Jury president Spike Lee presided over a majority-female group that included French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop, American actor-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, French actor-helmer Mélanie Laurent, Brazilian helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho, French actor Tahar Rahim, South Korean actor Song Kang-ho and cult French singer Mylene Farmer.
Blackout: Obamas New Project for Netflix–Six Love Stories
July 13, 2021 by
From the perspective of 12 teens with six shots of love, Blackout takes place as a heatwave blankets New York City in darkness and causes an electric chaos.
Hollywood 2021:Global Streaming Video Revenue to Hit $94B In 2025, PwC Forecasts
July 12, 2021 by
PricewaterhouseCoopers about the theatrical recovery: “We are not forecasting cinema returning to 2019 revenue levels until 2024.”
Wonder Boy: Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing about the New Documentary
July 4, 2021 by
At one point I say, “Why am I here if my parents didn’t want me?” It’s the sentence that is always in my head. There is something in your heart that hurts because you don’t belong anywhere. So you’re always looking for love, being recognized, love, being recognized.
Red Rocket: Sean (Florida Project) Baker’s Tale of Porn Star Homecoming (Cannes Film Fest 2021–Preview)
June 30, 2021 by
The tale centers on Simon Rex, as Mikey Saber, a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, even though no one there really wants him back.
