Review: 'Rust and Bone' and 'After the Battle'

Posted by · 5:38 pm · May 17th, 2012

Guy Lodge reviews two further Competition films from the Cannes Film Festival.

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Could 2012 be a watershed moment in Matthew McConaughey's career?

Posted by · 12:08 pm · May 17th, 2012

The actor finds himself working with a bevy of filmmaking talent this year.

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Review: Young love is a wispy business in 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Posted by · 4:19 pm · May 16th, 2012

The Cannes Film Festival opener finds Wes Anderson on typically whimsical form — but is it enough?

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The house Wes Anderson built: A look at the director's singular troupe

Posted by · 7:30 am · May 16th, 2012

Over the years, director Wes Anderson has established an impressive stable of acting talent, a dedicated troupe of personnel that can slip right into his singular world with ease.

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The Lists: Top 10 Cannes Film Festival losers

Posted by · 6:30 am · May 15th, 2012

With the Cannes Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we round up some the festival’s greatest Competition entries not to win a single award.

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Cannes Check: Walter Salles's 'On the Road'

Posted by · 3:54 am · May 14th, 2012

We continue our preview of the Cannes competition with the long-awaited adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel.

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Cannes Check: Carlos Reygadas's 'Post Tenebras Lux'

Posted by · 12:38 pm · May 13th, 2012

We continue previewing the Cannes competition with the latest from the Mexican director of ‘Silent Light.’

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Cannes Check: Alain Resnais's 'You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet'

Posted by · 6:47 am · May 12th, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the latest from the oldest director in Competition.

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IFC Films and Sundance Selects ready 'On the Road' for the journey

Posted by · 3:55 pm · May 10th, 2012

Ahead of its Cannes premiere, the long-awaited screen adaptation of ‘On the Road’ has found US distribution with IFC and Sundance Selects.

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Cannes Check: Jeff Nichols' 'Mud'

Posted by · 10:55 am · May 10th, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the latest from the director of ‘Take Shelter.’

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Cannes Check: Yousry Nasrallah's 'After the Battle'

Posted by · 3:33 pm · May 9th, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the only African film in the lineup.

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Cannes Check: Cristian Mungiu's 'Beyond the Hills'

Posted by · 11:56 am · May 8th, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the follow-up feature from 2007’s Palme d’Or winner.

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Cannes Check: Sergei Loznitsa's 'In the Fog'

Posted by · 3:08 pm · May 7th, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews.

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Cannes Check: Abbas Kiarostami's 'Like Someone in Love'

Posted by · 5:55 pm · May 3rd, 2012

We continue our preview of this year’s Cannes competition hopefuls with the latest from a former Palme d’Or winner.

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Cannes Check: John Hillcoat's 'Lawless'

Posted by · 5:30 am · May 2nd, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the latest from the director of ‘The Road.’

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Cannes Check: Michael Haneke's 'Amour'

Posted by · 5:00 am · May 1st, 2012

We continue our Cannes competition preview with the latest from a recent Palme d’Or winner.

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Cannes Check: Matteo Garrone's 'Reality'

Posted by · 5:30 am · April 30th, 2012

We continue our preview of the Cannes competition with the latest from the Italian director of ‘Gomorrah.’

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Cannes Check: Andrew Dominik's 'Killing Them Softly'

Posted by · 10:48 am · April 28th, 2012

Continuing our series of Cannes competition previews, we look at this much-anticipated new thriller starring Brad Pitt.

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