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Haneke's 'Amour' wins top prize at Cannes
May. 27, 2012 3:43 PM ET (AP)
The Cannes Film Festival rewarded one of its favorite directors Sunday, as Michael Haneke won the top prize for a second time with his stark film about love and death, "Amour."
The Austrian director's...
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Tom Wolfe film follows master satirist in Miami
May. 25, 2012 4:13 PM ET (AP)
Oscar Corral thought someone was yanking his chain the day the phone rang at The Miami Herald newsroom and a soft-spoken voice with just a hint of southern drawl said: "Oscar Corral, this is Tom...
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Kylie Minogue at Cannes in bizarre 'Holy Motors'
May. 23, 2012 9:01 AM ET (AP)
Holy cow. The most rapturous audience reception at the Cannes Film Festival has gone to "Holy Motors," a disorienting, whirling dream of a movie by French director Leos Carax.
Starring Denis Lavant as...
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Loach in Cannes with spirited 'The Angels' Share'
May. 22, 2012 1:30 PM ET (AP)
Paul Brannigan, the untrained actor who stars in Ken Loach's latest movie, has gone from being unemployed in a rough Glasgow neighborhood to nude scenes with Scarlett Johansson.
But he still doesn't...
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Cannes guests bid up to $255,656 at Haiti auction
May. 19, 2012 9:17 AM ET (AP)
Guests at Cannes have bid up to (EURO)200,000 ($255,656) at a Haiti fundraiser for items including a Bono-autographed guitar as the film festival's glitzy, global spotlight turned to charity.
It was...