May 25, 2013
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Cannes ’13: What Is This Thing Called Love?
DP/30 @ Sundance ’13: We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks, documentarian Alex Gibney
DP/30: What Maisie Knew, screenwriter Carroll Cartwright
DP/30: Fill The Void, director Rama Burshtein, actress Hadas Yaron
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RT @nigelmfs: Polanski's VENUS IN FUR is an energizing riot. The most purely enjoyable film I've seen at #Cannes2013
RT @gemko: Venus in Fur (Polanski): 61. As elegantly directed as CARNAGE, but with a decent text this time (albeit on a subject I find unin…
RT @JonathanRomney: VENUS - brittle, fun and blimey, a touch nor raunchy than his OLIVER TWIST.
DP: @BumbleWard But I am not a great fan of the cinema of negative drama… plenty of critics feel otherwise
DP: The 6 hr version - w/ a story - might’ve been great RT @BumbleWard: @DavidPoland that makes me sad Dave! The confession scene blew me away.
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“The true punk film of the festival.”
~ Romain Blondeau On Claire Denis’ Les Saluds in Les Inrocks
“It’s also defined commercially by the difference between a colorful, Hawaii-set comedy starring George Clooney and a black-and-white, prairie-based old-age odyssey featuring a straggly and unkempt Bruce Dern. All the same, Paramount Vantage should be able to ride accolades for this very fine Cannes competition entry to respectable specialized returns in fall release.”
~ McCarthy On Nebraska
General News see all »
- Roman Polanski laments the 'masculinizing' of women
- James L. Tolbert, Lawyer to Black Hollywood, Dies at 86
- 'Fast & Furious 6': THAT ending!
- Record-Breaking Memorial Weekend 2013! ‘Fast & Furious 6′ Huge #1 With $39M Friday/$119.3M For Franchise Biggest; ‘Hangover III’ $14.5M/$52M; ‘Epic’ $9.1M/$44.2M
- Cannes Review: Swinton and Hiddleston don't bite in 'Only Lovers Left Alive'
- Baz Luhrmann Passed on Directing 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
- Do not go out on a limb for ‘Epic’
- Emily Nussbaum: Steven Soderbergh’s gorgeous homage to Liberace.
- Insane Clown Posse says fans aren’t a gang
- Movies: The Lady Auteur
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Trade News see all »
- Haynes Johnson, Journalist and Author, Dies at 81
- Stone Temple Pilots Sue Scott Weiland; Singer Responds
- Fox reality TV exec Mike Darnell leaves a legacy
- Good Morning, Cannes: From Bloody Fun to Bloody Schlock
- Broadway? Bigscreen? ‘Blue Highway’ Preps for Both
- Blake Shelton sets date for Oklahoma tornado victims benefit concert to air on NBC
- Me, Myself and Mum wins Directors' Fortnight
- Weekend Box Office: May 17-19, 2013
- This Weekend, Watch This
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Indie News see all »
Bloggers Say… see all »
- Cannes Deal: Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Jarmusch's 'Only Lovers Left Alive,' Starring Swinton
- Rasoulof's "Manuscripts" Flouts Iranian Censors, Invites Controversy
- The Hangover Part III
- Furious 6
- Help The Mavs Design Our Next Uniform !
- Movie theater junk food: Is it a menace to society?
- Has Anyone Seen "In The Family"?
- Has Anyone Seen "In The Family"?
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Geek News see all »
- Awesome Art We've Found Around The Net: Daft Punk, Popeye, Robocop, The Thing
- Chloe Grace Moretz Covered in Blood for 'Carrie' Motion Poster (Photo)
- Hey Australia! We Have Even More Slice And Dice To Give Away With THE SAMURAI TRILOGY As We Celebrate Toho Month At Twitch
- Cannes 2013: The Immigrant Initial Reaction
- Richard Linklater on 'Before Midnight' and the relationship between narrative and time
- Tonight On AOTS: Janina Gavankar Returns, Zero Dark Thirty Cast Interviews & More
- TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2011-2012 New Shows, From Ringer to Alcatraz
- ‘Resident Evil’ director: Milla Jovovich rising to Sigourney Weaver’s level
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Today’s Gossip see all »
- Elizabeth Moss Slams Jeremy Piven As ‘Highly Unprofessional’
- Amanda Bynes tweets: 'I don't do drugs'
- Hamptons party season begins, with champagne served by skydive
- ‘Epic’ Reviews: Should We Bow Down To Beyonce’s Movie?
- Goldie Hawn at 67: Star shines at amfAR gala in Cannes
- Bluth Binge! EW’s giant recap of Netflix’s 15 new ‘Arrested Development’ episodes
- The Week in Pop: My pop-culture picks
- Tatum O'Neal on Her New Show
- Amanda Bynes -- Not Certifiable ... and It's a Big Problem
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Critics Say… see all »
- Polanski's Venus in Fur - review
- Ed Helms on Saying Goodbye to The Office and the Hangover Movies
- James L. Tolbert, Lawyer to Black Hollywood, Dies at 86
- Friday Box Office: 'Before Midnight' Has Very Strong Opening Night
- Sounds like a Summer Movie: How ‘Star Trek’ uses music to move you (and made you cry)
- Baz Luhrmann Passed on Directing 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
- When Night Falls
- See It Big: "Play Time"
- When Biography Becomes Legend, Print the Legend: Carlos and The Social Network
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Awards News see all »
- Marion Cotillard in two clips from James Gray’s The Immigrant
- Sounds like a Summer Movie: How ‘Star Trek’ uses music to move you (and made you cry)
- Cannes 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' draws strong notices
- Cut. Print It. That’s a Wrap.
- As Gold Derby blog ends, Awards Tracker and GoldDerby.com begin
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Television News see all »
- Meat the folks
- Jimmy Fallon Unleashes Epic 'Game of Thrones' Parody (Video)
- Game Of Desks Is HERE!
- - Body of Work
- Dead Tree Alert: The Westeros Wing; or, Why Game of Thrones is the Best Show About Politics
- Dead Tree Alert: The Westeros Wing; or, Why Game of Thrones is the Best Show About Politics
- “Mad Men” recap: Love, acid and whores. Lots of whores
- 'Mad Men' premiere: Sexist ads from the era of Don Draper
- Good night, and a few more opinions and recommendations
- Show Tracker is getting a face-lift
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Call me a wuss, but I misted up some.
Bless you Roger Ebert.
You’re a massive wuss.
(wiping eyes)
“For better or worse, a movie like no other” – referring to “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
Freaking awesome.
“It’s my happening and it freaks me out!”
I remain awed by his humility. He is not going gently into that good night.