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Cannes draws to a close with cliffhanger ending

CANNES, May 26 — The 2013 Cannes festival wraps up with a cliffhanger ending today, with uncertainty surrounding which film will be declared best picture after a 12-day frenzy of premieres, celebrities, rain and dramatic jewellery thefts.

Twenty films packed with sex, violence and emotional anguish are vying at the world’s biggest cinema ... Read More

Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, Roger Taylor and John Taylor of Duran Duran arrive for amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2013 event during the 66th Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic

Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, Roger Taylor and John Taylor of Duran Duran arrive for amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2013 event during the 66th Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Steven Soderbergh moves from film to TV

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Oklahoma singer Shelton to headline May 29 tornado relief benefit

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