'Carol,' 'Inside Out' and 10 other Cannes 2015 films ready for Oscar's closeup

Posted by · 8:27 am · May 25th, 2015

A look at the 12 films from the 2015 Cannes Film Festival most likely to make some noise during the upcoming awards season.

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Best and Worst of Cannes 2015: Why wasn't 'Mad Max: Fury Road' in competition?

Posted by · 4:59 pm · May 24th, 2015

A look back at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival including the films we loved, we hated and that now infamous flat shoe controversy.

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'Dheepan' takes Palme d'Or, and all the other 2015 Cannes Film Festival winners

Posted by · 8:40 am · May 24th, 2015

“Dheepan,” “Carol,” “The Lobster,” “The Assassin,” “Son of Saul,” “Mon Roi” and “La Loi Du Marche” all took home major honors at the awards ceremony for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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'Hateful Eight' looks good, but 'Lion' may be Harvey Weinstein's secret Oscar player

Posted by · 11:19 am · May 14th, 2015

Harvey Weinstein previewed The Weinstein Company’s 2015 slate in Cannes Thursday evening with films such as “The Hateful Eight,” “Lion,” “Southpaw,” “Tulip Fever,” “Adam Jones,” “Carol” and “Macbeth” making the assembled media take notice.

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The movies you need to pay attention to at Cannes 2015 and why

Posted by · 3:49 am · May 12th, 2015

19 films the world is waiting to premiere and why you should care about them including “Carol,” “Inside Out,” “Sicario,” “The Sea of Trees,” “Amy,” “The Lobster,” “Louder Than Bombs,” “Love” and more.

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How will the 2015 Cannes Film Festival set the stage for this year's Oscar race?

Posted by · 5:00 am · May 11th, 2015

The 2015 Cannes Film Festival commences Wednesday, May 13. With it comes the usual array of awards hopefuls that could end up on red carpet after red carpet by year’s end.

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'Inside Out,' 'Carol' and 'Macbeth' highlight the 2015 Cannes Film Festival selections

Posted by · 2:24 am · April 16th, 2015

“Inside Out,” “Macbeth,” “Carol,” “Sicario,” “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” “A Sea of Trees,” “Irrational Man” and “The Assassin” are just some of the films that will premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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25 most anticipated prestige films of 2015: 'Hateful Eight,' 'Knight of Cups,' 'Carol'

Posted by · 10:27 am · January 5th, 2015

A rundown of the 25 most anticipated prestige films that will make their mark on the festival or awards circuit in 2015 including “Silence,” The Hateful Eight,” “Carol,” “Knight of Cups” and more.

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25 most anticipated prestige films of 2014: 'Inherent Vice,' 'Nymphomaniac,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

Posted by · 9:01 am · January 4th, 2014

Guy Lodge, Kris Tapley and Gregory Ellwood count down the auteur, art house and festival films they’re most excited to see this year, including “Inherent Vice,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Unbroken.”

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Todd Haynes teams with Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska for 'Carol'

Posted by · 11:36 am · May 22nd, 2013

When last we heard from Todd Haynes (save a quick trip to HBO’s “Enlightened”), he had brought James M. Cain’s “Mildred Pierce” to the small screen via mini-series. Kate Winslet stormed the awards circuit winning every trophy in sight (much like Michael Douglas seems poised to do this year for “Behind the Candelabra”) and the event was in general a nice fit in Haynes’s oeuvre of female-centric drama. He’s set for another as he transitions back to the big screen with “Carol,” Screen Daily reports.

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