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Kylie Minogue at Cannes in bizarre 'Holy Motors'
May. 23, 2012 8:01 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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Faith vs love in Cannes entry 'Beyond the Hills'
May. 19, 2012 9:44 AM ET (AP)
Both boos and applause greeted Cristian Mungiu's latest film at Cannes _ and that's fine with him.
The Romanian director won the film festival's top prize in 2007 with abortion drama "4 Months, 3 Weeks...
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Cannes entry 'Paradise: Love' looks at sex tourism
May. 18, 2012 10:56 AM ET (AP)
There's sun, sand and sex in Cannes Film Festival entry "Paradise: Love" _ and they add up to a grim and unsettling holiday movie.
Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's film depicts middle-aged European...
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Cannes' female-free directors line-up criticized
May. 16, 2012 7:44 PM ET (AP)
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, there are directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East _ but no women.
Not, at least,...
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Men redefining 'manly' _ and not just for laughs
May. 17, 2012 3:35 PM ET (AP)
May, it turns out, is a manly month, and a funny one at that.
The Mother's Day flowers are barely wilted and already there's a heavy male energy in the air _ of the wry, ironical, comedy variety _ in...