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Aboriginal musical 'Sapphires' debuts at Cannes
May. 21, 2012 12:37 PM ET (AP)
After the success of "Bridesmaids," actor Chris O'Dowd was mostly getting scripts for mediocre romantic comedies _ "bad versions of `Bridesmaids,'" he says.
"I figured I should go and do something very...
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Jean-Louis Trintignant back on screen in 'Amour'
May. 20, 2012 8:31 AM ET (AP)
It's 43 years since Jean-Louis Trintignant was named the Cannes Film Festival's best actor for "Z," and 14 years since the French performer all but gave up filmmaking to focus on the stage.
He was...
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Capsule reviews of `Battleship,' other new films
May. 16, 2012 12:01 PM ET (AP)
"Battleship" _ This is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature. Director Peter Berg has crafted an almost fetishistic homage to Michael Bay...
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An American influx at Cannes' global glamour fest
May. 15, 2012 7:23 AM ET (AP)
Despite the mood in Europe, don't expect any austerity at the Cannes Film Festival, the annual Cote d'Azur extravaganza where glamour is wrapped in world cinema fervor and gauzy Mediterranean...
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Mo. woman wins $5.8M in 'Girls Gone Wild' case
Apr. 27, 2012 7:33 PM ET (AP)
The company that makes "Girls Gone Wild" DVDs is seeking to overturn a verdict awarding nearly $6 million to a St. Louis-area woman who claims her bare breasts were recorded without permission.
St....