David Canfield

2 days ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

It began, as things often do these days, with a DM. Megan Stalter opened her Instagram inbox and saw a message from Lena Dunham asking to discuss a project. A mega-fan of Girls, Stalter couldn’t initially believe that one of her TV idols had made direct contact. But Dunham had. And in a follow-up Zoom, Dunham offered Stalter a lead role in her new series, Too Much, on the spot. “That’s why the internet is so great,” Stalter tells me.

2 days ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

When Wagner Moura last attended the Cannes Film Festival exactly 20 years ago, he met Kleber Mendonça Filho, then a critic and journalist. Mendonça Filho was interviewing Moura about the film Lower City, which was set in Moura’s hometown of Salvador; the two hit it off over their shared Northeast Brazil background, with Mendonça Filho hailing from the city of Recife. They stayed in touch.

4 days ago | ew.com | David Canfield |Kevin Jacobsen

Certain classics like Little Women have been adapted multiple times, with each generation of moviegoer getting their definitive version. Some movies have become treasured childhood favorites of their own, such as The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins , arguably overshadowing the books on which they were based. There's always a bit of tension when it comes to filmmakers adapting books that people adore — especially for beloved children's books that leave an indelible mark on readers at an early age.

4 days ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | David Canfield |Kevin Jacobsen

There's always a bit of tension when it comes to filmmakers adapting books that people adore — especially for beloved children's books that leave an indelible mark on readers at an early age. But some movies really do honor the feeling and message of their source material and show why the author's words are so rich with cinematic potential. Certain classics like Little Women have been adapted multiple times, with each generation of moviegoer getting their definitive version.

5 days ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

By this time next week, Vanity Fair chief critic Richard Lawson and Hollywood correspondent David Canfield will be deep into the 2025 Cannes Film Festival—and will have already identified a few favorite titles. For now, though, they can still speculate about which films might pop most at a festival that has become not only the most prestigious on the international cinema circuit, but perhaps the most crucial in introducing each year's Oscar contenders.