May 26, 2009
Cannes 2009: RT's 10 Must-See Movies
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival has officially wrapped, with most commentators agreeing that this year's selection was a cut above. There were some disappointments, but plenty of movies to get excited about, and RT was there for the whole festival checking out the best Cannes had to offer. So what's worth keeping an eye on? From Almodovar to von Trier, from Mariah Carey to Jim Carrey, this year's festival has thrown up a handful of auteurs and a full calendar of stars. Join us as we take a visual journey through the 10 Cannes films you absolutely have to see.
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May 17, 2009
Cannes 2009: The Tomato Report ? Critics Cool on Ang Lee?s Taking Woodstock
As Ang Lee's latest, Taking Woodstock, received its premiere last night at the Cannes Film Festival, critics were intrigued to point out a number of similarities between it and Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. They both involve young men on the cusp of adulthood finding themselves through seminal rock music while trying to piece together a relationship with their difficult parents. No surprise that Almost Famous has become the film used as a yardstick to Ang Lee's latest, as critics struggle to wonder what it is Lee brings to the table. Taking Woodstock is the tale of Elliot Tiber, president of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, who held the only permit for a music festival in the area and invited Woodstock's organisers to the town when they were denied a permit in the nearby town of Wallkill.
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May 15, 2009
Cannes 2009: Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz Get Precious
Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, is the story of a young black girl from Harlem abused by her parents, struggling to get through high school and break out of the welfare cycle she's been born into. Playing as part of Cannes' official sidebar, Un Certain Regard, the film is directed by Lee Daniels and he was joined in Cannes today by stars Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey to welcome the premiere. Of course, they invited RT to lunch at the exclusive La Plage Vitaminwater on a beach front on the Croisette in Cannes.
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September 23, 2008
Mariah Carey Presses Forward with Acting Career
Give her credit for tenacity, at least: Mariah Carey, undaunted by the giant bomb that was "Glitter," is moving forward with several new acting projects -- including a drama in which she plays "a Harlem social worker ministering to an obese, HIV-positive woman impregnated twice by her father" and a film somehow inspired by her Christmas album.
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November 10, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Zathura"'s Got Game, "Get Rich" Dies Tryin'
This week's wide releases raise a number of questions. Is "Zathura" a game worth playing? Is 50 Cent's movie debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," the cinematic equivalent of a trip to the candy shop? Is "Derailed" a speedy locomotive, or is it true to its name? What do the critics have to say?
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August 30, 2005
In Other News...Clooney, Downey Jr., and Eddie Murphy
The man, the myth, the -- casino king? Ocean's Eleven star George Clooney, the one-man Rat Pack Redux of the new millennium, has revealed long-rumored plans to erect a $3 billion Las Vegas resort. Named Las Ramblas, the resort will include a hotel, casino, and high-end condominiums; Clooney, along with partner Rande Gerber (nightclub impresario and husband of Cindy Crawford), plans to purchase a residence for himself on the resort grounds.
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