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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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
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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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Victoria – Review
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Woody Allen to open Cannes for a record 3rd time
The Cannes Film Festival has picked one of its most regular visitors – and one of the most prolific directors – to open
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Review
DIRECTED BY: Zack Snyder – FEATURING: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Gal Gadot, Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Scoot McNairy
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Larry Sanders creator Garry Shandling dies at 66
Tributes have been paid to the comedian Garry Shandling, whose parody of the American talk show, The Larry Sanders Show, took Hollywood to
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Star Wars dominates Empire Awards
Star Wars: The Force Awakens won the most awards at the Empire Awards, being honoured as the Best Sci-Fi, for its visual effects, for director JJ Abrams and for its lead actors John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, who took the best male and female newcomer awards.
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Anomalisa – Review
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Hail, Caesar! – Review
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Oscar spoils shared between The Revenant, Spotlight, Mad Max – and SPECTRE
At an Oscars ceremony where there was as much talk about who was not nominated as about who was, there were a number
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