From ‘The Paperboy’ to ‘Amour,’ the films I can’t wait to see on the Croisette this year.
The Lists: Top 10 most anticipated films of Cannes 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:50 am · April 24th, 2012
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Cannes Check: Jacques Audiard's 'Rust and Bone'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:33 am · April 23rd, 2012
We continue our series of previews of the Cannes competition entries.
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Cannes Check: Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:58 am · April 20th, 2012
We kick off our daily series of Cannes Competition previews with a look at the festival opener.
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Cannes lineup heavy on U.S. fare as Twi-hards prepare to mob fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 am · April 19th, 2012
Amid the usual Cannes elite like Michael Haneke and Ken Loach, Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart are also set to hit the Croisette with new films in Competition.
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269-minute 'redux cut' of Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in America' to premiere at Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:46 pm · April 18th, 2012
Once cut to ribbons by its American studio, Sergio Leone’s epic gangster saga has been restored to the never-premiered length he initially wanted.
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On 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Prometheus' and spoilerphobia
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:47 am · April 17th, 2012
Some critics have landed in hot water for revealing a so-called “twist” in “The Cabin in the Woods,” but are some readers too sensitive to spoilers?
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First subtitled trailer for Berlinale festival hit 'Tabu'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:00 am · April 16th, 2012
We have the first look at a subtitled trailer for Portuguese romance “Tabu,” the critical hit of this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
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Cinejabber: The foreign alternatives
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:45 am · April 14th, 2012
Welcome back to Cinejabber, your weekly open space to kick around whatever film-related thoughts you have on your mind.
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Hey, remember the other Avengers?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:45 am · April 13th, 2012
Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble movie “The Avengers” is almost here, but can you recall who the title first belonged to?
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Tim Roth to head Un Certain Regard jury at Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:42 am · April 12th, 2012
The Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes is generally regarded as secondary to the Competition, but they’ve secured an unusually big-name jury president.
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A French-language glimpse of Marion Cotillard in Jacques Audiard's 'Rust and Bone'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:04 pm · April 11th, 2012
A subtitle-free French trailer has dropped for the intriguing new film from the director of “A Prophet,” starring Marion Cotillard.
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Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan to receive yet another Cannes honor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:34 pm · April 10th, 2012
He’s already been amply rewarded for his films in the Cannes competition, but Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is due receive the Golden Coach award for his body of work at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight.
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Cinejabber: Happy Easter, everyone
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:45 am · April 7th, 2012
Apologies for going quiet on you like that — my March flu has returned with reinforcements, and I’ve been too groggy to get much of anything done. The Easter weekend couldn’t be more sympathetically timed. Anyway, welcome back to Cinejabber, your weekend space to bandy about any random movie-related thoughts you may have on your […]
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Costume designer Eiko Ishioka's fantastic farewell in 'Mirror Mirror'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · April 4th, 2012
The late costume designer Eiko Ishioka’s career-capping work in “Mirror Mirror” is dazzling — but will it stick in the Academy’s mind?
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No Cannes (or Venice) premiere for Wong Kar-wai's 'The Grandmasters'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 pm · April 3rd, 2012
According to its sales agent, Wong Kar-wai’s long-awaited martial arts pic “The Grandmasters” won’t be ready in time for Cannes — or even Venice and Toronto — this year.
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Digging for gold in 2012's first quarter
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:34 pm · April 2nd, 2012
With the first quarter of the 2012 release calendar over, have we seen any potential Oscar nominees yet?
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Cinejabber: Fighting the Tomatometer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 am · April 1st, 2012
A day late — for which, you know, apologies — but welcome to Cinejabber, your weekend Sunday space to kick around any stray movie-related thoughts you might have on your mind. (Or perhaps not movie-related. Hold forth. We’re not here to judge.) For my part, I’m feeling frustrated once more by the internet’s dispiriting rush […]
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Review: Delightful 'Mirror Mirror' restores magic to fairytale revisionism
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:58 am · March 30th, 2012
Films like “Shrek” favored postmodern snark over romance in the post-Disney fairytale — Tarsem’s funny, engaging, exquisitely designed “Mirror Mirror” proves you can have it both ways.
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