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Forty whole minutes pass before Dancer In The Dark asserts its aspirations to the grand MGM musical tradition. Up…
Palme ThursdayIn Palme Thursday, A.A. Dowd examines the winners of the Palme D’Or, determining how well the films have held up and whether they deserved the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.
Jul 13 2017
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I like to imagine that someone fought passionately for Shrek. It’s an idea that amuses me to no end, thinking about…
May 18 2017
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Call it a victory for the TV-is-the-new-cinema crowd or just proof that the small screen’s talent pool keeps…
Apr 20 2017
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There was a time when the most surefire way to win Cannes was, apparently, to earn the condemnation of the pope.…
Mar 16 2017
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There’s a new Terrence Malick movie in theaters this week. Not long ago, that news would have hit cinephiles like a…
Feb 16 2017
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Among his many claims to fame, the renowned French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau is often remembered as a pioneer…
Jan 26 2017
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Is it irony or just hypocrisy that Harry Caul, the professional snoop Gene Hackman plays in The Conversation, is…
Nov 10 2016
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I shall not fail to uphold my reputation. I am particularly pleased by all the protests and whistles directed at me…
Oct 20 2016
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Festival acclaim isn’t always a perfect barometer for a filmmaker’s importance; plenty of flashes-in-the-pan get…
Sep 29 2016
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It isn’t often that a movie commences with a perfect summary of its own appeal. But that’s exactly what Black…
Aug 11 2016
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Robert Altman. David Cronenberg. Michael Cimino. Stephen Frears. Raúl Ruiz. André Téchiné. Chen Kaige. The Coen…
Jul 21 2016
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Abbas Kiarostami made difficult films. That’s not a criticism, just an observation—one that hasn’t been made too…
Jun 9 2016
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A few weeks ago, 79-year-old British director Ken Loach won the top prize, the coveted Palme D’Or, at the Cannes…
May 12 2016
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There are no guarantees in life, but there might be a couple of them in cinema, and they go by the names of…
Apr 14 2016
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This May, George Miller will join the long list of esteemed artists, industry professionals, and celebrities who…
Mar 17 2016
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Some period pieces are immersive: They succeed, to an extent, in transporting you to another time and place. Others…
Jan 21 2016
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Two film festivals, divided by geography, sensibility, and season: While this year’s Cannes won’t arrive for another…
Nov 12 2015
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From The Third Man to La Dolce Vita, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg to Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now to The Tree Of Life:…
Oct 1 2015
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One of the original goals of this feature, as outlined in the mission statement I wrote two summers ago, was to…
Jul 9 2015
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The best movie you can see in theaters right now—okay, provided you live in one of America’s largest cities—was made…