Cannes 2024: Anora, Limonov, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, Lula | Festivals & Awards

Considerably more straightforward, and much better, is Raoul Peck’s documentary “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” showing in the festival’s Special Screenings section. A South African photographer, Cole (1940-90) captured images of life under apartheid that were compiled in an influential book, “House of Bondage” (1967). LaKeith Stanfield reads the film’s semi-fictionalized voice-over, which is in the first person—ostensibly from Cole’s perspective—but is based on information from his … Read more

Colman Domingo to direct and star in Nat King Cole musical biopic

Recent Oscar nominee Colman Domingo to star in musical biopic about legendary singer Nat King Cole, which he will also direct. Fresh off his Best Actor Academy Award nomination for Rustin, Colman Domingo has been busy filling up his slate, with Variety reporting that his next project will see him starring as legendary singer Nat … Read more