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Carlos Saura Bound for ‘Argentina’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish director Carlos Saura, the major figure of the Nuevo Cine Espanol, is set to direct “Argentina,” a documentary about tango. Nathanael Karmitz’s MK2, which is scoring heavily this week at...
MBC2 Leads Regionally In Social Media
Thanks to the allure of such Hollywood stars as Brad Pitt, who is the channel’s May star of the month, MBC2 has the fourth-biggest Facebook following in the MENA region, the first when it comes to m...
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Soundtrack for Ethan Hawke's 'The Purge' Sets Release Date (Exclusive)
The Back Lot Music album from composer Nathan Whitehead hits stores June 4.read more
Cannes: Family Problems Dominate In Clio Barnard's 'The Selfish Giant' And Kore-eda's 'Like Father Like Son,' But 'Borgman' Makes Them Scary
Movies for families tend to embrace the value of sticking together. However, movies about families -- at least those with a certain amount of gall -- assail that very same principle. At the Cannes Fil...
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Cannes: 'In a Better World,' 'Girl With Dragon Tattoo' Producers Unite for Viking Epic
“The Long Ships,” based on the novel by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson, follows the life of 10th-century Norseman Red Orm.read more
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John Malone's Liberty Global Eyes Sale of TV Channels Arm (Report)
Chellomedia accounts for only a small portion of the annual revenue recorded by the international cable giant.read more
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Cannes: Kino Lorber Takes Competition Entry ‘Touch of Sin’ for U.S.
Jia Zhang-ke’s bloody festival title has now sold in 10 territories, including France, the U.K. and Greece.read more
IM Global Pacts with Impuls Pictures
IM Global and Switzerland’s Impuls Pictures have partnered on a new output deal, the companies announced Tuesday from Cannes. Deal adds to IM Global’s existing network of output partners, ...
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The Last Days on Mars: Cannes Review
Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas and Olivia Williams star as Red Planet explorers under siege from a virulent bacterial strain in Ruairi Robinson's Directors' Fortnight premiere.read more ...
67% of Smartphone Owners Would Rather See Ads Than Pay for Premium Content
Fully 67 percent of smartphone users are willing to view ads to gain in-app premium content rather than pay for it, according to a Yankee Group study that was commissioned by Tapjoy. The study f...
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The Great Beauty: Cannes Review
The magical atmosphere of Fellini’s "Roma" and "La Dolce Vita" pervades Paolo Sorrentino's update on cynicism, premiering in competition.read more
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Behind the Candelabra: Cannes Review
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon shine in Steven Soderbergh's fabulous Liberace biopic, which is playing in competition at the festival ahead of its May 26 debut on HBO.read more
Cannes Film Review: ‘Behind the Candelabra’
Set to unspool Stateside on HBO, "Behind the Candelabra" is the most bigscreen-worthy film Steven Soderbergh has made since "Che."
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Cannes: Reese Witherspoon Stars in 'Devil's Knot' (Exclusive Image)
Atom Egoyan is directing the crime drama, which also stars Colin Firth.read more
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires ‘The Past’
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. rights to Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past,” which preems Friday at Cannes. SPC and Farhadi have collaborated successfully before. SPC released Far...
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Cannes: Euro Studios Look to Benefit From Busy London Soundstages
Studio facilities in the British capital are busy, with such high-profile international productions as "Star Wars" set to shoot there.read more
Cannes 2013: All But ‘Silence’ On the Sales Front
CANNES—This year’s  Cannes saw a deluge of new titles brought onto the market. But, through Monday afternoon at least, there had not been a deluge of deals snapping them up. One day before the pr...
'The Hangover Part III' Review: Thank God for Peculiar, Perverse - and Outrageously Funny - Galifianakis
  Years from now, doctoral candidates are likely to write entire extended theses on Alan Garner, the character so memorably and brilliantly played by Zach Galifianakis in the "Hangover" series. T...
'The Hangover Part III' Review: Thank God for Peculiar, Perverse - and Outrageously Funny - Galifianakis
  Years from now, doctoral candidates are likely to write entire extended theses on Alan Garner, the character so memorably and brilliantly played by Zach Galifianakis in the "Hangover" series. T...
Film Review: ‘The Hangover Part III’
Nearly bereft of laughs, this final "Hangover" should nonetheless generate lucrative business

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