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For Oscar winner Juliette Binoche, the head of last year's jury at the Cannes film festival, it's not hard to understand why the movies that succeeded on the Croisette go on to win accolades in Hollywood.

From Barron's

The Mancs are on to something.

From BBC

Yet the Frenchman did not push through on to the shin of the Newcastle player.

From BBC

Ben Earl scored late on to bring the gap down to 11.

From BBC

After stretching the England defence to breaking, Russell then finished them, beating the blitz - Tom Roebuck sold himself in the midst of it - with a gorgeous one-handed flick on to Jones who sprinted around Maro Itoje to score.

From BBC