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Spike Lee to be first black head of Cannes film festival jury
AFP, Published on 14/01/2020
» PARIS: American director Spike Lee was named president of this year's Cannes film festival jury on Tuesday, becoming the first black head of the panel.
'Parasite', South Korean comedy about class rage, wins Cannes gold
AFP, Published on 26/05/2019
» CANNES: "Parasite", a black comedy about a family of clever scammers from South Korea's underclass, won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes on Saturday, the first time a Korean director has scooped the coveted award in the film festival's 72-year history.
DiCaprio, Pitt want to team up again after Tarantino hit
AFP, Published on 22/05/2019
» CANNES (FRANCE) - Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt said Wednesday they had to tap into distant memories of being Hollywood outsiders for their star turns in Quentin Tarantino's new movie, calling it a "love letter" to the industry's dreamers.
Pitt and DiCaprio: Hollywood heartthrobs who push their limits
AFP, Published on 22/05/2019
» NEW YORK - The stars were aligned for Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to put their dashing good looks to use on big-budget films, but both Hollywood golden boys have instead taken on more idiosyncratic career paths -- especially in working with Quentin Tarantino.
Glitzy Cannes film festival opens teeming with stars
AFP, Published on 15/05/2019
» CANNES: The Cannes film festival opened Tuesday with one of the glitziest line-ups in years as Hollywood stars and studios return in strength to the world's biggest film jamboree.
Tarantino's new film makes the cut for Cannes
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» PARIS - Quentin Tarantino's much-anticipated new film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" will premiere at the Cannes film festival, organisers said Thursday, after doubts over whether it would be finished in time.
Loach and Malick top bill but no Tarantino - yet - for Cannes festival
AFP, Published on 18/04/2019
» PARIS: Veteran directors Ken Loach and Terrence Malick head the line-up of a gritty and highly political Cannes film festival next month, its director Thierry Fremaux said Thursday.
Mexico's Inarritu to head Cannes film festival jury
AFP, Published on 27/02/2019
» PARIS - The five-time Oscar-winning Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is to head the jury at this year's Cannes film festival, the organisers said Wednesday.
Mexico celebrates as 'Roma' grabs 10 Oscar nominations
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» MEXICO CITY - Mexicans celebrated Tuesday as "Roma" grabbed 10 Oscar nominations -- none more exuberantly than the film's breakout star, Yalitza Aparicio, who melted hearts and went viral with her ecstatic reaction to her best actress nomination.
Composer Sakamoto dreams of a masterpiece 'before I die'
AFP, Published on 29/07/2016
» PARIS - Before he dies, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto wants to do just one thing: "To record the perfect album. That is my dearest wish."