AP - Ang Lee views his 1970s drama "The Ice Storm" as a representation of the disillusionment of the '60s, the hangover of Woodstock.
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AP - It's set in a prison, amid petty crooks, drug dealers and mobsters. But Jacques Audiard's new film was inspired by Hollywood westerns, not gritty police thrillers.
Continue reading about Jacques Audiard goes to prison for ‘A Prophet’ (AP)
Reuters - French director Jacques Audiard was hailed at the Cannes film festival on Saturday for his grittily realistic prison thriller "A Prophet."
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Reuters - Oscar-winning director Ang Lee conjures the optimism of late 1960s America in a touching film based on the true story of Elliot Tiber, who was instrumental in organizing the legendary Woodstock concert.
Continue reading about New Ang Lee film conjures up spirit of Woodstock (Reuters)
AP - Director Andrea Arnold thinks teenagers get bad press.
Continue reading about UK teen on-screen in Cannes contender ‘Fish Tank’ (AP)
AP - "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera is hoping her new film will inspire Americans to address the struggles soldiers face after they come home from Iraq or Afghanistan.
Continue reading about New America Ferrera film looks at effects of war (AP)
AP - Actress Sandra Bullock was inducted Friday into a New Orleans high school's "Hall of Fame" after donating tens of thousands toward rebuilding the public school heavily flooded by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Continue reading about Bullock honored by La. school for Katrina charity (AP)
AP - Vanessa Hudgens has left "High School Musical" to make a movie about music at a high school.
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E! Online - Holly Madison is putting the hot back into hot stepper.
Continue reading about Holly Madison Heats Up, Strips Down for Peepshow (E! Online)
Reuters - Chinese director Lou Ye brushed off fears he may face problems with the authorities when he returns home after showing his new film "Spring Fever" at the Cannes film festival.
Continue reading about Chinese director Lou Ye braves ban risk at Cannes (Reuters)