Cannes Report
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‘Crash! Bang! Wallow?’ Wins Short Film Contest
Animated British film top pick in National Film Board of Canada competition
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‘Heartbeats,’ ‘Prey’ Among Latest Cannes Deals
A roundup of recent acquisitions at a slow festival for deals
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Cannes, Day 8: Tear-Jerkers and Head-Scratchers
Roger Ebert has his heart warmed and “Blue Valentine” stirs Oscar talk
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Surf’s Up on the Riviera
Three surfing docs, including “Hollywood Don’t Surf,” hit the Croisette this week
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Filmmaker Imprisoned in Iran Launches Hunger Strike
Jafar Panahi is topic of discussion as fellow Iranian Abbas Kiarostami presents his film at Cannes
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Roman-Supporting French Director Sports ‘Polanski’ T-Shirt
Xavier Beauvois shows his support in the face of charges he calls “ridiculous”
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‘Biutiful’ Whips Up Cannes Controversy
Alejando Gonzalez Inarritu film sharply divides critics, buyers
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Carrying on With Life in the Middle of War
The artful but slow “Invisible Eye” and “Screaming Man”
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Cannes, Day 6: In the Bubble
Festivalgoers develop skewed priorities, and Mike Leigh wins best of the fest so far
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What Was Jean-Claude Van Damme Thinking?
His new “Eagle Path” had a number of programmers and buyers scratching their heads
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Margot Gerber