Egoyan feels the wrath of Cannes with ’The Captive’
The first of three Canadian films gets a chilly reception in Cannes
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Brian D. Johnson
Brian D. Johnson writes about film and the arts for Maclean’s. He’s also a filmmaker, and director of the annual Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Gala.
The agony and the ecstasy of Turner and Timbuktu
From Mali to Mike Leigh, the Cannes competition opens with two films that find terror in rhapsodic landscapes
A game Nicole Kidman can’t save graceless ’Grace of Monaco’
Kidman says she identified with Grace Kelly through the ’gilded cage’ of her marriage to Tom Cruise
Canada’s year in Cannes
With an unprecedented three features in competition, this is Canada’s Olympic moment in Cannes
Panama is ready for its close-up
Inspired by TIFF, Latin America’s fastest-growing film festival finds its own voice
Noah: The Ark of Darkness
Russell Crowe portrays the prophet as a biblical superhero, an antediluvian dark knight
Off the menu: ’Nymphomaniac’ and ’The Lunchbox’
In Lars von Trier’s hard-core tale of a sex addict, his intellectual promiscuity trumps titillation
Welcome to the dollhouse: ’The Grand Budapest Hotel’
With an all-star cast, Wes Anderson makes his most entertaining film—and unleashes the comedian in Ralph Fiennes
Villeneuve, Cronenberg and the two Jakes
With ’Enemy,’ a Quebec auteur doubles down on Jake Gyllenhaal in a diabolical portrait of Toronto
Canadian Screen Awards spread the wealth—among Quebec talent
’Enemy’ and ’Gabrielle’ dominate the film prizes; ’Orphan Black,’ ’Call Me Fitz’ and ’Jack’ win TV trophies