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If Auguste Rodin’s Thinker is the classical embodiment of concentration, then Scarlett Johansson answering a question might be its contemporary counterpart. In a small room of a Cannes hotel, she arri…
Paul Mescal first encountered The History of Sound in an unlikely place: a hotel bed in Australia, fresh out of quarantine, just before Christmas. He had been in the country shooting Benjamin Millepie…
“Australia has some great comedy,” says Kyle Marvin. “You guys are doing it right.” “Yeah,” agrees Marvin’s collaborator, Michael Angelo Corvino. “We were really disappointed not to make it over to t…
First Light is an astonishing debut feature from acclaimed Australian photographer James J. Robinson, and a film perfectly placed in the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Bright Horizons competi…
Typically, when the Melbourne International Film Festival announces its Bright Horizons competition selection, the most newsworthy feature is that annual reminder that the festival’s $140,000 prize is…
One of the most powerful moments at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — and perhaps in its history — came when Iranian director Jafar Panahi learned he had won the Palme d’Or. As jury president Juliett…
When the 2024 Cannes Film Festival lineup dropped, one film in particular sent shockwaves across the internet: The Surfer, an Australian-set psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage. Director Lorc…
Over the last year, no director has had the ascent of Coralie Fargeat. The French filmmaker has gone from indie genre darling to one of the most talked-about directors in Hollywood. Her 2017 debut, Re…
In the wake of its success at the Golden Globes and its current frontrunner status at the Academy Awards, Brady Corbet’s film The Brutalist has been one of the most acclaimed and discussed films of th…
Few filmmakers have explored the human condition through technology and biology as David Cronenberg. Long a fan of blending experimental technology with the corporeal in films like Videodrome, The Fly…
Filmmaker Todd Haynes spoke about his aborted project with Joaquin Phoenix during an in-depth conversation at the Marrakech International Film Festival. “What happened this summer was tough,” Haynes…
"I've been doing this for 24 years," says Mélita Toscan du Plantier, a tone of defiance cutting through her voice. "I meet people everywhere I go. At the Oscars, at the BAFTAs, at C…