Bertrand Tavernier in Cannes in 2010. MARTIN BUREAU/AFP In a formidable series of programs in nine episodes, Laurent Delmas intelligently explores all aspects of his work. “He counts in the cinema, huh, Tatav…” In the warm and laughing voice of the late Jean Rochefort, “Tatav” is Bertrand Tavernier. Because the director, who died on March […]
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How Jean-Luc Godard shakes up the life of an Indian village in Adieu Godard
In this Indian film soon available on the Film Movement+ platform, Ananda, addicted to pornography, discovers Godard’s cinema by accident, and decides to devote a festival to him. While he announced his retirement in 2021, on the occasion of the Kerala International Film Festival, Jean-Luc Godard continues to make people talk about him … in […]
On the set of the film devoted to Abbé Pierre
REPORTAGE – In front of Frédéric Tellier’s camera, the member of the Comédie-Française Benjamin Lavernhe vividly embodies the Catholic priest, from his early years to his death in 2007. On this pleasant day in July, an unprecedented effervescence reigns at Fort Saint-Cyr in Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Yvelines). Singular silhouettes in prisoner’s uniform or in German uniform crowd […]
Our review of Prey, the new Predator on the trail of westerns
By propelling the action to the 18th century, in Comanche lands, Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) offers a second youth to the saga inaugurated in 1987. The saga predator gets a makeover. It was time. Central American jungles populated by American Green Berets with gleaming guns and strong muscles are out of style. Too “old […]
Tribute to Tarantino or vulgar pastiche, Bullet Train is worth first of all for its crazy Brad Pitt
NEWSPAPER – Should we board David Leitch’s train? Yes, if you like roller coasters; no, if you are looking for a trip that makes sense. David Leitch, director of Deadpool 2 , exercises his talents in an offbeat thriller. He embarks with him Brad Pitt for his great return to the cinema since his Oscar […]
The mythical sequence of Planet of the Apes
MYTHICAL CINEMA SHOTS (3/7) – All summer, we tell you behind the scenes of a cult image taken from a masterpiece of the seventh art. This Week: The Anticipatory Masterpiece starring Charlton Heston, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (1968), based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Taylor (Charlton Heston), an astronaut stranded on a planet […]
The Olympiads: Audiard in ultramodern mode marivaudage on Canal +
By Etienne Sorin Posted on 02/08/2022 at 09:16, Update on 02/08/2022 at 09:16 Audiard looks at this lost new generation without value judgment or moralizing discourse. Shanna Besson / France 2 Cinema CRITICISM – The director ofa prophet offers a film without weapons or violence with this pretty chronicle where speech and love have the […]
Selena Gomez is embarking on a remake of Working Girl
The film working girl was a hit in 1988 at the North American box office with $100 million in revenue. Axelle Woussen/BauerGriffin/INSTAR/ABACAPRESS.COM The 1980s are all the rage in Hollywood. After the success of Top Gun 2a new adaptation of the 1980s film is in the works. 20th Century is looking to revive one of […]
Bullet Train, The Year of the Shark, The Promises of Hasan… The films to see or avoid this week
Brad Pitt in Bullet TrainMarina Foïs and Jean-Pascal Zadi in The Year of the SharksUmut Karadag in Hasan’s promises. Copyright Scott Garfield/ The Jokers / The Bookmakers/ Kaplan Film/Sinehane Brad Pitt as a somewhat brazen killer, the pursuit of a shark on the Landes coast, the pilgrimage of a Turkish farmer to ask forgiveness from […]
Our review of Bullet Train: Brad Pitt or the tough life
By Etienne Sorin Published yesterday at 1:24 p.m., Update yesterday at 1:24 p.m. In a train that connects Tokyo to Kyoto, Brad Pitt (left) will not have a smooth trip. Sony Pictures CRITICISM – In this film with spectacular choreographies, the actor manages to make you laugh like a killer who is a little brazen. […]