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Cannes: Maggie Cheung and Your Nine "Great Directors"

23 May 2009 10:46 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Before the Palme D'Or is handed out, I've got two last bits from our buddy in Cannes but first (sigh) a big old frowny face in regards to the following nugget.

Maggie Cheung's scene in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds was cut before the Cannes opening and will not be restored even though Tarantino is returning to the editing room. Presumably he's tinkering for maximum audience playability. The cutting room floor is a regular habitat for actors with small roles but this time it really hurts: Maggie still works the red carpet, but never the silver screen. She retired from movies after Clean and 2046 five long years ago. Basterds was going to provide us with a rare chance to see one of the most bewitching living actresses on the big screen again. Damn!

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On to cheerier topics.

The generous take on Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock appears to be that it's a "minor" effort. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Family Values

14 May 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

A chamber piece resolutely devoid of flash and glitter, "Summer Hours" isn't a film one would have anticipated from the director of such disparate provocations as "Irma Vep," "Clean," Demonlover" and "Boarding Gate." Then again, Olivier Assayas' new release is subtly provocative in its own right. Its willingness to lay out ideas about art and life in the age of globalization makes it his biggest dare yet. What distinguishes this Assayas movie from the others is the manner with which it sustains an unspoiled blend of the intimately emotional with the unequivocally intellectual. The cumulative strengths of "Summer Hours" as a philosophic elegy and a generational saga are powerful enough to throw everything else Assayas has done in illuminated relief.

The movie's first summer dream is an idyllic one, with children playing on the grounds of an old country house whose widowed owner Hélène (Edith Scob) is celebrating her »

- Gene Seymour

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12th Annual EU Film Festival Highlights, Week Four: ‘Sauna,’ ‘Apres Lui,’ ‘Ben X,’ ‘Patrik Age 1,5’

25 March 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The final week of the 12th Annual EU Film Festival at the Siskel Film Center perfectly illustrates the main strength of this festival - amazing diversity. From what we had time to see of the final stretch of films, the four highlights couldn’t be more diverse, featuring movies from four different countries with four completely different tones and styles.

The highlights of the first three weeks of EU included a coming-of-age drama from Ireland (“Kisses”), a sexy romantic comedy from France (“The Girl From Monaco”), an amazing Danish drama (“Worlds Apart”), and a very interesting horror film from Belgium (“Left Bank”). Read more here, here, and here)

The final week takes us back to two of those countries - Belgium and France - and also features a fascinating Finnish shocker before closing with a gentle and sweet film from Sweden. Overall, it’s been a fantastic festival for »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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The Indie Film Feature - "Summer Hours" gallery, info.

16 February 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

This week's indie film feature is IFC Films' "Summer Hours" (a.k.a. L' Heure d'été).   Renowned filmmaker Olivier Assayas ("Clean," "Paris je t'aime") directs the drama from his own writing the drama which stars Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valérie Bonneton and Kyle Eastwood.   Produced by Charles Gillibert, Marin Karmitz and Nathanaël Karmitz, the film is due for release on May 8th this year.   See the official site here.   What's it about?   The divergent paths of three forty-something siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly. Left to come to terms with themselves and their differences, Adrienne (Juliette Binoche), a successful New York designer, Frederic (Charles Berling), an economist and university professor in Paris, and Jeremie (Jeremie Renier), a dynamic businessman in China, confront the end of childhood, their shared memories, background and unique vision of the future. »

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The Indie Film Feature - "Summer Hours" gallery, info.

15 February 2009 11:32 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

This week's indie film feature is IFC Films' "Summer Hours" (a.k.a. L' Heure d'été). Renowned filmmaker Olivier Assayas ("Clean," "Paris je t'aime") directs the drama from his own writing the drama which stars Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valérie Bonneton and Kyle Eastwood. Produced by Charles Gillibert, Marin Karmitz and Nathanaël Karmitz, the film is due for release on May 8th this year. »

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The Indie Film Feature - "Summer Hours" gallery, info.

15 February 2009 11:32 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

This week's indie film feature is IFC Films' "Summer Hours" (a.k.a. L' Heure d'été). Renowned filmmaker Olivier Assayas ("Clean," "Paris je t'aime") directs the drama from his own writing the drama which stars Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valérie Bonneton and Kyle Eastwood. Produced by Charles Gillibert, Marin Karmitz and Nathanaël Karmitz, the film is due for release on May 8th this year. »

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