‘Shoplifters’ Trailer: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or Winner is Ready to Sweep the Oscars

Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda is a favorite at the film festival circuit — his tender, delicate odes to humanities have won twice at the Cannes Film Festival and earned accolades across the world. Now Shoplifters, his latest Palme d’Or winner is heading for a Stateside release, and possibly, the best Foreign Language category at the Oscars. See […]

Cannes 2017: Sofia Coppola Wins Best Director, ‘The Square’ Wins Palme d’Or

The big winners from this year’s Cannes Film Festival have been announced. The prestigious Palme d’Or went to Ruben Östlund for his new film The Square, starring Elisabeth Moss. The movie is a followup to Östlund’s Force Majeure, which won the festival’s Jury Prize in 2014. From Indiewire: Technically, The Square was inspired by a […]

‘The Square’ by Swedish director Ostlund wins Palme d’Or at Cannes film festival

Published time: 28 May, 2017 18:15 Edited time: 28 May, 2017 18:49 The Square, directed by Ruben Ostlund, has landed the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. The Swedish 43 year old director secured the most significant award of his career to date. “Oh my god! OK,” he exclaimed after he bounded onto […]