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well have the headlines and all the news for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello from the french riviera. im tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in todays programme, highlights from one of the worlds great movie events, the cannes film festival. coming up in the programme — the excitement of cannes. the strong lineup of films and the wealth of famous names from international cinema on the red carpet. top movie stars on being in cannes. harrison ford ...

weekend of sport. it will be a life changing day, for either luton or coventry — with a place in the premier league awaiting the winner of the championship playoff final, at wembley. and its north versus south in the climax of rugby unions premiership at twickenham, as sale sharks take on saracens. it is just it isjust a it isjustajump it isjust a jump to it is just a jump to the left... # and then step to the right! 50 years of the rock horror show — the man behind it all tells us...

describes the planned assault as an "historic opportunity". a man arrested after a car crashed into the gates of downing street earlier this week, has been released while under investigation. now on bbc news... talking movies — cannes film festival special. hello from the french riviera. im tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in todays programme, highlights from one of the worlds great movie events, the cannes film festival. coming up in the programme — the excitement of canne...

The film focuses on the story of two sudanese women from very different backgrounds — one a northerner, the other a southerner. it reveals how racism has shaped their lives. its a story of reconciliation. the film doesnt have a direct bearing on the current conflict, but the director hopes his portrayals will shed light on the human beings caught up in all the mayhem. if this film can allow people to see past the smoke and the bombing and just see the people who — who live in these homes, i ...

Going on in sudan in some way can help. the film focuses on the story of two sudanese women from very different backgrounds — one a northerner, the other a southerner. it reveals our racism has shaped their lives. its a story of reconciliation. the film doesnt have a direct bearing on the current conflict, but the director hopes his portrayals will shed light on the human beings caught up in all the mayhem. if this film can allow people to see past the smoke and the bombing and just see the pe...

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also, a "wall street journal" political reporter. nice to have you. and abby livingston. shes been on the show a couple of times before but with her sisters. shes the doubt of presidential candidate jon huntsman, with us but without her sisters. lets get right to our "starting point" this morning. mitt romney a clear front-runner once again. hes leading rick santorum by 16 points in the latest national poll. very big endorsements as well. ahead of super tuesday, tomorrow. the highest r...

>> reporter: and the advice that vernon jordan gave to this audience and to black america in general to better that state of affairs he said was, quote, dont complain, dont file a lawsuit about it, just do it. to the applause and cheers of the audience, patty ann. patti ann: james, has the recent controversy come up regarding the former usda official shirley sherrod who was fired over the false allegations of racism? >> reporter: indeed it has patty ann, one would expect it would. this gathering...