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Film of the Week: The Tribe

By Jonathan Romney
May 23, 2014
Written on the body: a violent school mafia speaks only in sign language, in the Critics Week prize-winner at Cannes

Cannes Diary #5

By Eugene Hernandez
May 22, 2014
Xavier Dolan is no stranger to Cannes, but his first film to premiere in competition, Mommy, has the festival abuzz

Cannes Roundtable #1

By Film Comment
May 22, 2014
Gavin Smith, Todd McCarthy, Scott Foundas, Wesley Morris, and Marco Grosoli debate the standouts from Cannes

Kaiju Shakedown: Dream Projects at HAF

By Grady Hendrix
May 22, 2014
What sort of movies do directors really want to make? A look at the oddities and wonders proposed at the Hong Kong Asia Financing Forum

Fassbinder Diary #1: Love Is Colder Than Death

By Abbey Bender
May 21, 2014
First film's first: our marathon celebrating the Film Society of Lincoln Center's retrospective begins. Watch this spot!

Cannes Diary #4

By Eugene Hernandez
May 20, 2014
Marion Cotillard fights for her livelihood in the Dardennes' Two Days, One Night

Cannes Diary #3

By Eugene Hernandez
May 19, 2014
David Cronenberg and Julianne Moore talk Hollywood desperation and Maps to the Stars at Cannes

Cannes Diary #2

By Eugene Hernandez
May 17, 2014
Bertrand Bonello’s unconventional biopic Saint Laurent explores the personal trials of the fashion designer

Fassbinder A to Z

By Steven Mears and Max Nelson
May 16, 2014
A guide to the German New Waver's most frequent collaborators

Cleaning out the Closet: Fassbinder’s Fashion

By Abbey Bender
May 16, 2014
Examining the interaction between style and character in Beware a Holy Whore, The Merchant of Four Seasons, and World on a Wire