Preview for Up

Here is the official preview for Pixar's film which is opening the festival. The Vietnamese subtitles are an added touch.

Official Line Up

The official line up has already been released and here are a select few films that I am looking forward to seeing:

Opener:
Pixar's
Up

Closer:
Jan Kounen's
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

In Competition:
Lars von Trier's
Antichrist

Gaspar Noe's
Enter the Void

Tsai Ming-liang's
Face

Alain Resnais's
Les Herbes folles

Xavier Giannoli's
In the Beginning

Johnnie To's
Vengeance

Marco Bellocchio's
Vincere

Park Chan-wook's
Thirst

Pedro Almodovar's
Broken Embraces

Quentin Tarantino's
Inglorious Basterds

Ang Lee's
Taking Woodstock

Out of Competition:
Terry Gilliam's
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Midnight Screenings:
Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar's
A Town Called Panic

Marina de Van's
Ne te retourne pas

Sam Raimi's
Drag Me To Hell

(info gathered from Variety article)

Up Review

This article from the New York Times tells about Up and the weak business opportunities that the movie presents. Wall Street and toy makers seem to be hesitant about the profitabiity of the new film, and seem to have no confidence in Pixar's creative genius. Why do people still doubt Pixar? Last year I remember reading the same things. Will Wall-E be Pixar's one flop? No one wants to see an animated silent film! Well, it turns out Wall-E won an Oscar. Sure it didn't make as much as the other features, but it still won an Oscar!

Hello World

This is the first post. So far we know the festival will open with the animated feature UP. It's Pixar's new one and will be shown in 3D.