One of the most repellent phrases in the English language is “Oscar buzz.” The nattering about contenders for the Academy Awards begins more than a year before Oscar night, at Sundance; it balloons at ...

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The two highest honors a filmmaker can receive are the Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. The Oscar has clout, the Palme d’Or éclat. Both signal peer recognition of jobs superbly ...

"I'm not used to jumping into a movie without long preparation, and Jacques is not used to it either," said Cotillard. "I really wanted to work with him, and I was lucky enough that he wanted to work ...

can be chilly. The camera is unflinching and unapologetic, whether capturing images of great beauty or gritty realism. It must be so, in order to temper the film’s steaming-hot plot melodramatics. It ...

Matthias Schoenaerts and Marion Cotillard in "Rust and Bone." Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) is a tough guy, both inside and out. At least, he acts as if he is. So tough that he gets into street fights ...