Deauville Festival of American Cinema

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  Cop Car

  Review preview for Cop Car

  This is a tense and enjoyable genre picture, and one which gets terrific central performances from all involved.

  Two 10-year-old boys steal an abandoned police car.
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  Emelie

  Review preview for Emelie

  It's likely to be most appealing to people just too young to be officially allowed to see it.

  A replacement babysitter seems to have sinister intentions towards her young charges.
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  Green Room

  Review preview for Green Room

  Less psychological and more formulaic than his previous feature, this is still relentlessly entertaining.

  A young punk band is trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling on a murder committed by neo-Nazis.
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  Hitchcock/Truffaut

  Review preview for Hitchcock/Truffaut

  Hitchcock/Truffaut has the intriguing aura of a first episode with all the questions answered easily producing 500 more to be asked.

  Filmmakers talk about the influence of Truffaut's book Cinema According To Hitchcock.
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  James White

  Review preview for James White

  This film feels fresh and real even to those of us who have been there.

  A young New Yorker struggles to take control of his reckless, self-destructive behaviour in the face of momentous family challenges.
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  Steve McQueen: The Man And Le Mans

  Review preview for Steve McQueen: The Man And Le Mans

  The sadness and the courage and the ambition is here

  The true story of how a cinema legend would risk almost everything in pursuit of his dream.
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  Tangerine

  Review preview for Tangerine

  This film is a shot of dayglo-coloured adrenaline to the vein, a vat of sugar poured into the eyes.

  A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
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  Life

  Review preview for Life

  Drifts dangerously close to irrelevance.

  An ambitious young photographer takes pictures of an unknown actor in the hope of selling them to Life magazine. The actor's name is James Dean.
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  Everest

  Review preview for Everest

  The grandeur and beauty of the place is set against figures of climbers, like black ants, across a white wilderness

  A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.
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  Janis: Little Girl Blue

  Review preview for Janis: Little Girl Blue

  The director has uncovered a wealth of archive material.

  Documentary following the main stages of Janis Joplin’s life.

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Features

• The last waltz
  Thomas Bidegain on the dynamics in Les Cowboys and more.
• Waltzing with the West
  Thomas Bidegain on Les Cowboys.
• That shocking man
  Harold Takooshian on the real Stanley Milgram and Experimenter.
• Experimental thinking
  Michael Almereyda on Stanley Milgram and the making of Experimenter.
• Sir Ian on the trail of M Hulot
  Mr Holmes star on sunshine, being funny and a new film on Noel Coward.
• Olsen - coming of age at last
  Avengers star on awards, blockbusters, and wanting to get older
• Families on the front line
  Awards buzz for housing crisis thriller 99 Homes.
• Orlando - in full bloom
  Talking new Pirates, Hollywood and Deauville honour.
• Scaling the heights with Everest
  Deauville opening night premiere
• Just a breeze for Keanu
  Matrix star receives Deauville tribute.
• Amy with no holds barred
  Comedian on roots, feminism and therapeutic laughter.
• Stately Holmes
  Ian McKellen and Laura Linney host the NYC premiere of Mr. Holmes.
• Keeping score
  Composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans talk about their work on films including Enemy, Nasty Baby, The Wolfpack and Last Days In The Desert.

News

• Pattinson misses Deauville date
  Life star pulls out at last minute.
• Deauville prize for rising Hollywood talent
  Festival reveals line-up and tributes to Reeves and Bloom.
• Brolin at the double in Deauville
  Josh stars in opening and closing films