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Cannes 2026: Ten Films That Redefine the Festival
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Cannes 2026: Ten Films That Redefine the Festival

Rolling Stone’s Cannes 2026 rundown highlights ten standout titles—from Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden and Sorogoyen’s The Beloved to Club Kid and a director’s cut of Ken Russell’s The Devils—along with several strong restagings and bold new voices (Ben’imana, Fatherland, Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean, Minotaur, Paper Tiger, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma). The piece underscores intimate character studies, sharp satire on moviemaking, and restorations that resonate today, while noting honorable mentions and brisk industry buzz around acquisitions and next-year anticipation.

A Quiet Cannes, Loud Cinema: Critics’ Top 20 Picks
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A Quiet Cannes, Loud Cinema: Critics’ Top 20 Picks

Variety’s Cannes critics pick 20 standout titles from the 2026 festival, highlighting bold international cinema—from Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden and Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure to Club Kid, Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean and Rehearsals for a Revolution—showing that a quieter Cannes still delivered high-impact, diverse storytelling across genres and voices.

Cannes 2026: Fashion Takes the Spotlight on the Croisette
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Cannes 2026: Fashion Takes the Spotlight on the Croisette

Cannes 2026 offered a fashion-forward spectacle on the Croisette, with Demi Moore, Bella Hadid, John Travolta, Sebastian Stan and other stars delivering standout red-carpet moments—from Moore’s oversized hot-pink bow and decaying hem to Travolta’s beret and Bella Hadid’s gilded archival gown—underscoring the festival as a global stage where fashion and cinema collide.

Cannes 2026 Palme d’Or Front-Runners: Early Odds and Hidden Gems
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Cannes 2026 Palme d’Or Front-Runners: Early Odds and Hidden Gems

IndieWire surveys the Cannes 2026 Palme d’Or field, naming Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, Fukada’s Nagi Notes, Bourgeois-Tacquet’s A Woman’s Life, and Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss as early bets, while Farhadi’s Parallel Tales earns polarized notices; the festival opened with The Electric Kiss, several titles have drawn strong reactions or standing ovations (including two Japanese entries), and 18 competition titles remain to be evaluated by a jury led by Park Chan-wook, whose varied tastes could shift the odds. Buzzier Un Certain Regard titles Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Club Kid are not in competition yet, underscoring how unpredictable the race remains.

Cannes 2026: 22 Must-See Titles Shaping the Festival
entertainment15 days ago

Cannes 2026: 22 Must-See Titles Shaping the Festival

Rolling Stone’s Cannes 2026 preview highlights 22 anticipated titles across competition and side programs, from Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden and a Richard Avedon documentary by Ron Howard to Bitter Christmas, John Lennon: The Last Interview, The Samurai and the Prisoner, Parallel Tales and other drama, thriller, and documentary entries that underscore a richly stacked festival lineup as it opens May 12, 2026.

Cannes Director Seeks Hollywood Comeback as 2026 Fest Goes On
entertainment15 days ago

Cannes Director Seeks Hollywood Comeback as 2026 Fest Goes On

Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux acknowledged Hollywood’s absence from the 2026 festival but expressed hope that studio films will return to premiere at Cannes, noting studios’ own release strategies post‑COVID and post‑strikes. He said some projects were discussed (e.g., Universal’s Fast & Furious 25th‑anniversary event) but nothing was guaranteed, and despite fewer Hollywood premieres the lineup still features U.S. titles, with the industry urged to stay patient as it reconfigures.

Annecy 2026 Lineup: Gervais, Judge, Bird Lead a Packed Animation Showcase
entertainment28 days ago

Annecy 2026 Lineup: Gervais, Judge, Bird Lead a Packed Animation Showcase

Annecy International Animation Film Festival today announced its 2026 lineup, led by Ricky Gervais giving a masterclass on Netflix’s Alley Cats, Mike Judge receiving the Honorary Cristal, and Brad Bird discussing his Ray Gunn project, with stop-motion greats the Brothers Quay also being honored. Travis Knight attends with a Wildwood exhibition. The festival runs June 21–27, opening with Minions & Monsters, and features previews and footage from major studios (Disney, Pixar, WB Animation) across its Official Selection and Contrechamp lineups, along with a new year‑round hub for animation.

Tribeca’s 25th Slate Unveils Record 103 World Premieres and A-List Lineup
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Tribeca’s 25th Slate Unveils Record 103 World Premieres and A-List Lineup

Tribeca Festival’s 25th edition features a record 103 world premiere feature films (out of 117 features and 86 shorts) and a star-studded lineup that includes Aubrey Plaza, Paul Rudd and Quentin Tarantino, with the festival running June 3–14 and including Tribeca X. Highlights include opening-night Earth, Wind & Fire doc and closing-night Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen, plus a slate spanning galas, spotlights, and documentaries across narratives and international selections.

Tribeca Turns 25 With 118 Films and a Music-Forward Lineup
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Tribeca Turns 25 With 118 Films and a Music-Forward Lineup

The Tribeca Festival’s 25th edition in New York runs June 3–14 with 118 feature films (103 world premieres) and 86 shorts, opening with Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire doc and closing with Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen, plus a heavy slate of music-focused docs and live performances and a diverse lineup across Spotlight, Narrative, and Documentary screenings.

Cannes 2026 pivots to auteur cinema with a star-studded lineup
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Cannes 2026 pivots to auteur cinema with a star-studded lineup

The 79th Cannes Film Festival unveils an almost exclusively auteur-driven lineup, with Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Paweł Pawlikowski, László Nemes and Asghar Farhadi among those competing for the Palme d’Or, joined by Andrey Zvyagintsev, Cristian Mungiu and others for high-profile premieres such as Bitter Christmas, Fatherland, Moulin, Fjord and Minotaur; Kore-eda and Ryusuke Hamaguchi also present new works (Sheep in the Box and All of a Sudden). The main competition is notably sparse on American directors, save for Ira Sachs’ The Man I Love; Un Certain Regard features Gillian Anderson in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, and Cara Delevingne appears in Club Kid. Travolta debuts Propeller One-Way Night Coach, Soderbergh screens John Lennon: The Last Interview, and Cantona is the subject of a special screenings feature. Park Chan-wook will chair the jury as Cannes confirms roughly 2,491 submissions from 141 countries, with more titles likely to be added before the May 12–23, 2026 festival.