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The Cannes Film Festival is 11 days long, and I think it's essential to find some time and places to take a break and clear your mind. Here are some places I go to escape the madness of the Cannes Film Festival.

"The Avengers" got the summer started off with quite an impressive cast. But there are other films in the coming months with just as many big names, if not more.

'The Avengers' succeeds because it's built on characters with strong points of view about each other.

This year there are at least 10 superheroes hitting the box office at a theater near you, including 'The Avengers' and new Spider-Man and Batman movies. If you are wondering how to tell all the superheroes apart, this is a quick and easy primer.

Looking at some of the best movies from the past few decades set in California. They picture this state and its particular cities in both their beauty and seedy sides.

Which filmmakers from overseas are worth checking out?

My interview with Hollywood star, Debbie Reynolds

With critics loving the direction of The Hulk in 'The Avengers,' rumors are swirling that Marvel is considering a new Hulk movie. Here are some ideas from The Hulk's comic book past that could make for a great movie.

The re-release of "Titanic" in 3D has helped the Best Picture winner pass 2 billion dollars at the box office. Only 11 movies in history have crossed the billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office and here are the needed ingredients to do it.

Be the ‘hostess’ with the ‘mostess’ and make your home the place to be on a weekend night with these tips for hosting movie night.

The bloated Erich von Stroheim's opus is now considered a lost film, and let's hope it remains that way.

'Hunger Games' the movie lacks Katniss' inner monologue from 'Hunger Games' the book -- and so it's doomed to underwhelm.

The veteran actor and filmmaker speaks about why he enjoys working with his family, and why he decided to film a movie about the contemporary issues plaguing teens.

A movie entitled Charlie and Me made this Yahoo contributor reflect back on the blessing she received having grandparents who were a rich part of her life.

'It started to change in the end of the 1970s. It evolved as things do over time to the position we’re in now. The studios are making these big expensive tent pole, franchises, comic book, and CGI movies. It’s a whole different kind of filmmaking now.'

In his second year at the Austin, Texas, event, Yahoo! contributor Jason Cangialosi talks about the movies he saw in 2012, who was there, and more at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

Cary Grant continues to inspire us today. He was a star of the highest caliber as evidenced with his life on (and off) screen. He makes us want for the good things in life – like a good movie and a good glass of wine.

Childhood memories, Star Wars, Halloween, 1983, Darth Vader, Princess Leia

How music has influenced film, and how the reverse is true as well.