THE LATEST FROM EMANUEL
Cannes Film Fest 2026: Pierre Salvadori’s Period Comedy “La Vénus électrique” is Opening Night
Cannes Fest 2026 to Open With 1920s-Set French Movie ‘La Venus Electrique’
Pick of the Week
Cannes Film Fest 2026: Pierre Salvadori’s Period Comedy “La Vénus électrique” is Opening Night
Cannes Fest 2026 to Open With 1920s-Set French Movie ‘La Venus Electrique’
Reviews
New Book about Cannes Fest, President’s Cake, The (2025): First Iraqui Film to Win the Camera d’Or
The film is set in Iraq under Saddam Hussein in the 1990s, after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and during the period of economic sanctions imposed by western countries.
Born for Trouble (aka “Murder in the Big House”) (1942): B. Reeves Eason’s B-Level Crime Picturen
It stars Van Johnson, who is billed above the title, in his first credited screen role during his six-month contract with Warner.
My Undesirable Friends: Part I–Last Air in Moscow (2025): Luktev’s Relevant Documentary–MUBI, April 3
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow, Luktev’s urgent chronicle of Russian journalists in dissent.
Death in Hollywood: Mary Beth Hurt, Actress in “Interiors” Movie, “Crimes of the Heart” Play, Dies at 79
The Iowa native appeared 15 times on Broadway, earning one of her three Tony nominations for the role of Meg Magrath in Crimes of the Heart.
