All Articles

My Thursday MP3: M.I.A.'s "Hit That"

U.S. Release and Trailer for 'The Method'

Cannes Countdown: Classics Lineup Announced

...But Will He Play Birthday Parties?

MoMA Names Raj Roy Chief Curator of Film Department; Hamptons Artistic Director Succeeds Bandy

Concluding a nearly year-long search, the Museum of Modern Art has named Rajendra Roy the Chief Curator for its Department of Film. The Artistic Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival and a member of the international competition selection committee for the Berlin International Film Fe...

Away from Her

CANNES '07 | Slate Set for 49th Directors' Fortnight; Corbijn's "Control" Opening Section

Anton Corbijn's "Control" will open the 39th Director' Fortnight, running from May 17 - 27 alongside the 2007 Festival de Cannes in France. The film, about former Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, stars Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, and Alexandra Maria Lara. Corbijn is an acclaimed photographer and mu...

Foreign Film Fans Rejoice: Two Jia Films (and More) Make U.S. Inroads

iW NEWS | 2007 Cannes Classics Announced; Wayne, Olivier Among Those Feted

Cannes Classics, the festival program designed to highlight re-discovered cinema, restored prints and theatrical or DVD re-releases of classic films, has announced their program for the 60th Cannes Film Festival and as might be predicted, it's a doozy. The program is broken down in to three sections: 3 Events, 4 documentaries on filmmaking and screenings 10 restored films. The events include the launch of the World Cinema Foundation, a celebration of the centenary of John Wayne and a celebration of Laurence Olivier's directorial work on three Shakespeare plays. Films being screened include: "Hondo (3D)" (John Farrow, USA, 1953), "Rio Bravo" ...