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Cannes Film Festival Closes with Winners --and Losers

The Cannes Film Festival came to a rainy close with an idiosyncratic set of award winners --which as usual had more to do with the composition of the jury than what critics and media had to say during the ten-day festival on the Cote d'Azur. Several of ... [ Published 4 hours ago by Indiewire ]

Entities: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes (France), Paul Thomas, Liaison, Harvey Weinstein

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 27 mins ago - 2 Documents

Sony Corporation

Three-Day Weekend Box Office: "Men in Black 3" Dethrones 'Avengers," Scores Soft $55 Million

Heavily promoted "Men in Black 3" in 3-D finally knocked billion-dollar global grosser "The Avengers" off its spot atop the domestic box office this weekend. But Sony may have waited too long--a decade--to mount a second sequel, which cost some $250 ... [ Published 4 hours ago by Indiewire ]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Imax Corporation, Will Smith, The Avengers, Grupo Media Capital SGPS SA

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

VIDEO ESSAY: War Movies for People Who Don't Like War Movies

There’s no such thing as a truly anti-war film, Francois Truffaut once said. By depicting the adventure and thrill of combat, war movies can’t help but glorify their subject, fueling fantasies of spectacular, heroic violence. It’s a case where the sensational ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Indiewire ]

Entities: Francois Truffaut, Anti-War, Impulsivity

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Hulu LLC

Indiewire @ Hulu Ushers in Summer This Memorial Day Weekend

While you're enjoying Memorial Day Weekend, Indiewire has selected a number of films to help usher in the start of the summer vacation season for our latest curated Hulu Documentaries page. Watch all these docs for free now!This celebration of the beckoning ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Indiewire ]

Entities: Hulu LLC, Surfing, Edith Bouvier Beale, SnagFilms

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Mads Mikkelsen

Cannes 2012: Best Actor Winner Mads Mikkelsen Talks Vinterberg's "The Hunt," T-Mobile Film "Move On," Playing a Psycho Husband

Mads Mikkelsen was in Cannes to promote two projects. The first, Competition entry, "The Hunt," marks a strong return to form for ex-Dogme practitioner Thomas Vinterberg and features a potent performance from the Danish actor as a mild-mannered kindergarten ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Indiewire ]

Entities: Mads Mikkelsen, T-Mobile International AG & Co, Evan Rachel Wood, Thomas Vinterberg, Shia LaBeouf

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents

Thomas Vinterberg

'Beasts Of The Southern Wild' & 'In The Fog' Win FIPRESCI Prizes At Cannes

More prizes are being handed out this evening in Cannes as the festival winds down for another year. With Tim Roth and his jury handing out the plaudits for Un Certain Regard, FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, have handed out their ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: FIPRESCI, Thomas Vinterberg, Tim Roth

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 Documents

United Nations

Tim Roth's Cannes' Un Certain Regard Jury Goes for "Despues de Lucia," "Le Grand Soir," Two Best Actresses

"Despues de Lucia"Tim Roth's jury for Cannes sidebar Un Certain Regard, which screened 20 films directed by 26 directors hailing from 17 countries, four of them first-timers eligible for the Camera d'Or, awarded the following prizes:PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: United Nations, Tim Roth, Tonie Marshall, Émilie Dequenne

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 Documents

CANNES 2012: Jeff Nichols' MUD

Some film critics have described Jeff Nichols’ Mud as the perfect way to end Cannes 2012, a fun and accessible slice of cinematic Americana. But considering the film’s hammy sentimentality and bogus emotional connections, I can’t think of a more disappointing ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: Sarah Paulson, Critical Intelligence, Michael Shannon, Reese Witherspoon

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

Cannes Review Round-Up: David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" with Robert Pattinson

If anything, David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" is a faithful adaptation of the source material. The critical consensus is that Cronenberg keeps his fierce and trim style, despite striving to stay entirely true to Don DeLillo's novella of the same name. ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: Robert Pattinson, David Cronenberg, Zac Efron, James Rocchi, Jeffrey Wells

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

Bill Murray, Kids and Madras Pants: Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom

“I had to work with a bunch of scouts, kids. No money can make that right, can it?” asks Bill Murray, wearing ridiculous Madras pants as a 1965 Dad, in a delightful, droll little 3-minute behind-the-scenes look at Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. The ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: Bill Murray, Wes Anderson, Madras

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 4 Documents

In Theaters: 'Men In Black III' & 'Moonrise Kingdom' Hope To Be 'The Intouchables' This Weekend

Fill up the cooler, slather on the sunscreen, and find all your white clothes that have been moldering in the back of the closet since Labor Day: it’s Memorial Day Weekend! This year, film studios are celebrating the armed forces and the unofficial start ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: Master of Ceremonies, Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Oslo, Wes Anderson

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 2 Documents

Sony Pictures Acquires Dark Comedy "Revenge for Jolly!"

Sony Pictures acquires "Revenge for Jolly!" for US and Canadian distribution - marking the first acquisition for the newly-formed affiliate company of Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment."Revenge for Jolly!" premiered at the 2012 Tribeca FIlm Festival. ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Indiewire ]

Entities: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, Oscar Isaac, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Brody, Elijah Wood

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...My favorite Cannes tweet is from @MattDentler: "Even if the film didn't win the Cannes Golden Palm, Nicole Kidman's performance in THE PAPERBOY wins the Cannes Golden Shower."

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