Foreign Film

At Cannes, "Respectable Family" Indicts Iranian Society, Corruption

"A Respectable Family," a new Iranian film which premiered in Cannes' Directors Fortnight section this week, won't do much to calm the strident anti-artist backlash in the country, which has put acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi under arrest indefinitely, and censored, harrassed ...

How Did This Happen? Five Terrific Foreign Film Nominees

Whatever you say about the Academy Awards’ most baffling choices, from the wacky grab bag of Best Picture nominees (really, who thinks Extremely Loud deserves to be there?) to the mysterioso ways of the documentary and foreign film committees, this year the foreign language nominees are, ...

This Weekend's Must-See: The Fading Traditions of "Silent Souls"

Buenos Aires Film Industry Delivers Fuck You to Hollywood

Top Ten Politically Effective Films: #3

Banned Chinese Filmmakers Persevere; "Suzhou River"'s Lou Ye Premieres Latest at Venice

Who is Luc Besson's "Lady"? And can new film affect Myanmar's politics?

Foreign Language Films Are Dead; Long Live Foreign Language Films

"The Clay Bird" Director Tareque Masud Killed