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Cannes 2007: From the Wrong Side Up
Coming on the heels of the French elections that voted in conservative nominee Nicolas Sarkosy, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a whimper rather than the expected bang of its 60th anniversary.
Cannes: Is There a Doctor in the House?new
Health, in life and film, dominates this year's festival.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-25-2007 |
Movies
Make Your Own Happinessnew
Asian Canadian female filmmakers are doing it for themselves and inspiring others to do the same.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
05-25-2007 |
Movies
Cannes Can-donew
Solid early screenings suggest 2007 could be a fab year for the fest.
NOW Magazine |
Josh Harkness |
05-25-2007 |
Movies
You Down with MCP?new
Twenty-five years later, Tron and other "geek" classics are more compelling than ever.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mike Winder |
05-24-2007 |
Movies
Report From Cannesnew
Joel and Ethan Coen return to Fargo form with No Country for Old Men.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
05-23-2007 |
Movies
Crimes of Admissionnew
Highlights from this year's pricey-but-potent Tribeca Film Festival.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
05-22-2007 |
Movies
Cinemasports Comes to Detroitnew
In what's frequently called the "Iron Chef of Filmmaking," the premise of the competition is simple: Participants have 10 breathless hours to script, shoot and edit a three- to four-minute film.
Metro Times |
Meghana Keshavan |
05-22-2007 |
Movies
MUFF Divingnew
Shaved Barbies, condoms, chickens and more at the strange and sublime Montreal Underground Film Festival.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
05-18-2007 |
Movies
Will DVD Kill the Movie-house Star?new
Movie exhibitors seem to be surrendering to DVD without putting up a fight.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-17-2007 |
Movies
The Parsons Projectnew
How a family of berry-farming firefighters from Sauvie Island ended up becoming Gus Van Sant's latest muses.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
05-16-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park
A Very Long Engagement: The Cannes Film Festival Turns 60

Round-the-clock screenings, celebrity interviews, crowded press conferences, elite parties, luxurious lunches, word-of-mouth buzz and chance encounters with icons of cinema fly by in a dizzying blur.
LA People: Michael Kearnsnew
Brad Davis' death jolted Kearns into speaking out not only about AIDS, but against the entertainment industry's self-congratulatory, red-ribbon response to it.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
05-11-2007 |
Movies
Flick Off!new
Twenty summer movies, ruthlessly assessed before we've even seen them.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer and Matt Coker |
05-09-2007 |
Movies
Summer Movie Previewnew
More than 50 films are slated for release between this Friday and Aug. 31 -- we're offering peeks at (in chronological order) the 10 most-promising movies, the 10 least promising and five that fall in the middle.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
05-09-2007 |
Movies