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Video: Watch Last Night’s Radiohead Coachella Set

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The first weekend of Coachella wraps up today in Indio, California; where Radiohead headlined yesterday’s festivities. Those checking in on the festival via webcast were in for a treat last night when Radiohead’s set was webcast. If you missed it, we’ve got you covered… Radiohead – Entire Coachella Set Setlist: 1. Bloom (1:05) 2. 15 Step (7:30) 3. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (11:40) 4. Morning Mr Magpie… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Hidden Track Discovery Date : 15/04/2012 10:19 Number of articles : 2

Video: Watch Last Night’s Radiohead Coachella Set

Michelle Yeoh Met With Standing Ovation at AFI Fest Premiere of The Lady

Friday night at the 2011 AFI Fest, the seats in the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre weren’t quite filled to capacity for the gala screening of Luc Besson’s The Lady , which received mildly lukewarm reviews on the festival circuit. But, as it did at its premiere in Toronto, the biopic of Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a standing ovation at AFI Fest — one clearly directed primarily at star and Oscar hopeful Michelle Yeoh .

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Michelle Yeoh Met With Standing Ovation at AFI Fest Premiere of The Lady

At NYFF: Michelle Williams Talks Up Wry, Romantic My Week With Marilyn

It almost wouldn’t be the New York Film Festival these days without Michelle Williams, whose My Week With Marilyn marks the actress’s fourth effort in five years to grace Manhattan’s venerated fall-movie showcase. It’s inarguably her highest-profile work to splash down here — a world premiere debuting in the festival’s prestigious Centerpiece slot, glowing with awards-season ambition and hinging almost entirely on Williams’s risky interpretation of Marilyn Monroe. But come on: We’re talking about Michelle Williams here. Of course she pulled it off.

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At NYFF: Michelle Williams Talks Up Wry, Romantic My Week With Marilyn

J. Edgar to Debut as AFI Fest Opener [UPDATE]

If last year’s opening night was a favorite festival memory for AFI Fest director Jacqueline Lyanga, one can only imagine the blast she’s going to have on Nov. 3: The 25th annual incarnation of the festival has announced the world premiere of Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio’s hugely anticipated biopic J. Edgar as this year’s opener.

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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Gets Sold at Sundance

No bidding war necessary for Morgan Spurlock’s latest Sundance documentary. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold — which will premiere at the festival — was officially picked up by Sony after a lengthy courtship . “Sony Pictures is the greatest distributor a film could have,” said Spurlock in a statement. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold — which focuses on product placement in movies — will hit theaters in April. Fun! You can keep up with all of the happenings at Sundance by following Movieline’s extended coverage right here . [ indieWIRE ]

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Toronto Awards: Audience Applauds The King’s Speech, Jury of Critics Admires Beautiful Boy

Like the Academy, Toronto audiences just can’t resist a well-done, historical dramedy. Or maybe they just love Colin Firth. Regardless, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech , in which Firth plays the stuttering King George IV, took the Audience Award at this year’s festival. The diverse jury of international critics ventured into darker territory, awarding Shawn Ku’s school-shooting-aftermath drama Beautiful Boy the prize for the Discovery Program. Also, a surprising number of unofficial consolation prizes were dealt out in the form of distribution deals. Congratulations to the all of the festival winners, which are listed after the jump.

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Toronto Awards: Audience Applauds The King’s Speech, Jury of Critics Admires Beautiful Boy

IFC is SUPER

As predicted after its raucous, well-received Toronto premiere, James Gunn’s SUPER emerged from a bidding war this weekend with a new distributor. Not quite as predicted, that buyer was IFC Films, which will release the twisted, Rainn Wilson-starring, hero-with-a-wrench splatter-comedy via its new IFC Midnight banner. It’s the first sale of a film this year during the festival proper, with more expected to follow in the days ahead. Stay tuned here for details as events warrant… [ IFC Films ]

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At Cannes: Critics Swoon Over Mike Leigh’s Another Year

Though early in the festival, Mike Leigh’s touching drama Another Year , looks poised to grab an award after it received the most positive reviews so far from any film in competition. It’s his best work since 1996’s Secrets and Lies .

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At Cannes: Critics Swoon Over Mike Leigh’s Another Year

EXCLUSIVE: Doug Liman on Fair Game: ‘It’s a Really Great Movie’

Movieline on Tuesday dropped by a benefit in Tribeca for Scenarios USA , a non-profit that promotes writing and filmmaking among under-served teens. A handful of the kids wind up working with professional directors (including Michael Apted, Tamara Jenkins, Griffin Dunne and others) to bring their stories to the screen. And just as dinner was getting underway, in walked Doug Liman, who sits on Scenarios’ board and had collaborated on the program’s first short film — He Said, She Said — in 1999. But just as important for him at the moment: He’s preparing to send one of Cannes’ most anticipated films — the Valerie Plame thriller Fair Game — to the festival, where it will screen in competition. Liman took a moment to talk it over with Movieline.

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EXCLUSIVE: Doug Liman on Fair Game: ‘It’s a Really Great Movie’

Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film Screens For Standing-Room Only Tribeca Crowd

My first full day of Tribeca Film Festival duty really came down to the what’s already the hottest-ticket item of the entire week ahead: Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film , director Alex Gibney’s work-in-progress documentary about the career and eventual disgrace of the former New York governor. Being unfinished, reviewers are forbidden from writing especially in-depth about it. But here’s one nugget: It’s not untitled at all, even though to hear Gibney tell it in his introduction to a packed house, the working title Client-9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer may yet lose out to that more abstract, curious namelessless in the festival program.

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Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film Screens For Standing-Room Only Tribeca Crowd