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Cannes 2012: live blog - day nine

24 May 2012 10:08 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

We're delivering the headlines direct (via London) from the Croisette on the day The Paperboy premieres

9.24am: Good morning and welcome to day nine of the Cannes liveblog. Without further ado, let's see what the Cannesettes are tweeting as they come out of this morning's big screening, Lee Daniels's The Paperboy …

Hearty boos for The Paperboy

— Damon Wise (@yo_damo) May 24, 2012

I tell you what, Carax has Nothing on Lee Daniels. Cinema does not get much weirder than Nicole Kidman pissing on Zac Efron. #cannes

— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) May 24, 2012

The Paperboy screens at Cannes. Calamitous Florida noir, buggers fine source novel with abandon. Kidman pisses on Zac Efron (literally)

— Xan Brooks (@XanBrooks) May 24, 2012

The Paperboy: a right old Southern gumbo but weirdly enjoyable. Right now Lee Daniels could well be the world's best bad director. #cannes

— Jonathan Romney (@JonathanRomney) May 24, 2012

The Paperboy is the first bona fide fiasco of the festival. »

- Catherine Shoard

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The Boorman family's 40 years on the red carpet

24 May 2012 9:23 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

What's it like to go Cannes as a family? Director Katrine Boorman explains the highs and lows of being there with her father John

I first went to Cannes in 1970 when my dad, John Boorman, had a film playing in competition. It was Leo the Last, about a deposed Italian prince living in London, and I remember holding hands with my sister and its star Marcello Mastroianni as we ran along the beach being chased by paparazzi. Dad won best director. I was so excited.

Eleven years later, he was back with Excalibur 11 years later, based on the King Arthur legend. I spent so long waving to the crowd and having my photo taken, I didn't notice everyone else had gone into the cinema. Dad grabbed my arm, only for the door to be closed in our faces. He turned to me with a look of fury. Eventually, we were spotted by an official, »

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Cannes 2012: live blog - day eight

23 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

In the wake of raves and revulsion for Holy Motors last night, join us on the day On the Road premieres

9.57am: Hello and welcome back to the Cannes liveblog. After a slightly in-transit day yesterday, we're hoping to hit the Croisette running (from the comfort of a high-speed internet connection back in London). I'm back in the office today, and Andrew Pulver is soaking up the rays in the south of France.

10.07am: A lot of big stories around today. Leos Carax's Holy Motors split the critics last night. Team Guardian were pretty partial (Peter's five star review will be up soon) but others seemed less keen.

The first press screening of On the Road, Walter Salles's adaptation of the Jack Kerouac's beat novel, has just wrapped up. Early word seems pretty positive; ecstatic when it comes to Viggo Mortenson.

But before that, let's rewind to yesterday, »

- Catherine Shoard

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Cannes 2012 unveils its Classics lineup

26 April 2012 8:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Robert De Niro, Roman Polanski, Alfred Hitchcock and Roberto Rossellini top the bill of the Cannes Classics wing devoted to restored prints of old classics

The starriest sidebar at Cannes was unveiled today, with the likes of Robert De Niro, Roman Polanski, Jerry Lewis, Alfred Hitchcock and Roberto Rossellini topping the bill. They've all got films scheduled in the Cannes Classics wing devoted to restored prints of old classics, and created in 2004 "as the relationship between contemporary cinema and its own memory was disrupted by the advent of the digital age".

Thirteen features, two shorts, a mini-concert and four documentaries – all world premieres – are on the bill, including the previously announced restored and extended print of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America, which has been overseen by Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro, Elizabeth McGovern and Jennifer Connelly, who star in the film, will attend, alongside the Leone family. »

- Catherine Shoard

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Cannes Classics 2012 Lineup

26 April 2012 5:03 AM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »

Looks like no day this week is going to go by without a big announcement from Cannes. Today's is the lineup for Cannes Classics, a program created in 2004 "showcasing restored prints of classic films and masterpieces of film history." From May 16 through 27, the program will be featuring "13 feature films, two shorts, a mini-concert and four documentaries. All these films will be world premieres."

Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Running 245 minutes, this newly restored version with 25 minutes of additional scenes is based on Leone's original cut. "This restoration was requested by Martin Scorsese. The screening will be attended by Robert De Niro, Elizabeth McGovern, Jennifer Connelly, producer Arnon Milchan (which also has a small role in the film) and, of course, the Leone family."

Roman Polanski's Tess (1979). Polanski supervised the restoration and, with Nastassja Kinski, will attend the screening.

Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975). Newly restored in »

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