With 'Blue is the Warmest Color' out of the running, a look ahead to the foreign Oscar race

Posted by · 11:30 am · July 1st, 2013

‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ won’t be competing this year, but what will?

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Off the Carpet: Half-time

Posted by · 8:06 am · July 1st, 2013

The mid-way point of 2013 is here. How has the first half of the year shaped up for awards hopefuls? A month-by-month dissection answers that very question.

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Where will Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' end up?

Posted by · 3:20 pm · June 27th, 2013

With a full slate of films to campaign and market this fall, Sony Pictures may be moving Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” to art house shingle Sony Pictures Classics for distribution, or the film could be held for 2014 release.

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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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Diverse, defiant choices from Spielberg's jury put a bow on a satisfying Cannes fest

Posted by · 12:31 am · May 27th, 2013

‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ a thrilling Palme winner, but there’s more good news.

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'Blue is the Warmest Color' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes, Coens take second place

Posted by · 9:51 am · May 26th, 2013

Spielberg’s jury made history by handing top prize to the film’s director and stars.

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Previewing the Cannes Film Festival awards: What will win, and what should

Posted by · 9:05 pm · May 25th, 2013

Who will get the gold from Steven Spielberg and his fellow jurors?

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Early Cannes awards for 'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Fruitvale Station'

Posted by · 5:33 pm · May 25th, 2013

Cambodian film ‘The Missing Picture’ wins Un Certain Regard section

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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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Sony Classics looks forward to 'The Past'

Posted by · 7:42 am · May 20th, 2013

The prestige distributor also handled Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation.’

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Cannes Review: 'The Past' is an intimate but exacting breakdown of several separations

Posted by · 5:49 am · May 17th, 2013

Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to Oscar-winning ‘A Separation’ plays to his strengths.

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Cannes Check 2013: Asghar Farhadi's 'The Past'

Posted by · 3:00 am · May 2nd, 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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Sofia Coppola's 'Bling Ring' to open Un Certain Regard at Cannes, as full lineup looms

Posted by · 2:30 pm · April 17th, 2013

Thomas Vinterberg tapped to head Un Certain Regard jury.

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Bérénice Bejo not so silent in French trailer for Cannes-bound 'The Past'

Posted by · 9:48 am · April 8th, 2013

No subtitles needed to get excited for Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to ‘A Separation.’

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10 films we're most hoping to see at the Cannes Film Festival

Posted by · 4:45 pm · March 25th, 2013

From Asghar Farhadi to Nicolas Winding Refn, we’re counting on a diverse slate.

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