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Cambodian documentary wins Cannes prize for innovative cinema
Reuters* "The Missing Picture" wins Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes * Figurines tell of Khmer Rouge brutality in documentary * Festival organisers also praise Palestinian film "Omar" By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 25 (Reuters) - A documentary using small...Tags: Israel, Arts and Culture, Mads Mikkelsen, Iran, Nazareth
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Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Fipresci Prize
VarietyCANNES -- Confirming its status as one of the major revelations of year's Cannes Festival, Abdellatif Kechiche's "Blue is the Warmest Color" took the nod Saturday from the Fipresci Intl. Federation of Film Critics as the best film in Cannes Festival's...Tags: Bérénice Bejo , Arts and Culture, Iran, Festive Events, The Weinstein Company
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Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize
VarietyCANNES - Rithy Panh's "The Missing Picture," a highly personal account of the horrors of the Pol Pot regime, won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Hany Abu-Assad's "Omar," set against the Palestine-Israel conflict... -
Good Morning, Cannes: From Bloody Fun to Bloody Schlock
ReutersMay 25 (TheWrap.com) - And then there were two. As Saturday broke in Cannes, 18 of the 20 films in competition for the Palme d'Or had screened. Only Jim Jarmusch's vampire movie "Only Lovers Left Alive" and Roman Polanski's presumably kinky "Venus in...Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Film Festivals, Movies, Heroin, Entertainment
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In 'Touch of Sin,' Jia Zhangke changes his style but not themes
CANNES, France — "A Touch of Sin," an early critical favorite among the films in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, has been widely greeted as signifying a new direction for the Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke. The claim...
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Polanski's Venus seduces on last day of Cannes festival
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - An avenging Venus settling the psychological and sexual score is the star of acclaimed director Roman Polanski's "La Venus a la Fourrure" ("Venus in Fur"), one of the Cannes film festival's two final movies in main competition to...Tags: The Hollywood Reporter, Sex Crimes, Joaquin Phoenix, Arts and Culture, The Pianist (movie)
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Setting Times stories to music: from Nick Cave to Dionne Warwick
By Kari Howard This week, I came across a website called Six Word Stories. The website, its creators say, was inspired by a bet from Ernest Hemingway’s pals that he couldn’t write a story in six words. So I thought I’d do six-word...
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Chicago film student Anahita Ghazvinizadeh wins Cannes prize
CANNES, France — A sharp, nearly perfect 21-minute movie about a 6th-grade girl caught in a tug of war between divorced parents, “Needle” was shot last summer in Chicago by School of the Art Institute film student Anahita Ghazvinizadeh....
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Cannes: Lesbian Coming-of-Age Story 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Fipresci Prize
ReutersMay 25 (TheWrap.com) - "Blue is the Warmest Color," Abdellatif Kechiche's three-hour coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl in a lesbian relationship, was named the best film in the main competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival by the Fipresci...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Film Festivals, Movies, A Separation (movie), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Tops With Un Certain Regard Jury
ReutersMay 25 (TheWrap.com) - "The Missing Picture" by Rithy Panh has been named the best film in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival. The film uses clay figures to recreate Panh's childhood under the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. The...Tags: James Franco, Crime, Law and Justice, Cambodia, Film Festivals, Zhang Ziyi
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Goldie Hawn at 67: Star shines at amfAR gala in Cannes
Goldie Hawn at 67 is still bringing new meaning to the phrase "aging gracefully." The legendary actress turned 67 on Nov. 21 but for some reason her age seemed to shine as brightly as the sunny yellow gown she wore at a Cannes event. In a good way....Tags: Paris Hilton, Arts and Culture, Christoph Waltz, The Real Housewives of Atlanta (tv program), Entertainment
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Gowns that stole all the scenes at Cannes Film Festival
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticWith film premieres and parties spanning 11 days, the Cannes Film Festival was the red carpet that just wouldn't end. When it came to the fashion stakes, no one could compete with Dior designer Raf Simons and his vision of modern 21st century couture....Tags: Raf Simons, Movies, Entertainment
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