‘Atlantics’: First Trailer Reveals Netflix’s Cannes Grand Prix Winner!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another. Directed – Mati Diop Starring – Abdou Balde, Aminata Kane, Ibrahima Mbaye Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Atlantics’: First Trailer Reveals Netflix’s Cannes Grand Prix Winner!! Check It Out!!

Release Dates for ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘The King’ and ‘Dolemite’ Unveiled by Netflix!!

On the heels of this morning’s news about The Irishman, Netflix has unveiled a slew of release dates for its fall films, most of which are expected to be strong awards contenders. At the top of that list is Noah Baumbach‘s divorce drama Marriage Story starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. If there’s one film that Netflix really thinks has a shot at Best Picture … Continue reading Release Dates for ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘The King’ and ‘Dolemite’ Unveiled by Netflix!!

Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Cannes Winners ‘Atlantics,’ ‘I Lost My Body’!!

Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the recent Cannes Film Festival Award winners Atlantics and I Lost My Body, the streamer announced Saturday. Mati Diop’s feature directorial debut Atlantics was awarded this year’s Grand Prix, while Jeremy Clapin’s animated feature debut I Lost My Body received the top prize in the Critics’ Week sidebar, with the film also having been honored with the Nespresso Grand Prize, whose category consisted … Continue reading Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Cannes Winners ‘Atlantics,’ ‘I Lost My Body’!!

‘Parasite’: Bong Joon-ho’s Latest Wins the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or!!

A bit of history took place at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, as Bong Joon-ho just became the first Korean director to take home the Palme d’Or. The filmmaker won Cannes’ top prize for his dark horror comedy, Parasite, which is getting best-of-the-year type buzz from critics. In his A- Collider review out of the festival, Gregory Ellwood writes that giving too much away from … Continue reading ‘Parasite’: Bong Joon-ho’s Latest Wins the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or!!

Cannes 2019 Lineup Includes ‘Rocketman’, New Films from Terrence Malick and Bong Joon Ho!!!

The initial 2019 Cannes Film Festival lineup has been revealed. While more titles may be added at a later date, this first burst of films is quite promising, including new work from Terrence Malick (his German-language wartime drama A Hidden Life), Jim Jarmusch (the zombie satire The Dead Don’t Die), Bong Joon ho (Parasite), and Pedro Almodovar (Pain and Glory). The most high-profile debut currently … Continue reading Cannes 2019 Lineup Includes ‘Rocketman’, New Films from Terrence Malick and Bong Joon Ho!!!