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Cannes to wrap with the presentation of Palme d’Or on Saturday

Editorial Bureau May 28, 2022

 Cannes(France)- The 75th Cannes Film Festival wraps Saturday with the presentation of the Palme d’Or and other awards selected by the nine-member jury headed by French actor Vincent Lindon. The closing ceremony brings to a close a Cannes that has attempted to fully resuscitate the annual

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The Cannes Film Festival,born out of war; grapples with Ukraine

Editorial Bureau May 25, 2022

Cannes (France)- The war in Ukraine took a starring role on the opening night of the 75th Cannes Film Festival and it has rarely been far out of frame since. The parties have continued nonstop, as has the red-carpet frenzy. But throughout the French Riviera spectacular has run a discourse about the role of cinema […]

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Protester crashes Cannes carpet at George Miller premiere

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2022

Cannes(France)- A woman who stripped off her clothes to reveal a message against rape written on her body crashed the Cannes Film Festival red carpet premiere of George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” on Friday. The unidentified woman tore off her clothes during the film’s red carpet procession to reveal the message “Stop raping us” written […]

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‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-Jae debuts as a director at Cannes

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2022

Cannes (France)- Lee Jung-Jae, the award-winning star of Netflix’s “Squid Game,” worked on the 1980s-set Korean spy thriller “Hunt” for years before deciding to direct it himself. He did it reluctantly, with no plans to continue making films. On the other hand, Lee had a vision for what it could be — and where it […]

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Prince William and Kate join Tom Cruise for ‘Top Gun’ premiere

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

London (U.K.)- Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as Britain’s royals joined the Hollywood star on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere of the new “Top Gun” movie. William and his wife, Kate, joined Cruise Thursday on a star-studded red carpet at Leicester Square for […]

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Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ touch down in Cannes

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Cannes (France)- Tom Cruise mania descended on Cannes on Wednesday when the actor walked the red carpet, received a surprise Palme d’Or, and watched a squadron of French fighter jets fly over the European premiere of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Cannes went all out to honour the 59-year-old star, honouring him with a rare on-stage interview […]

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‘Basic Instinct’ filmmaker denounces puritanism about sex in Cannes

Editorial Bureau July 10, 2021

CANNES (FRANCE) – “Basic Instinct” director Paul Verhoeven, fresh from presenting sexually-charged church satire “Benedetta” in Cannes, said on Saturday he was stunned by what he called increasingly puritanical attitudes towards sex and nudity in movies. In “Benedetta”, which is competing for awards at the French film festival,