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Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’
Neon may be the toast of Cannes — again — after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d'Or on Saturday thanks to "Fjord," but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had another hot film in its festival lineup. With the musician ...
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Neon may be the toast of Cannes — again — after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d'Or on Saturday thanks to "Fjord," but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had another hot film in its festival lineup. With the musician ...
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According to Variety’s source item, Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’, Neon may be the toast of Cannes — again — after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d’Or on Saturday thanks to “Fjord,” but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had another hot film in its festival lineup. With the musician and filmmaker’s latest movie “I Love Boosters” having hit cinemas on May 22, Riley has […]
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Primary source: Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’ via Variety. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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