The 69th Festival de Cannes will be presided by Mad Max visionary George Miller. Along with his Jury, it will fall to him to award the Palme d’or at the close of the Festival, to be held from May 11-22, 2016.   www.festival-cannes.com

by Joanna Orland Every year at this time I make a last ditch effort to make sure that my movie viewing has not been in vain.  While this year I’m not going as hardcore on ensuring that I see all potential Oscar nominees (this year is a bit of a mixed bag), I’ve hit the […]

by Joanna Orland Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) is not only the most famous of film festivals, but it is also considered to be the most prestigious in the world.  From my extensive experience, I am fairly certain that it is also one of the largest. Boasting a fine selection of films in various […]

In Cinemas May 14th, 2015 Directed by George Miller Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult by Joanna Orland Is Mad Max: Fury Road perhaps the best action film ever made? Thirty years or so after George Miller’s original post-apocalyptic film series hit the big screen, the director has rebooted the franchise with a […]

Mad Max: Fury Road will be presented in the Official Selection Out of Competition on Thursday May 14th at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. After 30 years, the hero of the legendary saga returns, this time played by Tom Hardy who replaces Mel Gibson as the central character.  It marks the long-awaited return of George Miller, […]