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‘Moonrise’ on the Riviera with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and two...

A gem by Wes Anderson opens Cannes on a sparkling note

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Alec Baldwin, Cannes court jester

Animated features take so long, "we actually started recording our voice-overs 11 years ago."

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Needles and damage done: ‘Antiviral,’‘Lawless,’ and ‘The Hunt’ at Cannes

Brandon Cronenberg's 'Antiviral' draws horror from one thing that makes his dad squeamish—needles

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Kristen Stewart on her first nude scene

"I love pushing. I love scaring myself . . . I wanted just to do it."

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Nicole Kidman goes slumming in ‘The Paperboy’, premiering at Cannes

There are R-rated shades of 'The Help,' as Macy Gray eyes Zac Efron in his 'Risky Business' briefs

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Duelling limos: ‘Cosmopolis’ vs ‘Holy Motors’

As David Cronenberg vies for the Palme d'Or, he's up against another film about a one-day limo odyssey

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‘Cosmopolis’: an inner space odyssey

As a blood-sucking capitalist in search of his soul, Robert Pattinson is more undead than the vampire in 'Twilight'

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A palliative love story wins the Palme d’Or in Cannes

Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis' is shut out, but so is every one of the seven North American films in competition

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Off the red carpet in Cannes

Candid shots of the stars at Cannes 2012—highlights of two weeks at the world's foremost film fest

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Twisted fairy tales: ‘Snow White’ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

Twilight sap Kristen Stewart gets a Joan of Arc makeover as Snow White, Princess Warrior

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Cosmopolis + Prometheus = Cosmetheus?

Ridley Scott reboots the 'Alien' franchise, while 'Alien' godfather David Cronenberg conducts a space odyssey in a stretch limo

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High concepts and a mixed bag

Brian D. Johnson on a Braveheart lassie, an apocalyptic Steve Carell, a vampire-slaying Abe Lincoln

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Spider-Man defies gravity with gravitas

Powered by strong performances, this reboot is passionate, darkly thrilling and strangely grown-up

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‘Take This Waltz’: Lust Tango in Toronto

Mixed emotions, and opinions, arise from Sarah Polley's summer-in-the-city romance

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Cine-tourism: ‘Savages’ and ‘To Rome with Love’

Tripping from the drug war to la dolce vita with Oliver Stone and Woody Allen

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Brian D. Johnson: 1 month, 0 movies

A film critic escapes the screen for the lake and the page

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‘Premium Rush’ delivers pure adrenaline

Bike courier thrill ride is the most exciting action movie of the summer—leaving car chases and superheroes in the dust

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Protecting Sarah Polley’s secret

Now that I've seen her documentary, I'm glad I didn't spill the beans

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This TIFF blog is embargoed!

As publicists muzzle buzz, hype ain't what it used to be

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TIFF 2012: Fishing for masterpieces

As we take stock, 'The Master' looms large, along with some groundbreaking docs

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