- Woody Allen's latest film Midnight in Paris has gotten some pretty favorable reviews coming out of Cannes. It's not considered a classic, but most people are responding to it positively. So, that puts "late Woody Allen" at a 1 good film per 3 year ratio. Match Point (2005), Vicki Cristina Barcelona (2008), and now Midnight in Paris (2011)... quite a change from his remarkable run of great films from Annie Hall to Crimes and Misdemeanors.
- Most of the other films from the big guns have been getting decidedly mixed reviews:
- Tree of Life has been getting a mixed response: http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/3297
- Lars von Trier's Melancholia has also been getting really positive reviews and some mixed reviews
- Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In" has been getting mostly positive reviews: http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/3318
- Julia Leigh's "Sleeping Beauty" has also been split down the middle: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771239978/
- Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin" has been getting really strong reviews all around and could be the favorite to win the Palme: http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/3273
- The silent film (yes, silent film) "The Artist" has also been getting some praise: http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/3295
- Renown Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's film "Le Havre" has also been getting some good notices: http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/3304
- Oh, and Lars von Trier has since been banned from appearing in any future Cannes Film Festivals because he jokingly called himself a nazi (not many people liked the joke).
- Nicolas Windin Refn's "Drive" has officially gotten on my radar as some of the images and clips I've seen look pretty damn good. It hasn't been screened at Cannes yet. 1 2
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