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COLCOA 2012 Opening Night, From New "My Way' to 'A Trip to the Moon' and 'Breathless'

Festivals

Opening night at the City of Lights City of Angels French film week at the Directors Guild always features sweet champagne and pastries, a mediocre French movie that the French consider to be the kind of commercial film American distributors should embrace but never do...

By Anne Thompson
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April 17, 2012 1:10 PM
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Cannes Announces 2012 Short Film Selection: 'The Chair,' 'Night Shift,' 'Yardbird,' 'Souffle,' 'Silent' & More

Festivals

The official selection of short films competing at Cannes is listed below. The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, over which Jean-Pierre Dardenne resides, will reward the best films from the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection. Cannes will announce its main competition feature selections April 19.

By Sophia Savage
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April 17, 2012 11:40 AM
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Ashland Independent Film Festival: From Taymor and Kashmir to the Kennedys

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The Ashland Independent Film Festival, an 11-year-old intimate spring fest nestled in Oregon's Rogue Valley, reminds me of the early days of Sundance and Telluride.

By Anne Thompson
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April 16, 2012 9:24 PM
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Tribeca 2012: Irwin Winkler to Preside Over Star-Packed Jury

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Producer-director Irwin Winkler ("Rocky," "Goodfellas," "Life as a House") will serve as President of Tribeca 2012's (April 18-29) jury, which includes thirty-nine industry folks and many actors, from vets Patricia Clarkson and Susan Sarandon to Olivia Wilde and Shailene Woodley, as well as filmmakers Michael Moore, Mike Newell, Stuart Blumberg, Lucy Walker and Brett Ratner. Divided into six competitive caterogies, the jurors will chose winners to be announced on April 26 at the Awards Night ceremony hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The awards will be live streamed here.

By Sophia Savage
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April 16, 2012 12:59 PM
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Best of TOH Week That Was: In the Works, Fests, Interviews, Tarantino Updates, and Woody Allen Comes Home

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Weekend movie guide: We recommend "The Cabin in the Woods" (our review here) and "The Lady" (Weekend Preview). For something more retro, Immersed in Movies reviews the restored "Two for the Road" (which will debut at TCM Classic Film Fest). For a thoughtful Foreign Oscar nominee, try "Monsieur Lazhar" (director Falardeau talks here).

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April 14, 2012 1:42 PM
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Immersed in Movies: A Restored 'Two for the Road' Premieres at the TCM Festival

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Of all the restorations being touted at this weekend's third annual TCM Classic Film Festival, the one I'm most excited about is "Two for the Road," screening Friday at the Chinese (with a guest appearance by director Stanley Donen). The Mod, bittersweet, time-warping rom-com from 1967 has Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney at their very best.

By Bill Desowitz
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April 13, 2012 1:38 PM
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Woody Allen Sends Some Roman Love To LA Film Fest

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While Woody Allen is skipping Cannes--because "To Rome with Love" is opening April 20 in Italy--he's bringing "To Rome with Love" to Los Angeles to open the LA Film Festival on June 14. It will be its North American premiere.

By Sophia Savage
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April 12, 2012 1:49 PM
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Cannes Watch: Tim Roth To Lead Un Certain Regard Jury

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The Festival du Cannes has named Brit character actor Tim Roth (TV's "Lie to Me") as president of the Un Certain Regard jury. Festival artistic director Thierry Fremaux will announce the sidebar of twenty films, which is part of the Selection Officielle and packed with world premieres, at the same time as the main competition program on April 19.

By Anne Thompson
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April 12, 2012 1:00 PM
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Lionsgate Completes International Overhaul Before Cannes

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As we reported, post January's merger with Summit, Lionsgate has reorganized its international team in the wake of two departing executives. As expected, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairman Patrick Wachsberger will lead the international group at the Cannes market.

By Anne Thompson
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April 12, 2012 11:46 AM
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Cannes: Director's Fortnight to Give Golden Coach Award to Turkey's Ceylan

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Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey's reigning auteur director, will receive the French Directors Guild's coveted Carosse d'Or at the May 17 opening night ceremony for sidebar the Director's Fortnight (The Quinzaine) at this year's Cannes Film Festival.