Cannes is a place where I tend to get a lot of good scoops. Here’s some new intel regarding that Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie film that’s been heavily delayed.
Read moreKevin Costner's ‘Horizon' Earns Mixed Reviews [Cannes]
Kevin Costner premiered the first of his four ‘Horizon’ movies tonight in Cannes. Despite a 7-minute standing ovation, not all critics are being kind to his 3-hour western. It was to be expected.
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola Hasn’t Read or Seen Negative ‘Megalopolis’ Reviews
It’s been four days since Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” screened here and know what? People are still talking about it. You’ll still bump into someone who wants to talk about this highly eccentric film.
Read more‘Rumors' is the Most Accessibly Goofy Film Guy Maddin Has Made [Cannes]
Guy Maddin's “Rumours” screened last night and it's his goofiest, most mainstream film to date. Working as a sort of comedy-satire that delves into the lunacy of governing.
Read moreAustin Butler Doesn't Deny He's in ‘Heat 2': “No Comment"
Scorsese's ‘Goodfellas' Slapped With “Trigger Warning" Due to “Cultural Stereotypes"
AMC has added a trigger warning to another classic, “Goodfellas.” Before the film begins, a message reads at the warning of “cultural stereotypes that are inconsistent with today’s standards of inclusion and tolerance.”
Read moreLuca Guadagnino's ‘Queer' is 3 Hours — Set to Premiere at Venice
I spoke to a producer here at Cannes who tells me he’s seen Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” and that it’s “fantastic” and clocks in at 3 hours. Daniel Craig might have delivered the performance of his career.
Read moreNeon Acquires Mohammad Rasoulof's ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
Neon has backed the last four Palme d’Or winners. It now appears as though they will be contending for a fifth one this year.
Read more‘Emilia Perez': Our First Major Palme d'Or Contender [Cannes]
It’s no secret that, so far, this hasn’t been the strongest Cannes competition. attendees here desperately needed a standout film, and today we finally got one.
Read moreNeon to Reteam With Oz Perkins (‘Longlegs') on His Next Two Films
Neon clearly sees something in the guy and are hoping he’s next big thing in horror. A24 gave us Ari Aster and Robert Eggers — Neon wants to give us Oz Perkins.
Read moreConfirmed: Yorgos Lanthimos' ‘Bugonia' to Start Production in June [Update]
We have a title for Yorgos Lanthimos’ remake, it’s called “Bugonia” and follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien.
Read morePaul Schrader to Direct Film Noir ‘Non Compos Mentis' — Tackles “Sexual Obsession"
After a run of health scares, and reckoning with mortality in the Cannes premiered "Oh, Canada," Paul Schrader says he is now in his “post-dying” era of filmmaking.
Read moreRichard Kelly Want to Make A ‘Southland Tales' Prequel
Kelly’s career seemed to go off the rails with “Southland Tales,” often regarded as one of the biggest disasters in modern film, and which premiered at Cannes 2006 to very hostile reviews.
Read moreDavid Cronenberg's Originally Pitched ‘The Shrouds' to Netflix, They Rejected It
Andrea Arnold's ‘Bird’ is, Sadly, Her Worst Film [Cannes]
It turns out that Andrea Arnold’s “Bird” is unlike any film that she’s made before, almost playing like a fable, steeped in magical realism.
Read morePaul Schrader's ‘Oh, Canada' is A Dud [Cannes]
Critics seem to be in agreement. “Oh, Canada” is getting panned practically across the board — The Guardian, IndieWire, The Wrap, THR, The Telegraph all disliked it.
Read more‘The Fall Guy' is Already Headed to VOD Next Tuesday
This past weekend, the Ryan Gosling/Emily Blunt action flick placed second at the box-office with an estimated $13.7 million. The budget to produce “The Fall Guy” is said to have been around $150 million.
Read more‘Kinds of Kindness' is Lanthimos Back in Non-Conformist and Nasty Form [Cannes]
This is Lanthimos going back to his Bunuel-inspired roots — think “Dogtooth” and “The Lobster.” You can just hear Lanthimos telling the mainstream to f*ck off. He strives to alienate the most timid of viewers.
Read moreSharon Stone & Liam Neeson Demand That Kevin Spacey Be Allowed to Return to Hollywood
I didn’t see this coming, but a handful of Hollywood actors have come out in defense of Kevin Spacey, they’re all saying he deserves to return to acting.
Read more‘IF': $1.8M in Previews —$30M+ Weekend Projected
Looks like $1.8 million previews for John Krasinski’s “IF.” Despite mixed reviews, initial audience reception seems very good. However, it’s only projected to have a $30M+ weekend, on a $110M budget. It’s possible there will be a lot of family walkups over the weekend, at least that’s what Paramount is hoping for this film.
If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.