Cannes2013

Because of ‘Duddy Kravitz’ Dreyfuss did ‘Jaws’—but he couldn’t get a berth on Spielberg’s yacht in Cannes

Film critic Brian D. Johnson’s best photos from the festival

“We were privileged, not embarrassed, to be flies on the wall,” said jury president Steven Spielberg. “We were absolutely spellbound.”

Noted in Cannes: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton and Roman Polanski

In conversation with Brian D. Johnson

Brian D. Johnson’s latest dispatch from the Croisette

Spielberg may be heading the festival’s jury, but the A-list stars, and the action, are very far from L.A.

After ‘Duddy,’ he feared he’d never work again, and begged Spielberg for the role

“In terms of being in bed with Michael Douglas,” says Matt Damon, “I now have things in common with Sharon Stone and Glenn Close.”

Portrait of a failed folkie lights up Cannes

Brian D. Johnson reports on the drama — on and off the screen

From Gatsby’s glamour to Mexico’s drug wars, Brian D. Johnson on Cannes’ contrasts