Cannes 2016

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    Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake Wins Cannes Palme d’Or

    The awards for this year’s Cannes Film Festival have been announced, with British director Ken Loach walking away with the Palme d’Or for his film ‘I, Daniel Blake’. Loach has had a lengthy, notable career and has appeared at the star-studded event in Cannes an incredible 13 times - clearly not an unlucky number for the Kent-born director. ‘I, Daniel Blake’ stars first-time feature film actor (and stand-up comedian) Dave Johns and is set in Newcastle around a carpenter who, after suffering a h

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    First Reactions To The BFG Are In From Cannes 2016

    Steven Spielberg’s live-action adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic ‘The BFG’ has just screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and so far the reaction has been hugely positive. Director Spielberg and Mark Rylance (the actor who plays the big friendly giant) collaborate again, having worked on ‘Bridge of Spies’ together. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw gave it a four-star write-up, calling it ”hugely charming” and describes Rylance’s casting as the BFG as crucial, saying he “absolutely make

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    Woody Allen Responds to Rape Joke, Ronan Farrow Essay

    At a lunch for reporters on Thursday afternoon, Woody Allen spoke out for the first time about the controversy from opening night ceremony at Cannes Film Festival, Ronan Farrow essay focusing on abuse charges made by his sister