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July 23, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts
The 71st Cannes Film Festival is under way (May 8-19), and along with fellow critic Kenneth Turan and movie writer Amy Kaufman, L.A. Times critic Justin Chang is on the ground, taking in the scene and seeing as many movies as possible in between frequent steak tartare breaks. Early titles gaining buzz this year include Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” and “The House That Jack Built,” Lars von Trier’s first film to compete at the festival since he was banned in 2011. In this day-by-day, film-by-film diary, he gives us an up-close view of the most significant event in world cinema, a mecca for movie lovers.
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Dec. 23, 2009
Terry Gilliam’s “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,” a live-action fantasy being shot in Spain and Italy, has been shut down by the film’s financial bonding company, amid rumors that a new director is being sought to replace Gilliam.
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May 16, 2009
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As production on Terry Gilliam’s $32-million Don Quixote film fell apart, a documentary crew was there to capture it all.
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May 20, 2018
I have approached few recent films with the same anxious trepidation as I did “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.”
April 9, 2019