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The Cannes death rattle The Cannes death rattle

The Hollywood elite may be headed to the south of France this week, but the mood is gloomy. Has the moment for big film festivals -- and the enthusiasm for art-house cinema -- passed?
  • Disco dancin' with the dictator

    And also killing people. The Pinochet-era ultra-dark comedy "Tony Manero" is the feel-bad movie of the year
  • Interview with Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal

    The filmmakers talk about telling the story of "the world's most dangerous job"
  • Inventing a family

    French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours."
  • Jim Jarmusch takes control

    The independent film icon talks about making a ravishing action movie with no action -- and why he'll never direct a Hollywood blockbuster.
  • Michael Pollan and Robert Kenner on "Food, Inc."

    Andrew O'Hehir interviews the filmmakers about how what we buy at the market affects the way our food is made
  • Great moments in subway cinema

    Classic scenes of love, romance and destruction in the New York subway.
  • Interview with Sasha Grey

    The porn star turns indie escort in Soderbergh's latest film
  • Captain Kirk is a rock star

    Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir on how the new "Star Trek" captures the essence of the iconic series.
  • Interview with Kirby Dick

    The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet.
  • How to make a film about Rachel Corrie

    Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project.
  • Pigs! Birds! Flu! Zombies!

    We go fear mongering with this compilation of our favorite clips of scary outbreaks
  • Baseball and a movie

    The filmmakers behind "Sugar" discuss casting a film in the Dominican Republic and working in Iowa.
  • Isabella Rossellini on "Green Porno"

    The actress discusses her latest project on the natural world and how she learned the intricacies of the sex lives of fish.
  • "The Education of Charlie Banks"

    Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst makes his directorial debut with this surprisingly quiet, introspective film about a sheltered Ivy League student visited by a bully from his past.
  • "I rode the train with immigrants"

    Andrew O'Hehir interviews director Cary Fukunaga about the making of his first feature, "Sin Nombre."
  • Costa-Gavras on "Z"

    Andrew O'Hehir talks to the director about his classic political thriller and whether it would be possible to make the movie today.
  • The dark world of "Watchmen"

    Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir disagree on whether the faithful retelling of the book is a brilliant spectacle or a dull re-creation.
  • Everyone looks great in a tux

    Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss rooting for the little guy during this year's Academy Awards.
  • Young, black, sexy and sad in San Francisco

    A tender African-American love story set in the capital of white hipsterdom, "Medicine for Melancholy" is the perfect indie debut for the early Obama era.
  • The 10 best indie movies of 2008

    Heartbreaking French family saga "A Christmas Tale" tops the list in a strong year for documentaries and foreign-language films.
  • "I chose to forget everything I could"

    Watch Andrew O'Hehir interview "Waltz With Bashir" director Ari Folman about the process of remembering the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon.
  • Salon critics pick flix

    Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir talk about their favorite movies of 2008.
  • Indies thrive in a dying economy

    There were no "Juno"-scale hits, several distributors went under and the economy's in the crapper. But contrary to all reason, 2008 was a good year for independent film.
  • An indie chick, her dog and the 2008 depression

    Will Oscar notice Michelle Williams' pitch-perfect performance as the dead-broke slacker gal who loses her dog in the wrenching, intriguing "Wendy and Lucy"?
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