by Robert Koehler | May 23, 2010 | Film Festival News
You would have to go back to either 1999–when the Dardennes won for “Rosetta”–or 1997–when Abbas Kiarostami won for “Taste of Cherry” in a tie with Imamura Shohei for “The Eel” and when Tim Burton was a member of...
by Robert Koehler | May 23, 2010 | Film Festival News
Less than an hour before the announcement of the Palme and other prizes, rumors are swirling over possible winners based on sightings of who’s in Cannes….and who’s not. In the latter category, count Mike Leigh, which makes “Another Year”...
by Robert Koehler | May 23, 2010 | Film Festival News
Jean-Luc Godard (and his Les Inrocks interview) marked the starting point for this year’s Cannes blogging, partly because I anticipated that his “Film Socialisme” would certainly be one of the major films at the festival. It is that, and more, since...
by Robert Koehler | May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
A view of the Palais red stairs before the madness begins on day 3. The cast and crew of Cristi Puiu’s “Aurora” assembles on the Debussy stage with Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux. (Very tiny, for sure; this IPhone lacks telephoto.)...
by Robert Koehler | May 15, 2010 | Film Festival News
Before I check out of the Grand Hotel, I look out the northern view from my room’s veranda balcony. The rain has faded away. As a further reminder to us all in the Debussy, Tim Burton is Cannes jury president. The press waits in line for Im Sang-soo’s...
