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Controversial new media conditions hit Time Warner and America Online as the price for the last piece of regulatory approval for the two company s proposed merger.The US s Federal Communications Commission FCC gave its approval for the takeover - the last clea
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Maren Ades comedy-drama set the highest score in the history of the Jury Grid.The last two In Competition titles have now screened at this years Cannes Film Festival, with Maren Ades comedy-drama Toni Erdmann reigning atop the final Screen Jury Grid.Clocking up a remarkable 3.7 out of a possible 4-stars, averaged from the scores of 11 critics, the film registered the highest rating in the Grids hist
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stanley cup lesman.Elle clocked up a strong rating of 3.1 overall, placing it third on the list above the two Romanian titles; Cristian Mungius Graduation and Cristi Puius Sieranevada. Jim Jarmuschs Paterson held onto second place with 3.5The Salesman attracted a more middling but still respectable 2.4, placing it alongside Ken Loachs I, Daniel Blake, Andrea Arnolds American Honey, andPedro Almodovars Julieta.Sean Penns The Last Face ended up bottom of the pack, setting a 13-year low for the Grid by attracting eigh
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