The following table of contents contains Chaz Ebert‘s video dispatches from Cannes 2021, produced by herself and Scott Dummler of Mint Media Works, and written dispatches by Barbara Scharres, Ben Kenigsberg, Jason Gorber, Brian Tallerico, and Lisa Nesselson.  Videos: Cannes 2021 Video #1: Returning to the Riviera by Chaz Ebert Cannes 2021 Video #2: Annette, Jury Press…

Despite the differences this year at the Cannes Film Festival, one thing remains the same: it is one of the most diverse film events anywhere in the world. Take three movies that I was lucky enough to see without leaving the relative comfort of the Midwest or spitting in a vial to prove that I’m…

In 1975, when “Saturday Night Live” debuted on NBC, the cast was referred to as the “Not Ready for Prime-Time Players.” The label was a bit misleading. Comprised of performers from both the National Lampoon and Second City comedy troupes, it would have been inconceivable five years earlier to have produced a sketch comedy show…

RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert’s third video dispatch from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, directed and edited by Scott Dummler of Mint Media Works, features the first part of her chat with Canadian critic Jason Gorber about this year’s selections. This section of their conversation covers Todd Haynes’ “The Velvet Underground,” Ting Poo and Leo Scott’s “Val,”…

If you think the characters in Woody Allen movies lay on their praise for Ingmar Bergman a bit thick, do not go ashore on “Bergman Island.” That’s the title of a new Cannes competition film from the writer and director Mia Hansen-Løve (“Eden,” “Things to Come“). The movie concerns a filmmaker couple, Chris (Vicky Krieps)…

The last time Sean Penn competed in Cannes with a feature he directed, he did so with “The Last Face” (2016), a movie that, in chronicling a romance between two aid workers in war-torn Africa, botched just about every element, starting with the opening text, which was so convoluted it quickly became a punchline. Cannes-goers…