Thelma Adams on Reel Women: What Does Cannes Have Against Women?

No one ever claimed that women had bridged the director’s-chair gender gap, but it’s a complete kick in the can that this year’s Cannes Film Festival has not a single female-directed film among the 23 in competition. I love contenders like David Cronenberg, whose Cosmopolis — starring Robert Pattinson — …

Melancholy Baby: Kirsten Dunst in “Melancholia,” commentary by Thelma Adams

Kirsten Dunst, like Drew Barrymore or Lindsay Lohan, is a blond that grew up in front of the camera – arguably the most gorgeous, and certainly the finest actress of the three. In Melancholia, she also becomes the most daring and memorable as Justine, a young bride whose anxiety spoils …

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