Oliver Assayas Archives

‘Demonlover’ Restoration Trailer: Oliver Assayas’ Paranoid Post-Modern Thriller Returns In A Unrated Director’s Cut In February

January 26, 2021 5:21 pm

Oliver Assayas' 2002 thriller, "Demonlover" is dense, hypnotic, and out there, and out there. Starring Connie Nielson, Gina Gershon, Chloë Sevigny, and Charles Berling, the byzantine plot centers on a French c...

‘Wasp Network’: The Cuban Five Spy For Castro In Filmmaker Olivier Assayas’ Uneven Espionage Thriller [Venice Review]

Christina Newland

September 1, 2019 5:40 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Oliver Assayas’ "Wasp Network" is an intriguing caper-style political drama, featuring a starry ensemble cast and some compelling material, which, unfortunately, outstays its welcome in a major way. Focusing on...

‘Non-Fiction’ Trailer: Juliette Binoche, Authors, & Celebrity Affairs Collide In Olivier Assayas’ Latest

Jonathan Christian

March 7, 2019 1:13 pm

News, Trailers

What do ghost stories, 3D pornography, and insecure actresses all have in common? Well, if you’re well-versed in the work of French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, you should already know the answer. It is diffic...

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‘Non-Fiction’: Juliette Binoche Plays A Minor TV Celebrity For Olivier Assayas [Watch First 2 Clips]

Charles Barfield

August 30, 2018 12:22 pm

Festivals, News, Video

It's almost impossible to quantify how much technology has taken over our lives. And we're not even talking the physical devices that never leave our side, but also just how information is shared, processed, an...

‘If Beale Street,’ ‘Cold War’ & ‘Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Among Main NYFF 2018 Selections

Gregory Ellwood

August 7, 2018 12:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the main selections for the 2018 New York Film Festival, and it won't disappoint the city's cinephile community. It also confirms that barring a last minute additio...

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Coens, Cuaron, Lanthimos, Orson Welles Lead Insane 2018 Venice Film Festival Line-Up

Oliver Lyttelton

July 25, 2018 6:56 am

Features, Festivals, News

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After Cannes surprised many with a selection of newer or less familiar names over the A-list auteurs that often make up the line-up, it’s been keenly anticipated by festival watchers that Venice was due for a b...

Olivier Assayas Says Cannes Pulled ‘Carlos’ From Competition Because Of “Political Pressure”

Kevin Jagernauth

June 22, 2017 10:41 am

News, Television

The spring at Cannes, that battle between streaming and theatrical erupted, and became one of the central talking points on the Croisette. Netflix, who brought "The Meyerowitz Stories" and "Okja" to the festiva...

Podcast: Adjust Your Tracking Talks Preserving Theatrical Experience, Poly-Genre Films ‘Personal Shopper’ & ‘Raw’

Erik McClanahan

March 17, 2017 3:14 pm

News, Podcasts

On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I discuss the importance of going out to the movies and preserving the theatrical experience (especially as streaming outlets are seemingly devaluing it). Then i...

New Images & International Poster For ‘Personal Shopper’ Starring Kristen Stewart

Rodrigo Perez

January 6, 2017 3:10 pm

News

There’s a friendly family fight over Oliver Assayas’ “Personal Shopper” at The Playlist. Jessica Kiang kind of hated it, Gregory Ellwood kinda loved it (it made his top 10 of 2016), and I would say I’m somewher...

Olivier Assayas Declares Kristen Stewart “The Best Actress Of Her Generation,” Says ‘Idol’s Eye’ Might Be Back On

Kevin Jagernauth

September 27, 2016 11:37 am

News

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Anyone who still thinks of Kristen Stewart as "that girl from 'Twilight,'" is clearly putting blinders on to one of the more interesting actresses currently working in Hollywood. Stewart has stepped out of the ...

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