'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Stranger by the Lake' land César nods

Posted by · 4:00 am · January 31st, 2014

International festival sensations feature in the top categories, but the field was led by French comedy hit “Me, Myself and Mum,” with 10 nominations.

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France's Oscar entry snubbed by Louis Delluc jury, as Cannes hits make the grade

Posted by · 3:38 pm · October 30th, 2013

‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ the frontrunner for France’s most prestigious award.

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Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

Posted by · 7:41 pm · May 27th, 2013

HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention highlight the best and worst films of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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Cannes 2013 review roundup

Posted by · 9:26 am · May 27th, 2013

The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is officially over as the winners and losers make their way home from the south of France. Will we be talking about these films during the Oscar season? Time will tell. But for now, a quick cheat sheet of our take on the festivities.

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Video: Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival's first week

Posted by · 9:51 pm · May 21st, 2013

HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention break down a few of the most-talked about movies from the first half of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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Cannes Review: Benicio Del Toro clears his head (but not much else) in dreary 'Jimmy P'

Posted by · 6:00 am · May 18th, 2013

Competition’s first outright dud is a major letdown from Arnaud Desplechin.

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Cannes Check 2013: Arnaud Desplechin's 'Jimmy P.'

Posted by · 12:06 pm · April 29th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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US and France dominate a big-name Cannes Film Festival lineup

Posted by · 4:15 am · April 18th, 2013

One woman makes this year’s Competition – but not the one we were expecting.

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