CANNES 2001: Jonze, Kaufman, Gondry and Good Machine; Following the Laws of "Human Nature"
Read More »DAILY NEWS: "No Man's" Deal; American Directors in Cannes and Sony Classics Dealsby Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE with a report from A.G. Basoli>> CANNES 2001: UA Acquires Tanovic's "No Man's Land"(indieWIRE/05.18.01) -- North American rights to Danis Tanovic's CannesCompetition entry, "No Man's Land," have been sold to United Artists. TheSales Company closed the deal with UA, who made the announcement yesterday(Thursday).The film, the story of two soldiers -- one Bosnian and one Serb -- is setbetween enemy lines during the 1993 Bosnian conflict, was well-received herein Cannes."We are really proud to acquire the surprise hit of Cannes," commen...
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Read More »CANNES 2001: Two Directors In Their Own Words -- Wong Kar-wai and David Lynch in Cannesby Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE(indieWIRE/05.17.01) -- It was a day for two acclaimed directors tomake their splash on the Croisette. In separate appearances yesterday(Wednesday), Wong Kar-wai and David Lynch talked with the press and other festival attendees about their aesthetics and what inspires them.During what was billed as a "Day of Transmission," the festival presented asymposium on "transmitting knowledge and love of cinema," gathering togetherfilmmakers, critics, festival directors and students. Among the highlightsof the all-day event was the anti...
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Read More »DAILY NEWS: Godard Speaks; Amin Forms Company; L.A. Asian Fest; and Hartley Merrill Prizeby Eugene Hernandez, Anthony Kaufman/indieWIRE>> CANNES 2001: An Hour with Godard (and a roomful of journalists)(indieWIRE/05.16.01) -- Jean-Luc Godard enters a room here in France and thestereotypically cynical media applaud. "In Godard there is God," is howpress conference moderator Henri Behar introduced the director, referring toa comment from an American journalist earlier in the day.The French New Wave maverick spent an hour with the media yesterday(Tuesday) to discuss his competition film, "Eloge de l'Amour" (In Praise ofLove), a rare chance for m...
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