Born Óliver Laxe Coron11 April 1982 (age 43) Óliver Laxe Coro (Galician: born April 11, 1982) French-born Spanish director, screenwriter and actor of Galician ancestry. Laxe was born in Paris to Galician emigrants. His parents met at Bataclan at dance party for emigrants. Laxe’s maternal family comes from Vilela, Navia de Suarna, Lugo. He has […]
Directors: Laxe, Óliver–French-Born Spanish Director, Sirāt (Jury Prize, Cannes Film Fest 2025)
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History of Sound, The: Gay Romance between Music Scholars–Released September 12 (by Mubi)
July 23, 2025 by
Hermanus’s idiosyncratic gay romantic tale, “The History of Sound” hits theaters Sep. 12 by Mubi.
Grace of Monaco (2014): One of Cannes Fest (and Nicole Kidman’s) Worst Films–Boos
July 23, 2025 by
Convention and uninspiring from its first frame to its last, Grace of Monaco is a piece of hagiographic fluff that cobbles together tropes from other recent biopics of famous women.
Venice Film Fest 2025: Official Selections–Competition, Out of Competition, Horizon
July 22, 2025 by
Competition Directors Assayas, Baumbach, Bigelow, Guillermo del Toro, Jarmusch, Lanthimos, Nemes, Ozon, Safdie
Venice Film Fest 2025: Lineup Consists of Many Oscar Hopefuls
July 22, 2025 by
Last year’s Venice Silver Lion winner, “The Brutalist” by Brady Corbet, scored 3 Oscars while Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” which had scooped Venice’s best screenplay prize, won for best international feature film.
