Ahoy! So, quick head’s up. I noticed while editing the video that a fairly prominent RUclips film critic can be glimpsed very briefly in one of the crowd shots. Curious if anyone spots them.
Thanks. As I say in the video, I was kinda overwhelmed by it, but in a good way. I was extremely nervous going, because I assumed it would be very stuffy and formal - and part of it was, to be clear. But I was also swept up in how much of it is really just about trying to make movie-making sustainable outside the major studio system.
I really enjoyed watching this and it has gotten me quite hyped for some of those movies. I hope to see more of this style of video and have been enjoying The Backdrop quite a lot. thank you for the videos.
Ah, I wanted to capture a sense of what it was like to be there, as best I could. I was surprised at how accessible and welcoming a lot of it was. I honestly had a very formal impression of it in my mind and there is an element of that - tuxedoes! - but there was a lot more to it.
What I have heard from people going there that it is truly genuine despite being quite pompous. Because everyone there loves movies, and is incredibly passionate about what they are doing. And that essentially is saving grace why I still love this art form.
Oh yeah. It’s very French. There is a clear sense of this is how things are done, and it can be quite conservative. But I also found it very accessible and the staff really helpful, both over email and in person.
@Pecisk it's quite easy for such events to appear self-important however on a personal level, its almost impossible to overstate how affirming it can be being immersed in a town predicated on a passion that normally marks you apart, and populated by people who embody all the different aspects of what you love about the medium.
This was a particularly moving video, thank you for letting us take a peek inside your life, and your journey as a film critic! I hope you can visit the festival soon again!
Getting a view of how cramped that theater was makes me feel like I'd have been miserable there on the sheer fact that I wouldn't fit in the seats with how little leg room there looked to be.
Oh yeah, most screenings were packed out. Except for the midnight on Friday: “She Has No Name.” Only twenty-ish people there, and a lot of Chinese press. Which was cool to chat to before/after the screening.
@Darren_Mooney At 6'4" (193cm), I barely fit in the luxury theater seats at my local theaters. I almost exclusively go to Alamo theaters because of the added leg room they have (so servers can drop off food from the attached restaurant).
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed. I wanted it to give a sense of what Cannes actually feels like, in a way that you don't always see in coverage of the festival. So, it tended to focus on things that surprised *me.*
It’s nice to see a video of your experience. I’ve never been to Cannes film festival and I don’t if I’ll ever get to go there, so I appreciate this video a lot.
I managed to catch one movie at the Venice Film Festival (I was passing through Venice on a two month Europe trip, and coincidentally it just lined up). Didn't have the time or the money to go full festival mode, but damn if I didn't have fun. You just feel the buzz.
What an absolutely charming video! I grew up in france, and got used to the Cannes film festivval being a yearly event to look forward to on TV. Every big talk show on TV would pack up and go to cannes for the week and do there shows from there while interviewing all the stars and film directors. There was always a lot of excitement around it. However, I'd never actually seen how the festival works from a critics persepective on the inside, which made this video extra interesting. Nice one Darren Mooney!
I felt like I had an experience just listening to you recount your experience. What a wonderful video. Also, Darren you are a real life film critic! The one I hold on highest regard anyway
Thank you! And I wanted to give a sense of what the actual experience of the festival was like, rather than just talking about it academically. To get a real *feel* for it, if that makes sense!
As film festivals have a tendency to become their own micro climates where the on set cabin fever can impact some critics views, itd be interesting to hear a debrief (maybe on the Rewind) and if your opinion changes in the following months when these begin to get distributed into the world.
Ha! It is a fascinating microcosm. As I noted, forty-odd films in twelve days, plus talks, interviews, virtual reality, writing, exploring, etc. There is a point where you are operating more on adrenaline than reason. But I will say that the reactions to seeing movies post festival has been even greater affection (“Furiosa”) or about the same (“Kinds of Kindness”). But even within the festival, a second viewing in a different context gives shade to a film. “Horizon” is a much better movie in IMAX with popcorn and sugar than in an auditorium without either.
Thank you. It was a lovely tux. They even took it in and took it up. It’s not tailored, but the shop manager was lovely. And it ended up being cheaper than my replacement sandals!
Tbf I think the kids are saying everything is "Kino" ATM, but thank you for your sacrifice Darren. I'm so happy you got to experience this festival, if only for the singular time. Cheers brother
Yep. I wondered about how the city operates when the festival isn't on. I had to go shopping for a tuxedo and replacement sandals, and the price on even basic items is... a lot. I have to imagine the town is heavily dependent on yacht tourism.
After seeing Maria Bakalova in the poster for the Trump documentary, I paused the video to check on wikipedia what role she played. That casting is brilliant. I can see why Trump's campaign would send them a cease and desist.
Fun fact: she was apparently just… around for a lot of the festival. I know a few people who bumped into her just wandering around and got selfies with her. (She was apparently very nice.)
You saw Kinds of Kindness TWICE?! Oh gosh... I just saw it tonight at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival and there were so many scenes that I could not watch. I am not sure what to think of it!
Well, I’ve seen it again since, so I’ve seen it two and two-third times. I had to sprint from the theatre to my apartment from the second screening at Cannes. That tummy bug hit hard and fast.
I am at work, i laughed out loud, have disapproving side eyes towards me. And yet, i can not even try to explain the trump documentary tickets joke to them. Good job, mate!
Somehow, your review about watching movies is just as insightful and entertaining as your reviews on movies themselves. Darren, crazy thought here, but have you ever thought that you might just be a good writer no matter what the topic? Loved it ❤ PS: Last of Us when?! I have not forgotten 😉
Together with the criterion collection Cannes is probably one of the main reasons i venture out of my comfort zone that is Hollywood for the most part as far as features goes that i watch and where they are from. It is easy to think that features in the festival is highly pretentious and hard to approach for the main stream feature fan, and sure you have that aswell but it would do Cannes a dis service to say all entries are pretentious.
1.- So freaking happy that you were able to Darren!!! 2.- are you a dad? or the dad jokes are pure and raw conviction? xD. You sound like one amazing dad btw.
@@Darren_Mooney I was about to do a joke about being called "daddy" to that response, but in the end choose not to. Am just gonna say the puns and dad jokes are strong with you!
Glad you had a good time, and it's interesting to hear the behind the scenes from this. Can't agree with the Bean praise (I'm more a fan of Atkinson's other works) but hey you had fun and that's the main thing :p
@@Darren_Mooney Well, that's nice. I've always been fascinated by Cannes and you summed it up as I came to imagine it: hostile (crowd, press, sometimes even "auteurs"), haha.
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Hey Darren, as a long-time reader, congratulations! And thanks for sharing your fish-out-of-water experience with us. It definitely taught me a lot about this little bit of film Mecca. One question: throughout the video, some title cards have scores linked to them. Are these your thoughts, and if so, where could one read them? Is it tied to a Patreon tier?
Ahoy! Yes, those are my scores for the films. I discussed ever film I saw in (relative) depth in the diary entries on the Patreon. I think they're on the $5/mo tier? Day One: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104296279 Day Two: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104361977 Day Three: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104424136 Day Four: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104482662 Day Five: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104532813 Day Six: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104592041 Day Seven: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104656919 Day Eight: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104787417 Day Nine: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104908243 Day Ten: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-104964211 Day Eleven: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-105025281 Day Twelve: www.patreon.com/posts/column-darrens-105094498
@@Darren_Mooney Another very compelling reason to hop onto that tier. :) Not going to lie: I am VERY tempted to, and conflicted over, reading your "Megalopolis" review before seeing it myself.
What a fun inside look into an event that I only had a passing interest in. Now I legit want to go! How hard is it for a casual fan to be able to get in to see movies at Cannes?
Because it’s an industry festival, it doesn’t really cost money, outside of travel, food and accommodation. If you get accredited, you can basically see and do as much as you want. That includes the talks, virtual reality, etc. It doesn’t technically cost anything, money wise. The issue is to get accredited, you need to either work in the industry or have a publication (print, online, audio, video, etc.) that will support you. I want to shout out Nick and Marty for just being incredible at helping to get Second Wind accredited by Cannes.
He made a Mexican telenovella movie, "Casa de mi Padre." The particularly circumstances of my review were apparently not best pleasing to him. (I... didn't hate the film. I didn't love it, either.)
@@Captainflake99 Oh, that one is on the Patreon. In short: I am very glad that it exists, but I don't think it coheres as a film. (Very similar to my take on "Horizon.")
Well that sounds absolutely fantastic. But somehow I don't think I'd be able to get my money's worth out of my very limited interests in particular genres.
@@Darren_Mooney Like I said, sounds amazing. There's something neat about going to see movies in a really nice theater. Or a new/different one. And familiar movies in a new environment. I've been to see Conan the Barbarian and the Lord of the Rings films in theaters again. If I could pick what was showing then I'd love to just spend a week straight in and out of theaters. One of those Kurosawa classics in a theater? Sign me up!
I make reference to it elsewhere in the comments, but I'm not sure it's a story I can tell publicly for a little while yet. (It's not BAAAAD or anything, just perhaps a little embarrassing to all involved.)
It seems like a very particular kind of literary fiction style film is promoted. Sci-fi and fantasy are sidelined, only films accepted by the audience are allowed in a token way. These sort of films don't appeal to me, it sounds like there are few really subversive arthouse films.
I’d push back on that. Of the films I cover in this essay, off the top of my head, “Furiosa”, “Megalopolis”, “The Shrouds” and “The Substance” are all science-fiction. And though going into more detail would risk spoiling it, “Sister Midnight” is a sort of fantasy film and I’d argue “Kinds of Kindness” veers over into it as well.
Ahoy! So, quick head’s up. I noticed while editing the video that a fairly prominent RUclips film critic can be glimpsed very briefly in one of the crowd shots. Curious if anyone spots them.
Aaaaaand somebody got it. In real time, too.
I for one, think it would be fun to see a Patrick x Darren collaboration at some point :)
🥰😍🤩😘
Mr Mooney, I'm going to need a link to that full-length book on a single Doctor Who episode. Thank you.
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Darren, this was the most heartfelt and endearing rendition of the Cannes experience. Loved every minute of it.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed. It ended up being a bit more sincere than I expected it to be. But the trip really was wonderful.
Your energy and enthusiasm is infectious and ive never seen a recap of cannes in this oeuvre. I really enjoyed it
Thanks. As I say in the video, I was kinda overwhelmed by it, but in a good way. I was extremely nervous going, because I assumed it would be very stuffy and formal - and part of it was, to be clear. But I was also swept up in how much of it is really just about trying to make movie-making sustainable outside the major studio system.
Of no... Not that Debussy joke...
Non, je ne regrette rien.
So glad I'm part of the support to help get you there. I've always wondered what that place is like and now I know!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I couldn’t have done it without a salary, that wouldn’t exist without support.
I really enjoyed watching this and it has gotten me quite hyped for some of those movies. I hope to see more of this style of video and have been enjoying The Backdrop quite a lot. thank you for the videos.
Thank you! Thrilled you enjoyed. It was great to be able to do this.
Love your videos Darren. You're enthusiasm for film and attitude in general is infectious.
Thank you for this. I appreciate it.
it's pretty "Nice" to get a chill look into an event like this. So many seem to the layman an elaborate photo op for the famous with rigged rewards.
Ah, I wanted to capture a sense of what it was like to be there, as best I could.
I was surprised at how accessible and welcoming a lot of it was. I honestly had a very formal impression of it in my mind and there is an element of that - tuxedoes! - but there was a lot more to it.
What I have heard from people going there that it is truly genuine despite being quite pompous. Because everyone there loves movies, and is incredibly passionate about what they are doing. And that essentially is saving grace why I still love this art form.
Oh yeah. It’s very French. There is a clear sense of this is how things are done, and it can be quite conservative.
But I also found it very accessible and the staff really helpful, both over email and in person.
@Pecisk it's quite easy for such events to appear self-important however on a personal level, its almost impossible to overstate how affirming it can be being immersed in a town predicated on a passion that normally marks you apart, and populated by people who embody all the different aspects of what you love about the medium.
This was a particularly moving video, thank you for letting us take a peek inside your life, and your journey as a film critic! I hope you can visit the festival soon again!
Getting a view of how cramped that theater was makes me feel like I'd have been miserable there on the sheer fact that I wouldn't fit in the seats with how little leg room there looked to be.
Oh yeah, most screenings were packed out. Except for the midnight on Friday: “She Has No Name.”
Only twenty-ish people there, and a lot of Chinese press. Which was cool to chat to before/after the screening.
@Darren_Mooney At 6'4" (193cm), I barely fit in the luxury theater seats at my local theaters. I almost exclusively go to Alamo theaters because of the added leg room they have (so servers can drop off food from the attached restaurant).
Username fits. Bears unite over being too big
14:03 - oh my god, you are a GENIUS Darren! Bravo for this one in particular.
Loving the variety of content coming from Second Wind 💜
And a huge shoutout to Nick and Marty for helping with the paperwork to make the trip happen.
Can't wait to see Second Wind go full VICE Media. Where's the 2ci? Where's the boofing DMT before the show!?
Keep up the good work guys.
Ha! To be fair, after running low on sugar for (eight?) days early in the festival, those Haribo had me seeing the Face of God.
Thank you for sharing the experience. It was a fun overview of an event I will likely never get to see in person.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed. I wanted it to give a sense of what Cannes actually feels like, in a way that you don't always see in coverage of the festival. So, it tended to focus on things that surprised *me.*
It’s nice to see a video of your experience. I’ve never been to Cannes film festival and I don’t if I’ll ever get to go there, so I appreciate this video a lot.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
Man, this was amazing, and I am so happy you got to experience it. And now, you took all of us with you again. Thank you!
Cheers. I wanted to get a sense of what the festival feels like, as much as the films themselves.
This is my favourite of your videos, yet!
I’m actually quite proud of it myself.
My man! So great you were able to attend this!
Thank you!
I feel we need to do what ever we Cannes to make sure Darren Mooney Cannes go to Cannes every year.
We Cannes do it.
Awesome Darren thanks for making!
Thanks for watching!
I managed to catch one movie at the Venice Film Festival (I was passing through Venice on a two month Europe trip, and coincidentally it just lined up). Didn't have the time or the money to go full festival mode, but damn if I didn't have fun. You just feel the buzz.
You do. The crowd is amped.
Man I'm so jealous, I've always thought Cannes was cool but I want to go even more now after hearing you talk about it!
I hope you get to! As I mention, it’s something I am thrilled to have gotten the chance to do.
What an absolutely charming video! I grew up in france, and got used to the Cannes film festivval being a yearly event to look forward to on TV. Every big talk show on TV would pack up and go to cannes for the week and do there shows from there while interviewing all the stars and film directors. There was always a lot of excitement around it. However, I'd never actually seen how the festival works from a critics persepective on the inside, which made this video extra interesting. Nice one Darren Mooney!
Thank you! Yep, it was just wild how much was happening constantly, everywhere.
0:17 Now I'm curious to hear the stories behind those other things on Darren's bucket list. Especially the "you'll never work in this town again" bit.
I felt like I had an experience just listening to you recount your experience. What a wonderful video. Also, Darren you are a real life film critic! The one I hold on highest regard anyway
Thank you! And I wanted to give a sense of what the actual experience of the festival was like, rather than just talking about it academically. To get a real *feel* for it, if that makes sense!
As film festivals have a tendency to become their own micro climates where the on set cabin fever can impact some critics views, itd be interesting to hear a debrief (maybe on the Rewind) and if your opinion changes in the following months when these begin to get distributed into the world.
Ha! It is a fascinating microcosm. As I noted, forty-odd films in twelve days, plus talks, interviews, virtual reality, writing, exploring, etc.
There is a point where you are operating more on adrenaline than reason. But I will say that the reactions to seeing movies post festival has been even greater affection (“Furiosa”) or about the same (“Kinds of Kindness”).
But even within the festival, a second viewing in a different context gives shade to a film. “Horizon” is a much better movie in IMAX with popcorn and sugar than in an auditorium without either.
Patrick H Willems sighting at 12:28
Damn. That was fast.
Spotted him even without the striped shirt! Good eyes.
@@Darren_Mooney Patrick on the Rewind podcast would be such a weird crossover of my interests. I would very much like it to happen.
Fascinating, and great to know! Thanks!
Also: Looking snazzy in that tux!
Thank you. It was a lovely tux. They even took it in and took it up. It’s not tailored, but the shop manager was lovely. And it ended up being cheaper than my replacement sandals!
Tbf I think the kids are saying everything is "Kino" ATM, but thank you for your sacrifice Darren. I'm so happy you got to experience this festival, if only for the singular time. Cheers brother
Thank you! And I now feel even painfully older! 😂
@@Darren_Mooney if it helps I think it's more dark sarcasm and irony, or post irony and most Zoomers have no idea what Kino actually means 😅
Great video. Nice vlog. Someone I work with is from Cannes and he hates the festival suddenly his small city has 100X population density.
Yep. I wondered about how the city operates when the festival isn't on. I had to go shopping for a tuxedo and replacement sandals, and the price on even basic items is... a lot. I have to imagine the town is heavily dependent on yacht tourism.
The way you talk about this makes me think back to the first GDC I attended :D
Ha! It’s a universal experience.
Interesting stuff, would love more like this
Deadly! In terms of "more like this", what do you mean? More festivals? More travellogues? More industry-oriented deep dives?
You and Patrick Willems *both* went to Cannes and have a video for this, it's kinda cool. :)
And Patrick can be glimpsed in one of the crowd shots here, I discovered during the edit.
15:38 woah, that's scary. during the middle of this video i was thinking about how I'd like to attend Cannes one day, but this made me reconsider 😂
Funny to see Nick Cage and His Uncle Francis in the same shot, Darren you’re subtle cheekiness is just “chef’s kiss!” 🎉😂
It’s a shame Schwartzman wasn’t there.
After seeing Maria Bakalova in the poster for the Trump documentary, I paused the video to check on wikipedia what role she played. That casting is brilliant. I can see why Trump's campaign would send them a cease and desist.
Fun fact: she was apparently just… around for a lot of the festival. I know a few people who bumped into her just wandering around and got selfies with her. (She was apparently very nice.)
Here's hoping Second Wind can foot the bill next time!
Ha! I joke on the Rewind podcast that we should have a stretch goal of Jack, Marty and I going to Toronto at some absurd Patreon level. That’d be fun.
You saw Kinds of Kindness TWICE?! Oh gosh... I just saw it tonight at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival and there were so many scenes that I could not watch. I am not sure what to think of it!
Well, I’ve seen it again since, so I’ve seen it two and two-third times.
I had to sprint from the theatre to my apartment from the second screening at Cannes. That tummy bug hit hard and fast.
I am at work, i laughed out loud, have disapproving side eyes towards me. And yet, i can not even try to explain the trump documentary tickets joke to them.
Good job, mate!
Thank you. Wasn’t sure if I’d get away with that, but I feel like drawing attention to it with Kendall quote helps get me off the hook.
This was a very nice look into what it's like. I have more respect for it now. Thank you. ♥
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed!
A very intriguing video, and it sounds like an amazing experience for a dedicated cinema fan.
Thank you! I’m just thrilled I got to do it.
Somehow, your review about watching movies is just as insightful and entertaining as your reviews on movies themselves. Darren, crazy thought here, but have you ever thought that you might just be a good writer no matter what the topic? Loved it ❤ PS: Last of Us when?! I have not forgotten 😉
I haven't forgotten either. It's on the list. But will likely be after the summer movie season.
Together with the criterion collection Cannes is probably one of the main reasons i venture out of my comfort zone that is Hollywood for the most part as far as features goes that i watch and where they are from. It is easy to think that features in the festival is highly pretentious and hard to approach for the main stream feature fan, and sure you have that aswell but it would do Cannes a dis service to say all entries are pretentious.
Oh, I delve into that a bit. The festival’s surprisingly populist and accessible, given its reputation.
1.- So freaking happy that you were able to Darren!!!
2.- are you a dad? or the dad jokes are pure and raw
conviction? xD.
You sound like one amazing dad btw.
Ha! I am not a dad, at least not in any way other than in spirit! :)
@@Darren_Mooney I was about to do a joke about being called "daddy" to that response, but in the end choose not to. Am just gonna say the puns and dad jokes are strong with you!
Wonderfully punned!
Thank you!
Glad you had a good time, and it's interesting to hear the behind the scenes from this. Can't agree with the Bean praise (I'm more a fan of Atkinson's other works) but hey you had fun and that's the main thing :p
Ha! To be fair, the praise for “Vacation” is somewhat oversold, but I do love the character of “Bean” as a sort of live-action Looney Tune.
@@Darren_Mooney I ain't here to yuck your yum, I just prefer Blackadder and Thin Blue Line :)
@@aeloswindrunner Oh, no insult taken! I like “Blackadder” a lot. Never glommed to “Thin Blue Line.”
Thank you for the story.
Thank you for watching!
So you could say Cannes is a festival in the strand-like genre. Kojima, you did it again! (those are some seriously tiny screens, by the way, wow)
Yep. That said, they all come with subtitle machines below the screen, so they don’t eat up the image.
@@Darren_Mooney Well, that's nice. I've always been fascinated by Cannes and you summed it up as I came to imagine it: hostile (crowd, press, sometimes even "auteurs"), haha.
@@jombilywobbilyHa! I will say, don’t get between a journalist and a photo, a ticket or a screening!
Awesome look behind the curtain
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
"Once you're in the Cage, you can't get out."
HELP!
Nic-o-las! Nic-o-las!
I hope you get to go back to Cannes another year. Where can we find your day-by-day film rundown text online?
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Looking real dapper in the tux there Darren, just a tad envious...
Fun fact, the tux was a bargain. It cost less than replacing my sandals.
(Sandals in Cannes: expensive.)
@@Darren_Mooney I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever lucky enough to go there :)
Hey Darren, as a long-time reader, congratulations! And thanks for sharing your fish-out-of-water experience with us. It definitely taught me a lot about this little bit of film Mecca. One question: throughout the video, some title cards have scores linked to them. Are these your thoughts, and if so, where could one read them? Is it tied to a Patreon tier?
Ahoy! Yes, those are my scores for the films.
I discussed ever film I saw in (relative) depth in the diary entries on the Patreon. I think they're on the $5/mo tier?
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@@Darren_Mooney Another very compelling reason to hop onto that tier. :) Not going to lie: I am VERY tempted to, and conflicted over, reading your "Megalopolis" review before seeing it myself.
You should go to Fantastic Fest in Austin. It may not be prestigious as Cannes, but we have more fun. And better BBQ.
Texas BBQ, you say?
Cannes it Mooney!
No Cannes do. (On a yacht or off it!)
@@Darren_Mooney Aw shYachts! Well, I'm content I did the goodest try as I could, and that's what matters
@@jomoslowmo3263 Lachts of yachts!
@@Darren_Mooney Orca you glad it wasn't on the Iberian coast? There would've been wet finnanthropists everywhere!
Next year youll get that yacht party
It is absurd how many yachts there are. And, apparently there were *fewer* this year because there were fewer Russians in attendance.
really enjoyed this 👍
Thank you!
can we start a "send Darren to Cannes" fund for next year?
Ha! I joked about setting a stretch goal of getting Marty, Jack and I to Toronto.
@@Darren_Mooney ngl I would donate for that
Darren Punny who looks great in a suit
*Joe Pesci voice* “… Punny how?”
Une belle célebration de la vie.
Merci!
What a fun inside look into an event that I only had a passing interest in. Now I legit want to go! How hard is it for a casual fan to be able to get in to see movies at Cannes?
Because it’s an industry festival, it doesn’t really cost money, outside of travel, food and accommodation.
If you get accredited, you can basically see and do as much as you want. That includes the talks, virtual reality, etc. It doesn’t technically cost anything, money wise.
The issue is to get accredited, you need to either work in the industry or have a publication (print, online, audio, video, etc.) that will support you.
I want to shout out Nick and Marty for just being incredible at helping to get Second Wind accredited by Cannes.
Oooh so it's like a more high profile Gamescom for movies :D
(Or more like Gamescom is a lower profile Cannes for video games)
It's funny that sitting down to watch a movie would be so exhausting running to each showing and clapping a bunch.
I did sleep for eighteen hours when I got back to Dublin.
Tuxedo Darren!
And boy did I get mileage out of that!
Great video Darren. What was the review that set will Ferrell off?
He made a Mexican telenovella movie, "Casa de mi Padre." The particularly circumstances of my review were apparently not best pleasing to him. (I... didn't hate the film. I didn't love it, either.)
@@Darren_Mooney 🤣 I'll have to go find the review. I'll also find your megaopolis review for the star rating you gave it as well
@@Captainflake99 Oh, that one is on the Patreon.
In short: I am very glad that it exists, but I don't think it coheres as a film. (Very similar to my take on "Horizon.")
Wait what review set Will Ferrell off??
It’s a long story I’m not entirely sure that I can tell in full yet. (Give it another few years.)
@@Darren_Mooney alarm set for 2046
@@FroggSocks*Darren receives notification of Will Ferrell’s passing at age 102, surrounded by loved ones*
“Okay, gang, here’s the scoop-“
"Grab it by Debussy" 🤣
"... obviously... obviously that's not cool."
Well that sounds absolutely fantastic. But somehow I don't think I'd be able to get my money's worth out of my very limited interests in particular genres.
Ah, fair enough. As I say, I don’t know if I’ll go back. But it was wonderful to have done it, you know?
@@Darren_Mooney Like I said, sounds amazing. There's something neat about going to see movies in a really nice theater. Or a new/different one. And familiar movies in a new environment. I've been to see Conan the Barbarian and the Lord of the Rings films in theaters again.
If I could pick what was showing then I'd love to just spend a week straight in and out of theaters. One of those Kurosawa classics in a theater? Sign me up!
@@SageVallantThere was a restored print of “Seven Samurai” there this year actually!
One day...
Nice
Yes, we Cannes.
🥰😍🤩😘
Darren what happened with Will Ferrel?
I make reference to it elsewhere in the comments, but I'm not sure it's a story I can tell publicly for a little while yet. (It's not BAAAAD or anything, just perhaps a little embarrassing to all involved.)
Why would you do that? Oo There are so many nice places in France, why go to Cannes of all things? Oo
I am secretly a yacht enthusiast.
It seems like a very particular kind of literary fiction style film is promoted. Sci-fi and fantasy are sidelined, only films accepted by the audience are allowed in a token way. These sort of films don't appeal to me, it sounds like there are few really subversive arthouse films.
I’d push back on that. Of the films I cover in this essay, off the top of my head, “Furiosa”, “Megalopolis”, “The Shrouds” and “The Substance” are all science-fiction.
And though going into more detail would risk spoiling it, “Sister Midnight” is a sort of fantasy film and I’d argue “Kinds of Kindness” veers over into it as well.
dont wear sanndals mannn
Sandals are great, particularly when you have wide feet.