Cannes 2017: “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” and “Napalm”
John Cameron Mitchell explains “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.” Claude Lanzmann remembers the time he talked to a (Communist) Party girl.
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2017: “Happy End,” “The Meyerowitz Stories,” “Before We Vanish”
A report from the Cannes Film Festival on the latest from Michael Haneke, Noah Baumbach and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Cannes 2017: “Redoubtable,” “120 Beats Per Minute,” “Walking Past the Future”
Friday at the Cannes Film Festival included a bomb scare, a Jean-Luc Godard biopic and more.
Cannes 2017: Self-Portraits from Agnès Varda and Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara (with bandmates) and Agnès Varda (with the artist JR) present two very different autobiographical documentaries.
Cannes 2017: Longtime Kubrick Assistant Leon Vitali Recalls Their Collaboration in “Filmworker”
Leon Vitali, a “Barry Lyndon” actor who became one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest collaborators, is the subject of a documentary in Cannes Classics.
Cannes 2017: Table of Contents
A table of contents featuring our full coverage of Cannes 2017.
Cannes 2017: “Okja,” “The Square,” “A Man of Integrity”
Reviews from the Cannes Film Festival of Bong Joon Ho’s “Okja,” Ruben Ostlund’s “The Square” and Mohammad Rasoulof’s “A Man of Integrity.”
Cannes 2017 Video #2: “Wonderstruck,” Netflix Controversy and More
Chaz Ebert reports on Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck” and the Netflix controversy in her second video dispatch from Cannes 2017.
Cannes 2017: “Western” and “Bright Sunshine In”
Claire Denis’s “Bright Sunshine In” opened Directors’ Fortnight, a parallel festival, which also presented Werner Herzog with an honorary award.
Cannes 2017: “Wonderstruck,” “Jupiter’s Moon,” “Barbara”
Day 2 of Cannes 2017 includes the latest from Todd Haynes.
Cannes 2017: The Fest Opens with “Ismael’s Ghosts,” “Loveless”
A report on the opening day press conference for Cannes 2017 and the premieres of “Ismael’s Ghosts” and “Loveless.”
2017 Chicago Critics Film Festival Preview
A preview of the 5th Chicago Critics Film Festival, which runs from May 12-18 at the Music Box Theater.
Ebertfest 2017: “De-Lovely,” “Pleasantville,” “Varieté,” “July and Half of August”
The screenings of “De-Lovely,” “Pleasantville,” “Varieté” and “July and Half of August” at Ebertfest 2017.
Ebertfest 2017: “To Sleep with Anger,” “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw”
The screenings of “To Sleep with Anger” and “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw” at Ebertfest 2017.
Ebertfest 2017: “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” and “They Call Us Monsters”
The screenings of “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You,” and Ben Lear’s “They Call Us Monsters” at Ebertfest 2017.
Ebertfest 2017: “Hysteria,” “The Handmaiden,” “Elle”
The screenings of “Hysteria,” “The Handmaiden” and “Elle” at Ebertfest 2017.
Ebertfest 2017: “Hair” and “Being There”
Reviews and screenings of “Hair” and “Being There” at Ebertfest 2017, and Q&A with producers Michael Butler and Michael Hausman by Michael Phillips, Nate Kohn and Chaz Ebert; and with Oscar-nominated Caleb Deschanel by Simon Kilmurry and Scott Mantz.
Hot Docs 2017: “Maison du Bonheur,” “Becoming Bond,” “78/52,” “Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality”
Reviews of “Maison du Bonheur,” “Becoming Bond,” “78/52” and “Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality” at Hot Docs 2017.
