Polish Lenser Brings Immediacy to “Refugiado,” Diego Lerman’s latest
Michael Oleszczyk reports on a discovery in the Quinzaine de Realisateurs section at Cannes this year: Diego Lerman’s “Refugiado.”
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Video: Cannes Premieres of “Life Itself,” “Foxcatcher,” and “The Homesman”
Chaz Ebert’s latest video reports on the Cannes premieres of “Foxcatcher,” “The Homesman,” “Mr. Turner,” and “The Wonders,” while offering an extended report on the emotional screening of “Life Itself.”
Cannes: John Boorman’s “Queen and Country” and Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy”
Boorman and Dolan depict two very different experiences of adolescence.
“Pulp Fiction” and the mythology of cool
In honor of the twentieth anniversary of “Pulp Fiction” premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, here’s a video essay about Quentin Tarantino’s cool characters, and how they mythologize themselves.
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Paul Walker’s digital double; Why Godzilla is still king; The legacy of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”; Larry Kramer on “The Normal Heart” movie; How internet journalism destroyed Tom Cruise.
Official Trailer Released For “Life Itself”
The trailer for “Life Itself” by Steve James has just been released by Magnolia.
Cannes, Day Eight: Jean-Luc Godard’s “Goodbye to Language”
Barbara Scharres is back with a Cannes report on the premiere of Jean-Luc Godard’s 3D “Goodbye to Language.”
Cannes, Day Eight: “The Search”
Our Cannes reporter sees critical icebergs ahead for Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Search.”
Cannes: Ryan Gosling’s “Lost River” earns derision, but dazzles too
Ryan Gosling’s feature directorial debut is hardly the “disasterpiece” detractors claim.
Cannes, Day Seven: “The Salt of the Earth,” “In the Name of My Daughter”
A day-seven report from Cannes on Wim Wenders’ The Salt of the Earth and Andre Techine’s In the Name of My Daughter.
Streaming Consumer Guide: May 20, 2014
A bi-weekly feature on the best movies new to Netflix, On Demand, and other streaming services.
The Best of the d’Ors
A ranking of the ten best winners of the Palme d’Or before 2014 adds a new film to the exclusive club.
An Appreciation of “La Reine Margot” on its 20th Anniversary
20 years after it debuted at Cannes, a 4K restoration of the director’s cut of “La Reine Margot” finally makes its way to the United States.
Cannes, Day Seven: “Two Days, One Night,” “Coming Home”
The 2014 Cannes Film Festival continues with reports on the Dardennes’ “Two Days, One Night” and Zhang Yimou’s “Coming Home.”
Cannes: “The Kindergarten Teacher,” “Beautiful Youth,” and “It Follows”
New films from Israel and Spain address a changing world for kids and young adults.
Cannes, Day Six: “Still the Water,” “A Girl at My Door,” “Bird People”
A day-six report from Cannes on Still the Water, A Girl at My Door, and Bird People.
The art of darkness: Robert Yeoman on Gordon Willis
Robert Yeoman, the cinematographer on all of Wes Anderson’s features, talks about the example of the great Gordon Willis, who died this weekend at 82.
“Don’t be an a–hole”: Richard Linklater talks about “Boyhood,” commitment, justice, and why he let convicted murderer Bernie Tiede live with him
Richard Linklater discusses the release of Bernie Tiede and the production of “Boyhood.”
