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Disney sees hero in 'Hexum' (Mickey News)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:11:45 GMT

... with four other scribes, was nominated for an Oscar for his work on writing the adaptation of the Alfonso Cuaron-directed "Children of Men." His credits include "Spy Game" and "Brokedown Palace." Idealogy is developing an adaptation of Marcus Sakey's debut novel, "The Blade Itself," which Bailey is producing with Ben Affleck. Other projects include "Tron," with Joseph Kosinski directing,...

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The 2008 Cannes Film Festival Awards Have Been Announced… Should You Care? [Film Festivals] (Film School Rejects)

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:00:56 GMT

... here. The beautiful and beguiling Natalie Portman and the equally beguiling (but not so beautiful) Alfonso Cuaron joined Penn, along with six other filmmakers from around the world. A partial list of the big winners is below. Head over to the official Cannes website for a complete listing. The Palme d'Or (aka Golden Palm) went to The Class directed by Laurent Cantet. The film is a...

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Cannes Film Festival 2008 - the winners (http://www.cinemarealm.com/feed/)

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:27:36 GMT

... Class was described by Cannes jury members as “high cinema you can share with a young audience” (Alfonso Cuarón) and “virtually a seamless film… everything you want a film to give you… all the performances: magic. All of the writing: magic” (Sean Penn). Curiously, it is the first French film to win the Palme d'Or in 21 years. THE GRAND PRIX (second place) Gomorra Directed by Matteo...

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CAN: Winners! (JoBlo)

Tue, 27 May 2008 20:35:34 GMT

The were announced this past Sunday in what turned out to be a star studded affair. Robert De Niro himself presented La Palme D'Or to the winner while the President of the Jury was actor extraordinaire Sean Penn.As for the Jury itself, here's who was doing the judging this year: Jeanne Balibar (Actress) - Rachid Bouchareb (Director) - Sergio Castellitto (Actor) - Alfonso Cuaron (Director)...

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in cannes | jury (eugonline)

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:26:20 GMT

Backstage on awards night: Cannes Film Festival jurors Maria Lara (left), Sean Penn (standing, left), Rachid Bouchareb and Jeanne Balibar (center), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (white coat, right), Marjane Satrapi and Alfonso Cuaron (background, right). [photo by eugene hernandez/indieWIRE]...

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Canana is Mexican for art movies (DIY Filmmaker Sujewa)

Tue, 27 May 2008 07:25:00 GMT

Yes, it's a promo piece for a company that indiewood company Focus Features does business with, but nevertheless, the article is about an interesting development in Mexico; from the article : " "We realized that the success of [Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonazalez Innaritu and Guillemo del Toro] was a special moment, but then there was nothing happening on the ground in Mexico. There was...

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Cannes Film Festival Award Winners 2008 (FirstShowing.net)

Sun, 25 May 2008 22:02:27 GMT

Wrapping up our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival this year is the announcement of the big winners. This year's jury was lead by Sean Penn and also included actress Natalie Portman and director Alfonso Cuarón. Neither Steven Soderbergh's Che nor Clint Eastwood's Changeling managed to get any top nods, but each did win a [...]

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Cannes '08: Palme d'Or winner 'The Class' (LA Times)

Sun, 25 May 2008 18:46:53 GMT

Choosing from 22 competing films in the official selection, Jury President with the help of nine jurists, including actress and director Alfonso Cuaron, gave the Palme D'or to Laurent Cantet's "," about a teacher who is challenged by his students in a tough neighborhood in Paris.The jury's Grand Prize was given to "," director Matteo Garrone's spectacularly gritty realization of the Neapolitan...

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MP3: Is STS9's 'Shock Doctrine' as Scary as the Real Thing? (Listening Post)

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:24:25 GMT

... intrigue that marked both Klein's book or her collaborative video with Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron's brother Jonas, you may want to look elsewhere. STS9's "Shock Doctrine" is a synthetic, orchestral epic that's a better fit for an eye-popping live show with lasers and fog than it is a WTO protest. But you be the judge: Stream or download the tune below, and decide for...

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Hot, hot, hot (The Guardian)

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:10:24 GMT

... Den; Lucrecia Martel's The Headless Woman) in competition for the prize. The Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón is sitting on the jury, and business is reportedly booming at the sales stalls of the Marché, where "Cinema Mexico" sits cheek-by-jowl with "Latinofusion".They call it the buena onda, the "good wave" of Latin-American cinema, and it has been swelling since the release of Amores...

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Natalie Portman Does Indiana Jones (Just Jared)

Sun, 18 May 2008 18:30:01 GMT

Natalie Portman rocks the red carpet at the the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull during the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on Sunday in Cannes, southern France. Joining Nat on the red carpet were fellow jury members French actress Jeanne Balibar, German actress Alexandra Maria Lara and Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron. The [...]

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Gael Garcia Bernal Worshiped in Paris (Towleroad)

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:21:50 GMT

... and on the artist's website . ( Video ). You may have missed... Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Alfonso Cuaron for Gay Unions [tr]

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Sean Penn will not favor Clint Eastwood's film (In Case You Didn't Know)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:15:08 GMT

... judging panel will be headed up by Sean Penn , Natalie Portman and former Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron. Source WENN

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PENN: ‘I WILL NOT FAVOUR EASTWOOD’ (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:02:05 GMT

... judging panel will be headed up by Sean Penn, Natalie Portman and former Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron.

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Sean Penn - Penn I Will Not Favour Eastwood (Contactmusic Ltd)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:48:12 GMT

... judging panel will be headed up by Sean Penn, Natalie Portman and former Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron.

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Lead Man Talking (FilmStew.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:33:39 GMT

... Film Festival's jury, Penn doesn't plan on making fellow jurists such as Natalie Portman and Alfonso Cuarón watch every movie twice or sit down for screenings at midnight, as some of his predecessors have done. Rather, joked Penn during a press conference today, “the idea is to be wide awake with an empty bladder at the beginning of every film.”One of the 22 films competing for this...

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A Week Of Reviewing Nearly Everything (Part Three) (Modern Fabulousity)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT

The next installment in our week o' reviewing is the darkest in the series...kind of like that third Harry Potter movie, where everything got gloomy once Alfonso Cuaron took over. Prepare for some rough waters ahead, kids... Plantlife, Time Traveller (site) Producer Jack Splash (best known for his recent work with Alicia Keys, Raheen DeVaughn and John Legend, has created this conceptual...

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Sean Penn: an unorthodox president of Cannes jury (Seattle Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:32:56 GMT

Over the next 12 days, Penn will lead a jury made up of director Alfonso Cuaron ("Children of Men"), actress Natalie Portman ("V for Vendetta"), comic book artist-filmmaker Marjane Satrapi ("Persepolis"), actor-director Sergio Castellitto ("My Mother's Smile"), actress Jeanne Balibar ("Clean"), director Apichatpong Weerasethakul ("Tropical Malady"), director Rachid Bouchareb ("Days of...

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Meet the jury of Cannes, 2008! (In Case You Didn't Know)

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:15:39 GMT

Jurors Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Richid Bouchareb, Natalie Portman, Marjane Satrapi, Jeanne Balibar, Sean Penn, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sergio Castellitto and Alfonso Cuaron at a photocall today...

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All eyes on Indiana Jones at Cannes (Daily Star)

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:17:06 GMT

... this year's jury, which also features actress Natalie Portman and former Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron.British hopes are on Love You More, a film executive-produced by the late director and writer Anthony Minghella and made by artist Sam Taylor-Wood, which has been selected for the short film competition.

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