This morning in Paris the official selection for the 66th edition of the Cannes Festival was announced during a press conference at the UGC theater. There's a strong French contingent this year, among others Francois Ozon and Roman Polanski, who will present "Venus in Fur" starring his spouse Emmanuelle Seigner as well as Matthieu Amalric. Actually Polanski claims the film to be Polish based on where the financing comes from. Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi ("A Separation") cast Berenice Bejo ("The Artist") and shot his latest film in Paris. That said, Americans have a strong showing this year, from the Coen Brothers who wil

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In terms of health he had no luck. Various forms of cancer had been gnawing away at his body for years and he had lost his jaw to a tumor. But as film critic, Roger Ebert, who passed away yesterday at 70, was an icon for a profession that's often misunderstood, if not ignored. I often recoiled at discovering that a movie had been reduced to a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down" but what's there not to love about the charismatic Roger Ebert?

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Strange times we're living in. The battles that are being fought today, from gay marriage to the decriminalization--wait, legalization--of cannabis are far removed from me, and, I suspect, from a lot of other people. And yet the first one presents a vital issue for men and women everywhere and the second has been causing much head a-scratching. Smoking weed is a repugnant habit best shedded as quickly as possible in life, but prudent legalization (small amounts for personal use) is

Kurd cinema in Tennessee? Exactly: who knew? Aside from its main program which already includes a gazillion titles the now-venerable Nashville International Film Festival (this year marks its 44th edition) scheduled for April 18-25 will also be screening fifteen Kurdish films down at its Regal Green Hills Cinema location, in partnership with the MPAA. Fest organizers have announced a special three-day celebration of