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Palme d'Or goes to France's 'Entre les Murs'
Times Movie CriticWhat a difference 21 years makes. In 1987, the last time a French film won the Palme d'Or, the audience at the Palais du Festival was so angry at the choice of "Under the Sun of Satan" that it hooted furiously and the director, Maurice Pialat, yelled...Tags: Turkey, French Boxing, Entertainment, Documentary (genre), Celebrities
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'My Blueberry Nights' to open Cannes Film Festival
Special to The TimesPARIS — A road movie set in the U.S., directed by a Chinese auteur, financed by a French company and starring a mix of British and American actors, Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights" will open this year's Cannes Film Festival in competition....Tags: No Country for Old Men (movie), David Cronenberg, Cannes Film Festival, Roman Polanski, Blueberries
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Capitalizing on Che Guevara's image
Special to The TimesIF THIS were a photo session, you couldn't have asked for more. The model, long-haired with steely gaze and wispy guerrillero beard. Jacket zipped to the chin. Collar up and hair uncombed. Jaw set in anger. Beret at a perfect, rakish tilt. There's tension...Tags: Harry of Wales, Entertainment, University of California, Los Angeles, Eyewear, Documentary (genre)
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'A Thousand Words' writers hope it's the start of something big
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStephen Sondheim and Georges Seurat. John Guare and Wassily Kandinsky. Edward Albee and Louise Nevelson. Throughout theater history, writers have mined the works and biographies of artists to create such vastly different dramas as "Sunday in the Park...Tags: Edward Albee, John Guare, Sculpture, Georges Seurat, Literature
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Review: 'Che'
Well into the fourth hour of "Che," the extraordinary and challenging new work by director Steven Soderbergh, the film's subject -- the Argentine-born political insurgent Ernesto Guevara -- strikes a recalcitrant horse. Wheezing and depleted from severe...Tags: Julia Ormond, Fulgencio Batista, Benicio Del Toro, Entertainment, Cuba
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Riches of the Riviera
Times Staff WriterIt's high season on the French Riviera. The sun is hot, the Champagne is cold and the parties are nonstop. On the yachts and in the seaside villas and luxury hotels, the rich and famous are doing what they do best: enjoying the fruits of their fortunes....Tags: Grace Kelly, Celebrities, Cannes Film Festival, Trips and Vacations, Lotteries
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'Argo' editor beats self for Oscar
The Baltimore SunWilliam Goldenberg, who won the Editing Oscar for "Argo," faced perhaps his closest competition from an editor he knew well -- himself. Goldenberg was also nominated for "Zero Dark Thirty" (with Dylan Tichenor), a rare double nomination for a single...Tags: Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Argo (movie)
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'Silver Linings Playbook' snags Spirit awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The persistent irony of the Film Independent Spirit Awards is that as much as they're positioned as the DIY antidote to the Academy Awards, the indie film with the most Oscars recognition almost invariably reaps the greatest...
Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), The Sessions (movie), Entertainment, John Hawkes, Matthew McConaughey
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'Future Weather' review: Teetering on the edge of trouble
**1/2 (out of four) In the imaginary, low-budget moviemaking handbook, there are 10 chapters on stories about money-starved small towns and resourceful kids forced to confront their positions without a reliable parent for support. The Illinois-set...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Conservation, The Shawshank Redemption (movie)
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'Identity Thief' swipes No. 1 spot with $36.6M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Identity Thief" has turned out to be the real thing at the box office. The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy debuted at No. 1 with a $36.6 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday....
Tags: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (movie), Star Wars (movie), Melissa McCarthy, Entertainment, Tom Cruise
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'Thief's' haul could depend on blizzard: Soderbergh thriller 'Side Effects' expected to land at around $10 mil
VarietyMelissa McCarthy is becoming a force of nature at the box office, though the comedy actress, whose "Identity Thief" launches for a potential $20 million-plus opening, faces another powerful force this weekend: Mother Nature. The East Coast blizzard that...Tags: Channing Tatum, Melissa McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Amanda Peet, Entertainment
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Steven Soderbergh's 'Side Effects' hinges on medicine and murder ★★★
A sly one, "Side Effects" is a movie in which the main character's pharmacological state of mind is never entirely certain. In such a role it's critical to have someone who can keep an audience guessing as to the state of that mind, moment to moment....
Tags: Channing Tatum, Food and Drug Administration, Rooney Mara, Entertainment, Health and Medical Professionals
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