Cannes Report
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Cannes Report, Day 9: Marion Cotillard Can’t Save Xavier Dolan; ‘Red Turtle’ a Runaway Hit
Festival’s l’enfant terrible offers up latest effort to much disappointment while animated film inspires
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‘Gimme Danger’ Cannes Review: Jim Jarmusch Delivers a Playful Tribute to Iggy Pop
This rock doc couldn’t be further from Jarmusch’s other Cannes movie, “Paterson,” though it’s the more conventional of the two films
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‘Risk’ Cannes Review: Laura Poitras Takes Intimate Look at WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
Oscar-winning director tackles a controversial figure who wants to talk about politics, not feelings
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Sony Classics Buys Animated Movie ‘The Red Turtle’
Cannes 2016: Dutch-born Oscar-winning animator Michael Dudok de Wit partnered with Japan’s Studio Ghibli on the movie
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Cannes: ‘Toni Erdmann’ Director Maren Ade Reveals How She Made the Festival’s Hottest Movie and Craziest Nude Scene
The German director’s blend of drama and comedy brought the house down, winning rave reviews and a deal with Sony Classics
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‘It’s Only the End of the World’ Cannes Review: Marion Cotillard and Vincent Cassel Can’t Save Total Misfire
Director Xavier Dolan’s fine actors aren’t given much to do beyond bellowing, bickering and being beautiful
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Cannes: Israeli Drama ‘Beyond the Mountains and Hills’ Acquired by Adopt Films
Company will release the film from director Eran Kolirin in the first quarter of 2017
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‘Ma’ Rosa’ Cannes Review: It’s Ugly, and That’s the Point
Director Brillante Mendoza uses neorealist techniques to provoke outrage and explore corruption in Manila’s poorest slums
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Bullets, Vampires and Hippies: Cannes Gets Invaded by English-Language Indies
Un Certain Regard sidebar is playing host to the terrific indies “The Transfiguration,” “Captain Fantastic” and “Hell or High Water”
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‘Aquarius’ Cannes Review: Sonia Braga Stubbornly Stays Sexy in Her Golden Years
Star seems poised for a Cannes Best Actress win in Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho’s breezy film
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Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Frank Grillo Action Thriller ‘Wheelman’
Joe Carnahan is producing movie written and directed by Jeremy Rush
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Cannes Report, Day 7: Hollywood Women Disrupt Festival, ‘Loving’ Courts Early Awards Attention
Jodie Foster, Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon lead women making waves
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‘Hands of Stone’ Cannes Review: Nice Robert De Niro Celebration, Routine Boxing Movie
The movie about Roberto Durán got a big boost from his presence — and from an emotional salute to De Niro
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Cannes Sales: STX, Amazon, A24, Weinstein Company Lead in Pricey Deal-Making
Buyers such as Open Road Films, Broad Green Pictures and Bleecker Street have also gotten in on the action
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‘Personal Shopper’ Cannes Review: Does Kristen Stewart Drama Deserve All Those Boos?
Stewart’s reteam with Olivier Assayas got rough reception on Monday
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Ben Croll