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Ryan Gosling in CannesRyan Gosling presented his directorial debut Lost River, and seemed to have no clue how it was received when he started doing interviews the next morning. Some actors should stick to acting was the general consensus after the screening.

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Finally the tide turned. After days of less than stellar screenings – remember, by this time last year we’d already seen Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska and Fruitvale Station - the festival turned a corner Sunday and Monday with the screenings of Cronenberg’s Maps to The Stars and Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher.

Finally the tide turned. After days of disappointing and unwatchable films – remember, by that time last year we’d already seen Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska and Fruitvale Station, films that went on to win a slew of awards - the festival turned a corner Sunday and Monday with the screenings of Cronenberg’s Maps to The Stars and Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher.

Godzilla roared to a monster release as Warner Brothers’ first big summer offering scored a massive $93 million debut weekend in North America. This tally makes it the second biggest opener of 2014, nestled comfortably between Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier ($95 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($91.

Director Francis Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Sam Claflin and Josh Hutcherson appear at Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay photocall at the Majestic Barriere on May 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. Cannes is not only a screening marathon, it is above all party central.

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Cannes is not only a screening marathon, it is above all party central. And this weekend was no exception.

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