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Iranian filmmaker makes it to Cannes amid secrecy

Posted by Quentin Lee on May 24, 2013in Features

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, pictured on May 24, 2013 in Cannes
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, pictured on May 24, 2013 in Cannes
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed in 2010 for anti-regime propaganda, told the Cannes Film Festival on Friday he knew his latest picture would also come under fire in his own country.

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At the movies, violence is the new sex

Posted by Quentin Lee on May 24, 2013in Features

Director Nicolas Winding Refn arrives on May 22, 2013 for the screening of the film "Only God Forgives" in Cannes
Director Nicolas Winding Refn arrives on May 22, 2013 for the screening of the film "Only God Forgives" in Cannes
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Sex may be a turn-off for Hollywood audiences but violence is all over the big screen, as filmmakers seek to capture the youth market, industry figures at the Cannes film festival said on Friday.

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Cannes goes from bling to crisis with US road movie

Posted by Quentin Lee on May 23, 2013in Features

From L: Will Forte, June Squibb, director Alexander Payne, Angela McEwan and Bruce Dern pose on May 23, 2013 in Cannes
From L: Will Forte, June Squibb, director Alexander Payne, Angela McEwan and Bruce Dern pose on May 23, 2013 in Cannes
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Cannes turned its back on bling Thursday with a road movie set in today’s crisis-ravaged American Midwest, featuring the latest standout performance by a star from Hollywood’s 1970s golden age.

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