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21.05.2022 - 01:39 / variety.com
Guy Lodge Film CriticWhatever other flaws “Brother and Sister” may have, you absolutely cannot accuse it of being slow to build. Within its first 10 minutes, two estranged siblings bawl each other out at a dead child’s wake, one declaring the other “an indecent monster”; a screechingly staged single-vehicle car crash imperils an elderly couple and paralyzes a teenage driver; then, a barrelling truck at the scene brings further tragedy.
Even before we’ve had time to gather the principals’ names, French director Arnaud Desplechin’s latest dysfunctional family tableau makes no bones about its dialed-to-11 melodramatic agenda; that attention-grabbing intensity soon dissipates, however, in the gauzy, maudlin study of toxic sibling relations that ensues. Marion Cotillard’s headlining presence may pique international interest in a talky piece likely to play better on home turf.
The outward signs were promising for Desplechin’s swift follow-up to his stuffy Philip Roth adaptation “Deception,” which premiered at last year’s Cannes festival, albeit in a telling non-competitive sidebar slot. “Brother and Sister” returns the Croisette veteran to Competition; better yet, it appears to share some manner of DNA with the director’s wonderful 2008 film “A Christmas Tale,” a ripe, busy pileup of unraveling family baggage that shares key character names with the new film — though not actual characters, as if “Brother and Sister” represents a parallel-universe formation of comparably messy domestic dynamics.
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WWE announced before Hell in a Cell last night that Cody Rhodes had completely torn his right pectoral muscle earlier in the week. Despite sustaining the horror injury just a few days prior, Cody wrestled his main event match with Seth Rollins, with the bout being contested inside Hell in a Cell. It was immediately clear that Rhodes was in some pain, as when he removed his jacket and revealed his huge bruising, the crowd was shocked into silence.
Dim the Dawsey music. Casey and Brett’s relationship might be at a crossroads, but there are no plans for Dawson to intervene — for now.
A shocking loss. Former NFL player Marion Barber III was found dead at the age of 38 on Wednesday, June 1, and the news has rocked football fans everywhere.
CBS Dallas, citing police, said there were no obvious signs of foul play.The Cowboys, who have their headquarters in Frisco, said they were «heartbroken by the tragic death of Marion Barber III.»«Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran with the will to win every down,» the team said. «He had a passion for the game and love for his coaches and teammates.»Barber's father, Marion Barber Jr., played seven seasons with the New York Jets in the 1980s.The younger Barber was third on Dallas' career list for rushing touchdowns before getting passed in 2021 by two-time NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott.
Marion Barber III, a former NFL running back who made the Pro Bowl in 2007 with the Dallas Cowboys, was found dead Wednesday by police in Frisco, Texas. He was 38.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentREinvent International Sales has closed on several deals Alex Herron’s English-language horror thriller “Dark Windows” after unveiling the movie’s first footage at Cannes. “Dark Windows” is being sold as part of REinvent Chills’ label for genre films. The story is about four teenagers who were involved in a car crash and decide to stay at a summerhouse in the countryside to work through their grief.
SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 10 finale of NBC’s Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire’s season 10 finale is going to be a wild ride — according to co-showrunners Derek Haas and Andrea Newman.
You can pretty much bet that whenever the Dardenne brothers show up with a new film in Cannes, it will walk away with some sort of prize. That has been the case since 1999 when their first competition film, Rosetta swooped in at the last minute and won the Palme d’Or and Best Actress. They won a second Palme d’Or in 2005 for The Child, the Grand Jury Prize in 2011 for Kid With A Bike, Screenplay in 2008 for Lorna’s Silence, and Director in 2019 for Young Ahmed. No matter what the jury, the Dardennes continue to impress, yet none of their films has ever brought them an Oscar nomination. 2011’s Two Days, One Night did get a surprise Best Actress nomination for Marion Cotillard but that has been it.
Former Coronation Street star Faye Brookes is back on home turf in Manchester - and was turning heads in a barely-there ensemble as she headed for dinner at The Ivy. Faye is in town ahead of her starring role in Chicago at the Opera House, which opens on Monday night.
Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The actress, 46, put on a leggy display in a thigh-skimming pink minidress featuring silver embellishments as she posed up a storm for photographers.
There’s a lot happening at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival right now and so many big stars stepped out for photo calls during day five.
Arnaud Desplechin’s latest film superficially resembles some of his most beloved and best work, family dramas featuring very colorful, neurotic, sometimes impulsive characters by turn extremely sincere and sardonic, loquacious and secretive — films such as “My Sex Life… or How I Got Into an Argument” (1996) and “A Winter’s Tale” (2008). But unlike them, “Brother and Sister” is also a puzzle, even if the director does not make it easy for us to solve it.
Cannes Film Festival. The French actress, 46, turned heads in a striking head-to-toe Chanel look at the premiere of her new movie Brother And Sister (Frère et Soeur). Marion, who is an ambassador for the luxury French brand, beamed for the cameras in the sheer ensemble, posing up a storm before heading inside to the swanky screening.
Marion Cotillard shows off her long legs on the red carpet for the premiere of her new film, Brother and Sister, during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 20) in Cannes, France.
Where to begin with Arnaud Desplechin’s newest drama film Brother and Sister starring Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud. Written by Desplechin and Julie Peyr the story follows two estranged siblings who haven’t seen each other in years. The movie chronicles their journey from the start of their relationship, to where things went wrong, through the present day and how the tension between them nearly destroyed their family.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentOscar-winning producer and activist Marion Cotillard is joining forces with filmmaker Cyril Dion and producer Magali Payen to launch Newtopia, a production company which will aim at delivering movies, series and shorts with socially relevant themes. The Paris-based company’s first slate of ambitious projects include Dion’s geopolitical thriller “Le grand vertige,” and “Francoise,” a prestige English-language mini-series about the flamboyant life of Françoise d’Eaubonne, a leading feminist writer and activist who created the concept of ecofeminism.