The Daily 2010

Did you miss a film in the Official Selection? You can still catch it the next day. For a second chance, go to the Salle Bazin, Bunuel or the Salle du Soixantième! Don’t forget to bring your badge.

Getting old is really not an advantage. You don’t get any more intelligent or more generous. My advice is to avoid it!"

  Woody Allen, who came to present his latest film Out of Competition, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, responded to questions from the press, alongside actors Lucy Punch, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts and Gemma Jones. Excerpts:   Woody Allen, on his world view: I’m rather pessimistic, I always have been, even as a child. Life...

As per tradition, the entire team of Another Year, the new feature film by the British Director, Mike Leigh, appeared before journalists this morning. Here are some highlights from the press conference.   Mike Leigh, on getting old, one of the main themes in his film: Another Year focuses on the way in which we come to terms...

The VIP guests expected to be in attendance today are: Emil ABOSSOLO M'BO, Pierre ARBILLOT, Aure ATIKA, Alberto BARBERA, Matthew BEARD, Kate BECKINSALE, BEKHTI, Haley BENNETT, Juliette BINOCHE, Cate BLANCHETT, Sandrine BONNAIRE, Louise BOURGOIN, Danny BRILLANT, Stephane BRIZE, Jim BROADBENT, Josh BROLIN, Tim BURTON, Guillaume CANET,...

The City Below (« Unter dir die stadt »), the latest film by the director Christoph Hochhäusler, is due to be screened at 11.30 a.m. and  4:30 p.m. today. Selected for Un Certain Regard, this feature film is about the adulterous relationship between Roland and Svenja. Later on in the film, we discover that Roland is actually the...

Kaboom, the latest film from the American filmmaker, Gregg Araki, will be screened tonight as a Midnight Screening in the Grand Théâtre Lumière. This feature film marks the return of the director to a style that he abandoned a few years ago.     Kaboom is a science fiction thriller that is both comical and horrific. It depicts...

The greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema will be brought together today at Cannes Classics. Scheduled to be screened are: Luis Buñuel, Mrinal Sen, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino!   Tristana (1970) by Luis Buñuel will be the first film to be screened at Cannes Classics today at 3:30 p.m. in the Salle du...

As a Member of the Jury presided by Tim Burton, the comedian Kate Beckinsale is no stranger to the Croisette where her very first film, The Golden Bowl, was presented in Compétition. Interview with a real cinephile.     What is your first memory of the cinema?   It’s probably Bambi, like everyone else! But I remember falling...

The Cinéma de la Plage continues its eclectic programme this Saturday with the screening of La Nuit de Varennes, one of the great classics by the Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola (Plage Macé, 9:30 p.m.).       A key episode in the fall of Louis XVI, seen by a director who always enjoyed exploring the byways of History. La Nuit...

 The British filmmaker, Mike Leigh, will climb the steps of the Palais des Festivals for the fourth time this evening in search of a second Palme d’Or. With eleven feature films to his name, four of which have been in Compétition at Cannes, Mike Leigh returns to the Croisette with his favourite actors: Jim Broadbent, Lesley...

The ever humorous Woody Allen has a singular and incisive outlook on society, life, and love. He’s back at the Festival de Cannes this year for the 11th time with his film, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, his 41st feature film! His films have always been presented Out of Competition at his request. The cast is comprised of...

The youngest filmmaker of the Official Selection is the French-Canadian Xavier Dolan, who, at just 21 years old, will today present his new film Heartbeats for Un Certain Regard. His first film, J’ai Tué ma Mère (I Killed my Mother), which he wrote at the age of 17, was selected for the Directors' Fortnight in 2009, and...