Cannes Firsts – Lessons from the Market
Find out what two film-makers got out of coming to the Cannes Film Market – Christina Yianni with her first short and Brian Barnes with his first feature
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AuthorJason Korsner
Loach’s anti-austerity cry wins him a second Palme d’Or
The British director Ken Loach has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Ten years after winning
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Cannes 2016 – The Second Friday
After another night without enough sleep and no time for breakfast before an early film, I dashed to the Palais and hid some
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A Hologram for the King – Review
DIRECTED BY: Tom Tykwer – FEATURING: Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Ben Whishaw, Khalid Laith, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Skerritt
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Cannes 2016 – The Second Thursday
With the market all but over, all that remains is the tail end of the festival, which means there’s not much else to
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Cannes 2016 – The Second Wednesday
After one too many repetitions of late nights out, followed by even later nights writing and then early mornings at screenings, today, I
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Cannes 2016 – The Only Tuesday
Pedro Almodovar is back in competition with Julieta After yesterday’s experience of having had the cereal-bar police separate me from my breakfast on
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Cannes 2016 – The Only Monday
The red carpet on the steps up to the prestigious Grand Theatre Lumiere The easiest time for the press to see films is
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Cannes 2016 – The First Sunday
Cannes is ever unpredictable. My first meeting of the day was cancelled, enabling me to take advantage of one of the many informative
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Cannes 2016 – The First Saturday
The race was on. I left home in London at 4am and had to get to the UK Film Centre in the Village International
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Everybody Wants Some!! – Review
DIRECTED BY: Richard Linklater – FEATURING: Blake Jenner, Austin Amelio, Dale Douglas, Forrest Vickery, Glen Powell, J Quinton Johnson, Juston Street, Ryan Guzman, Tanner Kalina, Temple Baker, Tyler Hoechlin, Will Brittain, Wyatt Russell, Zoey Deutch
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Review
DIRECTED BY: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa – FEATURING: Tina Fey, Alfred Molina, Billy Bob Thornton, Christopher Abbott, Josh Charles, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Nicholas Braun, Sheila Vand, Stephen Peacocke
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Wolf Hall, Peter Kay & This is England lead BAFTA TV winners
In a particularly strong night for the BBC and Channel 4, Wolf Hall, Peter Kay’s Car Share and This is England 90 are
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Son of Saul – Review
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Oscar-winning Iranian added to Cannes 2016 line-up
With less than three weeks to go to the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, the organisers have announced a number of
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Jane Got a Gun – Review
DIRECTED BY: Gavin O’Connor – FEATURING: Natalie Portman, Boyd Holbrook, Ewan McGregor, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro
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Eye in the Sky – Review
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The Brand New Testament – Review
DIRECTED BY: Jaco Van Dormael – FEATURING: Benoît Poelvoorde, Pili Groyne, Anna Tenta, Catherine Deneuve, David Murgia, Didier De Neck, François Damiens, Gaspard Pauwels, Johan Heldenbergh, Laura Verlinden, Marco Lorenzini, Romain Gelin, Serge Larivière, Yolande Moreau
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Two British directors among regulars in competition at Cannes
Confirming the old adage that the best way to get your new feature into the Cannes Film Festival is to have screened an
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Spingsteen cancels North Carolina concert over ‘anti-LGBT’ laws
Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles in March. Photo: Pam Springsteen Bruce Springsteen has cancelled Sunday’s gig in North Carolina, in protest at the
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