Cannes Report
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Cannes 2012: IFC Midnight Acquires Erotic Korean Drama ‘Taste of Money’
IFC will handle North American distribution for Im Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money," a drama about sexual desires and power struggles in a rich Korean family
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Cannes 2012: ‘Despues de Lucia’ Wins Top Prize in Un Certain Regard
Michel Franco's Mexican drama "Despues de Lucia" takes top award from jury headed by Tim Roth; Emile Dequenne and Suzanne Clement win acting awards
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Cannes 2012: ‘In the Fog,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Win Critics Awards
International critics' association FIPRESCI honors "In the Fog," "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Hold Back"; Eucumenical Jury goes for "The Hunt"
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Cannes 2012: ‘Mud’ Director Jeff Nichols Steals the Spotlight from Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon
Jeff Nichols so captivates the media after a screening of "Mud" that they ignore his two stars, Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey
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Cannes 2012: Does the Palme d’Or Race Come Down to Naughty vs. Nice?
Day 11: It's (almost) all over but the voting, and the two frontrunners in the Palme d'Or race appear to be the quiet, emotional "Amour" and the loud, crazy "Holy Motors"
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Cannes 2012: ‘No’ Wins Top Prize at Directors Fortnight
Chilean film "No," starring Gael Garcia Bernal, is among prize-winners in Cannes' Directors Fortnight section
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Cannes 2012: ‘The Anti-Semite’ Is Banned From Cannes Marketplace
Anti-Defamation League applauds cancellation of Cannes market screenings for film featuring "grotesque anti-Semitism"
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Cannes 2012: Russian Student Film ‘Doroga Na’ Wins Cinefondation Award
Student films from Russia, the United States and Cuba are selected by Cannes' Cinefondation jury headed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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Cannes 2012: Alec Baldwin Apologizes for Trashing Harvey Weinstein
Alec Baldwin pulls out of his onstage appearance at the amfAR gala but makes up with Harvey Weinstein after publicly blasting the mogul earlier in the festival
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Cannes 2013: Anchor Bay Films Wins Rights to ‘Shadow People’
Arclight Films sells rights to Chinese romantic drama "Dangerous Liaisons"
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Cannes 2012: A Giggly Robert Pattinson Touts Cronenberg Thriller ‘Cosmopolis’
"Cosmopolis" star Robert Pattinson struggles to explain the David Cronenberg movie set largely in a limousine cruising New York streets
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Cannes 2012: ‘Jaws,’ Boos & Drugs
Day 10: Steven Spielberg shows "Jaws" and says sharks have been very good for him, but audiences get unruly, and Pete Doherty talks frankly about making a movie on heroin
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Cannes 2012: Sundance Selects Acquires Ken Loach’s ‘The Angels’ Share’
IFC/Sundance have worked with Loach on three prior projects, one of which won the Palme d'Or
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Cannes 2012: ‘Aqui y Alla’ Wins Critics Week Prize
Antonio Mendez Esparza's "Aqui y alla" has won the Grand Prize in the festival's Critics Week section
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Cannes 2012: Is ‘The Paperboy’ a Camp Classic, or an Appalling Mess?
Some critics think Lee Daniels' steamy Southern potboiler is so bad it's good, but most say it's just plain awful