Some eagerly awaited premieres are bowing this year, including new films from Steve McQueen, Almodovar, Todd Haynes and Jonathan Glazer.
Cannes Film Fest: History and Memory–Johnny Depp Brought “Fear and Loathing,” Playing Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson
October 4, 2023 by
Before he stepped into the shoes of Louis XV for Jeanne du Barry, the actor played drug-addled gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson to great effect in Terry Gilliam’s 1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Cannes Film Fest 2023: Last Summer–Catherine Breillat Breaks Sexual Taboos in Steamy Tale of Passion between a Boy and his Stepmother
October 2, 2023 by
Catherine Breillat Breaks Sexual Taboos in Story of Passion and Betrayal
Cannes Film Fest 2023: Oscar Contenders–Past and Present
October 2, 2023 by
How many — and which — of the films at this year’s Cannes Fest would take the Oscar route–as nominees or contenders?
Cannes Film Fest 2023: About Dry Grasses, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Absorbing Drama of Teacher-Pupil Conflict
October 2, 2023 by
The latest film from the Turkish filmmaker is a Chekhovian film about a schoolteacher accused of abuse by a female student.
