Cannes 2012: Does the Palme d'Or Race Come Down to Naughty vs. Nice?

Day 11: It's (almost) all over but the voting, and the two frontrunners in the Palme d'Or race appear to be the quiet, emotional "Amour" and the loud, crazy "Holy Motors" By Steve Pond

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

May 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 11 hours 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 15 hours 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 16 hours 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 16 hours 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 17 hours ago

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

  

'Men in Black 3' $18M Friday On Track to Whack 'The Avengers' at Box Office

May 26, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 18 hours ago

Friday's $18M first day sets "MIB 3" up for Memorial Day weekend of $75M to $85M. "The Avengers" is looking at $46M-$48M for the four days

  

Cannes 2012: Does the Palme d'Or Race Come Down to Naughty vs. Nice?

May 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 20 hours ago

Day 11: It's (almost) all over but the voting, and the two frontrunners in the Palme d'Or race appear to be the quiet, emotional "Amour" and the loud, crazy "Holy Motors"

  

Relativity Media CEO's Father Ordered to Pay Damages in Art Fraud Case

May 25, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 1 day ago

L.A. jury finds Jack Kavanaugh, father of Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, defrauded former friend in forged Picasso case

  

'American Idol's' Phillip Phillips Had 8 Kidney Surgeries on His Way to Victory

May 25, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 1 day ago

And "American Idol's" season 11 winner Phillip Phillips is still not out of the woods 

  

Cannes 2012: Sharon Waxman & Steve Pond Debate the Contenders (Video)

May 25, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 day ago

Wrap editor Sharon Waxman and columnist Steve Pond discuss the buzz at the august film festival

  

We're All Worker Ants in Facebook's Ad Scheme

May 25, 2012 By Edward Jay Epstein 1 day ago

Guest Blog: I discovered problems with Facebook’s anthills when I sought to advertise my own e-books

 

  

'Chernobyl Diaries' Review: Creepy, Spooky and Altogether Nuke-y

May 25, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 day ago

Horror flick from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli doesn’t redefine the genre, but it delivers some solid scares from behind the former Iron Curtain

  

Jon Favreau Won't Direct 'Iron Man 3,' But He Will Play Happy Hogan Again

May 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 day ago

Favreau will executive produce the Iron Man sequel in addition to driving Robert Downey Jr. around

  

'Hatfields & McCoys': Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton on Guns, Grit and Feud for Thought

May 25, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 day ago

In the History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys," the two actors face off and get grimy as battling patriarchs of the killer clans

 

  

Cannes 2012: 'No' Wins Top Prize at Directors Fortnight

May 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 day ago

Chilean film "No," starring Gael Garcia Bernal, is among prize-winners in Cannes' Directors Fortnight section

  

Tim McGraw Giving Away 25 Houses to Military Vets During His Summer Tour

May 25, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 day ago

McGraw will give away one mortgage-free home to wounded military vets on each tour stop, beginning with his Tampa concert on June 2

  

Cannes 2012: 'The Anti-Semite' Is Banned From Cannes Marketplace

May 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 day ago

Anti-Defamation League applauds cancellation of Cannes market screenings for film featuring "grotesque anti-Semitism"

  

Lee Rich, Producer of 'The Waltons' and 'Dallas,' Dies

May 25, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 day ago

Lee said founding Lorimar was his greatest career accomplishment

  

Oscar Nominee Randall Wallace to Direct 'The Conscientious Objector'

May 25, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 day ago

"Braveheart" scribe Randall Wallace will direct the film, about the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor, for Walden Media

  

Cannes 2012: Russian Student Film 'Doroga Na' Wins Cinefondation Award

May 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 day ago

Student films from Russia, the United States and Cuba are selected by Cannes' Cinefondation jury headed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne

  
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