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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

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Anne Hathaway stole the Red Carpet on her First at Cannes.

Editorial Bureau May 23, 2022

Netizens liken Anne Hathaway’s red carpet look to Princess Genovia from ‘Princess Diaries’ Cannes(France)- The princess diaries actress is the new princess of the red carpet at Cannes. Anne Hathaway, The 39-year-old actress who attended the Cannes Film Festival to premiere her latest period drama, Armageddon Time. Her debut at Cannes was already making

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Zelenskyy opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema

Editorial Bureau May 18, 2022

Cannes (France) — The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on a new generation of filmmakers to confront dictators as Charlie Chaplin satirized Adolf Hitler. After tributes and musical numbers, Zelenskyy was […]

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Stars make a return to Venice for ‘sold out’ film fest with masks and tests

Editorial Bureau September 1, 2021

VENICE (ITALY) – The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with a rich line-up and the return of Hollywood stars who had largely deserted it last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as cinema looks forward to shaking off the crisis triggered by the health emergency. Organisers hope a strict coronavirus protocol will help keep […]

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Acting with daughter, Sean Penn delves into family ties in Cannes film

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2021

CANNES (FRANCE) -Sean Penn said on Sunday he nearly passed up the chance to act opposite his daughter Dylan for the first time in “Flag Day”, his latest movie which is vying for awards at the Cannes Film Festival – until actor Matt Damon egged him on. Oscar-winning Penn plays John Vogel, a real-life wheeler-dealer […]

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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,

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Matt Damon introduces Amanda Knox-inspired film at Cannes

Editorial Bureau July 10, 2021

CANNES (FRANCE) – Matt Damon said on Friday he had immersed himself for weeks in Oklahoma with oil rig workers for his role as a disoriented American who travels to France to help his jailed daughter. The new film is loosely inspired by the real-life Amanda Knox case. The US actor – who brought a […]

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French film in Cannes follows a family’s tussle with euthanasia

Editorial Bureau July 8, 2021

CANNES,(FRANCE) – French movie director Francois Ozon tackles the thorny issue of euthanasia in his latest movie at the Cannes Film Festival, with a story of two sisters grappling with their sick father’s desire to end his life. In “Everything Went Fine”, Ozon does not take sides in the debate, preferring to let the siblings’ […]

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‘Annette’ kickstarts Cannes with all-singing tale of twisted love

Editorial Bureau July 8, 2021

CANNES (FRANCE) – A musical starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard as lovers caught in an ominous relationship kicked off the Cannes movie competition on Tuesday, bringing rock riffs and operatic airs to the film festival for its big comeback night. Heady and highly theatrical, “Annette”, directed by French director Leos Carax, proved a fitting […]

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Cannes Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus, organisers say

Editorial Bureau March 20, 2020

PARIS- The Cannes Film Festival, the world’s largest, was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus, organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday. The postponement follows weeks of speculation over whether the festival, which draws thousands of filmmakers, celebrities and executives to […]