Cannes celebrates the superficiality of posh, luxurious spectacles while forcing its guests to struggle through the chaos.
Read More »Even with last week's major release becoming the second highest opening weekend gross of all time and Cannes just a week away, much of this week's focus seemed to lie squarely on today's major release: Baz Luhrmann's heavily anticipated/derided "Great Gatsby" 3D extravaganza. Throughout the week, we...
Read More »British filmmaker Ben Wheatley has earned a following on the genre film festival circuit for a pair of distinctive movies with two very different moods. His 2009 debut "Down Terrace" followed a family of criminals through a series of amusing misadventures, suggesting Wheatley's proclivity for enlive...
Read More »Sarah Polley's efforts behind the camera have showcased tender performances attuned to nuanced fluctuations in shared screen chemistry. Both her Oscar-nominated 2006 directorial debut "Away from Her" and the recent "Take This Waltz" explore the deterioration of relationships in minute detail. While ...
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The least interesting aspects of Baz Luhrmann's unsurprisingly lavish near-musical adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" come from the source material. That should surprise exactly no one. More to the point, the sprawling tale of millionaire loner Jay Gatsby (a confident Leonardo DiCaprio) yearning to be...
Read More »A joint product of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for the last 42 years, New Directors/New Films showcases a wide range of first, second and in some cases third features from directors at early stages of their careers.
Read More »For 13 years, the editors of Film Comment magazine have presented an annual screening series of diverse cinema at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, much of which has garnered acclaim on the festival circuit but hardly anywhere else. Here are five highlights from this year's lineup.
Read More »The 63rd Berlin International Film Festival kicks off today, showcasing the very best of world cinema. Indiewire reported on the 10 premieres we're most excited for here, but we're equally interested in revisiting some films we've already reviewed at Sundance and elsewhere. Here's a list of the Berl...
Read More »Among the 115 features that screened in Park City this year, Indiewire reviewed 30 titles, including films from every section of the festival. Links to all of them can be found here in alphabetical order.
Read More »"Populaire" is a romantic farce made in France, but it unashamedly has one eye on American audiences. Even the token North American cast member Shaun Benson can't help but comment as the action moves from Paris to New York that it's "America for business and France for love."
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looking forward to watching 'Inside Llewyn Davis' - great review @indiewire http://t.co/FT2rALxIIu
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@indiewire “@benjaminwelch a must see! Pls share! Help my friend get it out there! @teganandsara’s Closer http://t.co/TWk5umy3zE”
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RT @indiewire: #Cannes2013 : Asghar Farhadi still feels censored as a filmmaker despite making 'The Past' in France, not Iran http://t.co/bGApKNqTmv …
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@anupamachopra @indiewire who else other than Hrithik Roshan
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