Cannes 08: Review - Che

by Kaleem Aftab on Friday, May. 23 2008, 10:44 AM


Steven Soderbergh has made two films about Che Guevara; The Guerrilla and The Argentine. At Cannes they were shown together in two parts under the title Che and including the 20-minute interval, audiences were challenged to spend almost five hours of precious Cannes time watching the film.

Cannes 08: RT Meets Mike Tyson

by Kaleem Aftab on Thursday, May. 22 2008, 07:09 AM


We talk to the boxing legend on why he allowed James Toback to make him the subject of his new documentary - Tyson.

Cannes 08: T4 Producers Talk

by Orlando Parfitt on Thursday, May. 22 2008, 06:05 AM


Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, producers of the new Terminator movies were in Cannes this week and let slip some info on the sci-fi franchise to The Guardian.

Cannes 08: Review - Dance of the Dead

by Chris Tilly on Wednesday, May. 21 2008, 09:46 AM


Already a hit at America's SXSW festival, the film takes the simple equation that 'zombies plus prom equals laughs', and runs with it for 90 minutes of pure, unadulterated fun

Cannes 08: Pegg Loses Friends and Alienates People

by Kaleem Aftab on Wednesday, May. 21 2008, 09:21 AM


We've seen footage of the new comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, and speak to the star Simon Pegg.

Cannes 08: Simon Pegg on His New Project

by Kaleem Aftab on Wednesday, May. 21 2008, 08:43 AM


Simon Pegg talks to RT about his new buddy/road movie Paul, which will co-star Nick Frost

Cannes 08: Spike Lee's Next Project is...

by Orlando Parfitt on Wednesday, May. 21 2008, 08:17 AM


Spike Lee will shoot a feature-length documentary about legendary basketball star Michael Jordan, he announced at Cannes today.

Cannes 2008: Roman Polanski: Review: Wanted & Desired

by Joe Utichi on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 09:25 AM


Explores the circumstances surrounding the director's flight from US justice more than twenty years ago over the acusations he slept with a 13-year old girl.

Cannes 2008: Review - Changeling

by Joe Utichi on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 09:06 AM


Eastwood's recent run of form continues with Changeling, which seems certain to be amongst the favourites come Oscar season.

Cannes 2008: Review: The Mutant Chronicles

by Chris Tilly on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 07:45 AM


A post-apocalyptic hotchpotch of concepts and ideas, many of which have been done better elsewhere, most notably the rabid mutant marauders of 28 Weeks Laterand the post apocalyptic 'men on a mission' of Doomsday.

Cannes 2008: Tintin 3 Helmer(s) Found?

by Orlando Parfitt on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 07:07 AM


Spielberg - whilst discussing Indy IV at Cannes this week - said: "We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back. I'll direct the first one, Peter will direct the second one. We'll probably co-direct the third one."

Cannes 2008: Review - Of Time and the City

by Joe Utichi on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 04:31 AM


The RT verdict on Terence Davies' autobiographical Liverpool story.

Cannes 2008: Has John Woo Gone Soft?

by Orlando Parfitt on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 04:04 AM


John Woo, master of balletic gun-fights replete with slow-mo dove flying, has surprisingly announced at Cannes yesterday that his next project wil be a big budget Chinese romance.

Cannes 2008: Review - Tony Manero

by Chris Tilly on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 03:46 AM


An uncompromising film that's difficult to watch, but sure to live long in the memory.

Cannes 2008: Review - Afterschool

by Joe Utichi on Tuesday, May. 20 2008, 02:43 AM


RT's verdict on Antonio Campos' school strife movie - does it manage to teach us something new about youth culture and the YouTube generation?

Cannes 2008: St Trinian's Girls Return

by Orlando Parfitt on Monday, May. 19 2008, 08:14 AM


Ealing Studios announce St. Trinian's 2 in Cannes.

Cannes 2008: Shia LaBeouf Star of Next Indiana Jones?

by Orlando Parfitt on Monday, May. 19 2008, 08:07 AM


Are Lucas and co. going to make Indy V revolve around Shia LaBouef's Mutt, with Dr. Jones himself relegated to a supporting role?

Cannes 2008: Review - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

by Joe Utichi on Sunday, May. 18 2008, 08:31 AM


The early RT verdict on the fourth chapter in the Indy franchise. Is it more Phantom Menace than A New Hope?

Cannes 2008: Review - Tyson

by Chris Tilly on Sunday, May. 18 2008, 02:17 AM


A gripping and enthralling sporting documentary; one that gives a disturbing insight into the mind of Mike Tyson, and worse still, makes you like him a little.

Cannes 2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Review

by Kaleem Aftab on Sunday, May. 18 2008, 02:15 AM


Making a film in the Spanish sunshine seems to have given Allen his mojo back. His three London films were bogged-down by misfiring murder mystery subplots, whereas in Barcelona Allen seems content to concentrate on affairs of the heart.

Weinstein Acquires The Alchemist for Fishburne

by Joe Utichi on Sunday, May. 18 2008, 01:57 AM


Harvey will produce, while Laurence will direct and star in the adaptation of Paulo Coelho's 20 year-old international bestseller.

Cannes 2008: Jeff Vespa Premieres Nosebleed with David Arquette

by Joe Utichi on Friday, May. 16 2008, 02:28 AM


The WireImage snapper goes through the mirror with his first short film and launches it at a star-studded yacht party.

Cannes 2008: REC 2 Announced

by Chris Tilly on Friday, May. 16 2008, 02:20 AM


It looks like [REC], the Spanish horror flick that has been terrifying audiences all over Europe this year, is about to get the sequel treatment.

Cannes 2008 Exclusive: Michel Gondry Joins Babelgum Jury

by Joe Utichi on Friday, May. 16 2008, 02:19 AM


The Eternal Sunshine helmer has judged submitted music videos for the first Babelgum Online Film Festival, with an awards ceremony in Cannes next week.

Cannes 2008: De Palma Prints the Legend

by Chris Tilly on Friday, May. 16 2008, 02:19 AM


Following on from last year's Iraq flick Redacted, Brian De Palma has announced a second film set in the region and dealing with the fall-out from the war.

Cannes 2008: Iceman Set to Thaw

by Chris Tilly on Friday, May. 16 2008, 02:17 AM


Prepare for a freezing dose of Val Kilmer, as the artist formerly known as 'Iceman' is heading to the arctic for sci-fi thriller The Thaw.

Nicolas Cage to Play Bad Lieutenant

by Orlando Parfitt on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:18 AM


Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog are teaming up for a re-make of Abel Ferrera's violent 1992 classic Bad Lieutenant, it was announced in Cannes today.

Point Breaking News: A Sequel in the Works

by Chris Tilly on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:17 AM


Following the announcement, a full year ago, that an Asian-themed sequel to 1991 action flick Point Break was in the works, news coming out of Cannes today suggests the film now has a director and title.

Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel News

by Scott Collura on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:15 AM


The culture wars continue. Inflammatory documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has announced at the Cannes film festival that he is planning a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11, his acclaimed by some, loathed by others documentary about 9/11.

Nope to Pope Portente

by Chris Tilly on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:12 AM


It's only the first day of Cannes and yet the film announcements are coming thick and first. The latest concerns Pope Joan, and sees one German beauty departing the project only to be replaced by another.

Piranhas Remake To Go 3-D

by Chris Tilly on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:11 AM


Hot news on the Piranha front - the forthcoming remake of Joe Dante's 1978 horror classic will be shot in 3-D.

David Lynch and Werner Herzog Plan Horror Film

by Chris Tilly on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:11 AM


David Lynch and Werner Herzog - two titans of indie cinema - have announced plans to collaborate on a horror-tinged thriller based on a true story.

Lesbian Vampire Killers News

by Chris Tilly on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 07:09 AM


Good news from the Croisette - James Corden and Matthew Horne, the BAFTA-winning stars of TV hit Gavin and Stacey and the hottest properties in British comedy right now - have announced plans to star in a feature film.

Cannes '08 Gets Rolling

on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 04:25 AM


With stars on hand and camera flashbulbs a-poppin', the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival was declared officially open Wednesday night.

Cannes 08: Well, Well, Well...If It Isn't the 2008 Cannes Lineup!

by Jeff Giles on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 04:01 AM


Spring is in the air, and Hollywood's biggest stars are headed for France. You know what that means, gang: It's Cannes time! What do you say we take a look at this year's festival schedule?

Cannes 2008: Kung Fu Panda Review

by Kaleem Aftab on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 02:35 AM


The voice of Jack Black dominates this amusing and highly entertaining animated pastiche of martial arts films, from Enter The Dragon to The Karate Kid.

Cannes 2008: Darabont Back Behind Bars

by Chris Tilly on Thursday, May. 15 2008, 02:19 AM


Frank Darabont is heading back to prison for a crime thriller that is selling international rights in Cannes this week.

Big Fat Greek Duo Reuniting for I Hate Valentine's Day

on Wednesday, May. 14 2008, 12:58 PM


Among the films being shopped at Cannes this year is I Hate Valentine's Day, a romantic comedy that will reunite My Big Fat Greek Wedding stars John Corbett and Nia Vardalos.

Glitz, Glamour Bring Out Cannes' Seedier Side

on Wednesday, May. 14 2008, 04:28 AM


The Cannes Film Festival is a hotbed of stars, filmmakers, and studio executives -- the perfect conditions, in other words, for "a convention of thieves."

Uncertainty Clouds 61st Cannes Film Festival

by Manohla Dargis on Wednesday, May. 14 2008, 04:24 AM


On the surface, it's business as usual at Cannes -- but behind the scenes, there's a little more anxiety than there has been in recent years.

Cannes 2008: Review - Blindness

by Joe Utichi on Wednesday, May. 14 2008, 03:59 AM


We deliver our take on tonight's opening-night film from director Fernando Meirelles that stars Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal.

Cannes 2008: Welcome to the Festival

by Joe Utichi on Wednesday, May. 14 2008, 03:12 AM


It's hard to believe that it's been a year since the 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2007, but a year it has been, and Rotten Tomatoes has been summoned back to the south of France to spend a couple of weeks taking in the sights, the sun and the occasionally movie. Welcome to Le 61em Festival de Cannes...