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Cannes Film Festival 2013 - Daily Beast


Sat, 18 May 2013 18:45:26 GMT

Daily Beast

Cannes Film Festival 2013
Daily Beast
Towards the end of Jia's film (which premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival and is one of the surest bets to win the Palme d'or), workers at a sex club are taught to proclaim: “Distinguished Guests: Welcome to the Golden Age.” This 133-minute ...
Like a faded film star, Cannes loses some of its allureIrish Independent
At Cannes Film Festival, Ducking Rain and CompetitionNew York Times
The Most Controversial Moments at the Cannes Film FestivalFlavorwire
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Trailer Trash Cannes - The Guardian


Sun, 19 May 2013 00:20:00 GMT

Trailer Trash Cannes
The Guardian
British outfit Film Four was in Cannes doing brisk business. Its slate looked as appetising as the lunch it threw. Shane Meadows's Stone Roses doc looks great and I'm tickled by the idea of Wallace Shawn being in Richard Ayoade's new film The Double, ...


Russian cult film director Alexei Balabanov dies - BBC News


Sat, 18 May 2013 22:41:09 GMT

BBC News

Russian cult film director Alexei Balabanov dies
BBC News
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose gritty crime films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, has died at the age of 54. Russian media, quoting his family, say he suffered a seizure and did not recover consciousness at a ...
Russia: cult film director Balabanov dieseuronews
Russian famous film director Alexei Balabanov diesRussia Beyond The Headlines
Russian film director Alexei Balabanov diesVoice of Russia - UK Edition

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Cannes Film Review: 'A Story of Children and Film' - Variety


Sun, 19 May 2013 05:58:07 GMT

Cannes Film Review: 'A Story of Children and Film'
Variety
Having paved the way two years ago with his 15-hour cine-essay “The Story of Film” (and before that, the handsome coffee-table volume of the same name), film critic-cum-director Mark Cousins returns with a 100-minute companion piece focused entirely on ...
A Story of Children and Film: Cannes ReviewHollywood Reporter

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Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival - Reuters


Sat, 18 May 2013 14:05:55 GMT

The Guardian

Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
Reuters
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 ...
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival: Rev Run the DJ, Jackie Chan's ...Washington Post
Cannes film festival 2013: Like Father, Like Son - first look reviewThe Guardian
Cannes Film Festival 2013: Like Father, Like Son Reviewslantmagazine

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