Cannes Report
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Cannes Recap: Can Any of This Year’s Movies Crash the Oscar Race?
Cannes movies won nine Academy Awards in February, but the next crop looks a lot thinner
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17 Biggest Winners and Losers of Cannes Film Festival 2016
Sean Penn, Kristen Stewart, Woody Allen, provocateurs and terrorists all made our list of the festival’s best and worst
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Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or
In an awards ceremony filled with upsets, top acting prizes go to Jaclyn Jose for “Ma’ Rosa” and Shahab Hosseini for “The Salesman”
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Cannes Report, Day 11: For a Change, Women Dominate the Palme d’Or Race
Two women are among the frontrunners, and most standout films featured vibrant, unforgettable female characters
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Cannes: ‘The Happiest Day in the Life’ Wins Un Certain Regard Award
Director Matt Ross is singled out for “Captain Fantastic”
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Cannes: ‘Toni Erdmann,’ ‘Dogs,’ ‘Mimosas’ Win FIPRESCI, Critics’ Week Awards
Also, Adam Driver’s pet bulldog from “Paterson” wins the Palme Dog
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‘Elle’ Cannes Review: Isabelle Huppert Is Spectacular in Mean, Funny Film
Director Paul Verhoeven’s film seems designed to court maximum controversy
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‘The Salesman’ Cannes Review: The New Farhadi Is Good, Not Great
Director ably flexes his dramatic muscles in this slow burn story of a couple torn apart by a home invasion
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Richard Gere Movie ‘The Dinner’ Acquired by The Orchard
Cannes 2016: Movie also stars Chloe Sevigny, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, Rebecca Hall and Adepero Oduye
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‘Graduation’ Cannes Review: A Superb Look at a Father Pushed Too Far
This story of a man realizing he’s The Man could pay off big for director Cristian Mungiu
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Directors Fortnight 2016: ‘Wolf and Sheep’ Takes Top Prize
Afghan film about child shepherds sweeps annual Cannes Film Festival sidebar
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Critics Hate Sean Penn’s ‘The Last Face’: Here Are 7 of the Worst Reviews, So Far
Film about war-torn African nations starts getting ripped right from its opening title card
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Cannes Report, Day 10: Sean Penn’s ‘Last Face’ Destroyed by Critics and Social Media, Kevin Spacey Piles on Trump
Penn’s latest film is torn apart for for silliness, underscoring white romance in African conflict
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Weinstein Company Acquires Quentin Tarantino Documentary ’21 Years’
Film will explore “Pulp Fiction” director’s career and body of work
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‘The Last Face’ Cannes Review: Sean Penn’s Humanitarian Romance Misfires on Every Front
Some lines are so wincingly written and embarrassingly delivered that the Cannes press audience burst into sarcastic applause
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Ben Croll