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Asghar Farhadi goes for maximum emotional impact in his films
CANNES, France — "Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to follow it." It sounds straightforward, simple even, but nothing about the filmmaker's latest work, "The Past," fits...
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Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema
— Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment, The Artist (movie), U.S. Congress, Dining and Drinking
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'Rust and Bone' headed to Capitol Theatre
Merely the premise of "Rust and Bone" sounds uncomfortably maudlin: A wayward single father and part-time fighter falls into an unexpected romance with a beautiful whale trainer who's just lost both her legs below the knee in a freak accident. Both...Tags: Philosophy, Entertainment, Bullhead (movie), Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone (movie)
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Review: 'Rust and Bone' defines romance in its own way
Los Angeles Times Film CriticRomantic but pitiless, fearlessly emotional as well as edgy, "Rust and Bone" is a powerhouse. It's the kind of risky venture only a consummate filmmaker could manage, and then only with the help of actors who are daring and accomplished. With director...Tags: Celebrities, Jacques Audiard, Movies, Entertainment, Bullhead (movie)
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Movie gangsters so bad they're good
One hundred and one years ago, D.W. Griffith gave us "The Musketeers of Pig Alley," often credited as the first gangster film, and once sound came in, nothing hooked movie audiences during the early 1930s more reliably than Edward G. Robinson or James...
Tags: Entertainment, David Mamet, D.W. Griffith, Al Capone, Brian de Palma
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'Rust and Bone's' Marion Cotillard dives head-first into roles
She's described by director Jacques Audiard as "a diver," someone who "throws herself into a role head first." So it's believable that the very first scene Marion Cotillard shot for "Rust and Bone" was the most harrowing one, in which she awakes in a...
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Decent debuts for 'Hitchcock,' 'Rust and Bone' in limited release
Moviegoers didn't exactly go psycho for "Hitchcock" at the box office this weekend, but the film didn't get slaughtered either. The movie starring Anthony Hopkins as legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock debuted in 17 theaters this weekend and...
Tags: Hitchcock (movie), Entertainment Events, Academy Awards, Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone (movie)
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Toronto's Hollywood juggernaut can't swamp indie pleasures
In "Argo," one of the leanest satisfactions of this year's massive Toronto International Film Festival, director and star Ben Affleck anchors a movie based on the true story about how Central Intelligence Agency operative Tony Mendez faked his way into...
Tags: Halle Berry, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Sidney Lumet, Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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Telluride Film Festival lineup: 'Hyde Park,' 'Iceman,' 'Argo'
Movie fans trekking to Telluride, Colo., for the resort town’s annual film festival this weekend are set to see some of the fall’s most anticipated performances, including Bill Murray as FDR in “Hyde Park on Hudson,” Michael...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, New York City, Punishment, Music, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Foreign-language Oscar nominees portray true grittiness
In 2008, the committee that oversees the Oscars' foreign-language film category came under withering criticism for avoiding risky movies. Romania's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a frank account of a young girl's illegal abortion, wasn't nominated, nor...Tags: Social Issues, Armed Conflicts, Algeria, Religious Conflicts, Crimes
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'A Prophet'
Zap2ItNominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film, director and co-screenwriter Jacques Audiard's drama traces a young man's (Tahar Rahim) experiences in prison. Once behind those walls, he quickly gets an indoctrination in the way of life there,...Tags: Jacques Audiard, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, Academy Awards, Drama (genre)
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Movie Projector: 'The Crazies' could drive 'Cop Out' mad
Company TownWhat once looked like a clear-cut weekend at the box office has turned into a pitched battle. Overture Films' horror remake "The Crazies" has come on strong in pre-release surveys of moviegoers recently and has a shot at challenging Warner......
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