The Letter

May 27, 2026 — This year brought restorations of Ken Russell’s The Devils and docs on Vittorio De Sica, Chris Marker, David Lean, and Bruce Dern.

Apr 21, 2026 — From new titles on the silent era and Hollywood’s Golden Age to forthcoming novels and memoirs, this month offers something for every reader.

Apr 13, 2026 — The Cannes sidebar spotlights first and second features from up-and-coming filmmakers.

Mar 23, 2026 — The Ukrainian director will be taking questions about Two Prosecutors, The Trial, My Joy, and Donbass.

Dec 11, 2025 — Charli XCX stars in three of them, and another highlight is a restored documentary by the late William Greaves.

Dec 9, 2025 — In her Cannes-award-winning narrative feature debut, Mira Nair sees the lives of Indian street children with an unconditionally generous gaze, taking in their world in all its contradictions and complexity.

Sep 2, 2025 — Premiering in Venice and heading next to the NYFF, Jones’s film stars Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee.

Aug 6, 2025 — Along with its world premieres and restored classics, the festival presents a few films sure to spark debate.

Jul 3, 2025 — The week wraps with Peter Wollen on Performance, a top ten from Radu Jude, and a conversation with Dag Johan Haugerud.

Jun 26, 2025 — One of the defining independent films of its era, François Girard’s provocatively splintered portrait of the great pianist finds playful ways of toying with the cultural mythologization of its subject.