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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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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...
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In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates
May. 18, 2012 8:56 AM ET (AP)
In Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," the famously meticulous director takes his fastidiously fashioned world and flings it into the woods.
Even a relatively loose Anderson film is more ornately...
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Banks' hit summer includes `Hunger Games,' babies
May. 15, 2012 9:05 AM ET (AP)
With "The Hunger Games" in the rear-view mirror, the ensemble comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" just ahead and a 14-month-old at home, Elizabeth Banks is tired.
"I've signed on to being...
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George Lucas names Kennedy as Lucasfilm successor
Jun. 2, 2012 3:16 AM ET (AP)
Filmmaker George Lucas on Friday named veteran producer Kathleen Kennedy as his co-chair and successor at the iconic film studio he founded four decades ago.
Kennedy and Lucas will serve as board...