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Review: 'The Paperboy' straddles the line between trash and treat

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:50:00 GMT

CANNES - Here are a few things you should know about "The Paperboy," the humid, lurid and exuberantly ludicrous new thriller from Lee "Precious" Daniels -- that is, if the swarm of dumbfounded Twitter chatter about the film hasn't informed you already. It features Nicole Kidma...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Review: 'On the Road' sticks to the map

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:15:00 GMT

CANNES - "The only people that interest me are the mad ones," mumbles Sam Riley's Sal Paradise on more than one occasion in "On the Road" -- directly lifting, of course, one of the most quoted lines from Jack Kerouac's insistently quotable novel of the same title. A one-time m...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Leonardo DiCaprio teams with Baz Luhrmann again in the lush trailer for 'The Great Gatsby'

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:14:00 GMT

I have a feeling the freshly debuted trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" is going to draw a line in the sand. On one side, those a bit stricken by the apparent tone and visual direction the "Moulin Rouge!" director has taken the F. Scott Fitzgerald story. On the othe...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

The Lists: Top 10 Rick Baker contributions to the movies

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:29:00 GMT

Hitting theaters this weekend is "Men in Black III," the latest installment of a sci-fi comedy franchise that has been box office gold the world over. This one has been mired in whispers of behind-the-scenes crises and near shut-downs, but what matters is what's on screen. And what's on...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Sony Classics says yes to 'No' at Cannes

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:22:00 GMT

In the mid-Cannes checkup piece I posted yesterday, I wrote that the festival sidebars (Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week, plus a handful of stray special selections) haven't produced much in the way of a word-of-mouth sensation. The clear exception I noted was Chilean dir...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Review: Stylish, strutting 'Killing Them Softly' too tough for subtext

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:32:00 GMT

CANNES - "I like to kill them softly," Brad Pitt rumbles midway through Andrew Dominik's efficiently blood-dampened thriller, his thumb and forefinger taking a rare vacation from the trigger to indulge in some hitman-Zen chin-stroking. "From a distance, too far away for feelings.&q...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Queuin' in the rain: Cannes 2012 hits the halfway mark

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:43:00 GMT

It's generally a sign of a lukewarm film festival when the principal point of conversation across the Croisette is not which A-list auteur just set the Competition afire, which out-of-competition sleeper is one to watch for future months, or even the surreal sight of ill-fated US "X Factor&q...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Take a 'Moonrise Kingdom' tour with Bill Murray

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:39:00 GMT

A few days removed from seeing Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" and the Cannes brouhaha that came with its opening night premiere last week, I have to say, I'm looking forward to seeing it again. It's just so charming in all the ways Anderson's previous films are meant to be, but, for ...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Weinstein maintains a muscular presence at Cannes

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:21:00 GMT

It's fair to say The Weinstein Company is pretty high on the value of Cannes this year. And tonight will be all about their upcoming films as they pull the old "let's show some footage, stir the interest pot and steal a little bit of thunder" trick. The Weinsteins came to the fest with...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention

Feelgood Aussie musical 'The Sapphires' brightens Cannes

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

You have to feel for any film appearing under The Weintein Company's banner at this year's Cannes Film Festival. After last year, when The House That Harvey Built picked up "The Artist" -- and, in doing so, made the wisest long-term purchase of the festival -- everything else they touch...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention