Cannes Film Fest 1962: Year 15–Tie in Both Acting Awards–Taste of Honey and Long Day’s Journey Into Night

The jury honored all the actors in the ensemble of Lumet’s adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play, Long Day’s Journey Into Night.

Irreversible (1998): Gaspar Noe’s Bold, Audacious, Sick, Ugly, Mesmerizing, Scintillating Feature (French Extreme Cinema) (Cinema of the Body)

Irréversible (French pronunciation: ​[iʁevɛʁsibl]) is a 2002 French psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel It depicts the events of a tragic night in Paris as two men attempt to avenge the brutal rape and beating of the woman they love. The film is […]

Hollywood Scandals: Murraygate–Bill Murray Speaks Out on Alleged Misconduct

I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way–Bill Murray

French Cinema: Extremist Cinema of the Body–Horror Genre and beyond

Smith identifies five films that exemplify the new wave of horror in France: High Tension, Them, Frontier(s), Inside and Martyrs.

Firebird: Tale of Forbidden Gay Love in Soviet Union

A romantic drama set in the Cold War-era USSR is based on a Russian actor’s memoir about his love affair with a fighter pilot.