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The Shrouds (2024)

Plot Summary: Tech entrepreneur Karsh (Vincent Cassel) creates a system—GraveTech—that lets mourners watch their loved ones decompose in real time. After some shrouds are mysteriously hacked and vandalized, he digs into a disturbing cyber conspiracy involving grief, surveillance, and obsession. Director & Writer: David Cronenberg Producer(s): Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz, Anthony Vaccarello Music: Howard Shore Cinematography: Douglas Koch Editing: Christopher Donaldson Starring: Vincent Cassel as Karsh Diane Kruger as Becca / Terry / Hunny Guy Pearce as Maury Sandrine Holt as Soo‑Min ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Return of Cronenberg… and Preset C F: Guess who's back? After a 10-year hiatus on this blog, Preset C is joining us to review the latest Cronenberg movie, The Shrouds. And you know what else is coming back with him? So...

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Patrice Ledoux Screenplay: Luc Besson, Andrew Birkin Starring: Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc John Malkovich as Charles VII Faye Dunaway as Yolande of Aragon Dustin Hoffman as The Conscience Vincent Cassel as Gilles de Rais Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Sylvie Landra Release Date: November 12, 1999 Running Time: 158 minutes Language: English ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Miscasting of Milla Here we are with Luc Besson's historical drama! Yippee! I love historical dramas and learning about history and all that stuff! What I don't love is Milla Jovovich's acting. To me, casting her was a big mistake, probably because she was the director's girlfriend at the time. She ends up degrading the ...

It's Only the End of the World (2016)

It's Only the End of the World is a 2016 drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, and Vincent Cassel. The film made its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and received mixed reactions from critics. The film won the Cannes Grand Prix - making Dolan the second Canadian director to receive this award, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Cannes. It also won six Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and three César Awards, including Best Director. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Only_the_End_of_the_World Louis (Gaspard Ulliel), a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4645368/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: We start our Xavier Dol...