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Cannes '13: Check out Sneak Peeks from Payne's 'Nebraska' & Jarmusch's 'Only Lovers Left Alive'

05.16.13 @ 12:41AM Tags : alexanderpayne, cannesfilmfestival, jimjarmusch, nebraska, onlyloversleftalive, sneakpeek

The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival looks more like a dream than a selection of films. Packed with work from Oscar winners like Joel and Ethan Coen, Roman Polanski, and Asghar Farhadi, this year’s festival is set to amaze. Of the 20 films, 5 are from the U.S., and lucky for us, 2 of those U.S. films — Alexander Payne’s Nebraska and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive – have released clips giving you a sneak peek just in time for Cannes’ opening day. More »

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Watch the Best Directors of the Year Talk About Movies for an Hour

12.2.11 @ 11:59AM Tags : alexanderpayne, bennettmiller, directing, filmschool, jasonreitman, michelhazanavicius, mikemills, stevemcqueen

The Hollywood Reporter sits down with many of the leading candidates for this year’s Best Director award (take your pick of the particular awards show). Here’s the lineup: Alexander Payne (The Descendants), Mike Mills (Beginners), Steve McQueen (Shame), Jason Reitman (Young Adult), Bennett Miller (Moneyball) and Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist). There are a lot of terrific moments here: More »