Cannes Diary #9: Rock n' Sex on the Croisette

by Elisa Giudici

Two disappointing movies for me today. But at least they're the kind of disappointments that spark intense discussion among cinephiles. I was not blown away either by Claire Denis Stars at Noon or Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, but there has been a wide range of interesting opinions on both in the press room today in Cannes; The audience will be the final judge...

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Which of these '94 born actors will follow Saoirse Ronan to an Oscar nomination?

by Nathaniel R

Saoirse Ronan for Vogue magazine

It's 27 days until Oscar so we thought we'd have a little speculative discussion prompt with the magic number of 27. Saoirse Ronan, who turns 27 next month, is the only actor born in 1994 to have been Oscar nominated so far. What's more she's already done it an incredible four times. Still Saoirse won't be the only Oscar-nominated member of the '94 vintage for much longer. The late twentysomething years is when female actors start getting Oscar-nominated and it's when the male actors start buiding the kind of fame that eventually earns them nominations (we don't make these double standard arbitrary age rules but it's how Hollywood operates, statistically and generally speaking).

So who do you think will be the first to join Saoirse from this crop of actors turning 27 in 2021? We've selected six that we're most impressed by (currently) after the jump as well as a few handfuls of alternates. Which of these actors are you rooting for and who has the brightest future?

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Ann Reinking (1949-2020)

Ann Reinking in "All That Jazz" 

The musical form has lost a bonafide legend. Ann Reinking, actress, director, choreographer, mentor, Roxie Hart revivalist, and Fosse expert nonpareil, passed away this weekend in her sleep at the age of 71...

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Link Sauce

• MNPP Jamie Bell is going to make a Fred & Ginger biopic with Margaret Qualley...
• TFE we're elated for Bell because if you recall our interview two years back he said playing Astaire was his dream role
• Variety Steven Soderbergh working on a Sex Lies and Videotape sequel with Andie MacDowell and Laura San Giacoma both returning. Yes, ma'am. Sold

More after the jump including live concerts to stream tonight, Wong Kar Wai, pandemic grief, Disney proejcts, and more Warner Bros/HBO Max fallout...

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Would you rather?

Would you rather...

• share rosé with Tom Mercier?
• donate plasma with Rita Wilson?
• touch up each other's roots with Sandy Powell?
• do cartwheel flips with Margaret Qualley?
• sing along with Simu Liu's one-man boy band?
• listen to Streisand records with Billy Porter?
• quote Withnail and I (in full) with Richard E Grant?
• play various sports with Emma Roberts?
• garden with Naomi Watts?
• take an ice bath with Joel Kinnaman?

Pictures are after the jump to help you decide...

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