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Exclusive First Look at Poster for Melissa Leo's 'Francine,' Premiering at Berlin

News
Melissa Leo's "Francine," from directors Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky, is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival February 13. Check out the new poster for the American-Canadian co-production...
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  • By Sophia Savage
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  • February 9, 2012
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More: News , International Film Festival Rotterdam, Festivals, Melissa Leo, Indies

Berlin Fest Lineup: Thornton's 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' in Competition, Plus Jolie's 'In the Land of Blood and Honey,' Herzog's 'Death Row'

Festivals
The lineup for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival is in place, with Benoit Jacquot’s period drama “Farewell My Queen” kicking off proceedings on February 9 at the festival’s Berlinale Palast.
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  • By Matt Mueller
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  • February 8, 2012
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More: Festivals, Berlin International Film Festival, Angelina Jolie, Billy Bob Thornton, Festivals

'The Artist' Crew Hits Santa Barbara, Cinema Vanguard Awards, Fest Prize Winners

Festivals
With seemingly unstoppable awards momentum behind Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist,” the film’s Oscar-nominated stars accepted the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual Cinema Vanguard Award Saturday, thrilling a near-capacity house at the elegant Arlington Theatre on Saturday.
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  • By Justin Lowe
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  • February 5, 2012
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More: Academy Awards, Awards, Awards, Festivals, Festivals, Oscars

SXSW Full Line-Up: From Centerpiece '21 Jump Street' to Closer 'Big Easy Express'; Pierson Talks

Festivals
Austin's South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival 2012 has selected its full-lineup (March 9-17), unspooling 130 features over nine days (see below).
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  • By Anne Thompson
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  • February 1, 2012
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More: Festivals, SXSW, South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW), Festivals

Minnelli, Grey, Reynolds to Attend 2012 TCM Classic Movie Festival

Festivals
Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Debbie Reynolds and "Baby Peggy" Diana Serra Cary will be attending the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival, scheduled to take place in Hollywood from April 12-15. Film noir actresses Peggy Cummins, Rhonda Fleming and Marsha Hunt will also be on hand.
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  • By Jacob Combs
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  • February 1, 2012
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  • 4 Comments
More: Festivals, Festivals, Classics

Interview: Director Benh Zeitlin Talks Sundance Winner 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'

Features
I grabbed director Benh Zeitlin at Sundance to talk about his runaway festival hit "Beasts of the Southern Wild," picked up by Fox Searchlight and winner of the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. In case there was any doubt, he's smart as a tack and explains how this New Orleans dystopian adventure came to be.
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  • By Anne Thompson
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  • January 31, 2012
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More: Sundance, Interviews, Interviews, Directors, Indies, Video, Sundance 2012, Festivals, Festivals

Martin Scorsese Accepts Santa Barbara's American Riviera Award, Grilled by Maltin

Festivals
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival bestowed its American Riviera Award on Martin Scorsese on Monday at the end of a marathon evening.
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  • By Myron North
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  • January 31, 2012
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More: Festivals, Awards, Martin Scorsese, Headliners, Directors

Sundance Reviews: 'The Debutante Hunters,' Neil Young, and 'We’re Not Broke'

Festivals
It may go down as one of the oddest double-bills in Sundance history. Prior to the premiere of Karin Hayes’ and Victoria Bruce’s earnest and timely documentary about the broken corporate tax system in the U.S., “We’re Not Broke,” Sundance programmers chose to show a short subject documentary entitled, “The Debutante Hunters.”
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  • By Charles Lyons
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  • January 30, 2012
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More: Sundance 2012 Reviews, Sundance 2012 Films, Sundance 2012, Festivals, Festivals, Sundance

Sundance Interview: Argentina's Armando Bo Talks 'The Last Elvis'

Festivals
Argentine commercials director Armando Bo, who cowrote Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu's "Biutiful," had his moment in the spotlight at Sundance with his feature debut, the World Dramatic Competition entry, “The Last Elvis,” which Buena Vista is circling for Latin America and the world.
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  • By Liza Foreman
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  • January 30, 2012
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More: IN THE WORKS, Sundance 2012 Interviews, Sundance

Sundance Award Winners: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'The Surrogate,' 'House I Live In,' 'Invisible War'

Festivals
It couldn't have gone any other way. The standout film of Sundance 2012, "Beasts of the Southern Wild," took home the Sundance grand jury prize, along with a cinematography award for Ben Richardson.
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  • By Anne Thompson
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  • January 28, 2012
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More: Festivals, Awards, Sundance 2012 News, Sundance 2012, News, Festivals

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