The AwardsWatch Podcast #135: Cannes Film Festival awards, reviewing ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and a Tom Cruise filmography face-off
On episode 135 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, as well as AwardsWatch contributor Dan Bayer, as... Read More
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Cannes Review: Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn set their love ablaze in Claire Denis’ steamy Nicaragua-set romance ‘Stars at Noon’ [Grade: A]
Trish (Margaret Qualley) is a journalist whose press card is being revoked and her stay in Nicaragua compromised, and her way of making ends meet... Read More
2022 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Notable auteurs, blockbusters, and the king of rock & roll
Earlier this morning, the lineup for the 75th Cannes Film Festival was revealed by festival director Thierry Fremaux and exiting president Pierre Lescure (who will... Read More
65th San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: Sundance hit ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ Claire Denis’ ‘Both Sides of the Blade,’ special tribute to Michelle Yeoh
Today, SFFILM announced the full lineup for the 65th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in the Americas. The 2022... Read More
Berlinale 2022: Carla Simón’s ‘Alcarràs’ wins Golden Bear for Best Film, Claire Denis named Best Director
The 2022 Berlin Film Festival jury has awarded Alcarràs, Carla Simón’s film about a Catalan farming family facing eviction from their land, the Golden Bear... Read More
Berlinale 2022 review: Vincent Lindon and Juliette Binoche are bursting with love-drenched lust in Claire Denis’ love triangle drama ‘Fire’ (aka ‘Both Sides of the Blade’) [Grade A]
A chance encounter, a glance in the right direction while flicking your hair, and it cannot be unseen: it is your former lover who you... Read More
TIFF adds Special Events, ‘In Conversation With…’ including Barry Jenkins with Claire Denis, Ava DuVernay, Saoirse Ronan and more
TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced today additional TIFF programming for audiences to enjoy as part of TIFF 2020. In Conversation With… talks,... Read More
2019 Cannes: Claire Denis and jury announce winners of the 22nd Cinéfondation Selection
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury headed by Claire Denis and including Stacy Martin, Eran Kolirin, Panos H. Koutras and Cătălin Mitulescu, has awarded the... Read More
Robert Pattinson serves us dad in deep space in first trailer for Claire Denis’ ‘High Life’
In High Life, the English-language debut from iconic director Claire Denis (Beau Travail, 35 Shots of Rhum), Robert Pattinson stars with Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin... Read More
Guilt, Rage, and Love – Examining Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER and Claire Denis’ HIGH LIFE
Historically, the depiction of female emotion on film has been constrained by how palatable it is for the male gaze. Women can laugh, but... Read More
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]