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Film : Cannes Film Festival

- Cannes 2013, Day One: Sofia Coppola offers the first misfire of the festival

Our look at the first day of Cannes.

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Video : NOT OPTIONAL 2013

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NOT OPTIONAL: Maron, Nardwuar, and a book about Bazooka Joe

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Last Vegas trailer: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline, and Morgan Freeman party despite being old May 17, 2013

It's time for the speculation about Christopher Nolan directing a James Bond film to begin again May 17, 2013

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Fall TV previews: The CW embraces the awesomeness of staring May 17, 2013

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Prepare for The Office by reading all our coverage of it May 16, 2013

USA picks up comedies that are not Happy Endings, keeps you hanging on about Happy Endings May 16, 2013

Chicago, we're doing another super-secret comedy show, and it goes on sale tomorrow May 16, 2013

Date Movie's Friedberg and Seltzer to next point out the existence of the Fast & Furious franchise May 16, 2013

Henry Rollins says he won't be playing any "old music"—or maybe any music at all—any time soon May 16, 2013

HBO orders Mike Judge's Silicon Valley to series May 16, 2013

The Internet does not believe that making Melissa Joan Hart a movie star is worth $2 million May 16, 2013

What's On Tonight?: Last call for “That’s what she said” jokes: The Office is closing May 16, 2013

How I Met Your Mother’s final season will take place across one weekend May 16, 2013

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Here's an exclusive clip of Bill Pullman talking about Spaceballs May 16, 2013

And that's why you don't watch the new Arrested Development episodes out of order May 16, 2013

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You have three days left to watch the Onion pilot that Jeffrey Tambor calls one of his "three tremendous loves" May 16, 2013

Listen to a bluegrass-tinged track from Shakey Graves, a.k.a. Friday Night Lights' "The Swede" May 16, 2013

Fall schedule announcement: The CW banishes the last vestiges of The WB to the margins May 16, 2013

Fall TV previews: CBS unleashes the awesome power of the Internet May 16, 2013

Nicki Minaj is leaving American Idol now, too May 15, 2013

Fall schedule analysis: CBS projects the strength of Scar during the "Be Prepared" number in The Lion King May 15, 2013

For just $10,500, Game Of Thrones nerds can buy an actual Night's Watch watch May 15, 2013

The trailer for the new series The Bridge features Diane Kruger, drug cartels. May 15, 2013

HBO orders eight episodes of what some are calling "Girls for gays" May 15, 2013

Disney quietly kills its gussied up version of Merida, the Brave princess May 15, 2013

Adam Scott to recreate the Hart To Hart title sequence with Amy Poehler May 15, 2013

The Game Of Thrones showrunners wrote an upcoming episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia May 15, 2013

The Lonely Island drops a fairly disgusting new song, "I Fucked My Aunt" May 15, 2013

What's On Tonight: Arrow ends a goofy, over-the-top season in goofy, over-the-top fashion, as we knew it must May 15, 2013

Here’s a look at the Toy Story special airing on ABC this October May 15, 2013

Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard coming back from the dead to perform at Rock The Bells in holographic form May 15, 2013

Watch "I Love American Music," the swingin' new video from Cherry Poppin' Daddies May 15, 2013

Fall schedule announcement: CBS senses weakness in its rivals, swoops in to steal the few nights it doesn’t outright own May 15, 2013

Fall TV previews: ABC presents shows for all your LARPing needs May 15, 2013

You can now buy a reproduction of the phallic sculpture from A Clockwork Orange May 14, 2013

Networks' reasoning for passing on various pilots will mostly just make you dislike NBC more May 14, 2013

Fall schedule analysis: ABC finds itself boxed in by America's stubborn refusal to watch its programming May 14, 2013

Pittsburgh leads the nation in watching the most live television; so that's something, we guess May 14, 2013

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Borgen

“Decency In The Middle”

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The highly acclaimed Danish political drama begins with a woman whose greatest strength is also her greatest weakness.

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