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The Surprises & Notable Absences Of The 2013 Cannes Line-Up

  • By The Playlist Staff
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  • April 18, 2013 11:28 AM
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So the 2013 Cannes lineup has finally been unveiled and as usual, there were a fair few surprise inclusions, a fair few snubby exclusions/category decisions, and some mildly oh!-inducing title changes. The majority of our firm predictions made it in (the Coens, Soderbergh, Farhadi, Sorrentino, Gray, Refn, Denis, Coppola among others) but sometimes into surprising sections, while a couple of films we had down as possibilities or longer shots paid off. So now that we know the lineup from G ('Gatsby' -- opening film) to Z ("Zulu" -- closing film) -- and it's a fairly U.S.-friendly list for Jury President Steven Spielberg to preside over -- lets dive right in and talk about the more eyebrow-raising moments from this morning's announcement.
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More: Cannes Film Festival, Features, Nebraska, Venus In Fur, Roman Polanski, Claire Denis, James Gray, James Franco, Stephen Frears, Jerry Lewis, Xavier Dolan, Bong Joon-Ho, Ari Folman, Jim Jarmusch, Jonathan Glazer, Features

Jim Jarmusch Is Going To Drop An Album Of Crazy Experimental Lute Jams

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 23, 2011 3:43 AM
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You certainly can't put Jim Jarmusch into any kind of box. The filmmaker, musician, All Tomorrow's Parties curator and shining example of New York City cool has always marched to the beat of his own drum, but even we could never have guessed a move like this.
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Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton & Mia Wasikowska To Star In Vampire Film From Jim Jarmusch

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 16, 2011 11:38 AM
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John Hurt Also In CastThe idea of the vampire, that of the undead creature that survives by feeding off the blood of living people -- is an enormously resilient, resonant one, so it makes sense that there continue to be dozens of stories about them -- barely a year has gone by in the history of cinema without at least one example. But the last few years, it's gotten ridiculous: from blockbusters like "Twilight" and the upcoming "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," to indies like "Let The Right One In" and its American remake, to TV series like "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries," the damn things are everywhere, and we can't be the only people who are sick of them. At this stage, it would take a really, really interesting line-up of talent to make us interested in a vampire flick again.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Jim Jarmusch, Michael Fassbender, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska

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