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It is the most difficult to get to, doesn't announce its programme in advance and charges the press $500 for a pass. Derek Malcolm unveils the secrets to be found at Telluride in ColoradoThis is high...
View ArticleNo prizes for the best celebration of cinema
Salman Rushdie on the Telluride film festivalIn the beginning were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and the little town of Telluride, Colorado - originally "To Hell You Ride", so named by the...
View ArticleLittle-known festival hosts world premieres
Nestled in a remote corner of the Canadian Rockies, the Telluride Film Festival maintained its reputation as the most secretive festival in North America yesterday as it unveiled a slew of hotly...
View ArticleFur to fly at Telluride
Over the last three decades the Telluride film festival has become known as a maverick event, and organisers moved to consolidate its status yesterday with the announcement of its latest lineup.The...
View ArticleVenice's Rocky mountains rival boasts impressive line-up
Custodians of the Colorado-based Telluride film festival secured the event's maverick status for another year as they revealed that new work by Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman, Todd Haynes, and Werner Herzog...
View ArticleOscars 2009: How Slumdog Millionaire hit the jackpot
A perfect convergence of factors, not a carefully orchestrated Oscars campaign, propelled Danny Boyle's crowdpleaser to its Academy Awards triumphSimon Beaufoy said it all when he stepped up to address...
View ArticleTelluride's tiny film festival sets the Oscars agenda
Toronto's rival has an uncanny knack of identifying Oscar contenders from The King's Speech to The Crying GameDetails of the Toronto film festival lineup are still being drip-fed, but its world...
View ArticleThe Help looks worthy of an Oscar
It's about civil rights and is still cleaning up at the US box office, so maybe The Help won't need a hand to win awards as the festival frenzy continues with Venice, Toronto and that elite wildcard,...
View ArticleFilm festivals: which is top dog?
Cannes, which has announced its 2012 line-up, has some serious competition. As Tribeca begins and ahead of Sundance London, our critics examine the big hitters on the film festival circuitIt has been a...
View ArticleSilver screen siblings: the child stars of Michael Winterbottom's Everyday
Michael Winterbottom spent five years shooting these children for a film about a family with a father in jail. They tell Laura Barton about fake tears, prison visits and working well past bedtimeIt is...
View ArticleFive new JD Salinger books on the way
Titles expected between 2015 and 2020, according to new biography and documentary filmAn unseen story told from the perspective of JD Salinger's Holden Caulfield and more tales of the recurring...
View ArticleBritish film on the crest of a new wave
Fresh from triumph on the festival circuit, a host of exciting British films is set for release. We talk to the directors behind this sudden renaissanceAt Cannes, in May, there was anxious talk. Of the...
View ArticleFilm festival smackdown: we predict how Venice, Toronto and Telluride will...
The Venice and Toronto film festivals start announcing their lineups soon. So which festival will host which big premieres? Or will sandwich-filler Telluride snaffle the key screenings?Now that Cannes...
View ArticleBill Murray mints fresh Toronto film festival 2014 lineup with St Vincent
The remaining titles for the 39th Toronto film festival have been unveiled, along with a star-studded guest list Toronto adds Face of an Angel and Tusk First Toronto films revealedIn a weeks time, the...
View ArticleTelluride lineup headlined by Wild, Rosewater and Imitation Game
Colorado festival announces programme whose keynote premieres seem to suggest Torontos ruling earlier this year over world-premiere billing may have paid dividendsThe Telluride film festival has...
View ArticleRosewater: everything we know so far about Jon Stewart's new movie
Rosewater, based on journalist Maziar Baharis memoir, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado this weekend Rosewater, the much anticipated directorial debut from Jon Stewart which stars...
View ArticleTiff blows over as Toronto film festival modifies Telluride ban
The Toronto film festival has part-reversed its ruling that movies that screen in Colorado just before they come to Canada cannot be shown during Tiff’s opening weekendThe Toronto film festival has...
View ArticleRooney Mara: I watched Toy Story 3 to relax after Dragon Tattoo rape scenes
The Oscar nominated actor spoke about her difficult work with David Fincher as well as her new film Carol at the Telluride film festivalRooney Mara has revealed that the secret to getting through the...
View ArticleMeryl Streep in Telluride: 'There isn’t a man here who could out-lift Serena...
The Oscar-winning actor, in town to promote Suffragette, lobbied for equal rights in the film industry and beyond, and expressed optimism about the futureMeryl Streep just has a few minutes of screen...
View ArticleSteve Jobs review: Fassbender excels but iWorship required if you're to care
Danny Boyle’s talky look at the Apple icon boasts an assured leading turn but the dominance of Aaron Sorkin’s script and focus on business wrangles mean this will mostly appeal to the Apple geekAfter...
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