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Cannes Film Festival 2007

July 11, 2007 0

One of the highlights of Cannes for me every year is the opportunity to see the best and newest Asian cinema, but it was late in 2007's festival before I saw any that particularly struck […]

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.26.07

May 25, 2007 0

Practically everyone carries a bag (especially members of the press), so not having a bag lets you breeze past the inevitably long line to get your bag checked, which often means the difference between a […]

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.25.07

May 24, 2007 0

This turned out to be a great idea, as I’d never heard Breillat speak before, and she was just as fiery as I wanted her to be. For example, when one reporter asked her what […]

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.24.07

May 23, 2007 0

Outside on the Croisette right now is the gala premiere of Death Proof. They were blaring “Little Green Bag” a minute ago. I’m sure “Misirlou” will be played in short order.        

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.23.07

May 22, 2007 0

Outside on the Croisette right now is the gala premiere of Death Proof. They were blaring “Little Green Bag” a minute ago. I’m sure “Misirlou” will be played in short order.

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.22.07

May 21, 2007 0

Outside on the Croisette right now is the gala premiere of Death Proof. They were blaring “Little Green Bag” a minute ago. I’m sure “Misirlou” will be played in short order.

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.21.07

May 20, 2007 0

This morning was the press screening of the new Gus Van Sant film, Paranoid Park, which is about a young skateboarder who accidentally kills a security guard and then decides not to tell anyone. As […]

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.20.07

May 19, 2007 0

Although this year’s festival has so far perhaps been better to me both in terms of films and experiences than any other festival I’ve ever been to, it is dispiriting when you see five films […]

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.19.07

May 18, 2007 0

I've long thought that Moore is a great filmmaker but a questionable political thinker, but that doesn't keep me from looking forward to his films (I didn't care for Fahrenheit 9/11, but have thoroughly enjoyed […]

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Cannes Diary 2007 | 5.18.07

May 17, 2007 0

This is the sort of movie that hardcore, longtime Joy Division fans will probably both love and hate—it’s a great tribute to a great band (and a great film in and of itself), but it’s […]