We continue our preview series of the films in this year’s Cannes competition.
Cannes Check: Lee Daniels' 'The Paperboy'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · April 26th, 2012
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Cannes Check: David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:21 pm · April 25th, 2012
We continue our preview series of the Cannes competition titles.
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Cannes jurors range from Ewan McGregor to Jean-Paul Gaultier
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:15 pm · April 25th, 2012
Cannes unveils a diverse Competition jury, while the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week selections complete the lineup of films.
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New Ken Burns doc to screen in theaters for the first time in 27 years
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:34 am · April 25th, 2012
The wrongful conviction case that five teenagers imprisoned for the rape of a central park jogger is the subject of the first theatrical release from documentation Ken Burns in 27 years.
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Cannes Check: Leos Carax's 'Holy Motors'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:51 pm · April 24th, 2012
We continue our series of Cannes Competition previews.
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The Lists: Top 10 most anticipated films of Cannes 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:50 am · April 24th, 2012
From ‘The Paperboy’ to ‘Amour,’ the films I can’t wait to see on the Croisette this year.
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Cannes Check: Jacques Audiard's 'Rust and Bone'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:33 am · April 23rd, 2012
We continue our series of previews of the Cannes competition entries.
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Cannes Check: Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:58 am · April 20th, 2012
We kick off our daily series of Cannes Competition previews with a look at the festival opener.
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Cannes lineup heavy on U.S. fare as Twi-hards prepare to mob fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 am · April 19th, 2012
Amid the usual Cannes elite like Michael Haneke and Ken Loach, Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart are also set to hit the Croisette with new films in Competition.
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269-minute 'redux cut' of Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in America' to premiere at Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:46 pm · April 18th, 2012
Once cut to ribbons by its American studio, Sergio Leone’s epic gangster saga has been restored to the never-premiered length he initially wanted.
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Tim Roth to head Un Certain Regard jury at Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:42 am · April 12th, 2012
The Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes is generally regarded as secondary to the Competition, but they’ve secured an unusually big-name jury president.
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A French-language glimpse of Marion Cotillard in Jacques Audiard's 'Rust and Bone'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:04 pm · April 11th, 2012
A subtitle-free French trailer has dropped for the intriguing new film from the director of “A Prophet,” starring Marion Cotillard.
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Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan to receive yet another Cannes honor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:34 pm · April 10th, 2012
He’s already been amply rewarded for his films in the Cannes competition, but Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is due receive the Golden Coach award for his body of work at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight.
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No Cannes (or Venice) premiere for Wong Kar-wai's 'The Grandmasters'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 pm · April 3rd, 2012
According to its sales agent, Wong Kar-wai’s long-awaited martial arts pic “The Grandmasters” won’t be ready in time for Cannes — or even Venice and Toronto — this year.
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'The Artist' named Festival Film of the Year
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:06 pm · March 26th, 2012
“The Artist” will receive the award for Festival Film of the Year at the International Film Festival Summit in Paris.
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Looking back on Linda Cardellini in 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:15 pm · March 20th, 2012
The film came and went in US theaters without much noise, but Liza Johnson’s post-Iraq indie drama “Return” showcases am award-caliber performance from Linda Cardellini.
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Woody Allen ups sticks from 'Paris' to 'Rome'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:55 am · March 19th, 2012
Hoping to emulate the success of his Oscar-winning hit “Midnight in Paris,” Woody Allen’s latest has switched title from “Nero Fiddled” to “To Rome With Love.”
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Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' to open Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:19 am · March 9th, 2012
Cannes curtain-raisers are disappointments more often than not, but Wes Anderson’s latest ensemble piece will be hoping to follow the trajectory of “Midnight in Paris.”
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