Who will win the Palme at Cannes? [2012 edition]

biopics probably have the worst shit-to-shinola ratio of any film genre ever.

In fact, as an uninhibited teenager who takes up with Garrett Hedlund's Neal Cassady stand-in, both [Kristen Stewart] and Hedlund go nude in their very first scenes in On the Road, and Stewart later takes part in a ménage à trois, initiates road head, and jerks off both Hedlund and Sam Riley while all three are naked in a moving car. She's so horny and curious that when another couple excuses themselves to have sex, a nosy Stewart follows them into the doorway and asks, "Can I watch you guys screw?"

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Her On the Road co-star Hedlund is a case in point: Neutered of his natural charisma in all-ages blockbusters like Tron Legacy, Hedlund finally gets to make a strong impression here, wielding that window-shaking deep voice like a sensual weapon and inviting men and women alike to ogle him and eventually join him in bed. (There is even a scene where a sweaty Hedlund athletically power-fucks Steve Buscemi, which is not something anyone expected to see today, and yet it occurred!)

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Palme d’Or:
"Amour"

Grand Prix:
"Reality"

Prix de la Mise en Scene (best director):
Carlos Reygadas, "Post Tenebras Lux"

Prix du Scenario (best screenplay):
"Beyond The Hills"

Camera d’Or (best first feature):
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Prix du Jury (jury prize):
"The Angel's Share"

Prix d’interpretation feminine (best actress):
Cosmina Stratan and Christina Flutor, "Beyond The Hills"

Prix d’interpretation masculine (best actor):
Mads Mikkelsen, "The Hunt"

called it tbqfh

stop hoggin them palmes, haneke

I generally don't read reviews til after I've seen something. I go by general reputation and the absence of Peter Travers in the ad quotes.

Your intense allergy to 'rides' handily explained in one fell swoop.

I generally don't read reviews til after I've seen something.

and with films you don't intend to see...? oh yeah, occupy film threads (TM)

carax can't catch a break poor dood

worst. cannes. ever.

I've seen two Haneke films (Caché and White Ribbon) and I didn't like either. I don't think I'll even bother with his new one.

There’s almost an “aww” factor to Georges’ attentiveness following Anne’s first stroke, which ill-prepares you for the truly grueling compendium of slow deterioration to come. By the time she’s reduced to an immobile husk capable only of slurring the word “hurts” over and over again,

yeah, i don't think so

biopics probably have the worst shit-to-shinola ratio of any film genre ever.

next to horror obv

and "rides"

ie fuck somebody or two itt

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/29/venice-film-festival-slims-down-sober

The new director of the Venice film festival has promised a "more sober, less glitzy" event for the 69th edition later this year.

Artistic director Alberto Barbera, who was appointed in December, has revealed plans to cut the number of films showing on the Lido. There will be fewer than 50 films in total at this year's festival, with only 18 showing in competition, he told Italian reporters.

The Death of Cinema pt. 94

rlly looking fwd to Reygadas after all those pans

word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQJrVEgOPRk

Two interesting tidbits:

Carax said about the leading role which had been written specifically for Lavant: "If Denis had said no, I would have offered the part to Lon Chaney or to Chaplin. Or to Peter Lorre or Michel Simon."

The soundtrack includes Minogue performing the original song "Who Were We?" written by Carax and Neil Hannon, as well as previously existing music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sparks, Manset, R. L. Burnside, and the track "Sinking of Bingou-Maru" from Godzilla.