MAY 22, 2025

Paul Mescal on Shedding His 'Gladiator II' Body for 'History of Sound' and the Film's Lack of Explicit Sex Scenes: 'Been There, Done That' Cannes: Mescal and director Oliver Hermanus tell IndieWire about building intimacy with Josh O'Connor on a film that "isn't about repression … By Ryan Lattanzio

The Season Finale of 'The Studio' Gave Its Filmmakers Their Biggest Challenge Yet: Shooting Bryan Cranston on a Drug-Fueled Rampage Through a Working Casino Directors Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen and location manager Stacey B. Brashear tell IndieWire about the challenges of turning the Venetian R … By Jim Hemphill	Richard Linklater on 'Nouvelle Vague' and Playfully Recreating the Making of 'Breathless': 'I Don't Have an Oedipal Complex with the French New Wave' Cannes: Richard Linklater felt compelled to direct this love letter to French cinema in black-and-white and on 35mm. "There's not a shot in … By Anne Thompson

'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Wise and Ecstatically Moving Family Portrait Searches for Intimacy Through Filmmaking Cannes: Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve soar in a drama about a director who casts his estranged daughter in a movie based on his … By David Ehrlich	'Fantasmas' Emmy Submissions Include Tilda Swinton as Water and Steve Buscemi as the Letter Q Exclusive: HBO has determined the Emmy submissions for Julio Torres' inventive Outstanding Scripted Variety Series contender.  By Marcus Jones

	Cannes 2025 Palme d'Or Contenders Ranked: Who Could Win the Top Prize? Cannes: Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi's "It Was Just an Accident" is so far the unanimous pick to win the Palme.  By Ryan Lattanzio
	'Fountain of Youth' Review: John Krasinski and Natalie Portman Try to Rustle Up Their Own 'Indiana Jones' Adventure Director Guy Ritchie adds some serious action to an occasionally muddled, broadly entertaining story about whip-smart siblings with a panach … By Kate Erbland
	Neon's 'Sentimental Value,' Starring Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve, Is a Surefire Oscar Contender Cannes: Neon looks likely to land another Palme d'Or by adding "It Was Just an Accident" and "The Secret Agent" to its war chest before jury … By Anne Thompson
	'Yes' Review: Nadav Lapid's Furiously Orgiastic Satire of Modern Israel Asks How People Can Live Normally Cannes: A submissive pianist is hired to write propaganda music in Nadav Lapid’s latest — and most scorching — … By David Ehrlich
	Pinky Promise Founder Jessamine Burgum on Making Three Movies to Create One | What No One Tells You The producer behind Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut "Eleanor the Great" and the upcoming horror comedy "I Don't Understand You" share … By Harrison Richlin