[Cafe Society Pascal Le Segretain Getty]Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Though it's been a quiet year for sales at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Amazon Studios has stood out for not just nabbing the few titles for the taking, but also showcasing movies the company itself brought to the fest. The streaming giant is quickly becoming a favorite among those in the independent film world thanks to the leaders of Amazon Studios, Ted Hope and Bob Berney, who are legends in the field for the movies they've worked on ("The Ice Storm," "American Splendor," "My Big Fat Greek Weeding," "The Passion of the Christ"). And their model is attracting big-name filmmakers, especially since Amazon insists on releasing its titles in theaters before streaming. (Their biggest competition, Netflix, has simultaneously put original movies in theaters and online, to mixed results.) Let's take a look at the Amazon titles that are currently wowing audiences in the South of France and when you'll be able to see them. "CAFE SOCIETY" YouTube/Amazon Woody Allen looks at old Hollywood in this love story that stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, and Steve Carell. The movie, which will be released theatrically through Lionsgate, got a standing ovation when it kicked off the festival. RELEASE DATE: July 15 (limited), July 29 (wide), on Amazon Prime later in the year "THE NEON DEMON" Amazon The latest film from "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn stars Elle Fanning, who is thrust into the dark side of the modeling world. It will get a theatrical release through Broad Green Pictures. RELEASE DATE: June 24, on Amazon Prime after theatrical run "PATERSON" Amazon You'll see Adam Driver in a very different role at the movies later this year before he returns as Kylo Ren. In director Jim Jarmusch's latest, Driver plays a bus-driving poet who lives in Paterson, New Jersey. Don't be surprised if Amazon leverages this as one of their award-season offerings. RELEASE DATE: 2016 TBD SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER
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