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Unhappy ending in Cannes, best film hard to call
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival opened 12 days ago with the crowd-pleasing Disney animation "Up", but a string of critical duds toward the close means its ending has been decidedly downbeat.
Nations:New Zealand Spain People:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Ken Loach Pedro Almodovar Penelope Cruz Quentin Tarantino Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(Reuters)
2009-05-24
Lush images, audience walk-outs as Cannes winds up
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The neon-lit streets of Tokyo and the corridors of the Louvre museum in Paris provide the setting for a trio of stylized East-meets-West films that caused audience walk-outs as the Cannes festival ended.
Nations:France People:Johnny Hallyday Tsai Ming-liang Johnnie To Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(Reuters)
2009-05-24
Jurors deliberate contenders for Cannes Palme d'Or
CANNES, France - Billed at the outset as a showdown between big-name auteurs such as Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee and Lars von Trier, the Cannes Film Festival is nearing its end with lesser-known filmmakers among the favorites to win the Palme d'Or, the event's top prize.
People:Michael Moore Isabelle Huppert Pedro Almodovar Penelope Cruz Quentin Tarantino Ang Lee Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009-05-24
Cannes crowds await jury's pick for best of fest
CANNES, France - Quentin Tarantino, Jane Campion and other past winners of the Cannes Film Festival's highest honor were competing with an international cast of up-and-comers for this year's prize Sunday.
People:Michael Moore Brad Pitt Isabelle Huppert Willem Dafoe Quentin Tarantino Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009-05-24
Tarantino on bloody mission to take Cannes
CANNES, France (AFP) - Quentin Tarantino sent a squad of Nazi-killing "Inglourious Basterds" into Cannes Wednesday on a blood-and-guts mission to capture the top prize at the world's premier film festival.
Nations:Denmark France New Zealand People:Brad Pitt Pedro Almodovar Mike Myers Quentin Tarantino Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2009-05-20
| Headlines |
- Unhappy ending in Cannes, best film hard to call 2009-05-24
- Lush images, audience walk-outs as Cannes winds up 2009-05-24
- Jurors deliberate contenders for Cannes Palme d'Or 2009-05-24
- Cannes crowds await jury's pick for best of fest 2009-05-24
- Tarantino on bloody mission to take Cannes 2009-05-20
- Censor-defying Chinese director back at Cannes 2009-05-11
- Credit crunch dulls glitz of Cannes festival 2009-05-11
- Cannes film to shed light on Mussolini's mistress 2009-05-08
- Isabelle Huppert to head Cannes jury: organisers 2009-01-02
- Paul Newman, actor who personified cool, dies 2008-09-27
- Cannes winner 'The Class' to vye for Oscar 2008-09-20
- Sharon Stone: Was China quake `bad karma?' 2008-05-28
- Cannes prizewinner sparks parliamentary battle 2008-05-27
- De Niro sends up Hollywood and Cannes in new film 2008-05-25
- Eastwood, Jolie in running for Cannes prizes 2008-05-25
- 2008 Cannes film market morose 2008-05-25
- Hot Hollywood writer makes directing debut at Cannes 2008-05-24
- Sean Penn says Cannes jury needs anti-Oscar spirit 2008-05-24
- French classroom film lifts gloom as Cannes closes 2008-05-24
- Ghosts of Janet, Sid haunt Chelsea Hotel film 2008-05-24
- Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for gold at Cannes festival 2008-05-24
- Oriental cowboys, glass-eating fakir -- Asia beguiles Cannes 2008-05-24
- Wenders unveils ode to rock'n'roll at Cannes 2008-05-24
- Tarantino delivers expletive-laden Cannes Masterclass 2008-05-23
- Italy's Cannes offerings all about corruption and crime 2008-05-23
- Cannes critics cool as film competition nears end 2008-05-23
- 'Adoration' a simple family story, says director Egoyan 2008-05-23
- Soderbergh challenges Cannes with epic Che tale 2008-05-22
- Epic film "Che" looks at guerrilla's life and death 2008-05-22
- Jolie, Eastwood film premiering at Cannes festival 2008-05-20
- Critics mostly cheer return of Indiana Jones in new film 2008-05-19
- Edgy Philippine drama enters the race at Cannes 2008-05-18
- Hard-hitting Italian drama brings mafia to Cannes 2008-05-18
- 'Indiana Jones' goes before Cannes critics 2008-05-18
- Woody Allen finds love is hard in "Vicky Cristina" 2008-05-18
- Weinstein to produce "Alchemist" film adaptation 2008-05-18
- Minute of silence for China quake victims at Cannes 2008-05-17
- Heavyweight boxer Tyson at Cannes film festival 2008-05-17
- Moore: `Fahrenheit 9/11' follow-up is not a sequel 2008-05-17
- Grim Brazilian drama opens Cannes film festival 2008-05-15
- Jolie, pregnant with twins, stays cool at Cannes 2008-05-15
- Billion-dollar Cannes film market even bigger this year 2008-05-15
- More panda-monium at Cannes as Jolie steals show 2008-05-15
- "Kung Fu Panda" gives Cannes an animated kick 2008-05-15
- Fur flies at `Kung Fu Panda' premiere at Cannes 2008-05-15
- Asian natural disasters bring sombre note to Cannes glitz 2008-05-15
- Israeli animation on Beirut massacre bids for top Cannes prize 2008-05-15
- Angelina Jolie confirms she's having twins 2008-05-14
- It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at Cannes fest 2008-05-14
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