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3712 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 16/07/2025.

Looking for Eric

True to his penchant for social realism in film, Loach turns out a working man’s fairy tale this time around, with an optimistic take that fans the flame of solidarity and friendship  

19/05/2009 | Films | Reviews

Interview: Cannes 2009
Ken Loach • Director

“Put a smile on our faces”

18/05/2009

Ken and the King score a goal

Remember the Humphrey Bogart who "appeared" to Woody Allen in Play It Again, Sam, offering him tips on what to do and what not to do to get the girl? Ken Loach takes the idea and runs with it in...  

18/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/UK

Revolver targets Sin Nombre

At Cannes, UK distributor Revolver Entertainment has acquired the Sundance hit Sin Nombre by newcomer Cary Joji Fukunaga, along with three other titles. The film is sold by Focus Features...  

16/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Rourke vehicle Mona Lisa sells for Handmade

Following the announcement mid-week that Mickey Rourke was going to star in Larry Clark’s upcoming Mona Lisa, UK-based HandMade Films International closed several key territories at Cannes,...  

16/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Jane Campion: Poetry and passion in Bright Star

Poetry and passion are Jane Campion’s fellow travellers: the acclaimed director and screenwriter from New Zealand was discovered over 20 years ago by a selector for Cannes, the veteran Pierre...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition | UK

Kaleidoscope picks up Winter In Wartime

High Point Films have sold UK/Ireland rights for Dutch box office smash Winter In Wartime to Kaleidoscope, who will release the film on 20 screens. The film, distributed in the territory by...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Gilliam back in the saddle with Don Quixote

Veteran producer Jeremy Thomas announced yesterday in Cannes that Terry Gilliam’s long-held dream project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will come to life, penned by award-winning scriptwriter...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Interview: Andrea Arnold • Director

"A passion for the real"

UK director analysed her realist approach at the press conference after the screening of her second feature, in competition at the Cannes Film Festival  

14/05/2009

Andrea Arnold’s wild child in Fish Tank

In 2006, the 48-year-old director from southeast England Andrea Arnold at Cannes gave us her powerful feature debut Red Road (Jury Prize). The previous year her short Wasp won her an Oscar and...  

14/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/UK

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