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Cannes Review: Coen Brothers' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Is a Breathtaking Ode to Failure

May 18, 2013 By Sasha Stone 16 hours ago

Coens' tragicomic story of Greenwich Village folk scene is a sharp, evocative portrait of a world about to be changed by Bob Dylan

  

Good Morning, Cannes: Much Ado About Absolutely Everything

May 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 day ago

Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past” is the hot title for now, but elsewhere Cannes embraces excess and exaggeration

 

  

The Best, Worst, and Most Ridiculous of the Week: 14 Showbiz Stories You Can't Miss

May 17, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 day ago

"Star Trek" kills J.J. Abrams grand ambitions, Will Smith gets "Wild," Bill Hader peaces out and a Fox reporter's major fail -- all this week in Hollywood.

  

Cannes Review: 'The Past' Is a Brilliant Meditation on Secrets & Lies

May 17, 2013 By Sasha Stone 2 days ago

But Asghar Farhadi's first film since "A Separation" may be tough to beat for the Palme d'Or

  

Good Morning, Cannes: Paris Hilton Loved 'Bling Ring' - Now Can We Get Back to the Art Movies?

May 17, 2013 By Steve Pond 2 days ago

The platinum heiress weighs in on Sofia Coppola's movie, while the gritter and weirder likes of "Fruitvale Station" and "The Congress" jockey for attention on the Croisette

  

Cannes Review: 'The Bling Ring' Rips Open the Fame Game

May 16, 2013 By Sasha Stone 2 days ago

The parents are awful, the teenagers are repulsive and the celebrities are removed from reality, but no one gets away clean in Sofia Coppola's brilliant movie

  

Cannes Review: 'Young & Beautiful' Supplies Sex and Nudity, but Where's the Soul?

May 16, 2013 By Sasha Stone 2 days ago

Francois Ozon’s story of a teenage prostitute asks an audience to check its morality at the door

  

Good Morning, Cannes: Will the Boo Birds Be Out for 'The Great Gatsby?'

May 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 4 days ago

Catcalls will put Baz Luhrmann's film in good company -- but the opening-night film is really just the aperitif before the sumptuous meal of cinema (and scandal) that is Cannes

  

Watch Will Forte and Bruce Dern Bond over Beers and Family Secrets in 'Nebraska' Clip (Video)

May 14, 2013 By Greg Gilman 4 days ago

The Alexander Payne film premieres at the Cannes Film Festival next week

  

Longtime Cannes President Gilles Jacob to Step Down in 2015

May 8, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

Jacob tells French paper that he promised his wife he'll leave the job after 36 years at Cannes

  

Cannes Adds Jim Jarmusch, Claude Lanzmann Films

April 26, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Jarmusch's vampire romance joins main competition lineup; four other films added to Un Certain Regard and out-of-competition slots

  

Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz Join Cannes Jury

April 23, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Directors Cristian Mungiu and Lynne Ramsay also join Steven Spielberg, who will preside over the panel

  

Cannes' Directors Fortnight Includes Michael Cera, Liev Schreiber

April 23, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 weeks ago

Lineup of Cannes sidebar includes science fiction, horror and film noir

  

Cannes Film Festival Lineup Includes Coen Brothers, Roman Polanski and Steven Soderbergh

April 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

Alexander Payne, Nicholas Winding Refn, Asghar Farhadi and James Gray also make the competition lineup at festival

  

Sofia Coppola's 'Bling Ring' to Open Cannes Festival's Certain Regard

April 17, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 4 weeks ago

“The Bling Ring” stars Emma Watson in the title role, and also stars Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann and Kirsten Dunst; it will screen on May 16

  

Steven Spielberg to Head Cannes Film Festival Jury

February 27, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 11 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg, the Oscar-winning director, will head the jury of the Cannes FIlm Festival, held from May 15-26 this year

  

AFI Fest Adds Cannes Titles, Oscar Foreign-Language Entries

October 15, 2012 By Steve Pond 30 weeks ago

A dozen Oscar foreign-language submissions will screen at the AFI Fest in Hollywood, along with a number of 2012 Cannes titles, including "Reality," "The Hunt" and "The Sapphires"

  

'The Paperboy' Trailer: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron Get Down and Dirty

August 1, 2012 By C. Molly Smith 41 weeks ago

Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" divides critics with its mix of camp and trash 

  

Cannes Lessons: Sideshows Are Fun, but 'Love' Is All You Need

May 28, 2012 By Steve Pond 50 weeks ago

The 2012 Cannes Film Festival honored Europeans and went for the emotion, but a crazy American film snuck in there too

  

Cannes 2012: Michael Haneke's 'Amour' Wins Palme d'Or

May 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 50 weeks ago

Michael Haneke's quiet, emotional story of aging and dying, "Amour," takes top prize; "Reality" and "The Angels' Share" are runners-up, but English-language films are nearly shut out

  

Cannes 2012: Indomina Acquires Wild and Weird 'Holy Motors'

May 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

Leos Carax's "Holy Motors," one of the festivals most acclaimed but divisive films, goes to the Indomina Group on the eve of the Cannes awards ceremony

  

Cannes 2012: Oscilloscope Acquires Matteo Garrone's 'Reality'

May 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

Oscilloscope plans 2013 release for "Reality," story about reality television starring an actor serving prison time for murder

  

Cannes 2012: IFC Midnight Acquires Erotic Korean Drama 'Taste of Money'

May 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

IFC will handle North American distribution for Im Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money," a drama about sexual desires and power struggles in a rich Korean family

  

Cannes 2012: 'Despues de Lucia' Wins Top Prize in Un Certain Regard

May 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

Michel Franco's Mexican drama "Despues de Lucia" takes top award from jury headed by Tim Roth; Emile Dequenne and Suzanne Clement win acting awards

  

Cannes 2012: 'In the Fog,' 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Win Critics Awards

May 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

International critics' association FIPRESCI honors "In the Fog," "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Hold Back"; Eucumenical Jury goes for "The Hunt"

  

Cannes 2012: 'Mud' Director Jeff Nichols Steals the Spotlight from Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon

May 26, 2012 By Dana Kennedy 51 weeks ago

Jeff Nichols so captivates the media after a screening of "Mud" that they ignore his two stars, Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey