When Studio Ghibli receives its honorary Palme d’Or May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival, the creative home to Hayao Miyazaki — arguably the most admired and influential living animation director — will make history. This marks the first time an honorary Palme d’Or has been given to a group, which sits well with the …
During the monologue for Saturday Night Live, Jake Gyllenhaal seemed to be trying to convince himself that he was OK with hosting the season 49 finale and not the season 50 premiere. “When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49,” Gyllenhaal said. “I mean, sure, you …
Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international festivals such as Cannes, but at home it's comedy that sells and has long been the favoured genre.The Iranian film in competition at Cannes this year, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" by Mohammad Rasoulof, will not be shown at home as its director fled abroad after being sentenced to five years in jail.