Cannes pulls it off with top films, popular winner
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CANNES, France  - The Cannes Film Festival pulled it off in its 60th year, picking a popular winner from an eclectic competition lineup that had many more hits than misses.
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The nominees for best foreign-language film are politically charged and artistically successful.
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The heist flick predictably debuted at top spot.
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Both the media and the public love a winner, especially as summer blockbusters compete for first place.
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A harrowing film about illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania beat 21 movies by well-known directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Ethan and Joel Coen, and Wong Kar-wai to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday.
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It's the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. So why is this year's lineup so uninspiring?
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An Australian movie about life before Europeans arrived triumphs at the country's top awards.
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Like carnival barkers  whipping the crowd into a frenzy in order to lure them into the  big top, Hollywood pulled out all the superlatives this summer.
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CANNES, France  - When director Pedro Almodovar was named hot favorite to triumph at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, he called it a curse after he failed to win.
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Music from politically themed films  were top Oscar winners on Sunday.
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Take a look at some of the week's top movies stories.
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A look at the top movies stories this week.
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CANNES, France  - A hard-hitting Romanian movie set towards the end of the communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on Sunday.
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On the heels of an Oscar nomination, "The Aviator" star Leonardo DiCaprio wrapped a high-flying week by accepting the Platinum Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Comedies dominated the top ten films this weekend.
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Annette Bening and Leonardo DiCaprio have been tapped for top honors at the upcoming Hollywood Film Festival.
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The theme of war dominates the list of winners as the Sundance Film Festival draws to a close.