The 62nd of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival started on 13 May and ended on 24 May 2009. We had a blast, but we were also extremely exhausted from running around and seeing as many films as we could.
The film’s might not have been the quality of past years, but as the Olympics of cinema there were still many filmmaking gems to be found. Here’s our complete coverage from the festival including…
– Here’s a ton of posters from films that played at the festival.
– 10 trailers from Cannes films you haven’t seen.
– What the Cannes film winners mean for the Oscar awards.
– The 10 Most Anticipated films from Cannes that we didn’t see (it was a long festival afterall and you can only see so much).
– Reviews of films like, “Agora,” “Vincere,” “Ne Te Retourne Pas” and “Kinatay.”
– 5 Must-See films from Cannes, plus 5 more recommendations.
– Award winners from the Un Certain Regard section, including “Dogtooth,” and Police, Adjective.”
– 8 Suggestions on how to fix Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds.”
– A Cannes Videoblog entry with Alex from Firstshowing.
– Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” receiving a misogyny prize.
– Press Reports on Gaspar Noe’s controversial, “Enter The Void.”
– Press reports on Terry Gilliam’s perhaps too whimsical and incoherent, “The Imaginariam of Doctor Parnassus.”
– The mixed reactions to the jury awarding Michael Haneke‘s “The White Ribbon” the Palme d’Or.
– Cannes 2009 Awards: Michael Haneke’s ‘White Ribbon’ Takes The Top Prize, The Palme d’Or
– Reviews of Ken Loach’s “Looking For Eric,” “Inglourious Basterds,” Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces,” and two reviews of Lars Von Trier’s Cannes-scandalizing, “Antichrist.”
– Decidely mixed press reactions to Tarantino’s ‘Basterds.’
– A review of Jane Campion’s masterful 18th century romance, “Bright Star.”
– The outraged press meltdown reaction to “Antichrist.”
– A review of Bong-Joon-Ho’s “Mother”; a thouroughly modern and unique noir.
– A review of the breezy and innocuous “Taking Woodstock” by Ang Lee.
– The soundtrack details of “Taking Woodstock.”
– a review of Francis Ford Coppola’s uneven, but funny, nostalgic and emotive, “Tetro.”
– A review of Park Chan-Wook’s absurdist vampire film, “Thirst.”
– The soundtrack details of Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” and the continued recycling of Ennio Morricone music.
– Cannes prognosticating: How Euro-horror could dominated Cannes.
A ton of Cannes coverage to be sure. Hope you enjoyed it.