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Berlin Fest Review & Prize Round-up: 'A Royal Affair,' 'Tabu,' Thornton's 'Jayne Mansfield's Car'

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Saturday the Berlin Film Festival dispensed its prizes, and the general mood pervading the air was that the docu-style feature “Caesar Must Die” by veteran Italian duo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani was a surprise Golden Bear winner in a weaker than usual Competition year.
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  • By Matt Mueller
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  • February 19, 2012
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Weekly Wrap: Weekend Preview, Interviews, Festival Updates, Post-BAFTA Oscar Analysis, In the Works and More

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  • By TOH!
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  • February 18, 2012
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More: Oscars, Interviews, IN THE WORKS, Reviews, Media, Festivals, BAFTA

Berlin Review: 'Bel Ami' Stars Rob Pattinson as Sexy Seducer

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It makes sense that Rob Pattinson would continue his attempts to broaden his fan base as the "Twilight" franchise nears its end. Starring in a new film adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 novel advances that project: Playing an unscrupulous ex-soldier who makes his way up the ladder of Parisian society by seducing wives of powerful men.
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  • By David Gritten
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  • February 16, 2012
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Santa Barbara Film Fest Screenwriters Panel: Personal Experience Informs Both Adaptations and Originals, from 'The Help' to 'Margin Call'

Festivals
Per usual, this year's screenwriters delivered at my "It Starts with the Script" panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Both Writers Guild nominee Will Reiser ("50/50") and Indie Spirit nominee Mike Mills ("Beginners") were digging into their own lives for their often painful and self-revelatory fictionalized stories.
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  • By Anne Thompson
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  • February 16, 2012
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Berlin Fest: Juliette Binoche Talks 'Elles,' Masturbation & her Upcoming Portrayal of Camille Claudel

Features
If there’s one theme running through Juliette Binoche’s impressive and varied resume, it’s her desire to confound preconceived notions about the predominantly challenging women she portrays. That’s true of her latest film, "Elles," in which she plays a journalist and mother juggling domestic routines while toiling on an expose about prostitutes.
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  • By Matt Mueller
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  • February 15, 2012
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SXSW Releases Full 2012 Festival Lineup

Festivals
Unknown ObjectThe South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival today revealed the full lineup for its 2012 conference and festival, scheduled to open on March 9 with the premiere screening of Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's "The Cabin in the Woods," and run through March 17 in Austin, Texas.
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  • By Jacob Combs
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  • February 15, 2012
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More: SXSW, Festivals, Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Shorts, Festivals, News

Weekly Wrap: Weekend Preview, Trailers, Oscar Nominee Interviews, Festival Updates, Oscar Talk

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  • By TOH!
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  • February 10, 2012
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SXSW Announces Lineup of Midnighters and Short Films

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The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival unveiled the features to be screened as part of its Midnighters program as well as a complete list of the short films accepted into the fest. This year's SXSW takes place March 9-17 in Austin, Texas.
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  • By Jacob Combs
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  • February 8, 2012
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More: SXSW, Festivals, Horror, Shorts

'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

Weekly Wrap: Weekend Preview, Interviews, Sundance Wrap-Up, Oscar Predictions, In the Works

Features
BOX OFFICE, REVIEWS, TRAILERS Weekend Preview: Horror Rules with "The Woman in Black, "Kill List" and "Innkeepers"; Madonna's "W.E." Lands Hollywood Hits Super Bowl XLVI; Ad Updates
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  • By TOH!
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  • February 3, 2012
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