Ahead of tonight’s main Cannes awards ceremony, the Un Certain Regard, FIPRESCI and Ecumenical Jury prizes have all been announced.
'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'In the Fog,' 'The Hunt' take preliminary Cannes awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:58 am · May 27th, 2012
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Who will win at Cannes tomorrow… and who should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:19 pm · May 26th, 2012
We offer our best bets and personal favorites for tomorrow’s Cannes Film Festival awards.
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Review: 'Mud' brings Jeff Nichols' moodiness to the mainstream
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:02 am · May 26th, 2012
The Cannes competition drew to a close today with “Mud,” an affecting but over-familiar coming-of-age tale from “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols.
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'No' takes top honors in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:43 am · May 25th, 2012
Buzz keeps building for the biggest critical story of this year’s Cannes sidebars.
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Review: Robert Pattinson has a devil's haircut on his mind in Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:52 am · May 25th, 2012
David Cronenberg is back to his strange self in his faithful but flummoxing adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.
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Review: 'The Paperboy' straddles the line between trash and treat
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:50 am · May 24th, 2012
Lee Daniels’s bonkers follow-up to ‘Precious’ aims for camp-classic status… and should probably get it.
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Review: 'On the Road' sticks to the map
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:15 pm · May 23rd, 2012
The film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel has been in the works since 1968 — and isn’t quite worth the wait.
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Sony Classics says yes to 'No' at Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:22 am · May 22nd, 2012
The top distributor of foreign-language fare in the US heeds the buzz around Pablo Larrain’s Directors’ Fortnight standout.
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Review: Stylish, strutting 'Killing Them Softly' too tough for subtext
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:32 am · May 22nd, 2012
Andrew Dominik’s latest brings latter-day capitalist concerns to a sleek 1970s homage.
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Queuin' in the rain: Cannes 2012 hits the halfway mark
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:43 pm · May 21st, 2012
As rainclouds continue to gather over Cannes, Michael Haneke’s “Amour” is currently the toast of the festival.
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Feelgood Aussie musical 'The Sapphires' brightens Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · May 21st, 2012
Warm applause for the 1960s-set musical comedy suggest The Weinstein Company have made a wise purchase.
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Review: Entering the exquisite void of 'Laurence Anyways'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:43 pm · May 19th, 2012
Three films into his impressive career, Xavier Dolan still has some growing up to do.
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Review: 'Lawless' is a rollicking tale of blood, booze and cardigans
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:37 am · May 19th, 2012
The first American film in Competition is a subtext-laden genre treat.
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Review: 'No' and 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:38 pm · May 18th, 2012
Chilean auteur Pablo Larrain delivers the film of the fest so far, while a Sundance sensation hits the Croisette.
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Review: 'Rust and Bone' and 'After the Battle'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:38 pm · May 17th, 2012
Guy Lodge reviews two further Competition films from the Cannes Film Festival.
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Review: Young love is a wispy business in 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:19 pm · May 16th, 2012
The Cannes Film Festival opener finds Wes Anderson on typically whimsical form — but is it enough?
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The Lists: Top 10 Cannes Film Festival losers
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · May 15th, 2012
With the Cannes Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we round up some the festival’s greatest Competition entries not to win a single award.
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Cannes Check: Walter Salles's 'On the Road'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:54 am · May 14th, 2012
We continue our preview of the Cannes competition with the long-awaited adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel.
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