'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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'Blue is the Warmest Color' tops France's Lumiere Awards

Posted by · 12:38 am · January 21st, 2014

The erotic drama wons all four of its categories, including Best Film and Best Actress, at the French Golden Globes equivalent, while Roman Polanski took Best Screenplay for “Venus in Fur.”

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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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Cannes Review: Roman Polanski gets frisky in smart but slight 'Venus in Fur'

Posted by · 6:15 pm · May 26th, 2013

Adaptation of Broadway hit is more fun than ‘Carnage,’ but just as minor.

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Cannes Check 2013: Roman Polanski's 'Venus in Fur'

Posted by · 11:18 pm · May 14th, 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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Cannes lineup includes Payne, Soderbergh, Polanski, Coens, Refn… and James Franco

Posted by · 2:12 am · April 18th, 2013

19 films are vying for the Palme d’Or.

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