• Good Morning Hollywood, March 31: Spy Kids

    The movie business takes on piracy with one collegiate spy and a bunch of lawyers

  • Facebook Group: We’ll Pay to Read Todd McCarthy

    Ousted Variety critic draws fan support, lands a gig with New York Film Festival selection committee

  • ‘Coco and Igor’ Sounds and Looks Good, but …

    The closing night selection of the festival, "Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky," a tale of romance between historic figures, succeeded in the environment of its premiere simply because it was soothing on the eyes.   After 12 days of intense viewing sessions, the opportunity to gaze at something beautiful for two hours seemed like a…

  • ‘Dogtooth’ Drama Takes Cannes Prize for ‘Un Certain Regard’

    Ahead of Sunday evening’s announcement of the festival’s Palme d’Or winner, Cannes anointed its champions of the Un Certain Regard sidebar.   The winners are a refreshingly unique bunch that ought to benefit from the added attention. Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s "Dogtooth" took home the top honor, and I can attest to its merits.  …

  • From Cannes: Campion Revisits Glory, Tragedy

    The director of “Bright Star” opens up about loss and the love that grows in her new film.

    From Cannes: Campion Revisits Glory, Tragedy
  • The Smell of Bordeaux in the Morning; Campion’s ‘Bright Star’ Sells

    Ah, France. Where the people smell of red wine at 8:30 in the morning, and where they’ll happily charge you $5 for a croissant along the Cannes croisette. Remember you’re in France, so even though half of Hollywood swarms across the town, so does the entire European and international movie industry. So here, Hollywood is in…