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Nicole Kidman has 4 films at Cannes; welcomes challenges
Nicole Kidman says having four films at the Cannes Film Festival this year was an unexpected confluence, but it was the result of her intention to "stay bold and open" to challenging material. Two of Kidman's movies at Cannes have debuted, including (...)

22 - 05 - 2017
Breeze of Arab Spring felt on red carpet
The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the world's heavyweight (...)

26 - 05 - 2012
Kanye and Kim in Cannes
Kanye West showed off his short film and his celebrity girlfriend in Cannes. Described as an “immersive seven-screen experience” — “Cruel Summer” is a love story set in the Middle East, and is inspired by West's new “G.O.O.D” album. Lebanese actress (...)

25 - 05 - 2012
Torturous shoot tries Bollywood's glamor couple
Even a “torturous” 200-day-long shoot in inaccessible jungles couldn't drive Bollywood's power couple apart. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan told reporters Monday that they're so used to working together that the particularly difficult (...)

19 - 05 - 2010
‘Bombay Dream' musical to hit big screen
inspired, rags-to-riches musical “Bombay Dreams” is about to become a major motion picture. Indian director Deepa Mehta, best known for her “Elements” trilogy, will direct the movie. Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman, who composed the score for the original (...)

18 - 05 - 2010
Woody comes out in support of Polanski
Woody Allen has restated his support for fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski, who is in house arrest in connection with a 33-year-old sex scandal. Allen said Polanski “was embarrassed by the whole thing,” “has suffered” and “has paid his dues.” He said (...)

18 - 05 - 2010
Mandela biopic producer vows to plow ahead
Jennifer Hudson's film biography of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is about to start production, despite threats of legal action by the ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, the film's producer said Saturday. Speaking at a news (...)

17 - 05 - 2010
Woody eyes Blanchett, Witherspoon next
A note to Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon: Woody Allen has his eye on you. “These are two actresses that I would like to work with, because I think they're both very talented,” Allen said at the Cannes Film Festival, where his latest tale “You (...)

17 - 05 - 2010
Cannes film frenzy kicks off
Cannes kicked off its annual frenzy of star-studded premieres, parties and provocative arthouse films with a gala screening of the Hollywood blockbuster “Robin Hood.” Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, who star as the legendary English outlaw and (...)

14 - 05 - 2010
Fresh pro-Polanski petition from Cannes
Several filmmakers screening at this week's Cannes film festival signed a petition released Tuesday in support of Roman Polanski. Among the signatories are Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, Bertrand Tavernier and Olivier Assayas as well as Chile's (...)

13 - 05 - 2010
Film co-written by US-Iraqi journo wins
scripted by US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi won a prize in one of the Cannes Film Festival competitions on Saturday. “No One Knows About Persian Cats” won a special jury prize in the festival's Un Certain Regard competition. The film is a (...)

25 - 05 - 2009
Cannes screens Heath Ledgers' final act
Heath Ledger's final performance has been presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Terry Gilliam's “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” stars Ledger as a slick-tongued man who falls in with a mysterious troupe offering a portal to fantasy (...)

23 - 05 - 2009
Star power steps up at Cannes
Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz brought a serious slice of star power to the Cannes film festival Friday, flying in for the screening of “Precious,” about the struggles of a young black Harlem girl. Fresh in from the US stepping up the famed Cannes (...)

17 - 05 - 2009
New Toy Story film grows up
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their plaything pals are coping with abandonment issues in the new “Toy Story” sequel. Next year's “Toy Story 3” has the gang learning they have reached their shelf life as the young boy who owns them grows up and goes off (...)

15 - 05 - 2009
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