien, Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Georgia Rock and Gavin Rossdale also co-star in the film hitting UK cinemas on the 5th July and the Us a little earlier on the 14th June.
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- Craig Hunter
Emma Watson looks chic promoting 'Bling Ring' at Cannes
16 May 2013 6:21 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Emma Watson looked chic and stylish as she arrived for the Bling Ring photocall ahead of its premiere at the 66th Cannes Film Festival this afternoon (May 16).
The 23-year-old star revealed a hint of midriff in a Christopher Kane cropped top with feathered detail and matching skirt, teamed with a pair of black suede heels as she posed with the cast and director Sofia Coppola.
She also styled her hair in a sleek side parting.
This is the second film following The Perks of Being a Wallflower that the actress has starred in since the Harry Potter franchise.
The movie is a satirical drama inspired by a real-life group of fame-obsessed Hollywood teenagers who robbed the homes of celebrities including Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan back in 2008.
Katie Chang, Taissa Fariga, Israel Broussard and Claire Julien [pictured] also star.
Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lana Del Rey were a few of »
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