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Cannes Film Festival Focuses on Thrillers and Filmmaking
At the Cannes Film Festival, Léa Mysius premiered her thriller 'The Birthday Party,' while Tilda Swinton discussed the future of cinema in a masterclass. The festival also saw announcements for new documentaries and productions.
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Variety
Tilda Swinton drew a sharp line between cinema and artificial intelligence at a Cannes Film Festival masterclass, arguing that AI poses a genuine threat only when filmmakers default to the predictable. “I believe as long as what we’re not producing is formulaic and in some way tiring for
2026-05-21 14:46 UTC
Variety
Director Léa Mysius marks her Cannes competition debut with “The Birthday Party,” an atmospheric home invasion thriller adapted from Laurent Mauvignier’s 2023 novel. Hafsia Herzi stars as a woman who comes home to one hell of a surprise when Benoît Magimel and his two brothers crash her birthday. Al
2026-05-21 14:57 UTC