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‘Mother and Child’ Director Rodrigo Garcia Wraps First Spanish-Language Feature for Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
Colombian-Mexican filmmaker Rodrigo García has wrapped his first Spanish-language feature, “Familia,” which was shot in Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico...
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‘Proud Princess’ Animation Adaptation Picked up by All Rights Entertainment
All Rights Entertainment, the Paris-, Hong Kong- and Los Angeles based international sales company, is launching sales at the Cannes Market (Marché...
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Thomas Cailley on Turning Reality Into Fantasy With ‘The Animal Kingdom,’ Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Opener
A bold departure from France’s cinema tradition of social realism, Thomas Cailley’s widely ambitious sophomore outing “The Animal Kingdom” is...
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‘Bread and Roses’ Review: Righteously Angry Doc Draws Attention to Human Rights Abuses
Afghan director Sahra Mani‘s well-received “A Thousand Girls Like Me” documented the quest for justice of a young incest victim, and now, Mani has...
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‘Firebrand’ Review: Alicia Vikander Brings Subversive Edge to Ahistorical Portrait of Henry VIII’s Last Wife
Tudor, or not Tudor. That is the question in “Firebrand,” a revisionist royal portrait of Henry VIII’s last wife, Katherine Parr (played here by...
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Siouxsie and Iggy Pop to Play Cruel World Festival Rain Date Sunday After Lightning Forces Evacuation
After Saturday’s Cruel World festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was evacuated due to lightning during Iggy Pop’s set, organizers promised that...
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Robert De Niro Drags ‘Stupid’ Donald Trump While Discussing Evil Men at Cannes: It’s ‘Insane’ People ‘Think He Could Do a Good Job’
Robert De Niro blasted Donald Trump as a “stupid” man during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” comparing...
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‘The (Ex)perience of Love’ Review: A Couple Must Sleep With All Their Old Flames in High-Concept Comedy
What if you had to track down and have sex with everyone you’ve ever slept with, for the good of your current relationship? That’s the quirky...
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Iranian Directors Alireza Khatami and Ali Asgari on Making Underground Film ‘Terrestrial Verses’ – Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
This year at Cannes Iran being repped by just one film, the timely underground drama “Terrestrial Verses,” co-directed by Canada-based Alireza...
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Christopher Nolan Confirms ‘Oppenheimer’ Is His Longest Movie and ‘Kissing Three Hours’: ‘Slightly Longer’ Than ‘Interstellar’
Christopher Nolan has finally weighed in on the “Oppenheimer” runtime, confirming to Total Film magazine that it is his longest movie to date. The...
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Italy’s Intramovies Takes World Rights on Israeli Director Dani Rosenberg’s Gaza-Strip drama ‘The Vanishing Soldier’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Italy’s Intramovies has acquired global rights outside of Israel and France on Israeli director Dani Rosenberg’s Gaza-Strip conflict drama “The...
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XYZ Films Boards North American Sales on Ukraine War Screenlife Drama ‘StayOnline’ (EXCLUSIVE)
XYZ Films has acquired North American sales rights to “StayOnline,” from Ukrainian director Anton Skrypets, which uses the innovative Screenlife...