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Mexico's Reygadas brings surrealism to Cannes
May. 24, 2012 10:06 AM ET (AP)
As the credits rolled on the first Cannes Film Festival screening of Mexican director Carlos Reygadas' new film, someone in the audience shouted out "Viva Bunuel!"
The reference to surrealist cinema...
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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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Review: `Dark Shadows' favors visuals over story
May. 8, 2012 2:20 PM ET (AP)
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in the chilly horror-comedy "Dark Shadows," their eighth collaboration as director and star, respectively, and their weakest by...
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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...