Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: May 21, 2015
A guide to the latest Blu-ray, VOD, and streaming options, including “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “American Sniper,” and “Blackhat”.
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Feminine mystique of “Mad Max: Fury Road”; “Game of Thrones” controversy; Misunderstood “Starship Troopers”; Letterman changed TV forever; Jon Hamm on “Mad Men” finale.
Cannes 2015: “Hitchcock/Truffaut,” “Green Room,” “Love”
Ben Kenigsberg looks at Kent Jones’s documentary “Hitchcock/Truffaut,” showing in Cannes Classics.
Cannes 2015: “Youth,” “Madonna,” “The Assassin”
A report from Cannes 2015 on the latest films from Paolo Sorrentino, Shin Su-won and Hou Hsio-hsien.
Bill Murray, iPhones and Our One-Handed Species
An essay on how technology has rendered us a one-handed species.
Netflix Misfires with Young Adult Sci-fi Adventure of “Between”
A review of yet-another Netflix original series, Between.
David Letterman Ruined Me
An appreciation of David Letterman on his final day on the air.
Video Interview: Ethan Hawke on “Good Kill”
An interview with the legendary Ethan Hawke, star of Good Kill.
Cannes 2015: “Sicario,” “Mountains May Depart”
A Cannes report on new films by Denis Villenueve and Zhang-ke Jia.
Video: Chaz Ebert Reports on Enticing Films at Cannes
Chaz Ebert reports on enticing films at Cannes, including “Son of Saul,” “Carol” and “Irrational Man.”
Cannes 2015: “Dégradé,” “Marguerite & Julien,” “The Grief of Others,” “Arabian Nights, Volume 2” and a showcase for diversity
Ben Kenigsberg looks for fresh perspectives at this year’s festival.
Cannes 2015: “Inside Out”
A report on the premiere of the latest from Pixar at Cannes 2015.
Cannes 2015: “The Measure of a Man,” “Cemetery of Splendor,” “Marguerite & Julien”
A report from Cannes 2015 on “The Measure of a Man,” “Cemetery of Splendor” and “Marguerite & Julien.”
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Sam Elliott on typecasting; Why Paul Dano almost quit acting; R.I.P. Gill Dennis; Writing crime fiction changes your POV forever; Why people in old movies talk funny.
The World Won’t Stop Burning: The Films That Paved “Fury Road”
A feature on the films that connect The Road Warrior to Fury Road, the films influenced by the former which, in turn, influenced the latter.
Dee Rees On Colorism and Creating Queer Spaces For Black Women In “Bessie”
An interview with the director of Pariah and Bessie.
Cannes 2015: “Mon Roi,” “Zvizdan,” “Louder Than Bombs”
A Cannes report on new films by Maiwenn and Joachim Trier.
Cannes 2015: Let There Be Lumière
A report on the Lumière presentation from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
