Richard Porton is one of the editors of Cineaste magazine and has written on film for Cinema Scope, In These Times, and Moving Image Source. His anthology On Film Festivals (Wallflower Press) was published in 2009.
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Belafonte’s Activist Life
Richard Porton talks to Harry Belafonte about contemporary politics and his legacy. MORE
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Tree of Life Wins Palme D'Or
Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt, was awarded the Palme d'Or, Cannes' highest prize, on Sunday.... MORE
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Lars von Trier Explains Nazi Comments
His jokes about being a Nazi got Lars Von Trier expelled from the Cannes Film Festival.... MORE
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'Tree of Life' Debuts at Cannes: Brad Pitt's Risky New Film
Brad Pitt and Sean Penn’s new movie opened to mixed reviews at Cannes.... MORE
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Unlawful Killing: Cannes' Princess Di Outrage
Wacky theories about Diana's death in the new doc Unlawful Killing are making waves at the French... MORE
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Woody Allen's Opening Night at Cannes
Does the Manhattan auteur's homage to the City of Light hold a candle to his classics?... MORE
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Sofia Coppola Plays It Cool
Her atmospheric new film, Somewhere, which won the Golden Lion at Venice and arrives in theaters... MORE
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Hugh Hefner's Legacy
With a new documentary out about him, Hugh Hefner talks about his concerns about Playboy’s future... MORE
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Cannes' New Political Thrillers
Good politics can’t mask melodramatic plots in two new movies at Cannes—one on the Valerie Plame... MORE
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Mick Jagger's Cannes Love-In
At the Stones in Exile premiere, the rock legend turned on the late-career charm—much more Sir... MORE
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A New Kind of Comedy
Just don't expect to laugh.... MORE
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Who Killed Gordon Gekko?
In Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, the long-awaited sequel to the 1987 classic that screened at... MORE
