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?
By Wolfgang Höbel May 15, 2009
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And also killing people. The Pinochet-era ultra-dark comedy "Tony Manero" is the feel-bad movie of the year
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 3, 2009
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The filmmakers talk about telling the story of "the world's most dangerous job"
June 26, 2009
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French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours."
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 15, 2009
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The independent film icon talks about making a ravishing action movie with no action -- and why he'll never direct a Hollywood blockbuster.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 30, 2009
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Andrew O'Hehir interviews the filmmakers about how what we buy at the market affects the way our food is made
June 12, 2009
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Classic scenes of love, romance and destruction in the New York subway.
By Jacqueline Linge
June 12, 2009
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The porn star turns indie escort in Soderbergh's latest film
May 22, 2009
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Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir on how the new "Star Trek" captures the essence of the iconic series.
May 8, 2009
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The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet.
May 7, 2009
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Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project.
May 3, 2009
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We go fear mongering with this compilation of our favorite clips of scary outbreaks
May 1, 2009
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The filmmakers behind "Sugar" discuss casting a film in the Dominican Republic and working in Iowa.
April 3, 2009
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The actress discusses her latest project on the natural world and how she learned the intricacies of the sex lives of fish.
April 1, 2009
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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.
By Stephanie Zacharek
March 27, 2009
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Andrew O'Hehir interviews director Cary Fukunaga about the making of his first feature, "Sin Nombre."
March 19, 2009
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Andrew O'Hehir talks to the director about his classic political thriller and whether it would be possible to make the movie today.
March 13, 2009
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Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir disagree on whether the faithful retelling of the book is a brilliant spectacle or a dull re-creation.
March 6, 2009
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Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss rooting for the little guy during this year's Academy Awards.
February 20, 2009
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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.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 29, 2009
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Heartbreaking French family saga "A Christmas Tale" tops the list in a strong year for documentaries and foreign-language films.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 27, 2008
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Watch Andrew O'Hehir interview "Waltz With Bashir" director Ari Folman about the process of remembering the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon.
December 26, 2008
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Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir talk about their favorite movies of 2008.
December 24, 2008
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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.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 22, 2008
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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"?
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 10, 2008
The Cannes death rattle
Disco dancin' with the dictator
Interview with Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal
Inventing a family
Jim Jarmusch takes control
"The Education of Charlie Banks"
Everyone looks great in a tux
Young, black, sexy and sad in San Francisco
The 10 best indie movies of 2008
"I chose to forget everything I could"
Indies thrive in a dying economy
An indie chick, her dog and the 2008 depression
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald