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Benicio Del Toro Looks to Cannes, Getting Behind the Camera

Ashley Wren Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ashley Wren Collins

Cannes is set to kick-off this evening with the premiere of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. Ridley's movie is not in competition, but the premiere is destined to bring the stars out in droves.

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Jan Chapman - The Woman Behind So Many Great Films

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melissa Silverstein

One thing you will discover if you dig a little deeper on some of the most interesting flicks to have come out of Australia in the last 20 years is the recurrence of one name: Jan Chapman.

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Women-Made Films Mostly Ignored by the National Film Registry. Why?

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

The situation for women who want to make movies is grim. Despite the fact that film schools graduate as many women as men, just 4% of Hollywood directors are women.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Ben Whishaw and Paul Schneider on Jane Campion's Bright Star

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fanny Brawne, Australia, Jane Campion, Film, Poets, Courtship, Repression, Poetry, Exclusive, Romance, 19th Century, Ben Whishaw, London, Charles Brown, Movies, Paul Schneider, England, Interview, The Piano, Great Britain, John Keats, Love, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

The film, in short, is sweet, sad, and moving but with Campion's astringent edge keeping the proceedings from lapsing into sentimentality. And that makes all the difference.

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