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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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'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lynn married at 15, not 13
May. 20, 2012 12:43 PM ET (AP)
Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents...
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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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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: Expect few laughs from `What to Expect'
May. 14, 2012 7:56 PM ET (AP)
If only "What to Expect When You're Expecting" had focused on the dads' group, and didn't just drop in on them a handful of times, we might have been onto something here.
Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon and...