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International Insider: Cruise In Cannes; Standing Ovations; Chinese Box Office Future
Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival with 'Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning' features in this week's International Insider.
Amélie Bonnin’s Leave One Day was the movie this year, and Cannes staffers represented by the unofficial union Sous Les Écrans La Dèche were present at the opening night gala with placards and posters. She pegs the moment when the clap-o-meter became the talk of biz to the 2016 screening of Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge in Venice, when the reaction to her coverage “signaled there was a desire for this type of coverage.” For those just coming to the concept now, it’s worth knowing that the (unofficial) record is roundly considered to be for Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 fantasy drama Pan’s Labyrinth, which saw the suited-and-booted audience on their feet for a mind-boggling 22 minutes. The issue feels like it’s coming to a head, with ITV CEO Carolyn McCall and Chairman Andrew Cosslett both fending off questions about the share price at a fiery AGM this week with Max reporting that they were “grilled, almost heckled,” by an angry shareholder demanding to know when his investment would improve.
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