Movies
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Cannes, Day 3: Weinstein Spends, But Are Bernard & Barker the Kings?
A couple of new movies divide critics, while a couple of companies — TWC and SPC — take center stage
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Weinstein Takes U.S. Rights to Meryl Streep’s ‘Iron Lady’
In its latest acquisition at the festival, The Weinstein Company takes domestic rights to the drama with Meryl Streep as Thatcher
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Cannes: Lars Von Trier to Throw ‘Obstructions’ at Martin Scorsese
Danish provocateur and American icon plan to collaborate of new version of von Trier’s 2003 doc “The Five Obstructions”
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Cannes: ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ Explores Blame, Guilt, Motherhood
Lynne Ramsay’s unsettling, unforgettable film is marked by a magnificent performance from Tilda Swinton
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‘Bridesmaids’: When Ladies Retch, They Do It Gracefully
Judd Apatow’s new comedy puts a funny, female spin on the gross-out comedy
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Box Office: Apatow’s ‘Bridesmaids’ Scores Big $7.8M Friday
R-rated Universal chick comedy — yeah, it’s a new genre — beats tracking and is on pace to exceed $20M this weekend; Sony’s 3D “Priest” meets its bummer tracking with $5.6M
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Executive Shakeup at Relativity: Michael Joe Out After One Year
An internal power struggle led to Michael Joe, Relativity’s president, being pushed to the company’s financial partner, Elliott Management Corp
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Weird Classified Ad to Become a Big Beach Movie
The ensemble cast includes Kristen Bell, Jeff Garlin, Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake M. Johnson
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Levinson: Lohan Probably Out of ‘Gotti’ Project, Producer Refutes (Updated)
Exclusive: Director Barry Levinson is rewriting “Gotti” and his new version seems unlikely to include a role for Lindsay Lohan, he told TheWrap in Cannes
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Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler Start Maven Pictures
Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray’s new company will develop, produce and finance movies across all platforms
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Bill to Crack Down on Foreign Internet Piracy Introduced in Senate
Hollywood hails legislation that would prevent sites from using U.S. internet service providers, payment processes and search engines
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Cannes Diary: Navigating the Streets and Officials
A quest for a credential upgrade ends happily at this year’s festival
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NATO Bites Back Over Early VOD: We Won’t Calm Down
After Jeff Bewkes and Les Moonves say the threat of shorter windows has been overstated, John Fithian begs to differ
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Lady Gaga — No, She Doesn’t Have a Film — Steals the Spotlight in Cannes
At the other end of the Croisette, Gaga dances ‘Judas’ for screaming fans while Woody can only look gorgeous | VIDEO
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Cannes: Wachowskis, Tom Tykwer Talk ‘Cloud Atlas’ to Buyers
Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon to join Tom Hanks in epic sci-fi collaboration between trio of directors