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   Cannes: Weinstein Co. Picks Up Stephen Frears' 'Philomena'

   2:21 am 5/17/2013

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The company forks out $6.5 million for U.S., Canada and Spain rights to the movie that stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.Read more

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   Cannes: Official Selection Packed With Potential Awards Season Contenders

   7:36 am 4/18/2013

   • by Scott Roxborough

   Competition films from Alexander Payne, Roman Polanski, Nicolas Winding Refn and the Coen Brothers are in the mix for early awards season buzz.Read more

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   The Audience: Theater Review

   4:01 pm 3/5/2013

   • by David Rooney

   Helen Mirren revisits her Oscar-winning role in this new play by Peter Morgan, which eavesdrops on Queen Elizabeth II's weekly tete-a-tetes with her prime ministers.Read more

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   AMPAS to Host Pedro Almodovar Celebration in London

   5:08 am 12/5/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Brother Agustin, filmmaker Stephen Frears, fashion guru Jean-Paul Gaultier and scriptwriter Peter Morgan are lined up to honor the Oscar winning filmmaker.Read more

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   The Liability: Turin Film Festival Review

   1:03 pm 12/2/2012

   • by Stephen Dalton

   Craig Viveiros' dark comedy thriller stars Tim Roth as a cold-blooded assassin burdened with an inept young assistant on his swansong murder mission.Read more

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   Stephen Frears' 'Philomena' Gets Start Date

   8:45 am 9/28/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The movie, co-starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, is set to shoot at the end of October.Read more

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   Stephen Frears, Jim Sheridan, John Boorman Line Up For Ireland Film Symposium

   8:35 am 5/29/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Backed by the Irish Film & TV Academy, the inaugural event honoring legendary director John Ford will open with his silent "The Iron Horse" on June 7.Read more

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   Todd McCarthy's Sundance Wrap: Why the 'Beasts' Rule

   11:30 am 1/30/2012

   • by Todd McCarthy

   THR's film critic on the triumph of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Spike Lee's belly-flop and the sad glut of crass sex comedies at Park City.Read more

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   Sundance 2012: Stephen Frears on His Sundance Comeback, 'Lay the Favorite' (Q&A)

   11:50 am 1/22/2012

   • by Tim Appelo

   The Oscar-nominated director returns to Park City with Bruce Willis and a new movie about gambling.Read more

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    Sundance 2012: Star-Studded 'Lay the Favorite' Sells to Weinstein Co. for $2 Million-Plus

    1:36 am 1/22/2012

    • by Matthew Belloni

    The comedy from director Stephen Frears stars Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Read more

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