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  • Cannes: Thurman to preside over Un Certain Regard Jury, Indian ‘Afternoon Clouds’ in shortlist

    Cannes: Thurman to preside over Un Certain Regard Jury, Indian ‘Afternoon Clouds’ in shortlist

    NEW DELHI: American actress Uma Thurman will preside over the Un Certain Regard jury of the 69th Cannes Film Festival next month.

    The Un Certain Regard is the second competition of the Official Selection showcases works which offer a unique perspective and aesthetic. The prize list will be revealed on 27 May. She was a member of the Jury headed by Robert De Niro in 2011.

    In a career spanning more than 20 years, the American actress has made some daring choices and enjoyed taking risks. She made her debut at the age of 17 in Stephen Frears’ Dangerous Liaisons and in Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. She became Quentin Tarantino’s muse, playing in Pulp Fiction (Palme d’or winner 1994) and in Kill Bill (volumes 1 & 2), both presented at the Festival de Cannes.

    Since then, Uma Thurman has worked with many directors, including Andrew Niccol (Gattaca); Woody Allen (Sweet and Lowdown); Roland Joffé (Vatel) and Ethan Hawke (Chelsea Walls). She recently joined the cast of Lars von Trier’s new project, The House that Jack Built, alongside Matt Dillon and Bruno Ganz.

    Her filmography encompasses everything from action films to science fiction; intimate dramas to light comedies. This wide variety is a testament to her free and independent spirit, nurtured by her childhood in a hippy family. Whether playing crazy, sexy or dominant, the woman whose namesake is the Hindu goddess of beauty and light has definitely entered the pantheon of movie greats, with several of her scenes attaining cult status.

    Meanwhile, even as no Indian film finds a place in the official selection, only one Indian short film – from the Film and Television Institute of India – has made it to the 16 films shortlisted by the the Cinéfondation Selection of the Cannes International film festival to mark the 20th year of this section. The film is ‘Afternoon Clouds’ by Payal Kapadia and has a duration of 13 minutes.

    The 16 films include 14 works of fiction and 2 animations from among the 2,600 works submitted this year by film schools from all over the world. Fourteen countries from three continents are represented. Four of the films selected come from schools taking part for the first time.

    The three Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony preceding the screening of the prize-winning films on 26 May in the Buñuel Theatre.

  • ‘Pulp Fiction’ anniversary at Cannes, ‘Django’ television series planned

    ‘Pulp Fiction’ anniversary at Cannes, ‘Django’ television series planned

    MUMBAI: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult classic, maverick director Quentin Tarantino along with the stars of Pulp Fiction, John Travolta and Uma Thurman, treated the masses to a public screening of the cult classic on the beach at Cannes. Standing on a makeshift stage in front of a giant screen, Tarantino welcomed his two actors, who, one by one, walked down a sandy aisle before flanking their Pulp Fiction director.

     

    Pulp Fiction was the winner of the 1994 Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) from a jury presided over by Clint Eastwood; Pulp Fiction had its official world premiere at the Grand Theatre Lumiere on 19 May that year. However, although the film had been kept tightly under wraps and was screened for no one in the United States before its Cannes debut, a number of critics did get a secret sneak peek at it the night before.

     

    Prior to the screening, the cast and crew of Pulp Fiction were spot walking on the official red carpet at the Palais De Cannes and then attended a party hosted by Miramax Pictures.

     

    The Oscar-winning director told the audience at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday that he’s looking at a four-hour miniseries version of his acclaimed 2012 pre-Civil War Western Django Unchained.

     

     “I have about 90 minutes’ worth of material with Django [that] hasn’t been seen,” said Tarantino to USA Today. “My idea, frankly, is to cut together a four-hour version of Django Unchained… But I wouldn’t show it like a four-hour movie. I would cut it up into hour chapters. Like a four-part miniseries. And show it on cable television. Show it like an hour at a time, each chapter.”

     

    “We’d use all the material I have and it wouldn’t be an endurance test,” he added. “It would be a miniseries. And people love those.”

     

    Django earned a total of five Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture. It grabbed the golden statuette for Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor Christopher Waltz.

  • Uma Thurman to star in sex drama Nymphomaniac

    Uma Thurman to star in sex drama Nymphomaniac

    MUMBAI: Renowned actress Uma Thurman has been signed up to star in Lars Von Trier‘s sordid sexual drama Nymphomaniac. The 42-year-old actress will star in the controversial new film alongside Shia LaBeouf that will be laced with real life sex scenes.
    Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Bell, Stellan Skarsgard and Christian Slater have also been cast in the film. However, it is not yet known which role Uma Thurman will play.
    Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as self-confessed sex addict Joe, who is rescued by a kind stranger (Skarsgard) after she is left badly beaten in an alleyway. Joe then recounts her past misadventures and sordid sexual history from birth until the age of 50.
    Shia LaBeouf recently said that the cast has signed up for engaging in real sex scenes on camera which he was willing to do for the sake of his art.
    The film will be available in two versions – hardcore and softcore – when it releases in 2013.

  • Olympian Mo Farah champions Virgin Media’s ‘Brilliance as Standard’ campaign

    MUMBAI: Virgin Media which claims to be the first provider of all four broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services in the UK has unveiled its new ad campaign featuring Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Mo Farah.

    The print campaign showcases Mo‘s emotional moments as he realises Virgin Media customers get brilliant extras at no extra cost, including amazing HD channels, service and repairs and a doubling broadband speed boost for millions of UK homes. The ads sign off with the tagline “Can‘t say Farah than that.”

    The multi-million pound campaign runs across outdoor, press, digital and mobile from Monday (1st October).

    Virgin Media executive director of brand and marketing communications Jeff Dodds said, “What better way to remind our customers of how Virgin Media goes the extra mile to deliver brilliant services than with national hero, Mo Farah. Mo‘s brought us some golden moments throughout 2012 and with amazing digital services, including HD TV at no extra cost and the UK‘s fastest widely available broadband, Virgin Media is the perfect place to enjoy them all.”

    Mo is the latest Virgin Media brand ambassador, following in the famous footsteps of Stephen Fry, David Tennant, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman and Usain Bolt.

    The Mo Farah campaign was created by BBH, with all media planning and buying handled by Fifty6.

  • PVR to release Bel Ami on 16 March

    PVR to release Bel Ami on 16 March

    MUMBAI: PVR Pictures will release Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s Bel Ami on 16 March.

    The film is based on an 1885 novel of the same name by Guy de Maupassant.

    Bel Ami is the story of Georges Duroy who travels through 1890s Paris and uses his wit and power of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

    The film stars Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman.