Peter Howell

Enchanting places, lonely hearts. The trailer for Kogonada’s mystical rom-com “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” — starring Margot Robbie & Colin Farrell — is visually breathtaking, just as you’d expect. I'm guessing a #TIFF25 premiere. 🎥 https://t.co/6nakrrZhp6

Trump early days saga #TheApprentice finally gets its due, winning for best motion picture, lead performance/drama (Sebastian Stan) and supporting performance (Jeremy Strong) at #CdnScreenAwards, plus two other prizes. Cate Blanchett wins lead performance/comedy for “Rumours.” https://t.co/ULWYXUNwFQ

Roman numeral clues in the new trailer for “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” suggest a Dec. 12 release this year. But can we expect a #TIFF25 premiere before that, since the previous two “Knives Out” movies bowed at TIFF? This one has a church setting and religious https://t.co/qABdeuY4Jd

“What manner of devil made him?” First trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” drops, and it looks promising. Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth & Christoph Waltz. Filmed in Toronto. What more could you ask for, except maybe a #TIFF25 premiere? https://t.co/kbRTqVaE9G https://t.co/RewAIwVJX4

“And you must be out of your mind!” — New clip from “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” questions 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲’𝘀 sanity for jumping from an aircraft into lethally frigid Arctic waters. How dare they! https://t.co/rdrlOAcpCE My review: https://t.co/g4XJu7wZqU 🏃🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/Qx63jVjNaW

“Help yourself to a hand grenade” 🍍— Wes Anderson’s #ThePhoenicianScheme, heading to theatres following its #Cannes2025 premiere, makes an explosive offer. https://t.co/Q5PPRrJNEk

Survey of 48 critics (I’m among them) from #Cannes2025 by @IndieWire ranks Oliver Laxe’s “𝗦𝗶𝗿𝗮̂𝘁,” Jafar Panahi’s “𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁” and Joachim Trier’s “𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲” as top three films of the fest. I agree, although my https://t.co/DidAK87OCa

Fresh from its world premiere at #Cannes2025, Anne Émond’s🇨🇦 “Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse)” now has a trailer. Starring Patrick Hivon and Piper Perabo, the film blends rom-com frivolity and climate catastrophe for a viewing experience both charming and unnerving: https://t.co/RBrUwSqEs1

RIP 𝗖𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻, 84, legendary NFB animator who won an Oscar for making sand come alive with “The Sand Castle.” His puppet and stop-motion wizardry included a series of tales based on Inuit tradition, told in collaboration with Nunavut and Nunavik artists. https://t.co/2LvAwAYyYP

Shocking how young Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Chris Rock look — but it has been a quarter century. “DOGMA: A 25th Anniversary Celebration” Official Trailer https://t.co/l4GLwxPz5m… via @YouTube

Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” wins Palme d’0r and Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” gets Grand Prix at close of 78th #Cannes Film Festival. I would have swapped that around but otherwise I’m delighted — and 👍 to other winners, too. It was a great fest. #Cannes2025 https://t.co/99CO211fJ4

YOUNG MOTHERS: Ariane, Jessica, Perla, Julie, Naïma …young moms, or about to be, with many challenges ahead. Not just names on a shelter roster to Belgian auteurs Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne. This most compassionate of their films observes, listens & above all, cares. #Cannes2025 https://t.co/1U0jXmlEXE

HONEY DON’T: Love, love, love Margaret Qualley as Honey O’Donahue, smalltown P.I. with big attitude and clickety-clack heels in Ethan Coen’s continuing queer trilogy. Honey’s game for anything except boys & fools, same thing. A longer & darker story would be nice. #Cannes2025 https://t.co/8gRWqwDTLF

URCHIN: Harris Dickinson’s directing debut is a sharp, darkly funny outsider’s journey packed with grit, heart and wry satire. Starring Frank Dillane as the title scruff, it’s a compelling portrait of resilience on society’s margins. #Cannes2025 https://t.co/DICoUtBYqT

Two women in white arrive at the Debussy Theatre for their #Cannes2025 spotlight moments: Kristen Stewart (May 16, “The Chronology of Water”), Marisa Berenson (May 23, “Barry Lyndon”). https://t.co/XQ3EtI40BD