Posts Tagged By JAKE COYLE

Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

This film publicity image released by Doin' It In The Park, LLC shows female basketball player Niki Avery, second left, playing basketball in the Spanish Harlem section of New York during filming of the documentary "Doin' It In The Park.” (AP Photo/Doin' It In The Park, LLC)

NEW YORK (AP) — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.

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A Native American tale with international pedigree

Actors Mathieu Amalric, left, and Benicio Del Toro pose for photographers during a photo call for the film Jimmy P. Psychotheraphy of a Plains Indian at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

CANNES, France (AP) — It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale “Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian” to the big screen.

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Jordan finally front and center in ‘Fruitvale’

Actor Michael B. Jordan poses for photographs the at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)

CANNES, France (AP) — Before “Fruitvale Station,” Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like “The Wire” and “Friday Night Lights,” and in films like “Chronicle” and “Red Tails.”

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Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks

Jury member Nicole Kidman poses for photographers during a photo call for the jury at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

CANNES, France (AP) — The Weinstein Company’s fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger.

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Cannes film fest opens with DiCaprio, Spielberg

From left, actors Leonardo DiCaprio, production designer Catherine Martin, director Baz Luhrmann, actors Amitabh Bachchan, Elizabeth Debicki, Carey Mulligan and Isla Fischer walk the red carpet for the opening ceremony and the screening of The Great Gatsby at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” opened on a soggy French Riviera.

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