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Haneke's 'Amour' wins top prize at Cannes
May. 27, 2012 4:02 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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Viola Davis addresses struggling alma mater
May. 24, 2012 12:47 PM ET (AP)
Viola Davis addressed graduating seniors Thursday at the high school in the struggling Rhode Island city where she grew up, urging them to treasure "hard times and joyous moments" and telling them...
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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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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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Visceral performances bring stardom for Tom Hardy
May. 21, 2012 10:00 AM ET (AP)
The allure of movie stardom is becoming evident to Tom Hardy.
As he made his way down the glittering red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of his Prohibition-era gangster film...