CANNES - Most likely in sheer desperation at having to say anything at all about Colin Farrell dud "Dead Man Down," veteran critic David Thomson recently turned his review into a plea to Hollywood casting di...
I thought "Waltz With Bashir" was a gorgeous film. I didn't think it always hit the same heights dramatically that it did visually, but it was an intriguing way to give a fresh look to what is essentially a ...
Hugh Dancy ("Hannibal) and his wife Claire Danes ("Homeland") pose with CBS News' Bob Schieffer at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
When the Official Selection for this year's Cannes Film Festival was announced on Thursday, the film I was perhaps most surprised to see left out was Ari Folman's "The Congress." The film was ready in time f...
In the blessed six months between the Venice Film Festival and the Academy Awards ceremony -- the Oscar off-season, if you will -- the Cannes Film Festival is the chief hub of speculation and spitballing in the presti...
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim
Iranian auteur Farhadi's last two features, "About Elly" and "A Separation," premiered modestly at the Berlinale. But follo...
The mastermind of the "Up" series checks all of the requisite boxes. From "Coal Miner's Daughter" to "Gorillas in the Mist," he has displayed confidence with the biopic format and honorin...
Stars: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts. Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Chris Cooper, Sam Shepard, Margo Martindale
Release Date: TBD
Festival Speculation: Venice, ...
I finally finished Netflix's "House of Cards" late last week. As promised, I have a review of the entire first season — so don't read if you haven't finished yet and don't want to be spoiled — ...
By the time you read this, you’ve had the opportunity to watch all 13 hours of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” though I’m guessing most of you haven’t had that kind of free time. (As I ...
