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'What is this thing called Cannes?'

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL:
From 'Sundance to Sarajevo: Film Festivals and the World They Made'
(University of California Press, 2003)

Small town, large impact

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: The premier U.S. event for launching movies gets even bigger in Park City, Utah.

'There Will Be Blood'

MOVIE REVIEW: An intense actor and director make for a fiery combination in 'Blood.'

'The Great Debaters'

Movie Review: The Film harnesses the power of persuasion for social change

'American Gangster'

MOVIE REVIEW: 'American Gangster' has it -- just look at the title -- and pulls it off with verve.

'Things We Lost in the Fire'

MOVIE REVIEW: Costars Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry do much of the stoking it.

'Lars and the Real Girl'

MOVIE REVIEW: The movie centers a delightful, Capra-esque story around a most prurient prop.

'Lust, Caution'

MOVIE REVIEW: The much talked about sex scenes that earned an NC-17 rating are an important part of the Ang Lee film's psychology.

'Michael Clayton'

MOVIE REVIEW: George Clooney has the answers in 'Michael Clayton'

'Great World of Sound'

MOVIE REVIEW: Offbeat 'Sound' looks at the underbelly of the music industry.

'The Rape of Europa'

MOVIE REVIEW: The documentary details the fate of artworks during and after World War II.

'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'

MOVIE REVIEW: Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck pull their weight, but the long, ambitious, indulgent epic is only occasionally successful.

'In the Valley of Elah'

MOVIE REVIEW: Father must find AWOL son, but script makes it difficult to care

'Shadow Company'

MOVIE REVIEW: A 'Shadow Company' of mercenaries

'3:10 to Yuma'

MOVIE REVIEW: The movie is rife with genre standards but delivers them with gusto.

'In the Shadow of the Moon'

MOVIE REVIEW: The NASA documentary is a fabulously fresh take on a special group of audacious men called astronauts.

'Le Doulos'

REVIEW: The 1963 gangster thriller, mixes American elements into a Parisian setting, creating a stylish, gripping milieu.

'Manda Bala'

MOVIE REVIEW: In unflinching fashion, 'Manda Bala' documents seemingly disparate aspects of violence and poverty in Brazilian life.

'Private Property'

MOVIE REVIEW: Terrifying bonds exist between a mother and her sons in this fearlessly performed French-language film with Isabelle Huppert.

'The Invasion'

MOVIE REVIEW: A horror classic is replicated again, but the result is no clone: With top talent, it's stylish and smart.

'King of Kong'

MOVIE REVIEW: A Donkey Kong rivalry between two obsessive competitors makes for a lively 'King of Kong.'

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