Cannes
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New Monsters Trailer Offers A First Glimpse Of Giant Tentacled Aliens
Spinoff Online - Covering TV, Film and Entertainment News Daily - Movies &bull Yesterday
The third trailer for Gareth Edwards' micro-budget sci-fi thriller Monsters at last provides us with a shadowy look at the enormous tentacled aliens that plague Mexico's quarantined "infected zone." The toast of Cannes and SXSW, Monsters stars Scoot McNairy as… Full Story »
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Postcard from Venice: Farewell to the Festival (and a Possible Golden Lion Winner)
Movieline &bull Yesterday
This year the European press has complained bitterly about the quality of the films chosen first for Berlin, then for Cannes: The sense seemed to be that the selection committees for these festivals had somehow failed to find the best films out there, though of course it's hard to know how much of the problem lies in programming and how much can be attributed to the quality of the raw goods out there. Festivals can make programming choices, but they can't pull great movies out of thin air. There are still three more days to go in Venice, but the… Full Story »
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'Monsters' Trailer #3 & Alternative Poster
The Film Stage &bull Yesterday
The third, and what I can only imagine, final trailer for Gareth Edwards' super low-budget sci-fi flick Monsters is here. Only available on Hulu, our non-US visitors will have to wait. In the meantime, you can check out Monster, which is no… Full Story »
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Venice 2010 Review: ATTENBERG; Offers no discernible insights on any subject
Obsessed With Film &bull Sep 7, 2010
I hope Greek director Athena Rachel Tsangari wasn't in the screening of in competition film Attenberg in Venice this evening. It got what was definitely the worst reception a film has received here that, at least that I have personally… Full Story »
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A German 'Soul Kitchen' That's More Than A Restaurant
NPR Topics: Movies &bull Sep 7, 2010
German filmmaker Fatih Akin is one of the stars of European cinema. His gritty dramas about Turkish immigrants in Germany have earned him accolades at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as an Oscar nomination. The film opens as chef… Full Story »
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Godard to skip gala for honorary Oscar
CBC- Film News &bull Sep 7, 2010
Jean-Luc Godard is shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2004. He will miss the presentation of his honorary Oscar in L.A. Jean-Luc Godard, the French new wave film director known for films such as Breathless and Weekend, will… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Academy Awards
- Cannes
- Director
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Vineyard projections
Boston.com - Movies &bull Sep 7, 2010
Did you miss Sundance, Berlin, and Cannes? No problem, you can spend four days watching feature and short films from these and other festivals at the Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival. Screening first is "Beijing Taxi'' (pictured), Miao Wang's documentary… Full Story »
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Up Country: Paul
100 films &bull Sep 7, 2010
The role of "Paul" will be played by Austin-based actor and producer Jonny Mars. Jonny was in the hit short The GrownUps, the Austin winner for Best Film in the 48 Hour Film Challenge. It went on to screen at… Full Story »
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Mallika Sherawat to reveal some more
Bollywood Stars &bull Sep 7, 2010
Mallika Sherawat is trying everything under the sun to make her much awaited film 'Hisss' a big news. First, she shifted to Los Angeles, then she posted her topless pics on Twitter and went on to walk the Cannes Red… Full Story »
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Hoskins hides awards in closet
Hollywood.com &bull Sep 6, 2010
The Long Good Friday star was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in 1987 for his role in Mona Lisa, and he has scooped various honours during his 38-year career, including Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986.… Full Story »
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On the 'Road' with sales
Variety &bull Sep 6, 2010
It has also pre-sold to United King, an Israeli indie distributor whose pickups range from Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives" to "The Expendables." Screening Friday, "Nowhere"' is a romantic thriller, toplining Shannyn Sossamon… Full Story »
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ContemporAsian shorts @ MOMA
Subway Cinema News &bull Sep 6, 2010Contemporary short films, but Asian, too. So: ContemporASIAN. See what they did there? Good thing it's not being sponsored by ImaginAsian or SensAsian. A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE (2009, Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul) Before his UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS… Full Story »
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Maggie Cheung waits to age before return to films
Boston.com - Movies &bull Sep 4, 2010
VENICE, Italy-Actress Maggie Cheung, in Venice on Saturday to promote a new film, said one reason she has pulled back from acting for now is the industry's focus on youthful beauty. Cheung has a brief role in Isaac Julien's "Better Life," an experimental film that is also a… Full Story »
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Larrain does double duty in film and TV
Variety &bull Sep 4, 2010
Larrain arrived at Venice's Excelsior Hotel Saturday to present his third feature. But he comes from the set of "Profugos," a 13-seg fiction series for HBO Latin America, for which Larrain is showrunner. Profugos" turns on a petty criminal, a… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Cannes
- Cabaret
- Diego Luna
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Telluride's Line-Up Unveiled, Fest Kicks Off in the Mountains
FirstShowing.net &bull Sep 4, 2010
If you haven't seen yet, the Telluride Film Festivalannounced its line-up yesterday, and the fest officially kicks off today. I'm currently sitting in line at the Palm Theater, the local high school auditorium converted into a start-of-the-art cinema, waiting to… Full Story »
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Our man in Montreal
New York Post - Buzz Movie Blog &bull Sep 3, 2010
I have been at the Festival des Films du Monde in Montreal for two days now and have packed in nine films (and a party or two). None of the movies has been a disaster, although two are especially worthy,… Full Story »
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A Family Implodes in Biting 'Dogtooth'
sf360 &bull Sep 3, 2010Nothing seems to manifest more negative fascination in recent years for a vast swath of the American public than the specter of child abuse. Corporal, psychological, especially sexual. Is this a freshly alerted society's heightened, apt watchfulness? Or expression of mass-distraction paranoia out of proportion to the actual real-world threat? Discuss. The issue gets variably… Full Story »
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Movie review: 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop' makes for quirky treat
Los Angeles Times - Movies &bull Sep 3, 2010
MESS: Xiao Shenyang, left, Yan Ni and Zhao Benshan are mixed up in trouble. This version ratchets up the farce, tones down the blood, piles up the bodies and conjures up a very different experience in the process. In short, you won't feel as if you're watching a remake so much as a comical re-imagining that taps into Chinese operatic… Full Story »
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Juliette Binoche vs. Gerard Depardieu: Round 2
Alt Film Guide &bull Sep 2, 2010Please can you explain to me what the secret of this actress is meant to be? I would really like to know why she has been so esteemed for so many years. She has nothing. Absolutely nothing!" She is nothing.… Full Story »
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Telluride Sets Fest Film Program
Deadline.com &bull Sep 2, 2010
While Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance, Venice and Cannes sets film schedules well in advance, Telluride always springs its fest lineup at the last moment. Telluride, CO - Telluride Film Festival (September 3-6, 2010), presented by the National Film Preserve… Full Story »
