The big entertainment news over the weekend was that Jackie Chan had announced his retirement from action movies during a Cannes Film Festival press conference promoting Chinese Zodiac, his latest action film. But the Hong …
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Michael Haneke’s Poignant Amour: The Flowers and the Stars
The Austrian director, already a Cannes winner for The White Ribbon, presents a wrenching tale of love in its final fulfillment
Spoiler Alert: Battleship–A Veteran’s Dream Movie
If you looked at the premise of Battleship–a summer blockbuster about an alien invasion that’s very loosely based on a board game–and came away with an “meh” feeling, you’d be forgiven. Based on this weekend’s box office …
Unstoppable Avengers Sinks Battleship, Ousts The Dictator
The moms-in-waiting of What to Expect… also get flattened as the Marvel superhit takes less than a month to rise to No. 4 on the all-time worldwide blockbusters list
Lawless: A Crime Drama That’s Remorseless—and Often Lifeless
Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy star as moonshining brothers in a movie too studied to do full justice to a bloody-compelling true story
Beasts of the Southern Wild: The Sundance Sensation Wins Cheers at Cannes
Artful and magical, this debut feature by Benh Zeitlin is the first film of Cannes 2012 that comes within hailing distance of masterpiece
Madagascar 3: A Three-Dream Circus
We play hooky from the strained seriousness of the Competition films to enjoy a real, fun movie
What to Expect When You’re Expecting: An Ensemble Film That Doesn’t Deliver
An all-star cast, sentimental rom-com antics and multiple sub-plots can’t save Kirk Jones’ latest from still birth
Rust and Bone: The Love Story of Two Cripples
Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard stars in a gritty romance of outrageous plot contrivances and splendid performances
The Best Fashion Moments from the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
With the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival under way, the red carpet has been filled with celebrities dressed to impress. TIME looks at the top fashion moments so far.
News Round-Up: The Latest on Missing Terminator Actor Nick Stahl
The L.A.-based search narrows, days after the actor was last seen
Battleship: More Fun Than a Board Game Blockbuster Has Any Right to Be
Come for the aliens and stay for the naval warfare, and you’ll wind up raving about the patriotic salutes. Peter Berg’s ‘Battleship’ may be based on a board game, but it ultimately defies anything you’re expecting — in the …
Rethinking the Movie Masterpieces: Richard Corliss Expands TIME’s List of Cinematic Greats
TIME’s critic updates our All-TIME 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923 — the beginning of TIME — with 20 new entries