Kyle Buchanan

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Kyle Buchanan

Awards strategists used to be wary of the Cannes Film Festival, claiming it came too early in the calendar to launch a lasting Oscar campaign. They don't say that anymore. The last two editions of Cannes have proved to be a veritable gold rush, producing three best-picture nominees each. The 2024 festival proved particularly fruitful, as films that premiered at Cannes - including "Emilia Pérez," "The Substance," "Flow" and the eventual best-picture winner, "Anora" - won a combined nine Oscars.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kyle Buchanan

As someone who covers Oscar season, I understand the temptation to turn artistic achievements into a horse race. Still, when it comes to the way these standing ovations are reported, appearances can be deceiving. First, some background. After a film's closing credits conclude at Cannes, a camera is trained on the cast and director, broadcasting their reactions on the huge screen in the Grand Théâtre Lumière.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kyle Buchanan

The director brought his latest collaboration with Denzel Washington, "Highest 2 Lowest," to the festival, but he really wanted to talk basketball. Few things could pull Spike Lee away from a courtside seat for the New York Knicks, but the Cannes Film Festival trumps all. Lee is in France to support his new film, "Highest 2 Lowest," which means he'll miss the opening games of the Knicks' playoff series. Still, he has left no doubt where his heart really lies.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kyle Buchanan

In "Die My Love" with Robert Pattinson, she plays a mother with postpartum depression. She was four months pregnant then and the hormones helped a lot. Years ago, at the peak of the "Hunger Games" phenomenon, Lionsgate spent heavily on lavish parties to promote the franchise at the Cannes Film Festiva l.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kyle Buchanan

Set in the pandemic's early days, the noted horror director's Covid comedy satirizes the national mood during lockdown. Reactions have been polarizing. Ari Aster, the director behind the horror films "Hereditary" and Midsommar," is no stranger to upsetting an audience. But with his new movie " Eddington," which premiered Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, Aster may have devised his most harrowing cinematic experience yet: forcing us to relive 2020.