Cannes Embraces Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’
Ira Sachs‘ The Man I Love received a rousing standing ovation — 7 minutes plus — when it…
‘Red Rocks’ Review: Bruno Dumont’s French Riviera Arthouse Kids Flick
You can call French auteur Bruno Dumont many things: profound, pretentious, visionary, a master of rural poverty porn,…
‘Dernsie’ Review: An Entertaining Doc Portrait of Bruce Dern
Even if the word doesn’t register, you might recognize a Dernsie when you see one on screen. As…
‘In Waves,’ Park Chan-Wook Deals End Cannes Market With A Bang
After a sluggish opening week that left many sellers staring at their phones, the Cannes Film Market found…
‘Fjord’ Review: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve in Parenting Hell
Cristian Mungiu’s films invariably deal with social, cultural and moral divisions, uneasy truths, ethical dilemmas and unjust compromises.…
‘Batgirl’ Movie Is Director Nicolas Winding Refn’s DC Dream
Nicolas Winding Refn has historically turned down offers for notable Hollywood films, but if he got the shot…
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Has Finally Made His Samurai Movie
If there’s a great crime of recent world cinema, it’s that Kiyoshi Kurosawa hasn’t been granted bigger budgets.…
‘Hope’ Review: Na Hong-jin’s Wildly Entertaining Korean Monster Epic
There’s a sly sight gag relatively early in Na Hong-jin’s blockbuster-in-the-making, Hope, in which the camera gazes over the…
Canal+ Will Blacklist Talents Who Oppose Right-Wing Billionaire Owner
The head of Canal+, France’s largest film producer, has said the studio will no longer work with hundreds…
‘Avedon’ Review: Ron Howard’s Admiring Profile of Richard Avedon
For Richard Avedon, as with most significant artists, work and life were inseparable. When the photographer died in…
Boyd Holbrook and ’Atonement’ Director Talk Cannes Iraq War Drama
Wartime has always had a prominent place onscreen. Less prominent are films that tackle the aftermath of war.…
Avedon: Ron Howard Talks His Doc About the Famed Photographer
At one point in Avedon, Ron Howard’s documentary about the famed photographer Richard Avedon, the claim is made that Avedon…