The Cannes Film Festival is taking off today, May 12th. Well known as one of the most famous film festivals…
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In the run-up to the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 13-24, Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring…
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Ours is an extended family with a lot of tragedy in it, but Jan Dawson’s was unique. Jan was the…
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“DOOM” and I go way back (and I’m not talking about the 2005 movie that Roger notoriously hated). I’m old…
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In an age of absurdly serialized storytelling and streaming series that structure their seasons like a “ten-hour movie,” Buddha bless…
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What can we look to during these fraught times to keep our hope alive? Fred Rogers reminded us to “look…
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Acclaimed Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili makes films that transport the viewer both to the rural region, at the foot of…
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It’s time to take a break from the kinds of social injustice movies covered in this column for the past…
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Roger Ebert once observed on Robert Altman: “There may not have been a director who liked actors more.” Altman’s 1999…
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With more than 100 screenings and events, panels, book signings and special presentations, the 16th annual Turner Classic Film Festival…
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