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The sun finally came back to a windy and rainy Cannes but the weather clearly couldn't slow the non stop parties, premieres, deals and hype for which this festival is famous.

She's quickly stepped back into the role of working mom after giving birth to her son Livingston in December.

An adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 legal thriller, it stars Matthew McConaughey as a small-town lawyer in Mississippi who defends a black man who killed the two white racists who had raped his 10-year-old daughter.

This film image released by Roadside Attractions shows Matthew McConaughey, left, and Tye Sheridan in a scene from "Mud." With his perenially tan skin and all-the-way-reclined Texas drawl, McConaughey embodies the American South like few other modern marquee stars.

An adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 legal thriller, it stars Matthew McConaughey as a small-town lawyer in Mississippi who defends a black man who killed the two white racists who had raped his 10-year-old daughter.

Coming-of-age tales in Hollywood are a dime-a-dozen but what makes Mud stand out from the rest is its novelistic structure, strong performances and distinctive Southern flavor which pervades every shot of the film.

It's a cinematic treat, brimming with a sense of Southern charm and balanced by a haunting notion that something dark is waiting in the wings In Arkansas, on the banks of the Mississippi, 14-year-old Ellis and his best friend Neckbone head out to explore an island when they come across a boat suspended in a tree.

Matthew McConaughey, who's getting praise from critics for his role in the new movie "Mud," says he has found a way to make negative reviews a positive learning experience.

Look out, New Jersey: Here comes McConaughey! The famed polo classic, to be held on June 1 at the Garden State's Liberty State Park, will boast Matthew McConaughey as one of its co-hosts, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The acclaimed, Matthew McConaughey-starring Mud opens in Irish cinemas today, Friday May 10.

What you need to know American noir coming-of-age drama Mud , starring Matthew McConaughey, opens in UK cinemas today.

Rating: PG-13 Length: 130 minutes Release Date: April 26, 2013 Directed by: Jeff Nichols Genre: Drama Stars: 3.5 out of 5 Imagine being a child living in rural Arkansas who found a small boat stuck up in a tree, tangled in the branches as the result of a recent flood.

The sporty 43-year-old actor, who famously dropped to 135lbs to play Ron Woodroof in The Dallas Buyers Club, said he took inspiration from his own active lifestyle to produce the collection, which includes board shorts, polo shirts, jeans and chinos.

Most actors try to avoid bad reviews like they're the plague, only worse because the plague never says you're too old for the part! My assistants gathered every negative review I've ever had and it was a good, thick pile.

While June 21 is officially the first day of summer, we all know the real beginning of summer starts the day school ends.

"A few years ago, I did a really interesting kind of experiment," the Mud star revealed in a recent interview .

In a Family Guy episode from several years ago the talking British-accented baby Stewie encounters Matthew McConaughey in a bar.

I KNOW I'm not alone in saying that I've been enjoying Matthew McConaughey much more since he stopped appearing in mirthless romcoms and started subverting his son-of-Paul-Newman looks with roles in Magic Mike, Killer Joe and Bernie.

We at TG are very excited that Christopher Nolan, the man who reinvented Batman, will be making a sci-fi movie next, Interstellar, which is slated for release next November.

STOUGHTON NATIVE PRODUCES HOLLYWOOD FILM: Frederick Levy , a Stoughton native and 1988 graduate of Stoughton High, now lives in Los Angeles.