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Xavier Dolan’s Next Project Is A Period Film He Hopes To Shoot In 2025

September 9, 2024 11:57 am

Xavier Dolan is a damn good filmmaker. He’s also a bit of an unpredictable personality. It’s difficult to nail down just where his head is at when it comes to his work. Sometimes, he’s really excited about the...

Xavier Dolan Will Head The Un Certain Regard Jury At The 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Ned Booth

February 29, 2024 3:00 pm

Festivals, News

The Cannes Film Festival won't announce its line-up until April 11, but that doesn't mean other aspects of the festival aren't coming into focus. Variety reports that the festival has its "Un Certain...

Xavier Dolan Says He’s Retiring From Filmmaking: “Art Is Useless, And Dedicating Oneself To The Cinema, A Waste Of Time”

Ned Booth

July 7, 2023 2:32 pm

News

After eight films and a limited series, Xavier Dolan says he's retiring from filmmaking. The news comes from Spanish outlet El País, who interviewed the filmmaker about his new limited series "The Night Logan ...

Julia Roberts Dances Her Heart Out In New Chopard Ad Directed By Xavier Dolan

Charles Barfield

April 20, 2021 12:19 pm

News, Video

When Julia Roberts first took over the film world decades ago, a lot of the charm and likability came from just her smile. And now, in 2021, as one of the most famous women on the planet, there’s still pure jo...

‘The Night Logan Woke Up’: Xavier Dolan To Write & Direct The Psychological Thriller Limited Series

Charles Barfield

November 24, 2020 10:48 am

News, Television

For months now, Xavier Dolan has teased the idea of making a TV miniseries as his next big writing-directing gig. And apparently, that has finally come together, as the filmmaker begins readying “The Night Log...

Xavier Dolan: The Essential Films

Kyle Turner

August 26, 2020 1:25 pm

Features, News

Xavier Dolan might be, at heart, our Millennial Melodramatist. With multiple premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, including two Jury Prize Award wins, a keen eye on mothers and sons, and an expressionistic a...

Xavier Dolan Teases Multiple Projects Including A Mini-Series, A Period Horror Film & A Social Drama

Charles Barfield

August 26, 2020 11:29 am

News, Television

Xavier Dolan is an oft-debated filmmaker. There are those that believe he’s still one of the best young directors working today, consistently creating interesting films, especially in a world that needs more L...

‘The Death & Life Of John F. Donovan’ Trailer: Xavier Dolan’s Troubled Film Finally Hits The US In December

Charles Barfield

November 15, 2019 1:19 pm

News, Trailers

More than a year after it debuted during the fall film festival circuit of 2018, and more than two years after it finished filming, film fans in the US are just about a month away from being able to watch Xavie...

Xavier Dolan Reportedly Directing A New Limited TV Series Based On A Michel Marc Bouchard Play

Charles Barfield

October 2, 2019 12:25 pm

News, Television

Fresh off the successful festival run of his recent drama, “Matthias & Maxime,” filmmaker Xavier Dolan isn’t stopping anytime soon. Though he’s said that he’d like to take a break from directing in the futu...

‘Matthias & Maxime’ Trailer: Xavier Dolan Directs & Stars In His New Film About Friendship & Love

Kevin Jagernauth

September 5, 2019 8:00 pm

News, Trailers

Xavier Dolan hasn't stopped moving since his directorial debut, "I Killed My Mother." After skipping Cannes, and going Hollywood with his last film, "The Death and Life Of John F. Donovan" starring Natalie Port...

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