Meryl Streep, an accent, and a real life figure. Can an Oscar nomination be far behind?
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Yesterday, The Screengrab was the 152nd blog on the web to post the Competition slate for next month's Cannes Film Festival. But before you start predicting the winners sight unseen, we suggest you get to know the members of the Competition jury. That way you'll know whose names to curse when your favorite filmmaker gets smoked by some little-known furriner whose name you can't pronounce.
After last week's release of the mammoth Criterion four-disc set of The Last Emperor, it was sort of inevitable that this week would be something of a letdown. Still, this week has a number of worthy releases it can call its own.
This week, one of 2007's best films comes to DVD, and a master's musicals get the box-set treatment. DVD of the Week: Most of the most beloved films of...