Cannes Report
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‘Shoplifters’ Cannes Review: Is the Seventh Time a Charm for Hirokazu Kore-eda?
Cannes 2018: Frequent Cannes participant returns to the Croisette with the richest film of his career
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‘Burning’ Film Review: Korean Auteur Lee Chang-dong Returns With Breathtaking Drama
Sections of the film rank among the most accomplished displays of cinematic poetry since 2011’s Palme d’Or winner “The Tree of Life”
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ Film Review: Spike Lee Looks Back – and Forward – in Anger
Based on the true story of a black cop who infiltrated the KKK, this is Lee’s most vital and impassioned film in decades
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Christine Baranski Has a Donald Trump Hangover – and So Does Her ‘Good Fight’ Character
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “We’re all feeling unhinged, aren’t we?” actress says
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‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ Film Review: Punks Meet Aliens in Messy Mash-Up
Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman are among the stars of John Cameron Mitchell’s awkward film, which could have been a midnight-movie hit in another era
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Saban Films President Talks Cannes Shopping Spree, Future Plans in ‘Theatrical Business’
Cannes 2018: “We’re staring to slowly and carefully get into the theatrical business,” Bill Bromiley tells TheWrap
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Cannes Film Market ‘Healthy’ as New Players Fill Streaming Giant Void
Cannes 2018: “People associate activity with big players spending a lot of money. That can be a little misleading,” Saban Films president Bill Bromiley tells TheWrap
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The Cannes – Oscar Connection: How Strong Will It Be This Year?
The connection between the most prestigious film festival and the most celebrated film award can fluctuate wildly — and this year’s crop is most promising in one specific category
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‘Fahrenheit 451’ Film Review: Michael B. Jordan Remakes Ray Bradbury for the Age of Fake News
Cannes 2018: Ramin Bahrani directed a new adaptation starring Michael Shannon
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Asia Argento Condemns Harvey Weinstein During Cannes Awards: ‘This Festival Was His Hunting Ground’ (Video)
“We’re not going to allow you to get away with it any longer,” actress warns other sexual predators in the industry
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Is the Cannes Film Festival in Decline? Not to the French
Cannes 2018: As the festival comes to an end, here’s why it still matters — and why “BlacKkKlansman” and “Sink or Swim” were two of its most important films this year
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Netflix Lands Cannes Award Winners ‘Happy as Lazzaro’ and ‘Girl’
Streaming service previously closed a $30 million worldwide deal for animated film “Next Gen”
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‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or at 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes 2018: Spike Lee takes Grand Prize for “BlacKkKlansman”; Marcello Fonte and Samal Yeslyamova win acting awards for “Dogman” and “Ayka”
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Critics’ Groups Give Top Cannes Awards to Korean Drama ‘Burning’
Cannes 2018: Lee Chang-dong’s slow-burn drama was named the festival’s top film by FIPRESCI and the International Cinephile Society
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‘The Wild Pear Tree’ Film Review: Cannes Competition Ends With Exasperating, Talky Drama
Cannes 2018: Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep” won the Palme d’Or in 2014, but his new “The Wild Pear Tree” has plenty of the former’s verbose sprawl with little of its gravitas and heft
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Ben Croll