Where do you begin to talk about the long and varied career of Sydney Pollack?
Sure, he was an actor and an Oscar winning producer/director in a career that spanned nearly 50 years, but that only seems to scratch the surface.
Though I had been aware of his work since the 1970s - Jeremiah Johnson was a [...]

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Who’s the last person you should believe for information about upcoming Quentin Tarantino projects? That’s right, Tarantino himself.
Yet, the man speaks and everyone (including LiC) jumps.
JoBlo links us to a Cannes interview where, at 10 minutes in, Tarantino is asked about future Kill Bill movies and the notoriously indecisive filmmaker replies that he’s actually just finished the first draft of [...]

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I’ve already opened this can of worms, so I’ve got to keep eating them until they’re all gone.
According to Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil, The London Daily Express (aka fish wrap) is tossing around the latest name to record a theme for the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace. That’s right, it’s the Dreamgirl herself: Beyonce.
But, not so [...]

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LiC will never be mistaken for a Hollywood business blog (thank the gods), but the real business of film festivals like Cannes is…well…business. If a film doesn’t get bought, it doesn’t get seen.
Though the market this year was repeatedly described as tepid, particularly for domestic US distributors, several potential gems were picked up during the [...]

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The setting is France, but the message is universal.

Wishing you a peaceful Memorial Day, in honor of those who have died on our behalf.

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