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Browning bares all in 'Sleeping Beauty' at Cannes by AP - 12 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) Emily Browning gets a lot of exposure in the Cannes entry "Sleeping Beauty" — much of it of a kind likely to make an actress uncomfortable. The 22-year-old Australian stars in Julia Leigh's dark modern-day fairy tale as a student who takes a night job as the... >>>

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... >>>