The studio with the best
overall film slate in 2015, however, was an indie.
Why did the studio behind the year's highest - scoring film (nine - time Oscar nominee 12 Years a Slave)-- and a fairly strong
overall film slate — finish 2013 with only the eighth - highest average Metascore?
Not exact matches
As I look at this
slate of beautiful work, I could just make a series of simple observations: that these
films come from all over the globe; that there is a nice balance of filmmakers known and unknown to many here in New York; that the
overall balance between frankness and artistry holds me in awe; that there are two gala selections with the word «wonder» in their titles; and that eight of the 25
films were directed by women.»
Based on a highly selective and unscientific sampling of opinions on the Croisette, the general consensus is that while this may be a milestone 70th - anniversary year for the Festival de Cannes, it's been a disappointing set of
films overall, with one of the weaker competition
slates in recent memory.