cannes
-
Entertainment
Cannes winners underscore contrast – Critics’ favorite films leave empty-handed
We say it every year — often repeatedly — over the course of Oscar reason, as we puzzle over the…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Iran, Philippines stars triumph at Cannes – Britain’s Loach joins elite club with second Palme
LOS ANGELES, May 23, (Agencies): The final awards ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival has concluded, with veteran British…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Iranian cinema centre stage at Cannes – Directors Farhadi, Behzadi vie for awards
TEHRAN, May 20, (AFP): As Iranian films and actors compete this weekend at Cannes attention is turning toward the country’s…
Read More » -
Boulghourjian’s ‘Tramontane’ an echt-Lebanese drama – Director at Cannes urges Duterte to ‘change’ Philippines
LOS ANGELES, May 19, (Agencies): A young blind musician in Lebanon learns hard truths about his origins in Vatche Boulghourjian’s…
Read More » -
Entertainment
‘Moon’ prone to cutting on unfallen tear – Cotillard inspired by director’s wildness
LOS ANGELES, May 16, (RTRS): A film prone to cutting on an unfallen tear, “From the Land of the Moon”…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Surprise German comedy captures Cannes hearts – Maren Ade seen as early favorite to win top prize
CANNES, France, May 15, (AFP): A touching German comedy wowed critics at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday, making its woman…
Read More » -
DFI announces new grant recipients – Six DFI-backed films to have world premieres at Cannes
LOS ANGELES, May 15, (RTRS): The Doha Film Institute has announced its latest round of grantees comprising 26 projects in…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Spielberg’s ‘BFG’ stomps into Cannes – Director Ade takes Berlin cool to fest
CANNES, France, May 14, (Agencies): Steven Spielberg’s eagerly-awaited family blockbuster, “The BFG”, is premiered at the Cannes film festival Saturday,…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Messy as it is, ‘Slack Bay’ looks great – LeToya Luckett, Lady Gaga to star in Warwick flick
LOS ANGELES, May 13, (Agencies): Set two years before “Downton Abbey” on a wind-blown inlet along the northern coast of…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Biting Turkish satire scores at Cannes – Allen’s golden-age H’wood love story kicks off
CANNES, France, May 12, (AFP): There is an almost unbearable moment early in the biting Turkish black comedy “Album” —…
Read More »