film festivals

Cannes Review: 'The Past' Is a Brilliant Meditation on Secrets & Lies

May 17, 2013 By Sasha Stone 1 day ago

But Asghar Farhadi's first film since "A Separation" may be tough to beat for the Palme d'Or

  

Good Morning, Cannes: Paris Hilton Loved 'Bling Ring' - Now Can We Get Back to the Art Movies?

May 17, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 day ago

The platinum heiress weighs in on Sofia Coppola's movie, while the gritter and weirder likes of "Fruitvale Station" and "The Congress" jockey for attention on the Croisette

  

Cannes Review: 'Young & Beautiful' Supplies Sex and Nudity, but Where's the Soul?

May 16, 2013 By Sasha Stone 1 day ago

Francois Ozon’s story of a teenage prostitute asks an audience to check its morality at the door

  

Good Morning, Cannes: Will the Boo Birds Be Out for 'The Great Gatsby?'

May 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 days ago

Catcalls will put Baz Luhrmann's film in good company -- but the opening-night film is really just the aperitif before the sumptuous meal of cinema (and scandal) that is Cannes

  

Czech Films Hit the Road for Moveable Fest

May 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

Czech That Film Festival's stop in Los Angeles is only part of an 11-city U.S. tour

  

'Man of Steel,' 'Monsters University' Added to L.A. Film Fest Lineup

May 8, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

Two likely blockbusters join previously announced lineup of indie films; Spike Jonze, costume design programs also added

  

Longtime Cannes President Gilles Jacob to Step Down in 2015

May 8, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

Jacob tells French paper that he promised his wife he'll leave the job after 36 years at Cannes

  

'The Way, Way Back,' 'The Spectacular Now' to Highlight L.A. Film Fest

May 1, 2013 By Steve Pond 2 weeks ago

"Only God Forgives" and "Fruitvale Station" will also screen during Film Independent's June 13-June 23 festival in downtown Los Angeles

  

Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring' to Close Seattle Film Festival

April 30, 2013 By Steve Pond 2 weeks ago

The story of youth gone wild will be one of 400-plus films to screen at the most-attended U.S. festival

  

5 Lessons From the Tribeca Film Festival

April 28, 2013 By Steve Pond 2 weeks ago

From mind-boggling flex dancers to the unstoppably charming Zoe Kazan to Lil Bub the famous kitty, a few highlights (and missteps) from Tribeca 2013

  

Tribeca Audience Awards Go to 'The Rocket,' 'Bridegroom'

April 27, 2013 By Steve Pond 2 weeks ago

Kim Mordaunt and Linda Bloodworth Thomason win $25,000 prizes for Laotian drama, same-sex-marriage documentary

  

Cannes Adds Jim Jarmusch, Claude Lanzmann Films

April 26, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Jarmusch's vampire romance joins main competition lineup; four other films added to Un Certain Regard and out-of-competition slots

  

Tribeca Prizes Go to 'The Rocket,' 'The Kill Team'

April 25, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Wars in Laos and Afghanistan serve as backdrop to the top narrative and documentary films at the Tribeca Film Festival

  

Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz Join Cannes Jury

April 23, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Directors Cristian Mungiu and Lynne Ramsay also join Steven Spielberg, who will preside over the panel

  

Elaine Stritch at Tribeca: 'Nobody Said Anything About Retiring'

April 23, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Legendary cafe singer, subject of a Tribeca documentary, holds forth on Warren Beatty and Woody Allen as she prepares to leave Manhattan for Michigan

  

Cannes' Directors Fortnight Includes Michael Cera, Liev Schreiber

April 23, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Lineup of Cannes sidebar includes science fiction, horror and film noir

  

Tribeca 2013: Will Forte Gets Serious - And That Scares Him

April 22, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

For the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, comedy is easy but drama is terrifying

  

Tribeca 2013: On 'Interactive Day,' It's the Who-Needs-Film? Festival

April 21, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

TFI Interactive day focuses on digital storytelling projects that do away with most traditional film techniques

  

Tribeca 2013: Watch Out, Gore Vidal Was Mad as Hell Right to the End

April 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

The meatiest parts of "Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia" find the writer savagely attacking politics, religion and government

  

Cannes Film Festival Lineup Includes Coen Brothers, Roman Polanski and Steven Soderbergh

April 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

Alexander Payne, Nicholas Winding Refn, Asghar Farhadi and James Gray also make the competition lineup at festival

  

Tribeca Prepares for Indie, Interactive Festival in Wake of Boston Bombings

April 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

Downtown Manhattan festival that began after 9/11 says it will take normal security precautions

  

15 Must-See Movies at Tribeca Film Festival

April 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

From a new version of "Star Wars" to a celebration of street dancing, Tribeca runs the gamut

  

Pedro Almodovar's Kinky Comedy 'I'm So Excited!' to Launch L.A. Film Fest

April 10, 2013 By Steve Pond 5 weeks ago

Almodovar film about a group of passengers on a troubled airplane to kick off festival on June 13

  

Evan Rachel Wood, Bryce Dallas-Howard and Whoopi Goldberg Get Jury Dury at Tribeca

April 10, 2013 By Steve Pond 5 weeks ago

Jurors at the Tribeca Film Festival will also include Eva Longoria, Bobby Flay, Paul Haggis, Sheila Nevins, Mira Sorvino and Joe Berlinger

  

Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Fest to Close With De Niro's 'King of Comedy'

March 28, 2013 By Steve Pond 7 weeks ago

Restoration of 1983 Martin Scorsese/Robert De Niro film "The King of Comedy" booked as closing-night Tribeca attraction

  

'The Birds,' 'Beetlejuice' Added to Tribeca Lineup

March 25, 2013 By Steve Pond 7 weeks ago

Tribeca announces free screenings of Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton films, sports programs and endless-loop art-film installation at Museum of Modern Art