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Exclusive: Fox Entertainment’s free streaming service, Tubi, has set Camilla Belle to star in the romantic comedy feature 10 Truths About Love.

She’ll play Carina, a relationship columnist for whom, despite her professional expertise, love does not come easy. The movie also stars David Lafontaine (Molly’s Game) as Liam, Belle’s love interest.

“We are delighted to have Camilla Belle star in our Tubi Original Movie for Valentine’s Day,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi. “Camilla’s charismatic performance is perfectly paired with the charming screenplay for 10 Truths About Love, and we’re so pleased that this movie will anchor our Valentine’s programming event with thousands of bingeable romantic titles.”

10 Truths About Love also stars Sebastian Marziali (Party Mamas), David Keeley (Warehouse 13), Kelsey Verzotti (Top 10 Dorothy), Paula Rivera (Impulse), Maya Cieszynska (And He Was Gone), Karn Kalra (The Dictator’s Playbook), Robert Ifedi (Self Made:...

It could be argued that “Savage State” ultimately seems worse than it really is only because the opening scenes of this French-Canadian-produced period drama are so deceptively promising. But, really, writer-director David Perrault (“Our Heroes Died Tonight”) has no one to blame but himself. Despite any good will (or at least simple curiosity) he might generate during his intriguingly offbeat first-act set-up, he actively encourages his visually splendid but dramatically fuzzy film to gradually devolve into a gonzo mashup of gothic melodrama, Wild West survival story, and voodoo-flavored supernaturalism, with a side order of slasher-movie tropes and a sprinkling of kinky sex insinuations.

“Savage State” begins by noting that, as early as 1861, Emperor Napoleon III warned “French settlers on the new continent” to maintain “strict neutrality” during the American Civil War. But by December 1863, Edmond (Bruno Todeschini) — paterfamilias of a well-to-do French family situated in St. Charles County, Mo. — recognizes...

"He's coming with me, Esther..." "He doesn't want you anymore." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official trailer for a French indie drama set in America's past titled Savage State, originally L'état Sauvage in French. When the American Civil War breaks out, a family of french settlers must abandon their Missouri home to flee and go back to Paris. They're escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him. Sounds like an interesting parable about how bad it is in America and how it's time to get out. Although the politics of this film seem a bit sketchy. Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Déborah François, Bruno Todeschini, Constance Dollé, Abidou, Maryne Bertieaux, and Kate Moran. This looks gorgeously shot, and so very French, with lots of beautiful women and a few rugged men. Here's the official US trailer (+ posters) for David Perrault's Savage State,...

David Perrault's English-French western Savage State was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films just before the holidays and the distributor is moving quickly to get it into your eyeballs On Demand and Digital  on Friday, January 29th. Today the official trailer and poster were released. You find them and a collection of stills down below.     While the poster itself is completely serviceble you really ought to take a moment and check out the trailer. Filmed here in Canada and over in France and Belgium the film is far prettier than the poster sells it. I'll admit that when I received the press release I was going to give it a pass because the key art screams bargain bin. However, watch the trailer and we...

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Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed the North American rights to Savage State, David Perrault’s period western drama.

An early 2021 release is planned for the film about a family of French settlers who flee Missouri to return to Paris as the American Civil War breaks out. They are escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him.

Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Deborah Francois and Bruno Todeschini.

“Savage State tells the story of a journey through the U.S. to Europe. I am thrilled that the film goes backward to meet the American public....

Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed the North American rights to Savage State, David Perrault’s period western drama.

An early 2021 release is planned for the film about a family of French settlers who flee Missouri to return to Paris as the American Civil War breaks out. They are escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him.

Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Deborah Francois and Bruno Todeschini.

“Savage State tells the story of a journey through the U.S. to Europe. I am thrilled that the film goes backward to meet the American public....

A mercenary walks into the den of a woman and her masked crew. They’re hoping to exchange French luxuries for diamonds, but the mercenary scams them. A classic fight with the sparks of gunpowder ensues, delivering the masculine toughness that encompasses most of the western genre. But the scene quickly shifts to a grand house where women outnumber men five to one. These characters are living and witnessing the savage state of a country that has resulted in a devastating civil war. Unlike most civil war films, the perspective here in writer-director David Perrault’s film is that of French settlers. But along with this unique viewpoint, Savage State can be added to the small canon of female westerns. Containing the same grit and violence as any film set on the American frontier, but it's one that’s wholeheartedly and unabashedly feminine.

It’s Missouri in 1863, home to a family of French settlers.

Canadian festival will run a virtual event from August 20 to September 2.

Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed a second wave of titles – including eight world premieres - for this year’s virtual ediion which is taking place from August 20 to September 2.

The Montreal-based festival will offer live screenings, a programme library, panels and workshops which will be accessible across Canada and geo-locked to prevent access from elsewhere.

World premieres now set for Fantasia include The Block Island Sound, the latest horror outing from Kevin and Matthew McManus; The Oak Room, a fourth feature from Canadian filmmaker Cody Calahan; and Minor Premise,...

International Competition films announced by Turkey’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival; includes Ari Folman’s The Congress and Tomasz Wasilewski’s Floating Skyscrapers.

The 50th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (Oct 4-11) has revealed the 10 films that will make up its International Feature Film Competition.

The Competition strand aims to “discover new talent which have managed to develop a unique language and bring a different perspective to cinema in Asia, Europe, and Middle Eastern countries.”

The titles include:

36, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thailand)When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism, Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania-France)Floating Skyscrapers, Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)Youth, Tom Shoval (Israel-Germany)Coming Forth by Day, Hala Lotfy (Egypt-uae)Our Heroes Died Tonight, David Perrault (France)The Dead and The Living, Barbara Albert (Austria-Poland-Germany)The Congress, Ari Folman (Israel-Germany-Poland-France-Luxembourg)The Strange Little Cat, Ramon Zürcher (Germany)Nobody’s Home, Deniz Akçay (Turkey)...

The first trailer for David Perrault’s debut feature Our Heroes Died Tonight (Nos heros sont morts ce soir) has been released. The film, which is was selection of the Critic’s Week sidebar in Cannes this year, is a crime noir set in the world of masked wrestling in the 1960s. As a huge fan of both wrestling and film noir, I’m looking forward to watching this. THR calls it , “a minimalist, semi-experimental throwback to early 60s filmmaking, employing stark black-and-white imagery to portray two downbeat wrestlers whose battles are overshadowed by traumas from the Algerian war”.

Synopsis: France in the early 60s. Simon, a wrestler, wears a white mask. In the ring, he is known as “The Specter”. He suggests to his friend Victor who has just returned from combat to be his adversary in the ring and wear a black mask, and be known as “The...

French masked wrestlers and film noir ... it's a crazy sounding combination but it landed David Perrault's debut feature Our Heroes Died Tonight (Nos Heros Sont Mort Ce Soir) a slot in Cannes and with the French release approaching the full trailer for what promises to be a sumptuous oddity has arrived online.France in the early 60s. Simon, a wrestler, wears a white mask. In the ring, he is known as "The Specter". He suggests to his friend Victor who has just returned from combat to be his adversary in the ring and wear a black mask, and be known as "The Slaughterer of Belleville". But for Victor, still shaken from his experience in combat, this is too much : for once in his life,...

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Fantastic Fest is taking place from September 19 – 26 at the Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline in Austin, Texas. We previously gave you the first list of films to screen at the festival and the second wave has just been announced, which includes A Field in England and Almost Human:

Field In England, A (England, 2013)

North American Premiere

Director – Ben Wheatley, 90 mins

During the British Civil War, when magic was science, an alchemist forces a group of deserters to help him locate buried treasure, and sends them all straight into the mouth of madness.

Afflicted (Canada, 2013)

Us Premiere

Director – Clif Prowse, 85 mins

Derek and Clif, best friends documenting their journey across the world, are in for an unexpected adventure when one of them comes down with a sinister sickness.

Almost Human (USA, 2013)

Us Premiere

Director – Joe Begos, 80 mins

A man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances returns to wreak havoc upon a small town.

Back in 1960's France, masked wrestling was not a kitsch, novelty sport with a cult following -- it was serious business. According to the accepted narrative, it was not only a spectacle of brutality, but a powerful assertion of good triumphing over evil. In each match, a white-masked wrestler fought it out with a black-masked one, and ultimately emerged victorious. I don't think I need to elaborate on the symbolism here. And so, using this profession, with clear-cut versions of good and bad, as a backdrop for a film-noir, a genre which thrives on blurring the lines between the two opposing forces, is the first of many clever, inspired decisions director David Perrault makes in his film Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight (Nos Héros Sont...

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It was just yesterday that we were blown away by the first images from Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight (Nos Heros Sont Morts Ce Soir), the debut feature from David Perrault fusing masked wrestling with film noir. And now we have a first clip from the Cannes selected film which more than lives up to the promise of those images.France in the early 60s. Simon, a wrestler, wears a white mask. In the ring, he is known as "The Specter". He suggests to his friend Victor who has just returned from combat to be his adversary in the ring and wear a black mask, and be known as "The Slaughterer of Belleville". But for Victor, still shaken from his experience in combat, this is too...

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The first batch of images from David Perrault’s debut feature Our Heroes Died Tonight (Nos heros sont morts ce soir) has been released. The film, which is a selection of the Critic’s Week sidebar in Cannes this year, is a crime noir set in the world of masked wrestling in the 1960s. As a huge fan of both wrestling and film noir, I’m looking forward to watching this. THR calls it , “a minimalist, semi-experimental throwback to early 60s filmmaking, employing stark black-and-white imagery to portray two downbeat wrestlers whose battles are overshadowed by traumas from the Algerian war”. Check out the images below.

Yes, you read that headline correctly: David Perrault's debut feature Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight - a selection of the Critic's Week sidebar in Cannes this year - is a crime noir set in the world of masked wrestling in the 1960s. Somehow the world is a better place because of this.France in the early 60s. Simon, a wrestler, wears a white mask. In the ring, he is known as "The Specter". He suggests to his friend Victor who has just returned from combat to be his adversary in the ring and wear a black mask, and be known as "The Slaughterer of Belleville". But for Victor, still shaken from his experience in combat, this is too much : for once in his life, he...

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First film in 20 years from Alejandro Jodorowsky, as Clio Barnard and Paul Wright fly flag for Britain

The line-up of this year's Cannes film festival is now complete after the announcement of the Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week selections.

The Director's Fortnight has added 20 titles to its already-announced opener, The Congress, from Ari "Waltz With Bashir" Folman, a part-animated adaptation of Stanislaw "Solaris" Lem's sci-fi novel The Futurological Congress.

Highlights include La Danza de la Realidad, the first film for more than two decades from cult Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky (best known for El Topo), and a complementary documentary, Jodorowsky's Dune, about the director's disastrous attempt to film Frank Herbert's giant novel. Two more Chilean directors, Sebastian Silva, with his Sundance hit Magic Magic, starring Michael Cera, and Marcela Said with The Summer of the Flying Fish, have had films selected alongside.

Directors Fortnight artistic director Edouard Waintrop has...

Although there may be a few more surprise announcements, Cannes 2013 is pretty much in place with the lineups for the Fortnight and Critics' Week announced:

Directors' Fortnight



Opening Night: The Congress (Ari Folman)

Les Apaches (Thierry de Peretti)

A Strange Course of Events (Raphaël Nadjari)

Blue Ruin (Jeremy Saulneir)

La danza de la realidad (Alejandro Jodorowsky)

L'escale (Kaveh Bakhtiari)

La fille du 14 juillet (Antonin Peretjatko)

Henri (Yolande Moreau)

Ilo Ilo (Anthony Chen)

Jodorowsky's Dune (Frank Pavish)

Last Days on Mars (Ruairi Robinson)

Les garcons et Guillaume, a table! (Guillaume Gallienne)

Magic Magic (Sebastian Silva)

On the Job (Erik Matti)

The Selfish Giant (Clio Barnard)

Tip Top (Serge Bozon)

Ugly (Anurag Kashyap)

Un voyageur (Marcel Ophuls)

El verano de los peces voladores (Marcela Said)

We Are What We Are (Jim Mickle)

Critics' Week

Opening Night: Suzanne (Katell Quillevere)

Séances spéciales:

Les rencontres d'apres minuit (Yann Gonzalez)

Ain't Them Bodies Saints...

As hard it is to predict, the sidebar section all the way at the other end of the Croisette contains a trio of titles that were tipped to show up at the fest by Cannes insiders (we had Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza’s Salvo (here), David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (here), Katell Quillévéré Suzanne – (here) in our predictions list) and out of the 1200 films submitted, six first films and four sophomore films were selected by Artistic Director Charles Tesson and his committee. The closing night film will be announced a little bit later. Here’s the complete selection below:

Opening film

Suzanne, Katell Quillévéré (France)

Special Screenings

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, David Lowery (USA)

You and the Night, Yann Gonzalez (France)

Feature films competition

Salvo Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza (Italy/France)

The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra (India/France/Germany)

For Those in Peril, Paul Wright (UK)

The Dismantlement,...

I have been adding titles that will play the 2013 Cannes Film Festival to the database periodically since they were first announced last week as well as updating the complete line-up as more and more titles have been added. Last week it was announced Ari Folman's The Congress would serve as the opening night film for the Directors' Fortnight selection and today the fest organizers announced the complete Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique) line-up, which will open on May 16 with Katell Quillevere's Suzanne and a selection largely made up of names I'm not personally familiar with. The most notable name is Sundance stand-out Ain't Them Bodies Saints from director David Lowery. Personally I expected this film to be among the Un Certain Regard selection after the love it received at Sundance, but its inclusion is a welcome one as Rooney Mara's performance is one that's been much talked...

This morning the official 2013 Cannes Film Festival line-up was announced from Paris, France. The committee saw 1,858 films submitted this year and while additional titles will continue to be announced, this morning we got the full Competition and Un Certain Regard lineup and it looks amazing so far. Among the films announced In Competition so far, many were expected including Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives, Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra, Roman Polanski's Venus in Fur, Asghar Farhadi's The Past and Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis. Additionally James Gray's once titled Lowlife starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner will play, but under the name The Immigrant and Takashi Miike's cop thriller Wara No Tate (Straw Shield) has also made the competition list. However, the biggest "surprise" is the inclusion of Alexander Payne's black-and-white film Nebraska, which is sure to be a big attention getter,...