CANNES POSTER RELEASED
The 69th Cannes Film Festival released its official poster this week as you can see above. Many observers have noted that the poster art is inspired by Jean Luc Godard.
Variety covered the release of the poster here:
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/cannes-unveils-official-poster-with-nod-to-jean-luc-godard-1201735029/
MULTIPLE SOURCES GUESS AT THE CANNES' LINEUP
We've been seeing a good deal of speculation over the past couple of weeks about American films that might make their way to the Croisette for Cannes in May. Money Monster, Cafe Society, The Nice Guys, The BFG, The Last Face and Loving are among the American films already confirmed or that have serious heat about their chances.
As we get closer to the actual announcements, speculation is getting more detailed. Screen Daily has a very extensive piece that spans the film world and offers a broad array of possibilities. Among them that initially seem Telluride-ish are(grouped in the same fashion that Screen Daily has used):
UK/Irish: American Honey, The Sense of an Ending, The Secret Scripture
U.S.: Loving, The Story of Your Life, The Last Face, Sully (yes...Sully)
Canada: It's Only the End of the World
France: Personal Shopper
Germany: The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
Spain: Julieta, A Monster Calls
Eastern Europe: Family Photos
Benelux: The Unknown Girl
Middle East: Oppenheimer Strategies
Latin America: Neruda
Australia: Lion
The complete Screen Daily post is here:
http://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-whos-in-the-running/5101702.article#
Meanwhile, Pete Hammond from Deadline throws his two cents into the pot:
http://deadline.com/2016/03/cannes-film-festival-2016-movies-speculation-sean-penn-woody-allen-steven-spielberg-1201721737/
Similarly, Todd McCarthy from The Hollywood Reporter also covered the Cannes spec with a post this week:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/todd-mccarthys-cannes-preview-american-877068
And finally, The Jigsaw Lounge has posted "Odds for Winning" the Palme d'Or already. One assumes that the odds also give some indication of the likelihood of specific films making the competition lineup. Of note:
Almodovar's leading odds of 3-1 for Julieta
Arnold's American Honey at 18-1
Larrain's Neruda at 20-1
Penn's The Last Face at 22-1
The Dardennes The Unknown Girl at 25-1
Dolan's It's Only the End of the World also at 25-1
Mungiu's Family Photos at 28-1
Assassyas' Personal Shopper at 33-1
Nichols' Loving at 33-1
Eastwood's Sully at 35-1
The complete odds (and it's an extensive list) are here:
http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/film/reviews/cannes2016/
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