Cannes at AMC

The Film Festival at Downtown (Jan 28 – Feb 4).

Following the success of last week’s “Cannes at AMC” series held at the Downtown center—which was later broadcast across the United States—the program features several films that domestic distributors typically overlook: those prestigious world festival winners that simply don't command the massive box office numbers seen by Hollywood blockbusters.
The most compelling title featured in “Movie Mania” is Michael Haneke's “White Ribbon”. This particular film garnered three major European Film Awards as well as the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

The lineup will showcase all the standout selections from two of the world's premier festivals. From Cannes, we have “Prophet” by Jacques Audiard, “Wild Grass” by Alain Resnais, “Antichrist (Lars von Trier)” by Lars von Trier, “Kinatay” by Brillante Mendoza, and “To Win!” by Marco Bellocchio; meanwhile, representing Berlin, there is the Peruvian winner “Milk and Sorrow” by Claudia Llosa, the German production “All the others are strange and good”, and the Uruguayan film “Giant”, which shared the Silver Bear.

For those who are paying attention, I wanted to share some news regarding upcoming screenings: we have yet another wonderful opportunity to experience mainstream festival cinema, featuring some truly heavyweight auteurs.
We have a new von Trier, a new Haneke, and the highly acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza (I suggest you look into his work afterward). Then there is that charming Uruguayan "Giant"—I caught it during my travels this past summer and found it quite solid... though, one has to wonder, when was the last time any of us sat down to watch a truly great Uruguayan film?

In any case, I am personally looking forward to it quite a bit!

We gotta throw in Wes Anderson's new one - "Fantastic Mr. Fox"... might be the only shot we get to see it in an American theater before it's gone.

Exactly! It truly feels surreal that this won't be getting a wide theatrical release. But then again, that is just how it goes with Wes Anderson, isn't it? When you consider works like The Royal Tenenbaums or The Darjeeling Limited, we aren't exactly talking about small-scale indie projects here. The same logic seems to apply to von Trier as well; he consistently commands more publicity than many mainstream Hollywood stars, not to mention his ability to pull in talent like Willem Dafoe... it is quite peculiar, don't you think?

Wes Anderson 🙂

I honestly wouldn't mind finally catching my first Haneke 😳

I hope the person who started this thread isn't too offended, but let's be honest: half-baked info isn't really information at all. 🙂 All the titles:

Movie Mania - A Showcase of Great Cinema

January 28th – February 4th, 2010
AMC, Downtown

The new François Ozon film and "Let the Right One In" would be my top picks, sitting right at the summit of my list... although, if I am being honest, "Let the Right One In" is already about two years old by now. Is it possible that it hasn't even had a proper festival screening here in the States yet?

Man, there are some seriously killer names in this lineup. Ozon, Haneke, von Trier, Angelopoulos, Sauro, Anderson, Resnais, Bellocchio—you just can't argue with that list.

Anyway, I've already managed to catch a few. von Trier is interesting, Haneke is top-tier, "All the others are strange and good" is a vibe, "Giant" is charming and really solid, but "Milk and Sorrow" was just meh.

Arthur Garcia59 said:Man, there are some seriously great names on this lineup. Ozon, Haneke, von Trier, Angelopoulos, Sauro, Anderson, Resnais, Bellocchio—you really can't argue with that list.

Anyway, I've managed to catch a few already. von Trier is pretty interesting, Haneke is very good, "All the others are strange and good" is charming and really solid, "Giant" is likable and quite good too, but "Milk and Sorrow" was just... meh.

It’s true, there are some beautiful names here. I'm especially looking forward to seeing Haneke and von Trier, and honestly, I'm itching for a chance to rewatch All the Others. 😍

Does anyone happen to know what ticket prices look like, or if they offer any kind of "packages" similar to what you see at other festivals?

Any word on which of these are getting a wider release?

No way I'm catching everything I want to see in just one week.

Larry Cooper40 said:Any idea which of these are getting a wider theatrical release?

I’m definitely not going to squeeze everything I want to see into a single week.

It’s been confirmed that all the movies mentioned above (except for Fantastic Mr. Fox, and probably Crazy Heart too) will be hitting theaters, along with Legion, Ricky, and Everybody's Fine. So we shouldn't miss the ones that'll likely only show up at the Film Festival, specifically: Marco Bellocchio's To Win, Miroslav Momčilović's Waiting for..., Alain Resnais' Wild Grass, Brillante Mendoza's Kinatay, Carlos Sauro's Don Giovanni, and Theodoros Angelopoulos' Dust Time.

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man, gotta keep up with all this...

thanks

Ethan Howard45 said:I guess the new François Ozon and "Let the Right One In" are at the top of my list... though "Let the Right One In" is already about two years old now. I don't think it was even shown at any festivals here in the States, if I recall correctly?

Well, I actually think it was! At the Motovun festival, for instance—that’s my warmest recommendation. Honestly, along with "Gran Torino," it might be the best film of 2008 for me. Anyway, this Cannes at AMC is just packed with treats. If only I could be in a big city like NYC during weeks like this... maybe. As it stands, I'll be happy if I can just make it out once or twice to see something. Haneke and von Trier (who I don't usually care for, but "Antichrist" looks really interesting to me) are my main priorities. Then there's "Giant," "Prophet," and "Crazy Heart"...

Oh, and one more thing... it says that after their theatrical run, the films from the festival will soon be available on the Max video library. Does anyone know when "soon" actually means? Because, in my experience, that term (or saying something like "available January 10th") is always very relative with them...

Just wanted to confirm that "Let the Right One In" was playing in Motovun.

These exceptional films and directors can barely squeeze into a single slot during a Film Festival, while absolute nonsense like Love Jackpot consistently hogs one or two screens at Cinemark for three weeks straight.

There will be some lectures as well.

Antichrist, White Ribbon, Black Man, Giant, Legion, Milk and Sorrow, Let the Right One In, Prophet, Ricky, All the Others, Everybody's Fine, The Princess and the Frog, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs are all hitting regular theaters after the film festival wraps up.

As for Crazy Heart, Waiting for..., Wild Grass, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Io, don Giovanni, Kinatay, To Win, and Dust Time, you can catch those exclusively on MaxTV Movie Mania.

Arthur Garcia59 said:Movies like Antichrist (Lars von Trier), White Ribbon, Black Man, Giant, Legion, Milk and Sorrow, Let the Right One In, Prophet, Ricky, All the Others, Everybody's Fine, The Princess and the Frog, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs are headed to regular theaters after the film festival.

As for Crazy Heart, Waiting for..., Wild Grass, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Io, don Giovanni, Kinatay, To Win, and Dust Time, I guess you'll only be able to catch those on MaxTV Movie Mania.

Thanks for the heads-up on the distribution (at least I won't have to stress about seeing "Giant," "Prophet," or "Milk and Sorrow")... I actually have MaxTV, but I just don't have the patience 🙂 if I have the time and energy, I'll be back in downtown this Sunday ("Crazy Heart" at 1 PM, "White Ribbon" at 4 PM, and "Antichrist" at 9 PM 🙂)—so if anyone is up for coffee, pizza, a debate, or even a little argument during the break between the second and third movies, please reach out. I'll probably be flying solo, which makes it tough to talk anyone into this mini-marathon—I mean, some people are worried about the cost, and others just don't seem interested, I suppose.

p.s. and I was called number 593, but without a baseball bat or a copy of Mulholland Drive or some book titled "Understanding Lynch." Just kidding, obviously. 😉

Sundance at AMC Screening Schedule

Kenneth Williams60 said:("Crazy Heart" at 1 PM...)

That’s going to be a total spectacle. 😁

This lineup is honestly more impressive than most of our domestic festivals. Kudos to them. I realize it might not sound like a massive hurdle, but let’s be honest—our local distributors struggle enough just getting the titles they acquire into theaters in the first place... so I am genuinely looking forward to this!