The 61st Cannes Film Festival Awards

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Documentary, Drama, Period, Political, Awards, Lists, Upcoming Releases

At yesterday’s closing of the Cannes Film Festival, a French film - the first since 1987 - walked away with this season’s Palme d’Or (Best Movie). The Class, a true story about a group of Parisian teachers and students, rose to the top of what has been widely-considered a disappointing crop of films. A pair of Italian films - Gomorra and Il Divo - nabbed the Grand Prix and Jury Prize respectively.

Two names well known to American audiences were also honored at the 61st annual event. Actor Benicio Del Toro was deemed Best Actor by the nine-member jury for his work in Che, another project with Traffic‘s Steven Soderbergh. (The movie about Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara rang in at a whopping four hours.) Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood received a ‘Special Prize’ for his body of work (one of two handed out this year). Although his latest film, Changeling, received a heaping of praise, it was unfortunately left out of the major prizes.

A full list of the winners can be found here.

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In Theaters this Weekend (10/19)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks, FOCUS, Miramax, New Line, Sony, Drama, Horror, Independent, Political, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• 30 Days of Night (R):  starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George (directed by David Slade)
• The Comebacks (PG-13):  starring David Koechner, Carl Weathers (directed by Tom Brady)
• Gone Baby Gone (R):  starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman (directed by Ben Affleck)
• Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13):  starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer (directed by Craig Gillespie).  Read the FilmCrunch review here.
• Rendition (R):  starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep (directed by Gavin Hood)
• Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (PG):  starring Rissa Walters, Brian Comrie (directed by Lisa Comrie)

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