Propellor One-Way Night Coach review: John Travolta family plane fantasy is a short-haul joyride

Cannes film festival: Travolta directs and narrates this 60-minute adaptation of his own short story about a boy who dreams of being a pilot John Travolta’s directorial debut turns out to be a rather charmingly quirky and distinctively peculiar novella-sized bedtime story. It is an hour-long novelty feature commissioned by Apple TV, with lovingly detailed but innocent Mad Men 60s period production design, and narrated throughout by Travolta itself. That’s an indulgence you have to get used to...

By Peter Bradshaw

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu: The art of self-confidence

🎙️ « Self-confidence is a journey built over time, through hardships that teach you not to be afraid of going through storms. » 👉 Star of one of the world’s most celebrated television series, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu returns to the Cannes Film Festival as an ambassador for L’Oréal Paris, representing self-confidence and the importance of embracing yourself just as you are.

By FRANCE24

Russell Crowe Set to Attend Italy’s Taormina Film Festival to Launch His Latest Film ‘Bear Country’

Italy’s Taormina Film Festival will host the world premiere of Australian action thriller “Bear Country” that reunites Russell Crowe with “Unhinged” helmer Derrick Borte, with Crowe expected to make the treck to the storied fest in the Sicilian resort known to U.S. audiences as the location of “The White Lotus” Season 2. The fest’s chief Tiziana […]

By Nvivarelli

One of the World’s Most Decorated Directors Nearly Died From Long Covid. Now He’s Got a New Film at Cannes: “A Complete and Utter Miracle”

Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev breaks down his journey to making ‘Minotaur’ for the first time, from a devastating illness that left him unable to move for a year to the war with Ukraine that he felt determined to respond to.

By David Canfield

At Cannes, a juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting

While there was no official boycott or blacklisting of Israelis this year, Israeli films were not part of the festival.

Guillaume Canet & Marion Cotillard On The “Mutually Enriching” Experience Of Crafting Their Cannes Title ‘Karma’ Together 

Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard happily reflected on what they described as the close and collaborative experience they underwent to develop their Cannes Competition title Karma this afternoon during a press conference.  Canet directed the film from a screenplay he also wrote. But the veteran filmmaker told the press room that he began the project […]

By Zac Ntim