We are just two weeks away from the unveiling of the Cannes lineup. And so, we are in complete overdrive to bring you the latest news concerning this most prestigious of festivals. Take for example, the latest rumor that James Gray’s “Ad Astra” will most likely NOT make it to Cannes. Shocking? Yes and no. We’ve been assuming that, if ready, Gray’s sci-fi film, starring Brad Pitt, would make it to the croisette but it looks like it just isn’t able to make the cutoff date, at least according to Cédric Succivalli’s Twitter page. Again, I must mention, Cédric should be trusted, he’s very much in the know with these sort of things. The problem with the the Gray seems to be its special effects, which are still in post-production.
Also, in another move that all but confirms its world premiere is indeed happening in Cannes, Terrence Malick’s upcoming WWII drama set in Germany is now officially titled “A Hidden Life,” a source close to the film has confirmed to IndieWire. It was previously titled “Radegund,” which I liked better, alas, what matters is that the WWII drama, which has been in the works for nearly three years, will finally be revealed. Let’s hope it’s a comeback for Malick, whose had a difficult time translating his peculiar style to coherent effect with his last three films (“Song to Song,” “To The Wonder,” “Knight of Cups.”)
BEST BETS:
BACURAU | Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles
PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU | Céline Sciamma
PAIN AND GLORY | Pedro Almodóvar
RADEGUND | Terrence Malick
OH MERCY | Arnaud Desplechin
ABOUT ENDLESSNESS | Roy Andersson
AHMED | Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
SIBYL | Justine Trite
PARASITE | Bong Joon-ho
EMA | Pablo Larraín
THE BEANPOLE | Kantemir Balago
IL TRADITORE | Marco Bellocchio
SORRY WE MISSED YOU | Ken Loach
IT MUST BE HEAVEN | Elia Suleiman
FRANKIE | Ira Sachs
ONE SECOND | Zhang Yimou
THE DEAD DON´T DIE | Jim Jarmusch
MANOR HOUSE | Cristi Puiu
MATTHIAS & MAXIME | Xavier Dolan
UNE FILLE FACILE | Rebecca Zlotowski
THE WHISTLERS | Corneliu Porumbuiu
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD | Quentin Tarantino
FIRE NEXT TIME | Marti Diop
TBD:
JEANNE | Bruno Dumont
WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS | Ciro Guerra
GLORIA MUNDI | Robert Guédiguian
LA CORDILLÈRE DES SONGES | Patricio Guzmán
WICKED GAMES | Ulrich Seidl
MIENTRAS DURE LA GUERRA | Alejandro Amenabar
WENDY | Benh Zeitlin
FIRST COW | Kelly Reichardt
THE LIGHTHOUSE| Robert Eggers
WAVES | Trey Edward Shults
2019 | Lav Diaz
RADIOACTIVE | Marjane Satrapi
COOK, FUCK, KILL | Mira Fornay
GUEST OF HONOR | Atom Egoyan
ETRE VIVANT ET LE SAVOIR | Alain Cavalier
C'EST EXTRA | Guillaume Nicloux
THE THOUSAND MILES | Sylvain Chomet