Oscar season kicks off
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With Pixar's newest blue-chip animated movie "Wall-E" hitting theaters Friday, the 2008 Oscar race is finally off and running.
Nations:Lebanon People:Gus Van Sant Gabriele Muccino Baz Luhrmann Charlie Kaufman David Fincher Daniel Craig
2008-06-26
Hot Hollywood writer makes directing debut at Cannes
Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as a frustrated playwright who recreates a life-size version of New York, in a Cannes contender Friday by hot US screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.
People:Charlie Kaufman Michelle Williams Emily Watson Catherine Keener Philip Seymour Hoffman John Malkovich Activities:2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008-05-24
French classroom film lifts gloom as Cannes closes
A classroom drama set in a tough Parisian school lifted the gloom in Cannes, giving the world's biggest film festival a much-needed boost after critics panned many of the main competition entries.
Nations:Lebanon Brazil People:Clint Eastwood Luc Dardenne Nuri Bilge Charlie Kaufman Sean Penn Steven Soderbergh Activities:2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008-05-24
Grim Brazilian drama opens Cannes film festival
A grim Brazilian drama about society's descent into anarchy launched the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, and politics dominated the opening news conference held by jury president Sean Penn.
People:Charlie Kaufman Eva Longoria Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Sean Penn Cate Blanchett Activities:2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008-05-15
Hard-hitting Brazilian film opens Cannes festival
Hard-hitting Brazilian film "Blindness" gets the Cannes film festival under way on Wednesday, kicking off 12 hectic days of movies, publicity and late-night revelry in the Riviera resort.
People:Lucrecia Martel Charlie Kaufman Mike Tyson Javier Bardem Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Activities:2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008-05-13
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