Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:52 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 Timberlake plays a bearded pop folkie in the film, which was to premiere Sunday night at the Cannes Film Festival, about the [...]
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You Know It When You Hear It, Film Honors New York’s Accent
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Steve Inskeep and David Greene report on a documentary film exploring the New York accent. If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the New York Accent premieres Thursday night at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. Movies
Read More...Cannes Film Review: ‘Death March’
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“I don’t think I can hold on much longer,” groans a soldier in “Death March,” and his sentiment is likely to be echoed by the small audience for Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.’s gruelingly abstract and attenuated war meditation. Deploying a curious mix of artificial scenery, extended slow-motion and black-and-white cinematography, the director seeks to suspend… [...]
Read More...Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film
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By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) – Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five U.S. entries with its engaging misadventures of a struggling singer. "Inside Llewyn Davis" by directing duo Ethan and Joel Coen is [...]
Read More...$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest
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$ 1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 2:37 am, Saturday, May 18, 2013 PARIS (AP) — Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and [...]
Read More...Cannes Film Review: ‘A Story of Children and Film’
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An idiosyncratically personal yet captivating 100-minute companion piece to ‘The Story of Film,’ focused entirely on the depiction of kids onscreen. Variety
Read More...Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
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By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) – A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films out of the international [...]
Read More...Cannes Film Review: ‘For Those in Peril’
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A visually arresting poetic reverie that should strike a chord with adventurous audiences who don’t mind mood over matter. Variety
Read More...‘Venus And Serena’: An Extraordinary Story, Told On Film
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The amazing tale of two sisters from a poor neighborhood — who play tennis unlike anyone before them and each reach No. 1 in the world — is one we’re not likely to see again. Movies
Read More...Shots fired at Cannes film festival, actors flee for cover
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By Matthias Galante CANNES, France (Reuters) – A man was arrested at the Cannes film festival on Friday after firing a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. French TV station Canal+ was interviewing Austria's Oscar-winning Waltz and French actor Auteuil [...]
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