Escaping Iran and Why the Regime Won’t ‘Last Long’: We Can’t ‘Allow Them to Go on Holding People Hostage’
Cannes Film Fest 2024: Directors–Mohammad Rasoulof, Dissident Filmmaker, Escaping Iran
May 23, 2024 by
Simon of the Mountain: Critics’ Week Winner (Cannes Film Fest 2024)
May 23, 2024 by
Simon of the Mountain, directed by Federico Luis – and marking his feature debut – was awarded Cannes’ Critics Week Grand Prix.
Anora: Sean Baker’s Actress–“I’ve Never Had Character Written for Me, I Was in Disbelief”
May 22, 2024 by
Director Sean Baker and his Anora star Mikey Madison speak about the “collaborative” process of portraying sex workers,
Cannes Film Fest 2024: Directors–Schrader, Paul–“Oh, Canada,” Starring Richard Gere
May 22, 2024 by
For the first time since his 1988 drama Patty Hearst, Schrader is back in what he calls “the main show” — in competition for the Palme d’Or — with Oh, Canada.
Apprentice, The: Abbasi’s Trump Movie Ignites Controversy Over Rape Scene (Cannes Film Fest 2024)
May 21, 2024 by
In Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) violently throws his then-wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) to the ground and proceeds to have nonconsensual sex with her.
