French Culture Minister Updates On Cinema Openings, Says All Regions Must Return At Same Time

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By Andreas Wiseman

Pixar’s “Soul,” Wes Anderson’s star-packed “The French Dispatch” and Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” and Lover’s Rock” are among the 56 movies which will receive a Cannes 2020 label as part of the festival’s eclectic Official Selection.

By Dino-Ray Ramos, Amanda N'Duka

Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” Pete Docter’s “Soul” and two films from Steve McQueen, “Lovers Walk” and “Mangrove” (both from his anthology series “Small Axe”), are among the films that would have gone to this year’s Cannes Film Festival if it had taken place, Cannes organizers announced at a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

A bit earlier today, in lieu of the actual fest (canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, of course), the Cannes Film Festival announced what their Official Selections would have been. Of course, these movies won’t actually be playing at Cannes, but they will be showing at other festivals around the world over the next handful of months (barring a resurgence of COVID-19, obviously).

Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” Pete Docter’s “Soul” and two films from Steve McQueen, “Lover’s Walk” and “Mangrove” (both from his anthology series “Small Axe”), are among the films that would have gone to this year’s Cannes Film Festival if it had taken place, Cannes organizers announced at a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

After weeks of “will they or won’t they?” the Cannes Film Festival was recently officially canceled due to COVID-19.

By Elsa Keslassy

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By Andreas Wiseman

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Clevid Dikamona won't be returning to Hearts after posting an emotional farewell to the club on social media on Sunday.

In this week’s International TV Newswire Ampere provides a post-COVID forecast in France, “The Rookie” keeps selling for eOne, French content spend is analyzed in a new study, Arrow International Media’s software gets smarter, it’s all Greek to Studiocanal and NENT Studios gets a new CEO.

Park Seo Joon has had a busy 2020 so far. The actor took a bow following the success of his South Korean drama Itaewon Class. And now, the actor is busy filming for a commercial movie opposite K-Pop singer IU. The film is tentatively titled Dream for now. Seo Joon plays a professional soccer player who meets with an incident that forces him to resort to a life of a coach. He is tasked with the responsibility of training a team.

By Elsa Keslassy

Without a doubt, Alexandre Desplat is one of the most talented and respected composers in the film industry. His music has won numerous awards, including Best Original Score Oscars for “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Shape of Water” (he’s been nominated 11 times total).

Nothing is accidental in a film as keenly observed as Diane Kurys’ “Peppermint Soda” (now streaming on the Criterion Channel), but the opening title song seems a particularly important choice. She uses Cliff Richard’s “Living Doll,” and not only to set the picture’s early-1960s scene.