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Cannes Film Festival

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Funding Issues Block Local Film Students From Screening in France

    the whale [trailer] from Jaime Chapin on Vimeo.Back in the fall of 2010, a group of senior film students at the University of North Texas wrote, shot and directed The Whale, a hauntingly beautiful short feature about a little boy, a wretchedly abusive family, and the transcendent power of imaginatio ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Best Films: 10 for 2012

    You better watch out.

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Best Films of 2011: People of the Year

    Some of our notables showed great courage this year, others are simply notorious, but all 10 had a big impact in 2011.

  • News

    December 22, 2011
  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Yes They Cannes: Producers, Agents Shopping Dallas Buyer's Club 'Round France

    Photo by Patrick Michels​After 10 long years of maybes, doubtfuls and dunnos, it would appear that The Dallas Buyer's Club, the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, is closer to becoming a big-screen reality: Relativity Media today issued a press release announcing that co-producer Robbie Brenner is sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2011

    The Real Deal...Or Is It?

    Photo by Patrick Michels​After 10 long years of maybes, doubtfuls and dunnos, it would appear that The Dallas Buyer's Club, the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, is closer to becoming a big-screen reality: Relativity Media today issued a press release announcing that co-producer Robbie Brenner is sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Rob Allyn Used to Run Local Politics. Now He's Making Movies in Indonesia.

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    Karina Longworth's Top 10 Movies of 2010

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2010

    Cannes Wrap-up: The Cannes crew picked a true winner, but the best of the fest wasn't even allowed to compete

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Film

    May 20, 2010

    A Week Into Cannes and Our Critic Sends His Best Regards

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Film

    May 6, 2010

    In No One Knows About Persian Cats, You Get To Know Tehran's Underground Music Scene

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    The Team Is In Stop-Motion

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    As Read for the Screen

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    Who Is He And Why?

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Film

    February 18, 2010

    The White Ribbon

    Rob Allyn​Longtime observers of the local political landscape probably hear the name Rob Allyn and think of the Trinity River Corridor Project (Schutze insists it was Allyn who came up with those solar-powered water taxis), myriad mayoral campaigns, those Dubya ads attacking John McCain's environm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    James Faust, Who Programmed AFI Dallas, Now More or Less Running the Whole Fest

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2009

    Our Own Glorious Basterds, J. Hoberman, Robert Wilonsky And Scott Foundas Put Their Minds Together And Come Up With Their Favorite Films of 2009

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • Film

    November 19, 2009

    Antichrist

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    Nontuple Feature

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Let's Pretend

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    City, Country

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    Sin City

    Dallas Film SocietyFrom left: James Faust, a Fresh Prince and Michael Cain at Cannes in 2008​A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some changes at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Roll Call

    The Modern calls The Class to order

  • Film

    May 22, 2008

    Shots in the Dark

    Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    With a New Song, Norah Jones' Big-Screen Bow Gets a Dallas Date

    Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    Film 2007: Hit List

    The top movies of 2007

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    Play on Point of View in Diving Bell

    Julian Schnabel sees only treacle in the story that inspired his Diving Bell

  • Film

    November 15, 2007

    Nothing Left Behind in Southland Tales

    Julian Schnabel sees only treacle in the story that inspired his Diving Bell

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    Is There a Doctor in the House?

    Health, in life and film, dominates Cannes

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    Palm d'Hoberman

    Our one-man jury bestows honors on the best of Cannes 2007.

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    Savage Love

    Tom Kalin's Cannes comeback.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007
  • Film

    April 5, 2007

    Fighting Irish

    Year-in-the-life of the IRA speaks volumes about our current fog of war

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    Come Clean

    Year-in-the-life of the IRA speaks volumes about our current fog of war

  • Film

    April 6, 2006

    Belgian Waffling

    A street hustler sells his child, then fights to undo his mistake

  • Film

    August 4, 2005

    Flower Power

    Bill Murray is an aging Don Juan revisiting former loves in Broken Flowers

  • Culture

    February 26, 2004

    Advance Screening

    Pssst, wanna see a movie that isn't out yet...legally?

  • Film

    May 8, 2003

    West Bank Story

    From Palestine comes an absurdist look at life under Intifada

  • Film

    May 1, 2003

    Victor Victorious

    Raising Victor Vargas draws remarkable performances from an untrained cast

  • Film

    January 23, 2003

    God Forsaken

    The brutal, brilliant City of God takes us inside Rio de Janeiro's urban decay

  • Culture

    May 23, 2002

    The Prince

    At long last, the Godfather's son makes his first film, and it was not easy

  • Film

    March 21, 2002

    Cannes Do

    At the French film fest, art and commerce do a nasty mating dance

  • Film

    February 7, 2002

    Hell Hole

    Two soldiers are stranded in No Man's Land, where no one wins

  • Film

    October 26, 2000

    Beasts of Burden

    Drunken Horses, and the children who must lead them over rocks and mines

  • Film

    June 1, 2000

    Sheer Paradise

    A beautiful film from Iran explores beauty both physical and spiritual

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2000

    Swank sweat lodge

    Drummers of West Africa bring the roots of rock to Fort Worth

  • Film

    December 17, 1998

    Soul of the matter

    Shohei Imamura fishes in troubled waters in The Eel

  • Film

    October 24, 1996

    Fantastic voyage

    Spike Lee's Get on the Bus takes us to amazing places

  • Film

    March 21, 1996

    Sky Walker

    The White Balloon sails atop simple storytelling

  • Film

    January 5, 1995

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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