Paul Mescal reflected on masculinity in film during the Cannes press conference for “The History of Sound,” saying that he thinks cinema is “moving away” from alpha male roles. Mescal stars in Oliver Hermanus’ gay romance alongside Josh O’Connor, with the two playing musicians who travel to New England together in the summer of 1919 […]

Falcon Pictures is betting big on genre-bending with its latest Warkop DKI project, tapping acclaimed Thai filmmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun to write what promises to be the most unconventional entry yet in the beloved Indonesian comedy franchise. The production house has revealed that Pisanthanakun, the creative force behind international horror hits “Shutter” and “Pee Mak,” will […]

The saga of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has dragged on long enough, and complicatedly enough, to render a number of past films about him, if not obsolete, clear period pieces. Documentaries like Alex Gibney’s 2013 “We Steal Secrets” and Laura Poitras’ 2016 “Risk,” both produced during the Obama era, are informed by a very different […]

The Pakistan Crescent Collective made a triumphant return to the Cannes Film Market this week, presenting a powerhouse panel that positioned filmmaking as an act of creative defiance against decades of limiting stereotypes. The collective’s “New Wave Pakistan: Telling Global Stories, Rooted at Home” panel drew industry attention to a cinematic movement that’s rewriting the […]

Charli xcx first declared a “Joachim Trier summer” at Coachella, and now Elle Fanning — one of the stars of his new film “Sentimental Value” — is doubling down. On Thursday, Fanning rocked a white T-shirt bearing the phrase to the Cannes press conference for the film, which earned the longest standing ovation of the […]

Mubi has bought Mascha Schilinski‘s Cannes competition film “Sound of Falling” for the U.S. and a string of international territories, Variety has learned. Besides the U.S. Mubi has taken “Sound of Falling” for the U.K., Ireland, Turkey and India. The drama, which world premiered last week to rave reviews, marks Schilinski’s follow-up to her 2017 […]