Posts Tagged ‘Cannes’

Stop press: Brad Pitt shaves of his goatee beard at last

Stop press: Brad Pitt shaves of his goatee beard at last

Panic over everyone, Brad Pitt has finally shaven off his scraggly beard and has returned to his former glory. Attending the LA screening of his new movie The Tree of Life, which won the Palme D'Or at this year's Cannes, Pitt was seen sans beard, making him look years younger. Jolie also attended the screening instead of the New York...

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The TFR Cannes ’11 Round-Up

The TFR Cannes ’11 Round-Up

Every year, a bunch of film legends, press, and those about to become legends head to France for one of the events of the film-industry year. Cannes 2011 is news-crazy, so here are our highlights. We couldn't talk about the events of this year's Cannes without mentioning Lars von Trier's shocking remark. I've heard a lot of crazy stuff come out...

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Cannes 2011 – Awards round up

Cannes 2011 – Awards round up

And so Cannes is over for another year. There's been the usual fashion highs and lows, a fabulous red carpet appearance from Brangelina, oh and also some very exciting looking films to look forward to. But who took away the prizes? The coveted Palme D'Or went to Terence Mallick's The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and...

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Dying Princess Di picture in documentary to be shown at Cannes

Dying Princess Di picture in documentary to be shown at Cannes

A controversial new documentary about the death of Princess Diana is set to be shown at Cannes this week. Unlawful Killing is the work of actor and film-maker Keith Allen who has spent three years collecting information and doing interviews regarding the death of the princess. The film claims that 'dark forces' within the British...

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Chilling teaser trailer for Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In

Chilling teaser trailer for Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In

Ahead of its screening at Cannes, a teaser trailer for Almodovar's The Skin I Live In ( El Piel Que Habito) has been released. The 30 second long trailer gives us a chilling peak at a plastic surgeon (Antonio Banderas) who is trying to save his wife's life after she suffers burns in a car accident. He seems to be carrying out experiments on...

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Is a Die Hard prequel in the works?

The movie gossip mill has gone into overdrive this week - it must've been all that champagne loosing the lips of the bigwigs at Cannes... After the suggestion that Alien might be getting a remake, today's rumour points at Die Hard... Comic book publishers Boom! Studios have announced that they're releasing the publication Die Hard: Year One this...

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No Cannes do for Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock

The French are never ones to hold back at Cannes... Remember when the critics booed Sofia Coppola at the Marie Antoinette screening to the point she probably wish she could chop off her own head? Well, former darling Ang Lee, who once wowed with Brokeback Mountain and Lust, got a taste of the other side when his film Taking Woodstock debuted at...

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