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Cannes in 60 Seconds: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

20 May 2009 12:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

The uproar about Lars Von Trier's Antichrist spurred interest even higher for attendees who wanted to decide the film's merits for themselves. (For one thing, rumor is circulating that the Cannes version will never be seen again. For another, Mick Jagger hated it, calling it "horrible.") During this morning's screening, however, the "projector broke thirty seconds in," says Todd Brown at Twitch, and this afternoon's was "shut down by a major power outage." His conclusion? "God hates Lars."

Robert Pattinson flew in from filming New Moon in Canada and posed on the beach. He confirmed that the fourth film in the Twilight saga, based on Breaking Dawn, will be made as soon as possible. Penelope Cruz suffered food poisoning last night, but recovered sufficiently to promote the new Almodovar flick (see below). She's also talking about her upcoming musical Nine.

Key Screenings. Competition: Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces (a

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Rare Movie Alert! Tonight's TCM Sean Connery Festival Includes Rare Showing Of "Woman Of Straw"

8 May 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | From Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news

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Connery and Lollobrigida on the set of Woman of Straw, which airs at midnight tonight on TCM. By Lee Pfeiffer

Turner Classic Movies (North America) is capitalizing on their acquisition of the broadcast rights to the James Bond films by screening  Sean Connery triple features every Friday night in May. Tonight's blockbuster triple bill is Goldfinger, Thunderball and a very rare showing of the 1964 thriller Woman of Straw which has not been seen on American TV in decades. As usual, TCM will present uncut, pristine prints with excellent introductions by Robert Osborne. Woman of Straw is a well done thriller in the Hitchcock style, ably directed by Basil Dearden. The plot centers on a repulsive elderly millionaire (Ralph Richardson) and his scheming nephew (Connery). The two men despise each other but are locked together due to family and business interests. Connery's character, Anthony Richmond, concocts a scheme to convince his uncle's voluptuous,

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Scriptwriter Pinelli Dies

9 March 2009 9:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Tullio Pinelli has died at the age of 100.

The Italian stage and film scribe passed away on 7 March in Rome.

Beginning his career in the 1940s, Pinelli was best known for his collaborations with director Federico Fellini.

Together, they earned recognition for movies like 1953's I Vitelloni, 1954's La Strada, 1960's La Dolce vita and 1963's 8 1/2 - all of which were nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Academy Awards.

Pinelli was also noted for his work on Pietro Germi's 1951 crime film Four Ways Out, starring Gina Lollobrigida, and Fellini's La voce della luna in 1990.

The star is also widely acknowledged for his contributions to Italian cinema's golden age with Monicelli comedies like 1975's Amici miel and 1981's Il Marchese del Grillo.

He is survived by four children, including his director son, Carlo Alberto Pinelli.

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