From ‘Horizon’ to ‘Inglourious Basterds,’ These Are the 25 Longest Cannes Standing Ovations of All Time
From a reasonable(ish) seven minutes to an absurd 22, here are the longest standing ovations on record at the ceremony.
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‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Scarlett Johansson’s Directorial Debut Is an Unconvincing Crowd-Pleaser, With June Squibb Doing Brash Shtick
That someone would appropriate their best friend’s saga of survival is clearly an indefensible action. Yet in a strange way I think that"Eleanor the Great," to be true to the audacity of that premise, should have sharpened the comedy of it more. Johansson, though, while she does a perfectly efficient job of directing, doesn’t hone the tone of her scenes. She keeps the whole thing earnest and rather neutral in a plot-driven way, with Squibb as her wild card.
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‘Slauson Rec’ Review: A Documentary About Shia LaBeouf’s Acting Class — and His Anger Issues — Is More Appalling Than Fascinating
“Slauson Rec,” a documentary starring Shia LaBeouf and his mental trauma, is not a good movie. But it’s a timely artifact of one of the things movies are now up against — a pathological and vampiristic celebrity culture that sucks all the air out of the room. In 2018, LaBeouf posted a video on Twitter [...]
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Portland’s Space gets weird with 2 ambitious documentaries
'Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted' follows the blues-country singer and songwriter, while 'Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers' takes a look at art in post-WWII Japan.