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Archives for May 2008

Off Camera, A Winner to Watch

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Mark Kermode|12:39 PM, Thursday, 29 May 2008

In the multinational smorgasbord of Cannes, a brilliant and bold Iraqi award winner comes to mind.



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Cannes Report Day 7.1: "The Cannes Wrap"

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Mark Kermode|23:33 PM, Friday, 23 May 2008

Cannes 2008, the final word.



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Cannes Report Day 7.2: My Film of the Festival

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Mark Kermode|23:30 PM, Friday, 23 May 2008

And it's one of ours.



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Cannes Report Day 6: El Crítico Unido

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Mark Kermode|13:04 PM, Friday, 23 May 2008

...jamás será vencido. Soderbergh's 'Che' inspires the Cannes critical fraternity.



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Cannes Report Day 5.2: Another Way to Invade the Festival

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Mark Kermode|14:10 PM, Thursday, 22 May 2008

Some young Finnish film makers show me how tomorrow belongs to them.



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Cannes Report Day 5.1: Reading is Also Good

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Mark Kermode|11:35 AM, Thursday, 22 May 2008

How come every country on Earth can manage subtitles except the English-speaking ones?



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Cannes Report Day 4: The Scrum Has Come

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Mark Kermode|13:33 PM, Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Okay, the gloves are off. It's starting to get edgy.

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Cannes Report Day 3: Voulez-Vous Marché Avec Moi?

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Mark Kermode|11:08 AM, Tuesday, 20 May 2008

What horrors dwell beneath the Cannes red carpet.



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Cannes Report Day 2: A Pause for Applause

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Mark Kermode|12:29 PM, Monday, 19 May 2008

In Cannes, even clapping can be a problem.





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Cannes Report Day 1.2: Still Smiling

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Mark Kermode|12:48 PM, Sunday, 18 May 2008

Day one, two films in the bag and a nice overcast sky keeping the temperature down. But it is still only Day One...





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Cannes Report Day 1.1: Un Certain Regard

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Mark Kermode|11:41 AM, Sunday, 18 May 2008

Well, if you can't beat 'em.





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Cannes Part Deux: Le Mépris Never Stops

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Mark Kermode|19:58 PM, Monday, 12 May 2008

How to leave the Cannes Film Festival in a hurry.





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Cannes, le Mépris

The greatest film festival in the world. Hate it.



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DVD News: Last House on the Left

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Mark Kermode|17:01 PM, Friday, 9 May 2008

Wes Craven's '70s exploiter is finally released uncut, no thanks to me.



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A Brush with Broomfield

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Mark Kermode|16:01 PM, Friday, 9 May 2008

Burying the hatchet with the boom-wielding provocateur.



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Bleak moments with Mike Leigh

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Mark Kermode|17:24 PM, Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Recalling an embarrassing moment with the maestro of mirthful misery.



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In a Nutshell: Worship and Warning

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Mark Kermode|14:37 PM, Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Film reviews nuggets for recent releases including 'The Orphanage', 'Persepolis', 'Three and Out', 'Son of Rambow' and '[Rec]'.



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Short Order

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Mark Kermode|14:42 PM, Thursday, 1 May 2008

'Six Shooter' blasts the way forward for short films by serious directors.



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