A big favourite at this years Cannes film festival, the French throwback to silent cinema, The Artist, is getting a release from the Weinstein Company and they assembled a pretty nice trailer which tells you all you need to know; namely that this is going to be a lot of fun. We can almost forgive that particular ‘swinging 30′s musical piece‘ that seems to be used in everything, but lack of subtlety from the marketing department Brothers W is kinda the norm.

The film has supporting work from John Goodman, Ed Lauter, Malcolm McDowell and James Cromwell, pretty odd for a french film, but then again, when you are making a silent films (as the heady days of old Hollywood) you can cast internationally without fear of accents breaking the deal. Either way, I’m ready for the ‘lets just put on a show’ mentality that this film seems to project.

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.