The Cannes Film Festival announced the 2011 Jury, led by the previously announced Robert DeNiro. Joining DeNiro will be 8 individuals, including Academy Award nominees Jude Law and Uma Thurman, as well as filmmakers Johnnie To and Olivier Assayas.
The Tribeca Film Festival opened its 10th anniversary festival on Wednesday. Select films from the festival are available this year to watch online.
Review Round-Up
Water for Elephants has literary pedigree behind it, but the film doesn’t seem to carry that pedigree along with it. The film has a lukewarm 54 on Metacritic, with most reviewers agreeing that the film lacks the life and passion of the novel.
Oscar nominee Morgan Spurlock is getting a solid Metacritic score of 66 for his latest film, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Most critics seem to think that the film is a return to form to Spurlock’s Super Size Me days.
Oscar Box Office
With a dearth of Oscar contenders in theaters right now, there isn’t any news to report here.
New Trailers
No new trailers to feature here.
Oscar Farewell
Tim Hetherington, the journalist who was Oscar nominated this year for co-directing the documentary Restrepo, was killed this week in Libya. Hetherington was 40, and was covering the unrest in the country.
Michael Sarrazin died this week at the age of 70. Sarrazin was an accomplished actor best known for his performance in 1969’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Kevin Jarre, who was Golden Globe and WGA nominated for his screenplay to Glory, passed away of heart failure at the age of 56. He is the stepson of Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre.
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