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Cannes: Xavier Dolan, Barry Jenkins & More Won’t Play At The Film Festival

April 5, 2018 1:03 pm

While yesterday saw the announcement that Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows” will open the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, everyone is now curious what other filmmakers will have entries in this year’s event. As...

Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Loro’ Teaser Gives First Glimpse At Two-Part Film About Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi

Julia Teti

March 15, 2018 1:15 pm

News, Trailers

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Following his short film "Killer in Red" and HBO series "The Young Pope," director Paolo Sorrentino's next project returns to Italy. "Loro" is a two-part film chronicling the life of former Italian Prime Minist...

Netflix Controversy Rears Its Ugly Head At Cannes, Pedro Almodovar & Will Smith Take Different Sides

Gregory Ellwood

May 17, 2017 11:08 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

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The controversy over the inclusion of two Netflix films in competition at the 70th Festival de Cannes simply will not go away. Netflix currently has no plans to release Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" and Noah Baumbach's...

‘The Young Pope’ Is Dead, Long Live ‘The New Pope’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 16, 2017 11:24 am

News, Television

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If you were on Film or TV Twitter this winter, you likely saw Jude Law's performance in "The Young Pope" become something of a sensation. The actor shined in the titular role in Paolo Sorrentino's rather bonker...

Will Smith, Paolo Sorrentino & Park Chan-Wook Join Pedro Almodóvar & Jessica Chastain On Cannes Jury Duties

Oliver Lyttelton

April 25, 2017 10:52 am

Festivals, News

This year is the 70th Cannes Film Festival, and it seems like more than ever, Thierry Frémaux and co. are planning on pulling out the stops to make it a festival to remember. The line-up of movies certainly sug...

Clive Owen Serves Up Campari In New Short Film Directed By Paolo Sorrentino

Kevin Jagernauth

January 27, 2017 11:53 am

News

When directors turn to commercials, the contained parameters of promotional materials means their trademark aesthetics can sometimes be heightened. And certainly for Paolo Sorrentino, his penchant for decadence...

Jude Law Leads The Church In New Trailer For ‘The Young Pope’

Kevin Jagernauth

December 5, 2016 11:14 am

Television, Trailers

'Tis the season for shopping, movies, and eating lots of unhealthy food, and for many around the world, attending church. The holidays are a time for both the devout and the occasional churchgoer to visit their...

Paolo Sorrentino Scraps Silvio Berlusconi Film ‘Loro’

Kevin Jagernauth

November 29, 2016 3:50 pm

News

Sometimes, you don't get what you want in the movie world. Best laid plans don't always work out, and the alchemy of moviemaking occasionally goes up in smoke. And so it goes for Paolo Sorrentino. Just a cou...

Your Sins Won’t Be Forgiven In New Trailer For ‘The Young Pope’ Starring Jude Law

Kevin Jagernauth

November 6, 2016 12:51 pm

Television, Trailers

The words "young" and "progressive" are often linked, but it's not always the case that idealism and youth are connected. And it's that fissure that forms part of the thematic core of the upcoming series "The Y...

Paolo Sorrentino Already Working On ‘The Young Pope’ Season 2

Charles Barfield

October 21, 2016 5:50 pm

Television

There’s a ton of hype surrounding the upcoming “The Young Pope” series that’s set to air on HBO early next year, and kicks off in the UK next week. Starring Jude Law, the series tells the story of the conservat...

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