Cannes 2015 – The Only Tuesday
It’s not unusual for a film reviewer to spend the day in darkened rooms, watching film after film after film, but spent most
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Cannes 2015 – The Only Monday
As well as writing about films, I also write films, so for me, the Cannes market that runs alongside the festival very much
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Cannes 2015 – The First Sunday
Cannes is not just about the screening of films. Like many festivals, it also provides opportunities for aspiring film-makers to network and attend
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Cannes 2015 – The First Saturday
It was straight down to business this year. No messing about by the beach. Within two hours of getting off the plane at
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Environmental documentary to close Cannes
A documentary about one of the first scientist to raise concerns about global warming will bring this year’s Cannes Film Festival to an end,
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Is Cinema dying?
Since its release 3 weeks ago, Furious 7, has been breaking one record after another at the box office, scoring the second-biggest worldwide
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Rachel Weisz flies the flag for Britain in Cannes
The British actress Rachel Weisz will star in two of the films in competition for the Palme d’Or in Cannes next month, but
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Cannes opts for lower profile opening
In a departure from recent years, rather than picking an English-language film bursting with high-profile stars, the Cannes Film Festival 2015 has selected
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Rihanna is too busy to have a man in her life – interview
Pop stars are not known for being punctilious particularly when it comes to press interviews, so I was not surprised when Rihanna’s assistant
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Mel Brooks honoured by BFI
One of America’s best loved comedians, Mel Brooks, has been honoured by the BFI with a Fellowship. The eighty-eight year old director, producer,
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