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Cannes jury poised to award Palme d'Or

Tales of love, mobsters, an exorcism gone wrong and a wacky shape-shifter were hot favourites for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes festival jury hunkered down ahead of Sunday night's award ceremony.
 

Cannes jury hunkers down in Palme d'Or final straight

Tales of love, mobsters, an exorcism gone wrong and a wacky shape-shifter were hot favourites for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes festival jury hunkered down ahead of Sunday night's award ceremony.
 

Love and mobsters battle for Cannes gold

Tales of true love, mobsters and an exorcism gone wrong lead the pack of 22 world cinema contenders racing for the Cannes festival's Palme d'Or top prize to be awarded on Sunday.
 

Gangland Indian epic woos Cannes

The longest-running entry in this year's Cannes festival, a five-hour Indian gangster epic, won a warm welcome at the Riviera event, even drawing parallels with Quentin Tarantino.
 

Drenched Cannes feels love as festival hits half-way mark

A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and a wrenching story of love and death jostled for Cannes glory on Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.
 

Love and rain dominate as Cannes hits half-way mark

A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and a wrenching story of love and death jostled for Cannes glory Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.
 

Love and rain dominate as Cannes hits half-way mark

A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and whimsical pre-teen love jostled for Cannes glory Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.
 

German film eyes the big prize at Berlin festival

BERLIN (Reuters) - German drama "Barbara" is the critics' favorite to take away the Golden Bear for best picture at this year's Berlin film festival, in what would be the first home win since 2004.
 

Transformers take UK box office by storm

LONDON (Reuters) - Action adventure movie "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" shot to top of the UK box office on its debut weekend with one of the highest opening takes of the year, pushing "Bridesmaids" down to second place.
 

"Hangover" staggers to top of UK box office

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Boozy comedy "The Hangover Part II" was Britain's most popular film over the weekend, netting a hefty 10.4 million pounds ($17.12 million) on its debut, according to Screen International on Wednesday.
 

Easter Bunny hops to top of UK box office

LONDON (Reuters) - "Hop," the story of the Easter Bunny's teenage son in Hollywood, was Britain's most popular film over a quiet weekend for UK box offices, earning 1.39 million pounds ($2.27 million), according to Screen International on Wednesday.
 

"Rango" back on top of UK box office

LONDON (Reuters) - Johnny Depp's Wild West chameleon movie "Rango" is Britain's most popular film again after a quiet weekend at the box office, according to Screen International on Tuesday.
 

Alien invasion movie tops UK box office chart

LONDON (Reuters) - "Battle: Los Angeles" topped the British box office chart over the weekend, ending the brief reign of Johnny Depp's Wild West chameleon.
 

Narnia struggles to top UK box office

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The third movie in the "Narnia" fantasy franchise and a romantic thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp both fell flat in Britain over the weekend, according to Screen International on Tuesday.
 

Harry Potter reigns at UK box office

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," the first of two films based on the last book in the fantasy series by J.K. Rowling, racked up another huge take over the weekend to consolidate its position at the top of the British box office.
 

Harry Potter blows away UK box office

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," the first of two films based on the last book in the fantasy series by JK Rowling, took the British box office by storm over the weekend, grossing 18.3 million pounds ($29.2 million), according to Screen International.
 

Harry Potter fans brave wind and rain for premiere

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of fans descended on Leicester Square in central London on Thursday, braving wind and rain to catch a glimpse of the stars on the red carpet for the new Harry Potter film's world premiere.
 

"Due Date" tops lackluster UK box office

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis topped the British box office in the calm before the storm expected to be unleashed later this month by the latest Harry Potter movie.
 

Wall Street takes top spot at UK box office

LONDON (Reuters) - A trio of new releases shot to the top of the UK box office this weekend, according to Screen International on Wednesday, led by the financial drama "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
 

Film recalls female Ford workers pay protest

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A film recalling how a group of female factory workers took on the might of the Ford car company in 1968 to demand equal rights opens in Britain this week with strong reviews to recommend it.