Cannes: With The 'Congress,' Ari Folman votes for new audacity

CANNES, France--Few independent directors have won as many plaudits for their visual inventiveness as Ari Folman. Five years ago, the...

Cannes 2013: A very French celebration

CANNES, France -- The audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, if they are so moved, really know how to do things right when it comes to...

Cannes 2013: 'Salinger,' 'Osage County' among Weinstein hopefuls

Cannes, France--With award-season hits such as “The Silver Linings Playbook” and “Django Unchained,” the Weinstein...

Cannes 2013: For 'Blue Ruin' helmer, a new path to career-building

CANNES, France--Most of the attention at the Cannes Film Festival this week centers on the big names--Nicolas Refn, Alexander Payne, James...

Asghar Farhadi goes for maximum emotional impact in his films

CANNES, France — "Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to...

Directors have enjoyed setting movies at the Cannes Film Festival

Not many of us will ever get to the fabulous Cannes Film Festival currently taking place in the glamorous French resort town. But there is a...

Gunshot scare at Cannes involves 'Django' actor Christoph Waltz

CANNES -- An incident apparently involving a gun briefly interrupted a French television interview with actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel...

Cannes 2013: For Octavia Spencer, a new stop with 'Fruitvale Station'

CANNES, France -- You’d expect a savvy pro such as Octavia Spencer to have dropped in on the Cannes Film Festival once or twice over...

Cannes 2013: Weinstein Co. to make 'Crouching Tiger' sequel

Harvey Weinstein says he loved the martial arts blockbuster “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

'Bling Ring' inspiration came from Kardashians, Emma Watson says

"The Bling Ring" had Emma Watson "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

Cannes 2013: Emma Watson says 'Bling Ring' 'wasn't about stealing'

CANNES -- Few people can call watching reality TV a professional obligation. But Emma Watson found herself in just that position researching...

Cannes 2013: 'Touch of Sin' a corrosive depiction of Chinese society

CANNES, France -- Films dealing with societal corruption may be nothing new for Western audiences. But in China, where the government...

Cannes 2013: Chile's onetime cult king still the wizard of weird

CANNES, France — The Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky has made only seven features in his nearly half-century career, but his...

Cannes 2013: Opening night welcomes 'Great Gatsby,' Euro-style

CANNES, France -- The movie world feted an old friend Wednesday night, or at least an old sport.

Cannes 2013: Seen at the Carlton

CANNES, France -- While the Cannes Film Festival turns all the hotels on La Croisette, this city’s beachfront main street, into...

Cannes keeps being film industry's place to be

— It's been 42 years since I first covered the Cannes Film Festival. Arriving on the French Riviera this week, I was struck by how...

Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema

— Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as...

Bernardo Bertolucci to chair Venice Film Festival jury

Oscar-winning Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, a self-described recluse who receded from the public eye a decade ago, will preside over...

Los Angeles Film Festival 2013: Film Independent unveils lineup

"Only God Forgives," Nicolas Winding Refn's follow-up to "Drive", will have its North American premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival...

Tribeca 2013: 'Rocket,' 'Bridegroom' win fest's audience prizes

NEW YORK -- Kim Mordaunt’s Laos-set tale “The Rocket” continued its stratospheric ride through the festival universe...