Elephant wins Palme d'Or at Cannes top prize
American director Gus Van Sant's Elephant, a film inspired by the Columbine shootings, earned the festival's Palme d'Or and best director prize. The film uses nonprofessional actors and depicts a day in a high school ending in a shooting rampage.
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Cannes Film Festival Winners Crown Elephants and Uzak Honors
The 56th Cannes Festival awarded the Palme d Or to Elephant by Gus Van Sant of the United States. Jurors led by Patrice Chereau also gave prizes to Uzak by Nuri Bilge Ceylan of Turkey and At Five in the Afternoon by Samira Makhmalbaf of Iran. Additional honors went to Best Director Gus Van Sant, Best Actor Muzaffer Ozdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak for Uzak, Best Actress Marie Josee Croze for The Barbarian Invasions, Best Screenplay Denys Arcand, four Golden Cameras to Christoffer Boe for Reconstruction, Best Short to Cracker Bag, and a Jury Prize for The Man Without a Head.
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TV Trends for 2003 04 Upfront Season
Los Angeles networks preview a revived sitcom era and shifts in schedule as Smallville moves to 7 pm Wednesdays. The WB reshuffles at 8 pm Wednesdays amid The West Wing The Bachelor and Angel while CBS adds The King of Queens and The Stones. Crime driven series rise with six new law enforcement titles and fewer unscripted hours, as networks eye November sweeps for dialing back weak shows.
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Buffy finale draws strong ratings for UPN
Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended with 4.9 million viewers on UPN, outperforming its 3.8 million season average. The finale drew a younger audience and pleased most devoted fans based on anecdotal evidence.
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Fox executives mum on 24 season finale cliffhanger
In Los Angeles Fox officials refuse to reveal next season details after an assassination attempt on President David Palmer in the 24 finale. Gail Berman confirmed a presidential attack occurred, noting uncertainty about future events as a European accent figure on a boat hinted at Plan B. Mia Kirshner as Mandy appears, delivering a mysterious handoff of a biological agent.
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