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Spike Lee A new film version of the Gershwin folk opera âPorgy and Bess,â which played Broadway last season in a trimmed-down adaptation, is in the works, as first reported by Variety. Spike Lee later told IndieWire.com that he is in talks to direct it. A film version was made in 1959 directed by Otto Preminger and starring Sidney Poitier and Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Using never-before-seen archival footage, the untitled film will recount the recording artist's life and career; Focus Features International will shop the high-profile project to foreign buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
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Oh la la, indeed! When it comes to all out glamor, no film festival is quite as swanky as the Cannes Film Festival. While Sundance's red carpet uniform is jeans and scarves, Cannes...
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CANNES, France - Asked about their recent history as Oscar rivals, Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee look at each other hesitantly before Spielberg graciously offers, "After you." The two have come to the Cannes Film Festival just months after facing off as the two favorites for best director at the Academy Awards. In February, Lee won the Oscar many expected to go to Spielberg...
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The film industry database operated by the Marche du Film of the Cannes Film Festival has added a iPad application for the next generation of market-goers.
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CANNES, France - Recent Oscar rivals Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee are together again at the Cannes Film Festival. The two are serving as jurors at the French Riviera festival. In February, they were the two favorites for best director at the Academy Awards. In an upset, Lee won for his 3-D shipwreck saga "Life of Pi" over Spielberg for the Civil War epic "Lincoln."
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REUTERS LONDON - Double Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and Australian actress Nicole Kidman will be on the nine-member jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Wednesday.
nydailynews.com (24 days ago)
LONDON (Reuters) - Double Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and Australian actress Nicole Kidman will be on the nine-member jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Wednesday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio and director Baz Luhrmann are expected on the red carpet in Cannes later as their new film The Great Gatsby opens the annual film festival.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Double Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and Australian actress Nicole Kidman will be on the nine-member jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Wednesday.
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