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Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov is one of two directors banned from attending this year’s Cannes Film Festival by his government (Iranian Jafar Panahi is the other). His previous feature “The Student” won the prize of the...

After earning more than $1 billion in global box office with “Black Panther,” Ryan Coogler had to settle for being (merely, probably) the hottest ticket in Cannes on Thursday afternoon, when a crowd scrummed outside normally...

In August 2003, a middle-aged pizza delivery man Brian Wells robbed a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania with a bomb locked around his neck. When surrounded by police minutes later, it was revealed that Wells appeared to...

“Revenge” is the film we need right now, from a filmmaker we need right now: French writer/director Coralie Fargeat, who makes her stunning feature debut with a rape-revenge fantasy that’s as brutal as it is thrilling....

Remember when Martin Scorsese was the new kid on the block, struggling to get to get his movies seen? The Directors’ Fortnight, the parallel festival founded in the wake of the May 1968 protests that shut...

Back in the early days of cinema, editing was considered little more than a technical job—the artistic types were the ones one who wrote, produced, directed and acted in the films while all the editor did...

The 71st Cannes International Film Festival opened on Tuesday night, accompanied by a red carpet a bit slight on its array of international stars, but awash in the flounces, tulle and glitter of haute couture, and presided over...

I don’t usually do this in TV reviews, but given the beloved star status of Benedict Cumberbatch in certain circles of his loyal fans, I feel like a little history is in order. Like a lot...

We are pleased to offer an excerpt from the latest edition of the online magazine, Bright Wall/Dark Room. The theme for their May issue is “Second Time Around,” featuring essays on films that their writers once hated...

With “Avengers: Infinity War” skyrocketing towards approximately a trillion dollars at the box office, the summer movie season has commenced. For film lovers, it’s a weekly serving of mega meals, often with huge casts and even...