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Cannes Interview: 'Tyson' Director James Toback
Filed under: Documentary », Cannes », Festival Reports », Podcasts », Interviews »
James Toback's known for cult classics (Fingers, Black and White) and puzzling experiments (When Will I Be Loved); this year, he's at Cannes with his new documentary Tyson, focusing on the life and times of a curiously muted and repentant Mike Tyson -- which received a standing ovation when it opened the Un Certain Regard selection. James Toback spoke with Cinematical at Cannes about the genesis of the project, the challenges of dealing with Tyson as a subject instead of as a friend, and about the ongoing negotiations with his 8-year old son over a possible part in his next film.
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Beat That My Heart Skipped sweeps Cesars
Filed under: Foreign Language », Awards », Newsstand », Oscar Watch », Cinematical Indie »
In a shocking turn of events, a foreign remake of an American
film just won a ton of major film awards - who would have guessed such a thing was even possible? Last night, though, it
happened, when Jacques Audiard's The Beat That My Heart Skipped - a remake of James Toback's Fingers,
which starred Harvey Keitel - made a mockery of the Cesar Awards (yes,
those are the proverbial French Oscars). In a sweep so massive that the director described it as
"embarrassing," Audiard's film took home eight of the 19 available awards, including those for best film (a
category in which it beat out France's best foreign film Oscar nominee, Merry
Christmas) and best director.Also being recognized at the ceremony were Hugh Grant, who one can assume stammered charmingly while accepting his career achievement (?!) award, and Million Dollar Baby which, bizarrely, was named best foreign film.
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