“ Chernobyl Diaries ” is old wine in a new bottle. Not that you can’t catch a buzz off old wine. Set in an abandoned Ukrainian town next to the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant, site of the catastrophic 1986 explosion, the horror film is moderately spooky, visually stylish and tinged with mystery. What — or who — is haunting Pripyat, the former home to thousands of Chernobyl workers who fled after the disaster? Read full article > >

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‘Chernobyl Diaries’: Spooky, but overly familiar, monster movie

Cannes, France —Whether it’s the weather, the traffic or the movies, perhaps the best word to describe the Cannes Film Festival this year is “stuck.” From the outset, when organizers announced the directors competing for the festival’s top honor, Cannes seemed stalled in a past era: Of the 22 films competing for the Palme d’Or this week, not one is directed by a woman, a nod to the mythical image of the heroic auteur that Cannes is famous for championing in its 66-year history. Read full article > >

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Cannes Film Festival 2012: Stalled in the past, with few surprises

A French film in which Kylie Minogue makes a cameo appearance has emerged as a dark horse contender to win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Minogue movie the talk of Cannes

Restoring the film-maker’s nine silent films

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Restoring Hitchcock’s silent classics

A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.

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On the Road is unveiled at Cannes

Hollywood actress, Cameron Diaz, took the red carpet for the UK premiere of her film What to Expect When You’re Expecting.

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VIDEO: Diaz: ‘You don’t have to have kids’

Film director Ken Loach criticises British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate.

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Controversial film looks at the origins of Scientology.

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‘The Master’ Trailer Debuts

“The Butler,” Lee Daniels’s adaptation of Wil Haygood’s 2008 Washington Post article about long-time White House butler Eugene Allen, has gained considerable heat at the Cannes Film Festival , where Nicole Kidman is said to be joining a cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Jane Fonda. (Fonda will play Nancy Reagan; no word on who Kidman would portray.) Read full article > >

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Nicole Kidman said to star in White House butler movie

A US student who used a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter is set to be sentenced by a judge.

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US webcam student to learn fate

The James Bond film series is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Skyfall, the 23rd official Bond movie.

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The James Bond film series is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Skyfall, the 23rd official Bond movie.

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VIDEO: Bond’s Skyfall trailer released

A small quote received some attention last week because it combined several components that are most frequently reserved for a film plot starring Helen Mirren, Matt Damon and Damon’s snug black shirt. The components are as follows: mysterious women, assassination plots, secret agents and the spiritual leader of Tibet. Read full article > >

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Could the Dalai Lama really have been poisoned with a scarf?

TONY STARK has the Dark Knight in his sights, as “The Avengers” takes care of business in both the present and the past. “The Avengers” grossed $55.1-million to win its third straight weekend domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Marvel film pulled in more than the weekend’s three biggest newcomers combined: “Battleship” ($25.4-million), “The Dictator” ($17.4-million) and “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” ($10.5-million). Final numbers are expected Monday. Read full article > >

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‘THE AVENGERS’ WINS 3rd WEEKEND: Highest-grossing Disney film ever sinks ‘Battleship,’ chases history