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TOP STORIES: Cannes: Cowboy Drama 'The Rider' Goes to Sony Pictures Classics (EXCLUSIVE); Cannes: …

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NUMBER EIGHT 05.24.17

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Cannes: Cowboy Drama 'The Rider' Goes to Sony Pictures Classics (EXCLUSIVE) By Ramin Setoodeh Sony Pictures Classics has landed rights to North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Eastern Europe for "The Rider," Variety has learned. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Directors' For Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes: FilmNation Sells Out Internationally on 'Disobedience,' Untitled Julianne Moore Project (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell CANNES -- Continuing to work with world-class directors from across the globe, Glen Basner's FilmNation Entertainment has sold most of the world on its double bill of upcoming English-language movies from Sebastian Lelio: Romantic dram Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Lenny Abrahamson's 'Little Stranger' Lands at Focus By Dave McNary Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to the ghost story "The Little Stranger," starring Domhnall Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter with Lenny Abrahamson directing. Focus, which announced the deal Tuesday Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Festival: 7 Biggest Winners and Losers By Ramin Setoodeh and Brent Lang The 70th Cannes Film Festival got off to a sluggish start. Buyers griped that packages were underwhelming and overpriced. Many of the competition titles, from "The Square" to "Wonderstruck," were met with mixed reviews. There was a sho Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes: Netflix Movies Dominate Early Digital Buzz Amid Screening Controversy By Todd Spangler Netflix might not be returning to the Cannes Film Festival next year, but its presence at this year's fest has garnered the lion's share of digital chatter. From May 17-22, Netflix's "Okja," a sci-fi film from Bong Joon-ho about a youn Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Roland Emmerich Directing 'Midway' Battle Movie With China's Bona on Board By Dave McNary Roland Emmerich will direct World War II battle movie "Midway" with China's Bona Film Group leading the investment for The Mark Gordon Co. The project was unveiled Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival. Bona will distribute the film in C Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Samuel Goldwyn Takes North American Rights to Israeli Comedy 'Holy Air' By Leo Barraclough Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American right to Shady Srour's "Holy Air." Jan Naszewski's New Europe Film Sales is handling world rights. "Holy Air" stars Srour ("Ana Arabia"), Laetitia Eido ("A Borrowed Identity"), Samuel Ca Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes: Breaking Glass Pictures Snags Carlos Lechuga's 'Santa & Andres' (EXCLUSIVE) By Anna Marie de la Fuente Breaking Glass Pictures has snapped up the North American distribution rights to Carlos Lechuga's political drama "Santa & Andres," which has been banned in Cuba. Sales agent Alfredo Calvino of Habanero Film Sales inked the deal wi Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Glocal In Progress Launches at 2017 San Sebastian Fest By Emilio Mayorga CANNES -- Industry showcase Glocal in Progress will launch at September's 2017 San Sebastian's Festival aiming to lend larger visibility to movies made in Europe but not in one of its big-six market languages - English, French, S Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes: Cite Films Launches Sales on 'The Desert Bride' By John Hopewell Fulfilling expectations, Paris-based Cite Films has closed key early major territories at this year's Cannes Film Market on Un Certain Regard player "The Desert Bride," one of the highest-profile Latin American movies on the Riviera. B Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Innovative Middle East Fest to Launch in Amman By Nick Vivarelli An innovative film festival focused on first works from the Arab world is being launched by Jordan's Royal Film Commission in tandem with Cairo-based marketing and distribution company Mad Solutions and the Arab Cinema Center. The new Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Femme-Power Drives Ecuadorian Gabriela Calvache's Feature Debut 'La Mala Noche' (EXCLUSIVE) By Anna Marie de la Fuente Seeking to redress the paucity of women playing key roles in the film industry, Gabriela Calvache deliberately sought out women to fill department head positions in her feature debut, "La Mala Noche" ("The Longest Night"). As a r Read Full Story at Variety.com →

REVIEWS
Cannes Film Review: 'Radiance' By Guy Lodge "Nothing is more beautiful than what disappears before our eyes," a character murmurs more than once in "Radiance," a gentle-hearted, quintessentially new-age but fatally cloying new outing from Japan's premier cinematic naturalist Nao Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Review: 'Rodin' By Jay Weissberg Jacques Doillon’s “Rodin” is a meticulously reverential, handsomely lit, and very dull biopic about the 19th century’s most revolutionary sculptor. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Review: 'The Workshop' By Guy Lodge For how long can a film level-headedly discuss the rules and mechanics of a thriller before becoming something of a thriller itself? Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Review: '24 Frames' By Owen Gleiberman What's the most romantic song ever written? If I told you it was "Love Never Dies," by Andrew Lloyd Webber (the title number from his unsuccessful 2010 musical), you'd probably say I was nuts. But when you come out of the theater after Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Review: 'Gabriel and the Mountain' By Jay Weissberg João Pedro Zappa deserves much credit for making Gabriel so vibrant, and Barbosa has done an exceptional job melding his and Caroline Abras’ performances with those of the non-professionals. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Review: 'Oh Lucy!' By Andrew Barker Try to picture a Japanese remake of "Hello, My Name Is Doris," shot through with an undertow of quiet desperation that wouldn't be out of place in a Cristian Mungiu film, and you're halfway toward grasping the strange appeal of directo Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Cannes Film Review: 'Claire's Camera' By Guy Lodge It may be the most crowded and party-fueled event on the global film calendar, but the Cannes Film Festival can be an oddly solitary, contemplative experience for attendees outside the inner circle. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

British Prime Minister Raises Threat Level to 'Critical' Following Manchester Attack

By Lawrence Yee

British Prime Minister Theresa May raised the terrorism threat level from "severe" to "critical" on Tuesday night, saying another attack on the United Kingdom may be "imminent." She made the announcement at approximately 9:45 p.m.