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FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
As much as I love the Sundance Film Festival, it does only come once a year. As a perfect compliment to that fest, the Toronto International Film Festival takes place every September and is just as fun and exciting of a festival. This marks their 32nd year and promises to be one of the best [...]
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TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Toronto International Film Festival made way for some Cannes heavyweights Thursday, unveiling Special Presentation slots for Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winner "The Class" and Matteo Garrone's Grand Prix winner "Gomorrah" among a group of about two dozen North American premieres. Arnaud Desplechin's "Un conte de Noel" and Canadian helmer Atom Egoyan's "Adoration" -- both Cannes Competition titles...
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
This year at Cannes, only a smattering of female directors were represented, which just goes to show that even outside the hills of Hollywood, female filmmakers fight to be seen and heard. In both the Competition and Un Certain Regard categories at Cannes, just two female directors had films competing at Cannes. The Competition category [...]
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Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Politics on the CroisetteSamir Farid wraps up ten days of film-watching at Cannes, the festival of film festivals and benchmark of what to watch for the rest of the year Winner of the Best Actor Award, Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara in director's Steven Soderbergh Che The American actor, producer and political activist Sean Penn, head of the Jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival...
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JoBlo (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
The were announced this past Sunday in what turned out to be a star studded affair. Robert De Niro himself presented La Palme D'Or to the winner while the President of the Jury was actor extraordinaire Sean Penn.As for the Jury itself, here's who was doing the judging this year: Jeanne Balibar (Actress) - Rachid Bouchareb (Director) - Sergio Castellitto (Actor) - Alfonso Cuaron (Director) - Alexandra...
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FilmStew.com (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Although foreign-language Palme d'Or winners often tend to find very little traction with American audiences and Oscar voters, this year’s Best Actor recipient at Cannes looks to be an early lock for similar stateside honors.
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FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
As we already wrote “Entre les Murs” (”The Class“) directed by Laurent Cantet won the Golden Palm (Palme d'Or) at 2008 Cannes Film festival.Other winners included Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two-time Palme d'Or recipients, who took the screenplay award for “The Silence of Lorna.” Sandra Corveloni, who played a working-class mother in São Paulo in Walter [...]
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
The official Jury of this 61st Festival de Cannes, presided over by Sean Penn, revealed this evening the Prize winners during the closing Ceremony. Edouard Baer hosted Robert de Niro on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d'or to the best film among the 22 in Competition.
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DaveKehr.com (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
A surprise, but for a change, a nice one: Laurent Cantet's “Entre les murs,” a pedagogical fiction based on a novel by a French schoolteacher (Francois Begaudeau, who plays himself), has won the Palme d'or of the 61st Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first French film to win in 21 years. (It was [...]
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
Directed by Laurent Cantet, the film follows a year in the life of a French schoolteacher working in a tough multi-cultural section of Paris.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
Arts & entertainment: French director Laurent Cantet is surprise winner of festival's top prize, while British drama Hunger is named best first feature
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie headline competition as Cannes Film Festival poised for awards
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
CANNES, France -- Established Hollywood stars and filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie were competing against movies from acclaimed international directors for the top honors at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008
With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008
CANNES, France -- With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase.
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