Art and commerce? “They’re not meant to get along,” said Brad Pitt, the Cannes Film Festival perennial, whose film career has led to a bit of the former (art) and a bit more of the latter (commerce).
This year’s Cannes competition slate includes the film screened this morning at 8:30, writer-director Andrew Dominik’s small-scale hit-man yarn “Killing Them Softly,” in which Pitt reunites with his “Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” helmer.
Pitt, who also produced, plays a mob clean-up killer trying to do his job amid unreliable colleagues and recessionary spending cuts (the film’s set in 2008, as the banks are collapsing). Like the ’30s bootlegging drama “Lawless,” unveiled earlier this week on the Cannes main competition roster, “Killing Them Softly” is a Weinstein Company release schedule for release later this summer in U.S.
Compared to the weirdly lifeless “Lawless” at least with “Killing Them Softly” there’s something to debate — the film’s slippery black-comic tone, for one, or its blunt metaphoric use of the 2008 presidential election campaign footage. Conversation after conversation between Pitt and Richard Jenkins, or James Gandolfini, takes place with a TV in the background showing Obama on the ’08 trail, touting America’s eternal promise. The transactions and grisly tactics we see in the story makes those words taste ashen.
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FYI. And I hate papparazzi videos but this is Brad arriving @ the Cannes Film Festival this morning. I’ve nothing more to say but… Tristan?
Thanks Gabriella.
I just love this clip. And they way he speaks french, “Bonjour to you to Brad!” He’s like fine wine, get better with age! Thank You!!!
Brad has to be our finest actor & producer right now. He has impecable taste and he makes films (also produces) that will be keepers & talked about. Film lover’s films.
I cannot say enough wonderful things about this man.
Daddy, Artist, Humanitarian, Husband,Architect , good son and the nicest sweetest down to Earth guy that everyone that ever worked w/him, agrees.
I had the bliss of seeing him work on MB set 10 ft from me for a few hrs before razzi arrived, I was mesmorized. I wanted to take a few pics & security came over to my side of the street & asked me kindly not to. I respected the wishes. (grrr…hindsight lol)
It was The Temple scene in Bev Hills that was cut from the film.
yes is tristan!
HE’S GETTING BETTER AND BETTER WITH AGE
me too Mary Anne
I am soo stoked KTS is getting great reviews.
Some tweets from critics say, “it will be an American classic”
He is so beautiful. But I loved how he moves. Stands, how sweet he is to his fans. He’s a real mench.tx Josiecat
Totally agree with you Mary Anne.
First things first–Brad is BEAUTIFUL!!
Also, it is great to see such good things about his performances lately. He is getting the recognition for his craft and that has to be very satisfying for him.
He is still beautiful, but it is his talent and badass attidtude in this film that is once again making its mark. So proud of him.