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Cannes 2017

  1. movie review
    Joaquin Phoenix Goes True Detective in You Were Never Really HereLynne Ramsay’s singular point of view is missing in this kidnapping thriller.
  2. BPM Is a Radical Gay Love StoryHow Robin Campillo made the most vital AIDS drama ever.
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    The Meyerowitz Stories Is the Best Adam Sandler Film Since Punch-Drunk LoveNoah Baumbach’s new film shows the director at his most generous and insightful.
  4. Watch the Intense First Trailer for The Killing of a Sacred DeerStarring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell and from the dark mind of Yórgos Lánthimos, the writer and director who brought you The Lobster.
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    How Sofia Coppola’s Best Director Win at Cannes Is Historic and DisappointingBest Director is considered a nonessential prize.
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    Toni Erdmann Director: Women ‘Need to Be Able to Make Bad Films’“It really gets on my nerves.”
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    Which Misogynistic Cannes Films Were Jessica Chastain Putting on Blast?The actress criticized this year’s lineup for its “disturbing” depictions of women.
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    The Bests and Worsts From This Year’s Cannes Film FestivalFrom Jake Gyllenhaal’s voice to a CGI Eva Green.
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    Diane Kruger Just Made a Very Good Case for an Oscar NominationKruger turns in a gripping performance in Fatih Akin’s Aus dem Nichts (In the Fade).
  10. Making Sense of a Cannes That Struggled to Reflect the World OutsideWhat to take away from a down year for the festival.
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    Inside the Fascinating Friendship of Isabelle Huppert and Michael Haneke“He doesn’t need to explain and I don’t want explanations. I just say, ‘Give me the script.’”
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    Why Pedro Almodóvar Cried After Controversial Palme d’Or Decision at CannesThe prize went to Ruben Östlund’s art-world face The Square.
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    Jessica Chastain Found the Depiction of Women at Cannes ‘Quite Disturbing’“What I really took away from this experience is how the world views women.”
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    Diane Kruger Made a Bet That She’d Get a Tattoo If Her Film Made It Into CannesThe actress took home best actress at the festival on Sunday.
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    No One Is More Shocked Than Joaquin Phoenix That He Won Best Actor at CannesFor his turn in Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here.
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    Here Are the Cannes 2017 Award WinnersToutes nos félicitations!
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    Elisabeth Moss Has a Monkey Roommate and a Condom Tug-of-War in Her New Movie“The monkey had a high list of demands.”
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    Cannes: Joaquin Phoenix Is an Action Hero Now, But He’s Keeping His Belly“I thought he should be as big as possible, but I also didn’t want the standard Hollywood body for getting big.”
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    Elisabeth Moss Always Gets Final Cut on Her Nude Scenes“Everything that involves nudity I have 100 percent approval, otherwise I don’t do it.”
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    Jane Campion Thinks It’s ‘Insane’ She’s the Only Woman Director to Win Cannes“No more guys winning. That’s it. It’s just going to be women winning from now on.”
  21. Which Cannes Movies Could Become Oscar Contenders?Each year, a handful of Oscar contenders premieres at the Croisette. Which will be this year’s?
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    The French AIDS-Crisis Film That Had Journalists Weeping at Cannes120 Beats Per Minute is the Palme d’Or contender no one saw coming
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    This Hilariously Explicit Vagina Shot Had Cannes Audiences ClappingFrancois Ozon’s L’Amant Double opens with an image you won’t soon forget.
  24. Which Nicole Kidman Is Right for You?The actress is starring in four very different projects at Cannes this year.
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    Salma Hayek Brought Her Own Mariachi Band to the Cannes 70th-Anniversary PartyThen Guillermo del Toro led a sing-a-long with Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Alejandro Iñárritu.
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    Isabelle Huppert and the Power of Cinema at Cannes’ 70th AnniversaryCan Isabelle Huppert host the Oscars now, please?
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    Even 75-Year-Old Michael Haneke Understands the Power of a Sia SongThe director’s new film, Happy End, which just premiered at Cannes, uses a poignant performance of “Chandelier.”
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    Spike Lee Is Worried Trump Will Start a Nuclear War“Hopefully he has the fake codes!”
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    Al Gore Will Dance to Prince If He Wants ToAl Gore, Brett Ratner, and Mary J. Blige all stole the show at Vanity Fair’s Cannes party.
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    Elton John Says the MTV Generation Produced a Lot of Bad ArtBut he also thinks the youth will save the world.
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    How Tilda Swinton and Steven Yeun Make Art in the Age of Trump“We all need to find perspective.”
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    Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller Get to Beat Each Other Up in The Meyerowitz StoriesFinishing the job they started in Happy Gilmore.
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    Here Are 28 Ways to Die in Takashi Miike’s New Film Blade of the ImmortalMiike’s 100th film is filled with a literal river of blood.
  34. Iñárritu’s Border-Crossing VR Installation Will Break Your HeartCarne y Arena forces you to look at the immigrant experience in a whole new way.
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    Despite French Boos at Cannes, Okja Proved It Should Be Netflix’s First Big FilmA quiet film might have had trouble overcoming a rocky start. Okja is not a quiet film.
  36. Okja Is a Madcap Creature Feature That Might Make You a VegetarianBong Joon-ho’s latest is one part E.T., one part Snowpiercer.
  37. Will Smith Is Already Having the Time of His Life at CannesOn the festival’s first day, Will Smith provided the most entertaining jury press conference in years.
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    Will Smith and Pedro Almodóvar Butt Heads Over Cannes-Netflix DebateSmith just filmed a $90 million movie for Netflix, and he’s staying in its corner.
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    Cannes Is Mocking Journalists With Buttons This Year“How Come I Didn’t Get Invited?”
  40. Marion Cotillard Came Back From the Dead to Steal Charlotte Gainsbourg’s ManIsmaël’s Ghosts features the most French love triangle ever.
  41. Watch Mark Hamill, Kyle Mooney Get Weird in First Clip From Brigsby BearA classic story about a boy living with his parents who thinks the air outside his house is toxic.
  42. The 13 Most Anticipated Films (and One TV Show) at Cannes This YearIncluding new films from Bong Joon-ho, Todd Haynes, and Sofia Coppola.
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    Nicole Kidman Is Dominating This Year’s Cannes LineupGood news for everyone still having Big Little Lies withdrawals.
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    Pedro Almodóvar Is 2017 Cannes Jury President“I’ll devote myself, body and soul, to this task.”