Cannes 2014 Coverage: Table of Contents
A list of all of our 2014 coverage of the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
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Regarding R.W. Fassbinder: Letter to a Young Cinephile
A history and appreciation of R.W. Fassbinder on the launch of a retrospective screening series at the Lincoln Center.
Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall to write anthology of TV history, due in 2016
RogerEbert.com editor-in-chief Matt Zoller Seitz will cowrite an anthology covering the most significant TV shows, in collaboration with his old Star-Ledger colleague Alan Sepinwall, author of “The Revolution was Televised.”
Cannes Dispatch: Critics’ Week opens with “FLA”
Haitian-born director Djinn Carrenard’s nearly three-hour second feature is by turns enthralling and exasperating.
Cannes 2014, Day Two: “Mr. Turner,” “That Lovely Girl,” “Party Girl”
Barbara Scharres reports on the second day of the Cannes Film Festival.
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25 emerging filmmakers to watch; St. James’s Church gets a lighting makeover; Unintentional hilarity in “Grace of Monaco”; How restaurants breed rebellion; 5 famous people motivated by revenge.
Cannes 2014 Dispatch: Lust for Light in Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner”
The 67th Cannes Film Festival kicks off with an original, adventurous and beautiful film from the great Mike Leigh.
Book Excerpt: Psycho-Sexual: Male Desire in Hitchcock, De Palma, Scorsese, and Friedkin by David Greven
A book excerpt from David Greven’s book that details the way Brian De Palma doesn’t just copy Alfred Hitchcock but uses his work to craft his own cinematic viewpoint.
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Let’s make better superhero movies; A call for activist criticism; “Searching for Sugar Man” director dead at 36; “Louie” gives voice to the fat girl; Why Jill Abramson was fired.
Cannes 2014, Day One: “Grace of Monaco,” “Timbuktu”
Barbara Scharres on the first day of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, including Grace of Monaco, Timbuktu, and the opening day press conference with Jane Campion.
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The new Batsuit; the great Stevie Wonder; Cannes jury president Jane Campion calls out film industry sexism; Godzilla and Fassbinder.
An Appreciation of the Disaster Movie on the 40th Anniversary of “The Towering Inferno”
FFC Gerardo Valero offers a 40th anniversary appreciation of The Towering Inferno and the disaster film.
As Cannes opens, so does a Steak ‘n Shake
A Steak ‘n Shake opens 50 paces from the hotel where Roger Ebert used to stay during the film festival.
H.R. Giger, 1940-2014: the Xenomorph’s father
A tribute to Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger, designer of the titular creature of the “Alien” series.
James Gray on His Personal Vision For “The Immigrant”
Steve Erickson discusses James Gray’s career with the director of the upcoming The Immigrant.
Great Comic Book Movies Not Based On Comics
A history of movies not directly based on comic books but definitely inspired by them.
Tishuan Scott and Ashton Sanders on “The Retrieval”
Matt Fagerholm interviews the stars of “The Retrieval,” Tishuan Scott & Ashton Sanders.
