Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2024: The Girl with the Needle, Wild Diamond
The first two competition films had a lot in common, despite being set a century apart.
Ben Kenigsberg is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. He edited the film section of Time Out Chicago from 2011 to 2013 and served as a staff critic for the magazine beginning in 2006. Prior to that, he was a mainstay in the film pages of The Village Voice. He has also written for Variety, Slate, The A.V. Club, and Vulture, among other publications.
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The first two competition films had a lot in common, despite being set a century apart.
This year's Cannes Film Festival opened with a restoration of a silent classic and a meta farce about moviemaking.
Martin Scorsese, who received an honorary Golden Bear, pays tribute to the Archers in a new documentary.
Justine Triet's French courtroom drama won the top prize in Cannes on Saturday night.
Catherine Breillat, Wim Wenders, Alice Rohrwacher, and Ken Loach were the last auteurs to have work premiere in this year's competition.
Víctor Erice returns to feature filmmaking after 30 years. Quentin Tarantino finally visits the Fortnight.
"The Pot-au-Feu," starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, is a delicacy about delicacies.
Wes Anderson's latest nods to far more than just flying-saucer stories.
With Fallen Leaves, Aki Kaurismäki delivers the surprise of the festival so far.
At Cannes, Todd Haynes deconstructs tabloid culture and Justine Triet pays homage to Otto Preminger.