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Review: 'War Of The Buttons' Feels Like An Early '90s Miramax Reject

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • September 21, 2012 9:59 AM
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It’s World War II, and France faces a hostile Nazi occupation. You wouldn’t know it from the children, however, as “War of the Buttons” uses the war as a macro-micro contrast with the tale of a group of youths protecting their territory from a group of would-be mini-hooligans. The troops may be coping with casualties on all sides, and regular French citizens deal with day-to-day bullying by Gestapo strongmen attempting to suss out Jewish citizens in hiding, but none seem aware of the War of the Buttons.
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Mads Mikkelsen To 'Move On' With Asger Leth, Agyness Deyn & Peter Mullan Lead Terence Davies' 'Sunset Song' & More

  • By Simon Dang
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  • May 17, 2012 10:39 AM
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Versatile Danish thesp Mads Mikkelsen is set to team with "Man On A Ledge" helmer Asger Leth for road film "Move On." Developed by Matt Greenhalgh (screenwriter of "Control" and "Nowhere Boy"), the story begins with a flawed hero, stepping off a boat in Rotterdam before traveling across Europe to deliver a mysterious silver suitcase. Lensing will take the production across eight different countries in a hectic 30-day chronological shoot, and will unusually involve the participation of film fans from 11 countries in areas such as casting, location and props. More details can be found at the film's website, but each country's shoot will make up a 5-8 minute segment of the movie, with a shoot commencing this summer before a September unveiling. [ScreenDaily]
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More: Kristin Scott Thomas, Guillaume Canet, Joon-ho Bong, Peter Mullan, Mads Mikkelsen, Sunset Song, Snowpiercer

Mark Wahlberg, Marion Cotillard & Zoe Saldana Eye Guillaume Canet/James Gray Project 'Blood Ties'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 2, 2011 2:20 AM
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  • 1 Comment
James Gray's 'Low Life' With Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner & Marion Cotillard Aims To Start Shooting In January 2012Given the Hollywood-friendly slickness of his directorial efforts to date, it was only a matter of time before French actor Guillaume Canet made a film in the U.S. The star of "The Beach" and "Love Me If You Dare," among many others, stepped behind the camera to much acclaim with 2002's Cesar-nominated "Mon Idole," the 2007 thriller "Tell No One" (which Ben Affleck is planning to remake), and followed it up with 2010's "Little White Lies," all of which showed an international sensibility.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, James Gray, The Immigrant, Mark Wahlberg, Guillaume Canet, Zoe Saldana, Marion Cotillard

'The Artist' Duo Jean Dujardin & Michel Hazanavicius Work Together Again On Omnibus 'The Players'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 2, 2011 2:08 AM
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"The Artist" actor Jean Dujardin is to director Michel Hazanavicius what Ryan Gosling is to Nicolas Winding Refn. With the former's silent movie sensation winning over audiences and poised to become a Best Picture nominee at the Oscars, it marks their third film together following the two very popular French-language spy spoof 'OSS 177' films, and what do you know, the pair have already collaborated on another project that is gearing up for release next spring in France.
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More: Actors, Foreign Films, Michel Hazanavicius, Guillaume Canet, Jean Dujardin

Guillaume Canet & Daniel Auteuil To Star In Olympic Equestrian Drama 'Jappeloup'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • August 12, 2011 9:00 AM
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  • 1 Comment
The cinema world in France is fairly close knit and so it comes as a bit of a surprise that veteran Daniel Auteuil has never worked with Guillaume Canet, a vanguard of the new breed. But that situation has now been rectified as the duo are pairing up for an Olympic equestrian drama "Jappeloup" --- and no, you're reading that wrong.
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More: Actors, Guillaume Canet, Daniel Auteuil

Review: Shallow Infidelity Drama ‘Last Night’ With Keira Knightley Lacks Heat Or Chemistry

  • By The Playlist
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  • May 5, 2011 6:00 AM
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  • 6 Comments
This review originally ran during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Review, Last Night, Sam Worthington, Guillaume Canet, Eva Mendes

Tribeca Review: Shallow Infidelity Drama 'Last Night' With Keira Knightley Lacks Heat Or Chemistry

  • By The Playlist
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  • April 26, 2011 2:51 AM
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  • 9 Comments
While it boasts a strong, marquee-named cast and some decent performances, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and French actor/director Guillaume Canet ("Tell No One," Marion Cotillard's baby daddy) Iranian-American screenwriter Massy Tadjedin's directorial debut, "Last Night," is an unconvincing portrait of unhappiness and marital disenfranchisement. A largely hollow couples-in-crisis infidelity drama, the picture lacks any romantic or sexual electricity, and doesn't possess many glimmers of substantive sparks. Characters go through the motions, but rarely do they echo in any resonant manner. While "Last Night" attempts to document the collapse of a marriage during one evening and the occurrences and issues that lead up to such an unfortunate event, it simply leaves one yearning for much, much more.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Review, Last Night, Sam Worthington, Guillaume Canet, Eva Mendes

Watch: Subtitled Trailer For Guillaume Canet's 'Little White Lies' Starring Marion Cotillard

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 23, 2011 10:47 AM
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After hitting the festival circuit last year and wowing audiences in its native France where it was one of the country's highest earning films last year, an English subtitled trailer for "Little White Lies" has finally arrived.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Foreign Films, Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Little White Lies

Watch: New Trailer For 'Last Night' Starring Sam Worthington & Keira Knightley

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 15, 2011 4:52 AM
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Update: Apple has dropped the HD version of the trailer. Check it out after the jump.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Last Night, Sam Worthington, Guillaume Canet, Eva Mendes

English Trailer For Massy Tadjedin's Romantic Drama 'Last Night' Finally Unveiled

  • By Simon Dang
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  • November 7, 2010 1:08 AM
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Days after we reported on the Italian poster and trailer for Massy Tadjedin's romantic drama "Last Night," the same trailer has now been unveiled by Pathé Films complete with the original English language dialogue in place.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Massy Tadjedin, Last Night, Sam Worthington, Guillaume Canet, Eva Mendes

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