Cannes Review: Benicio Del Toro clears his head (but not much else) in dreary 'Jimmy P'

Posted by · 6:00 am · May 18th, 2013

Competition’s first outright dud is a major letdown from Arnaud Desplechin.

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Cannes Review: 'Stranger by the Lake' is a stylish new entry in the porn-noir genre

Posted by · 6:42 pm · May 17th, 2013

Un Certain Regard entry sets pulses racing with surfeit of steamy gay action.

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Cannes Review: 'The Past' is an intimate but exacting breakdown of several separations

Posted by · 5:49 am · May 17th, 2013

Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to Oscar-winning ‘A Separation’ plays to his strengths.

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Cannes Review: Robin Wright gets animated in messy, sometimes mesmerizing 'The Congress'

Posted by · 12:39 pm · May 16th, 2013

Ari Folman’s ‘Waltz With Bashir’ follow-up opens Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.

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Cannes Review: Sofia Coppola flips the celebrity mirror in taut, smart 'The Bling Ring'

Posted by · 2:30 am · May 16th, 2013

Un Certain Regard opener is worthy of a Competition slot.

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Cannes Review: Emptily accomplished 'Heli' starts Cannes competition on a bleak note

Posted by · 8:10 pm · May 15th, 2013

Sleek shock value but little substance in another take on the Mexican drug war.

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Beautiful but not damned: why 'Gatsby' was the right film to open Cannes 2013

Posted by · 4:13 pm · May 15th, 2013

It’s not a world premiere, but Luhrmann’s latest lends the Croisette some glitter.

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Cannes Check 2013: Steven Soderbergh's 'Behind the Candelabra'

Posted by · 5:50 am · May 15th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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10 most anticipated films debuting at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

Posted by · 12:50 am · May 15th, 2013

Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge run down the most anticipated films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival including “Only God Forgives,” “The Immigrant,” “Behind the Candelabra,” ‘The Bling Ring” and more.

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Cannes Check 2013: Roman Polanski's 'Venus in Fur'

Posted by · 11:18 pm · May 14th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Cannes Check 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska'

Posted by · 7:20 am · May 13th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Olivia Colman rules BAFTA TV awards as 'Girls' and 'Game of Thrones' also take gold

Posted by · 3:52 pm · May 12th, 2013

Two wins for the ‘Tyrannosaur’ star as BAFTA atones for last year’s snub.

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Cannes Check 2013: François Ozon's 'Young and Beautiful'

Posted by · 10:00 am · May 12th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Cannes Check 2013: Takashi Miike's 'Shield of Straw'

Posted by · 4:05 am · May 12th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Cannes Check 2013: Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Like Father, Like Son'

Posted by · 12:07 pm · May 10th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Cannes Check 2013: Abdellatif Kechiche's 'Blue is the Warmest Color'

Posted by · 5:30 am · May 10th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Bernardo Bertolucci to head Venice jury, as festival clarifies award rules

Posted by · 8:52 am · May 9th, 2013

Revision prompted by last year’s controversy over ‘The Master’ wins.

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Tom Hanks battles modern-day pirates in tense new trailer for 'Captain Phillips'

Posted by · 10:40 am · May 8th, 2013

Can this true story return Hanks (and Paul Greengrass) to the awards season?

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