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Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes

Director Takashi Miike says shooting an action movie in Japan is a lot harder than it looks.

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Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in 'Jimmy P'

Playing a Freudian analyst helped Mathieu Amalric overcome his fear and loathing of psychotherapy.

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'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

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Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.

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Devilish Dutch drama 'Borgman' debuts at Cannes

There's something nasty lurking in the woods - and inside the characters' heads - in darkly comic Cannes Film Festival entry "Borgman."

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Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette.

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'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes

Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.

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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: