Monica Vitti and Michelangelo Antonioni attending the World Premiere of “L’avventura” at the 13th Cannes Film Festival in 1960 where it initially met heavy criticism before becoming a favorite there and went on to win a jury prize...

Rare wire photo of filmmaker Costa Gavras with actor Yves Montand at the 22nd Cannes Film Festival for Z in May of 1969. To this day Z remains one all-time greatest political thrillers ever made...

Rare wire photo of filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni with lead actress Monica Vitti attending the 1964 Venice International Film Festival with the Red Desert (Il deserto rosso) which went on to win its prestigious Golden Lion award. Note the Red Desert was Antonioni’s first foray into color. On home video the The Criterion Blu-ray is a ...

Rare photograph of Jacqueline Bisset, (then) New York Mayor John Lindsay, Lillian Gish and Francois Truffaut for the New York Film Festival premiere of Day for Night (1973). What makes this photograph even more special is the fact that Truffaut dedicated this film to both Lillian and Dorothy Gish...

The surprise hit of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival (official listing) has been this black & white silent film, The Artist. A full fledged silent feature is a tricky proposition for modern audiences but this one based on the Cannes screening seems to be an audience friendly crowd pleaser! The Artist is from filmmaker Michel ...

This rare behind the scenes still features Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti in Ravenna while shooting Red Desert (1964) aka Il deserto rosso. The Criterion Blu-ray of this film is impressive with its presentation and extras. If your a fan of the film or Antonioni, its well worth picking up...