film
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A window on infinity: rediscovering the short films of the Lumière brothersAs shown by a new restoration of some of the 1,400 shorts that the pioneers of early cinema filmed, the Lumières were true artists as well as inventors -
Ken Loach's win is cheering – but I, Daniel Blake's bluntness may shock BritsNo one would begrudge the great director his second Palme d’Or victory for a drama with a noble, emphatic message. Yet it also serves to illustrate the differences between the Cannes crowd and the wider film audience
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Angelina Jolie gets new role as visiting professor at LSEActor to join ex-foreign secretary William Hague as ‘professor in practice’ as part of new MSc in women, peace and security -
Isabelle Huppert: Elle is not about a woman 'accepting her rapist'At the Cannes film festival, the actor said that her controversial dark comedy, about a woman dealing with sexual assault in an unconventional manner, should be taken as a ‘fantasy’
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Lethal weapons: Shane Black's pulp fiction is still the best action aroundThe screenwriter turned director, who dominated the action genre in the 90s, is back with The Nice Guys, which proves he’s still the hard-boiled king
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an intellectually gripping tribute to Kurdish fighters battling IsisBernard-Henri Lévy travels into Iraq to document the Kurdish forces taking on Isis – and praises their commitment to equality as well as their bravery
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African conflict is aphrodisiac for white people in Sean Penn's crass romanceCharlize Theron and Javier Bardem give career worst performances as doctors falling in love in west Africa while black characters are relegated to the background
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Willem Dafoe is magnificently needy in Paul Schrader's tasty thrillerAdapted from Ed Bunker’s cult novel, Schrader’s thriller about three ex-cons is his best work in years – though he should probably have avoided casting himself
video & audio
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The Safe House: a documentary on the decline of UK libraries – trailer videoThe Safe House: documentary on the decline of UK libraries – trailer video
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Cannes 2016: Ken Loach wins Palme d'Or – the Dailies film podcastOur final episode on the 69th Cannes film festival, which ended with Ken Loach winning the Palme d’Or for I, Daniel Blake
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Ken Loach wins Palme d'Or at Cannes – videoBritish film director Ken Loach wins the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film festival for I, Daniel Blake
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Cannes 2016: Sean Penn faces a stinker and The Neon Demon glows – the Dailies film podcastOur film team brings you the latest news and reviews from the Cannes 2016 film festival
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Humphrey Bogart in a clip from classic film noir In a Lonely Place – videoHumphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame burn up the screen in Nicholas Ray’s 1950 film noir, adapted from the novel by Dorothy B Hughes
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Iggy Pop: Everyone should just drop drugs – videoRock star Iggy Pop, famous for his records with Iggy and the Stooges, speaks to the press while at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday
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Star Trek Beyond: 13 reasons to get excited about the new trailerAfter a goofy teaser trailer, the second preview of the upcoming sci-fi sequel has enough mystery, hardware and aliens to get fans excited
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As Cannes closes, a new breed of female lead emerges: empowered, careerist –and 'gender-neutral'Debate still rages over the scarcity of women directors, but many at the festival have been encouraged by the wealth of competition films featuring female leads – not all of them preoccupied with their love lives
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Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbusterDo people go to see superhero-stuffed movies at the cinema because they’re searching for a collective experience in an increasingly isolated world?
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Could Margot Robbie's all-female superhero movie be DC's trump card?Harley Quinn-led followup to Suicide Squad would prove Warner’s slate of DC universe movies has upper hand over rival Marvel in terms of diversity
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Laura Poitras on her new Julian Assange film: ‘Few people could stand the pressure he is under’The Oscar-winning director of Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden, is back with a fly-on-the wall view of Julian Assange’s bid to escape extradition
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Kate Beckinsale: ‘Our phones were tapped by spooks when we were growing up’After her father, Richard, died, the Underworld star grew up in London surrounded by her stepdad’s leftie pals. Now in LA, she tells us about starring in Whit Stillman’s Jane Austen adaptation, Love and Friendship
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'I don’t want a publicist': Dougray Scott on film, fame and his father's war storiesHe’s may be a Hollywood veteran, but the Scot’s new film is a low-key coming-of-age tale set in London’s 70s punk scene. From Cannes, he discusses ‘tender man’ Joe Strummer, and how he learnt his trade from his fridge-freezer salesman dad
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Joseph Fiennes: the sequelTwenty years ago, the Shakespeare in Love star had Hollywood at his feet – then he all but disappeared. So what happened? He tells Tim Adams
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Deniz Gamze Ergüven: ‘For women in Turkey it’s like the middle ages’The Turkish director talks about her Oscar-nominated film Mustang – and why reaction to it at home made her take her talents elsewhere
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Chloë Sevigny: ‘I now have total disdain for directors’In the 90s she was dubbed ‘the coolest girl in the world’. Now happily reunited with Whit Stillman, she looks back at her rollercoaster career
regulars
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Five best momentsFive best momentsJames McAvoy: five best momentsAs he reprises his role as Professor X in X-Men: Apocalypse, we look back at the Scottish actor’s most memorable films
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The film quizThe film quizCanine out of 10? Match the dog to the movie – quizAs Laurie Anderson’s Heart of a Dog barks its message of puppy love to cinemas this week, how well do you know other movie mutts?
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UK box office reportUK box office reportCaptain America puts Angry Birds to flight at UK box officeMarvel’s crusading superhero reigns supreme for a third week as the animated avians perch in second place
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainmentStraight Talking: how Chelsea Handler’s new show changes the TV gameA Netflix series that’s made in just 48 hours may be a first, but Chelsea is still in thrall to chatshow convention
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Silent but deadly!Silent but deadly!A window on infinity: rediscovering the short films of the Lumière brothersAs shown by a new restoration of some of the 1,400 shorts that the pioneers of early cinema filmed, the Lumières were true artists as well as inventors
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsVictoria; Spotlight; The Big Short; The Assassin; Dirty Grandpa; Mavis!; Eat Your Bones – reviewLove blossoms at double-quick speed in this amazing one-take heist thriller, while Spotlight celebrates the merits of listening
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Sex, ghosts, money and sainthood – now playing at Cannes 2016The films previewed at Cannes span revolutionary politics, explicit nudity and paranormal activity. Here are the five top themes
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Satanic sharks and killer donuts: best of the worst film posters at Cannes 2016These movies won’t win awards – they’ll be lucky just to get an audience. Here are some of the horror shows looking for a buyer at the festival
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Beasts of Cannes: the animals are unleashedFrom Pedro Almodovar’s sexually suggestive reindeer to Andrea Arnold’s big yawning bear, animals have invaded the Cannes film festival – on screen and off
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Meep meep! Screen stars with only one thing to sayThe Angry Birds movie features Sean Penn as a bird who does little but growl – but it’s just the latest in a long line of laconic film and TV roles
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When Animals Dream: how werewolf films explore growing painsAdolescent agony meets anaesthetised acting in this po-faced example of a familiar teen horror trope
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Cannes 2016 week one report: surreal scenes at the PalaisThe film festival got under way with a bit of terror training, some tepid Woody Allen and a fierce return from Ken Loach
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