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• Cannes 2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Press Conference

  Published: May 17, 2008, 8:32 am

  Tags: Cannes 2008, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Cannesfilmfestival, Javier Bardem, Javierbardem, Penelope Cruz, Penelopecruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Scarlettjohansson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Vickycristinabarcelona, Woody Allen

  Filed under: Cannes, Festival Reports, Movie Marketing, Interviews, Cinematical Indie The press conference for Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona was a packed affair. Buzz on the film has been mostly positive, and most of those trying to get in were, unfortunately, shut out. The line of press trying to get shots of Allen and the cast walking

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• Cannes Review: Tyson

  Published: May 17, 2008, 6:02 am

  Tags: Cannes2008, James Toback, Jamestoback, Mike Tyson, Miketyson, Tyson

  Filed under: Documentary, Sports, Cannes, Theatrical Reviews, Festival Reports, Celebrities and Controversy"They'll make hypocrite judgmentsAfter the factBut the name of the gameIs be hit and hit back ... " -- Warren Zevon, "Boom Boom Mancini"Boxing is a brutal sport. Does that mean you have to be a brute to succeed in it? Mike Tyson was the

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• Cannes Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

  Published: May 16, 2008, 4:02 pm

  Tags: Cannes 2008, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Javier Bardem, Javierbardem, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johannson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen, Woodyallen

  Filed under: Drama, Independent, Romance, Cannes, Theatrical Reviews, Festival Reports, Cinematical Indie I've said before that a new film from Woody Allen is something like getting a Christmas gift from your eccentric aunt; you never know if you'll get a crocheted toilet paper cozy, or a piece of priceless heirloom jewelry. Fortunately, Allen's

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• Cannes Deal: Weinsteins Acquire UK Horror 'Eden Lake'

  Published: May 16, 2008, 2:32 pm

  Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Cannesfilmfestival, Eden Lake, Edenlake, Festival De Cannes, Festivaldecannes, James Watkins, Jameswatkins, Kelly Reilly, Kellyreilly, Michael Fassbender, Michaelfassbender, My Little Eye, Mylittleeye

  Filed under: Horror, Deals, Cannes, Distribution, The Weinstein Co.The Weinstein Co. has added a British horror thriller to their upcoming slate of releases. According to indieWIRE, all North American rights to James Watkins' Eden Lake have been acquired by the Weinsteins at Cannes. Evidently, it's been months in the making: Fangoria noted in

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• Cannes Review: Leonera (Lion's Den)

  Published: May 17, 2008, 4:02 pm

  Tags: Cannes2008, Leonera, Lions Den, Lionsden, Martina Gusman, Martinagusman, Pablo Trapero, Pablotrapero

  Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Cannes, Theatrical Reviews, Festival ReportsJulia (Martina Guzman) wakes up, and it's clear things aren't right; there's blood on her hand, bruises on her body. She showers, dresses, goes to school, comes back home ... and realizes just how wrong things are, with a dead man on the floor of her kitchen and

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• Cannes in Photos: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Press Conference

  Published: May 18, 2008, 10:02 am

  Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Live From Cannes, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Rebeccahall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Vickycristinabarcelona, Woody Allen

  Filed under: Cannes, Festival Reports, Movie Marketing, Images, Cinematical Indie Yesterday, I wrote up the press conference for Woody Allen's latest film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The pic above is a shot of the crazy crowd outside the red carpet for the film; it gives you an idea of how insane the crowds get here for every red carpet -- they're

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• Cannes Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  Published: May 18, 2008, 7:02 am

  Tags: Cannes2008, Cate Blanchett, Cateblanchett, Cinematical, Featured, George Lucas, Georgelucas, Harrison Ford, Harrisonford, Indiana Jones 4 Review, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Review, Indianajon

  Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Cannes, Theatrical Reviews, Festival Reports, Steven Spielberg, Remakes and SequelsAfter a 19-year sabbatical, the Doctor will see you now. Or, rather, you will see the doctor; after Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade put Harrison Ford's

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• Cannes 2008: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Press Conference

  Published: May 18, 2008, 7:00 am

  Tags: Cannes 2008, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Cate Blanchett, Cinematical, George Lucas, Georgelucas, Harrison Ford, Harrisonford, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Indianajonesandthekingdomofthecrystalskull, Indy2008, Karen Allen, Karenallen, Ray Wi

  Filed under: Cannes, Festival Reports, Interviews, Cinematical Indie The press conference for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull just wrapped. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were on hand with the cast to answer questions about the film. Of course, many of the questions were directed at Ford and Spielberg, but a few were tossed

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• Live from Cannes -- Indiana Jones and the Crowded Press Screening!

  Published: May 18, 2008, 5:39 am

  Tags: Cannes2008, Cate Blanchett, Cateblanchett, Cinematical, George Lucas, Georgelucas, Harrison Ford, Harrisonford, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crustal Skull, Indianajonesandthekingdomofthecrustalskull, Indy2008, Ray Winstone, Raywinstone, Shia Labeouf, Shialabeou

  Filed under: New Releases, Cannes, Festival Reports, Steven Spielberg I just walked out of the completely packed press screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. James will have his review up shortly, but before the press conference begins, I wanted to give you my quick initial impression of the film, which is: Indy 4 is a

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• Cannes Review: Tokyo Sonata

  Published: May 18, 2008, 4:02 pm

  Tags: Cannes2008, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kiyoshikurosawa, Tokyo Sonata, Tokyosonata

  Filed under: Drama, Cannes, Theatrical Reviews, Festival ReportsWhile he's perhaps best known for directing the original Pulse, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new film, Tokyo Sonata, is an unexpected pleasure -- not only because it's a departure from the J-horror films that made his name, but because it's also a startlingly rich, funny and strong drama,

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• Cannes Deals: IFC Picks Up French 'Summer Hours' and Russian 'Mermaid'

  Published: May 18, 2008, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Anna Melikyan, Annamelikyan, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Cannesfilmfestival, Festival De Cannes, Festivaldecannes, Juliette Binoche, Juliettebinoche, Mermaid, Oliveier Assayas, Oliveierassayas, Summer Hours

  Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Cannes, IFC, Distribution, Home Entertainment, Cinematical IndieIFC Films has certainly been busy making deals at Cannes. As I posted a few days ago, they picked up Josh Safdie's indie comedy The Pleasure of Being Robbed and Arnaud Desplechin's drama A Christmas Tale

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• Cannes Review: Lorna's Silence (Le Silence de Lorna)

  Published: May 19, 2008, 3:04 pm

  Tags: Cannes2008, Jean Pierre Dardenne, Jean Pierredardenne, Le Silence De Lorna, Lenfant, Lesilencedelorna, Lornas Silence, Lornassilence, Luc Dardenne, Lucdardenne

  Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Theatrical Reviews, Festival ReportsSome films are, for lack of a better word, glacial; they're immense, dense, frozen and seemingly immobile. And a film like that can affect the viewer in one of two ways; either you bounce off the frozen surface of it, shut out and shunned -- or you find the frozen surface to

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• Cannes 2008: 'Blindness' Roundtable Interviews

  Published: May 19, 2008, 2:08 pm

  Tags: Alice Braga, Alicebraga, Blindness, Cannes 2008, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Danny Glover, Fernando Meirelles, Fernandomeirelles, Gael Garcia Bernal, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo

  Filed under: Cannes, Festival Reports, Interviews, Cinematical Indie I sat in on a roundtable luncheon for the film Blindness the other day; as far as roundtables go, it was a nice affair; there were four tables of journalists, and they rotated the talent through the tables, giving us about 15 minutes with each set. It's always interesting to me

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• Cannes Deal: IFC Strikes Again with Korean Thriller 'Chaser'

  Published: May 19, 2008, 1:32 pm

  Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Festival De Cannes, Na Hong Jin, Nahong Jin, The Chaser

  Filed under: Foreign Language, Thrillers, Deals, Cannes, IFC, Distribution, Cinematical IndieChalk up another deal for IFC Films at Cannes. In addition to their acquisition of distribution rights for Josh Safdie's indie comedy The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Arnaud Desplechin's acclaimed drama A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Olivier

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• Cannes Review: Linha de Passe

  Published: May 19, 2008, 11:02 am

  Tags: Cannes 2008, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes2008, Cinematical, Daniela Thomas, Linha De Passe, Linha De Passe Review, Linhadepasse, Linhadepassereview, Walter Salles, Waltersalles

  Filed under: Cannes, Theatrical Reviews, Festival Reports, Cinematical Indie Linha de Passe, the second film director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station) with Daniela Thomas, follows four young fatherless brothers being raised in Brazil by their mother, who's pregnant with a fifth child she will raise on her own. The film is a

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