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Review: Anderson rediscovers balance in `Kingdom'
May. 21, 2012 7:44 PM ET (AP)
The contradiction inherent to all Wes Anderson films _ the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are longing to burst free _ is at...
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Haneke, Loach among Cannes highlights thus far
May. 22, 2012 8:32 AM ET (AP)
The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age.
The latter came...
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Iran's Kiarostami goes to Japan for latest film
May. 21, 2012 11:37 AM ET (AP)
Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home.
The Iranian director's films are routinely banned in his home country, whose Islamist government has arrested or barred several younger filmmakers...
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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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Review: No flowers on this `Mother's Day'
May. 2, 2012 12:54 PM ET (AP)
"Mother's Day," inspired by the 1980 Troma slasher flick of the same name, is notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else.
The home-invasion thriller from director...