‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ a thrilling Palme winner, but there’s more good news.
Diverse, defiant choices from Spielberg's jury put a bow on a satisfying Cannes fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:31 am · May 27th, 2013
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Cannes Review: Roman Polanski gets frisky in smart but slight 'Venus in Fur'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 pm · May 26th, 2013
Adaptation of Broadway hit is more fun than ‘Carnage,’ but just as minor.
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Cannes and the Coens
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:12 pm · May 26th, 2013
With the Cannes awards announcement the filmmaker siblings entered a bit of rare air with their latest film, “Inside Llewyn Davis”: Joel Coen joined Michael Haneke and Wim Wenders as the only filmmakers to have netted a Palme d’Or, a Grand Prix and a Best Director award at the festival.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes, Coens take second place
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:51 am · May 26th, 2013
Spielberg’s jury made history by handing top prize to the film’s director and stars.
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Previewing the Cannes Film Festival awards: What will win, and what should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:05 pm · May 25th, 2013
Who will get the gold from Steven Spielberg and his fellow jurors?
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Early Cannes awards for 'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Fruitvale Station'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:33 pm · May 25th, 2013
Cambodian film ‘The Missing Picture’ wins Un Certain Regard section
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WikiLeaks goes to war with Alex Gibney over 'We Steal Secrets'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:13 am · May 25th, 2013
A series of talking points and a full annotated transcript have hit the net.
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Cannes Review: Swinton and Hiddleston don't bite in 'Only Lovers Left Alive'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:45 am · May 25th, 2013
Jim Jarmusch is on typically deadpan form in mildly amusing vampire film.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Before Midnight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:54 am · May 24th, 2013
Audiences revisit Celine and Jesse this weekend.
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Cannes Review: Fifty shades of James Gray on show in exquisite 'The Immigrant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:30 am · May 24th, 2013
Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix play out a bad romance in 1920s-set drama.
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Cannes Review: Starry, diverting 'Blood Ties' is no thicker than water
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:10 pm · May 23rd, 2013
Matthias Schoenaerts the ensemble standout in overlong period thriller.
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Weinstein acquires Stephen Frears's 'Philomena' with Judi Dench for Fall 2013 release
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:46 am · May 23rd, 2013
The Weinstein Company came to Cannes ready to show off with films like “Only God Forgives” (via VOD shingle RADiUS) and “Fruitvale Station” in tow, not to mention a big presentation of material from biopics “Grace of Monaco” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” There were rumblings that footage from Judi Dench starrer “Philomena” at the film market had revved the distributors engines, and indeed, today TWC has announced acquisition of the title in the US, UK and Spain and positioned it in the fall of 2013, obviously aiming for an awards trajectory.
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Cannes Review: Alexander Payne goes home, but doesn't hit home, in 'Nebraska'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:32 am · May 23rd, 2013
Amusing moments outweighed by sour notes in minor-key family drama.
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Todd Haynes teams with Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska for 'Carol'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:36 am · May 22nd, 2013
When last we heard from Todd Haynes (save a quick trip to HBO’s “Enlightened”), he had brought James M. Cain’s “Mildred Pierce” to the small screen via mini-series. Kate Winslet stormed the awards circuit winning every trophy in sight (much like Michael Douglas seems poised to do this year for “Behind the Candelabra”) and the event was in general a nice fit in Haynes’s oeuvre of female-centric drama. He’s set for another as he transitions back to the big screen with “Carol,” Screen Daily reports.
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'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' lead Broadcast TV Journalists Association nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:03 am · May 22nd, 2013
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today its list of nominees for TV programming. CBS series “The Big Bang Theory” and FX’s mini-series “American Horror Story: Asylum” led the way with six nominations apiece. On the drama side, FX’s “The Americans,” AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and CBS’s “The Good Wife” led with four nods each.
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Cannes Review: 'Only God Forgives' is a sleek, virtually non-narrative blood ballet
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 am · May 22nd, 2013
Come for the Gosling-Refn reunion, stay for the craft and Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Video: Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival's first week
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:51 pm · May 21st, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention break down a few of the most-talked about movies from the first half of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Exclusive: Patricia Clarkson warns Brit Marling about getting soft in a new clip from 'The East'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:57 am · May 21st, 2013
Zal Batmanglij’s “The East” screened at Sundance and Fox Searchlight is doing something right. Because it didn’t land for me there, but its positioning this summer has me interested in giving it another look amid the surrounding noise. And I swear that’s not because we have an exclusive clip for you today.
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