An interesting title that keeps coming up these last few days is “As Long as the War Lasts” from Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar, the buzz seems to be very good for this film, an appearance at Cannes now seems to be a very high possibility. They mention Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” but I was told that is not happening, the film will still be in production for the better part of the Spring and Summer. Roy Andersson’s “About Endlessness” will not appear until Venice, ditto Bertrand Bonello’s “Zombi Child.” As for Netflix, does Cannes want to go a year again where top-notch Netflix titles cannot appear due to French streaming laws> This year they could bring The Safdies’ “Uncut Gems,” Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” and, of course, Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” Give it up already. Make a deal. This is a ridiculous affair which is making both parties part of the losing side. Here is the list that I posted last month which I consider to be the most up-to-date version of possible Cannes 2019 movies: Competition | Cannes 2019 THE IRISHMAN | Martin ScorseseBACURAU | Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano DornellesPORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU | Céline SciammaDOLOR Y GLORIA | Pedro AlmodóvarUNCUT GEMS | Josh & Benny SafdieOH MERCY | Arnaud DesplechinJEANNE | Bruno DumontAHMED | Jean-Pierre & Luc DardenneSIBYL | Justine TrietWILD GOOSE LAKE | Diao Yi’nanMANOR HOUSE | Cristi PuiuPARASITE | Bong Joon-hoEMA | Pablo LarraínIL TRADITORE | Marco BellocchioSORRY WE MISSED YOU | Ken LoachIT MUST BE HEAVEN | Elia SuleimanFRANKIE | Ira SachsONE SECOND | Zhang YimouAD ASTRA | James GrayONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD | Quentin TarantinoTHE DEAD DON´T DIE | Jim JarmuschDOMINO | Brian De PalmaRADEGUND | Terrence MalickMATTHIAS & MAXIME | Xavier DolanUNDINE | Christian Petzold UNE FILLE FACILE | Rebecca Zlotowski THE WHISTLERS | Corneliu PorumbuiuTHE BEANPOLE | Kantemir BalagovWAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS | Ciro Guerra PERSONALIEN | Albert Serra GLORIA MUNDI | Robert Guédiguian LA CORDILLÈRE DES SONGES | Patricio Guzmán ETRE VIVANT ET LE SAVOIR | Alain CavalierWICKED GAMES | Ulrich Seidl C’EST EXTRA | Guillaume Nicloux MIENTRAS DURE LA GUERRA | Alejandro AmenabarLE DAIM | Quentin Dupieux2019 | Lav DiazRADIOACTIVE | Marjane SatrapiCOOK, FUCK, KILL | Mira FornayWENDY | Benh ZeitlinFIRST COW | Kelly ReichardtTHE LIGHTHOUSE| Robert EggersWAVES | Trey Edward Shults A particular quote in the THR write-up rather irked me: “Venice has managed to outshine Cannes the past three years — 2018’s Lido lineup included Oscar winners The Favourite, Roma, First Man and A Star Is Born.” I wrote this reply to its writer: You want the best of cinema? Go to Cannes. You want Oscar-bait fare? Go to Venice, hell, you could probably do better just going to Telluride or Venice instead. Talking about Cannes, I have just been confirmed to cover it again this year by the festival’s press department. World of Reel will be there for the 72nd edition which will run from the 14th to the 25th of May. Contribute Hire me
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