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May 18, 2022 at 9:36 am

Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ touch down in Cannes VIEW

Tom Cruise mania descended Wednesday in Cannes where the actor made a whirlwind appearance at the French film festival to screen “Top Gun: Maverick,” exalt...

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May 18, 2022 at 7:59 am

Exiled Russian director returns to Cannes, decries war VIEW

The Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, one of the few Russian filmmakers at this year's Cannes Film Festival, says “art is always against war.".

May 17, 2022 at 6:19 am

Zelenskyy opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema VIEW

After a canceled 2020 edition and a scaled back gathering last year, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday which what organizers hope will be...

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May 16, 2022 at 10:33 am

Questions and snafus on eve of Cannes Film Festival

After two years of the pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as...

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May 14, 2022 at 10:13 am

Back to normal? Cannes Film Festival prepares to party VIEW

After the 2020 Cannes Film Festival was canceled by the pandemic and the 2021 edition was scaled back — even kisses were forbade on the...

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This image released by IFC Films shows Anamaria Vartolomei, left, and Sandrine Bonnaire in a scene from “Happening.” (IFC Films via The Associated Press)

May 10, 2022 at 6:00 am

‘Happening’ review: A riveting 1960s-set abortion drama that resonates today

Audrey Diwan’s Golden Lion-winner at last year’s Venice Film Festival, “Happening,” is set in 1963 France but the period detail isn’t prominent.

May 7, 2022 at 8:29 am

Scorsese presents a buried gem and a pitch for cinema’s past

On Monday, Martin Scorsese and the Film Foundation will launch a new virtual theater to screen restored classic films.

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May 6, 2022 at 7:41 am

Summer Preview: Emma Thompson wants to start a conversation

The summer movie season has not, traditionally speaking, been known for its nuanced attention to female sexuality.

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May 5, 2022 at 10:26 am

Summer Preview: Banana! The Minions expand their empire VIEW

Some of the movies’ biggest stars barely speak a word of English, or any other language for that matter.

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May 4, 2022 at 8:49 am

Q&A: Sam Raimi on ‘Doctor Strange’ and his superhero return

Relief was just starting to wash over director Sam Raimi the morning after the premiere of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”.

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