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Lynne Ramsay's stark 'Kevin' gets Cannes talking by AP - 12 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) Everybody at Cannes is talking about "We Need to Talk About Kevin," and director Lynne Ramsay is not surprised at the strong reaction. It is, after all, about a teenager who commits a school massacre, and his mother's bottomless grief. Some are calling it wrenching,... >>>

School massacre drama launches race at Cannes by AFP - 12 May 2011

CANNES, May 12, 2011 (AFP) by Deborah Cole The race for the Palme d'Or began Thursday with Scottish director Lynne Ramsey's powerful "We Need to Talk About Kevin" -- the first of a record four films from women in competition at Cannes. Adapted from Lionel Shriver's Orange... >>>

Hollywood stars ring in Cannes with Ducasse dinner by AP - 12 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" provided just what organizers wanted to open the world's most glamorous film festival Wednesday: Romance, fantasy, laughs and a whole lot of stars, both on screen and strutting the Cannes red carpet. Robert De Niro, fresh from his own... >>>

Inspired by 'Avatar,' Bernardo Bertolucci goes 3D by AP - 11 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) Bernardo Bertolucci is a high-art convert to 3D — and a big "Avatar" fan. The Italian director of art house classics such as "The Conformist" and "The Dreamers," said Wednesday that his next film, "Io e Te" ("Me And You") will use 3D technology — despite... >>>

Allen's 'Midnight,' De Niro's jury open Cannes by AP - 11 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) Jenny Barchfield and Jill Lawless in Cannes contributed to this report. Stargazers already were catching sight of some of Hollywood's biggest stars at the Cannes Film Festival well before "Midnight in Paris," the Woody Allen romance that opens the glamorous event... >>>