How I wish I could go to Cannes Film
Festival, last week when the festival was in full swing I was so envious of the
attendees at the glamorous event. Although I envy anyone getting sun right now,
someone seriously needs to tell the North East England weather that it’s May.
Anyway back to the festival. Between fashion, supermodels and charity galas
there are some exciting previews of upcoming film releases. While we
mere mortals will have to wait for cinema releases, I took a look at the films
shown at Cannes this year and picked out two that sparked my interest. You can
see the full official selection here.
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The Nice Guys
In this neo-noir mystery come buddy-cop-comedy, Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling star as a pair of mismatched private eyes
who are investigating the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970’s LA.
The Nice Guys is directed by ‘Iron Man 3’ director (and writer of 'Lethal
Weapon'), Shane Black. The real pull of this mystery/comedy/crime film is the
outlandish plot, quirky tone and 70’s setting. It will be released in the UK on
the 3rd of June.
Watch the trailer here.
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Loving
Loving appeared in the official
selection and was nominated for the prestigious Palm d’Or (the highest accolade
awarded at Cannes). It is a true story about Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial
couple in 1958 Virginia who were sentenced to prison for getting married. It
stars Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga, directed by Jeff Nichols.
Watch a clip here.
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