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CANNES BULLETIN

Money was the big issue of this year ’s festival, with f ilms following the lives of some of the billions Money was the big issue of this year ’s festival, with f ilms following the lives of some of the billions around the globe who don’t have enough of it, as well as epics made by the few auteurs rich and around the globe who don’t have enough of it, as well as epics made by the few auteurs rich and passionate enough to bet their property empires on art, writes Isabel Stevens. PLUS ten Cannes passionate enough to bet their property empires on art, writes Isabel Stevens. PLUS ten Cannes talking points, including a defence of talking points, including a defence of MegalopolisMegalopolis, our critics’ recommendations, reports on , our critics’ recommendations, reports on American indie and animation highlights, and an inter view with Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia American indie and animation highlights, and an interview with Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia

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21ST-CENTURY CINEMA In an attempt to build a global portrait of our cinematic era, we asked 25 of our finest critics to nominate a modern masterwork – one from each of the past 25 years – that encapsulates a key aspect of the 21st century. PLUS J. Hoberman asks: what is a 21st-century film?

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GEORGE MILLER The Mad Max saga has now lasted more than four decades and has produced some of the most thrilling action in modern cinema. With the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Story, the director talks to Henry K. Miller about the radical changes in filmmaking over his career – and how some things never change

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ROGER CORMAN The king of the American B movie, who died in May, directed more than 50 films and produced many hundreds more. In this previously unpublished interview he looks back on his career and shares his memories of the Hollywood legends he helped along the way. By Matthew Thrift