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'Pee-wee Herman' actor Paul Reubens dies aged 70
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Paul Reubens, the US comic who became famous in the 1980s for playing eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman, and later infamous for his arrest at an adult theater, has died aged 70.
Epic Cannes of strong women and ageing icons to decide Palme
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - It has been a year of Hollywood icons and ground-breaking women's perspectives, but as an epic edition of the Cannes Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday, all eyes turn to the jury who will pick the winner of a tight race for the Palme d'Or.
Ageing maestros and strong women at epic Cannes fest
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» CANNES, France: This year's Cannes Film Festival has been an epic mix of ground-breaking women's perspectives and nostalgic homages to icons of the 20th century.
Cast defend graphic 'The Idol' that shocks Cannes
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» CANNES, France: The cast of new HBO series "The Idol" on Tuesday defended its overtly sexual scenes and rejected rumours of onset turmoil, after the show scandalised critics at Cannes.
Glamour and grit with The Weeknd and Ken Loach at Cannes
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - Competition for the coveted Palme d'Or remains openin Cannes as the film festival enters its second week, with well-known directors including previous laureates Wim Wenders, Nanni Moretti and Ken Loach on the programme.
DiCaprio and Scorsese score raves at star-packed Cannes
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese were set for a victory lap at Cannes on Sunday after their Native American crime epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon" scored rave reviews, while the festival prepared to bow down before Jude Law as King Henry VIII.
Women don't always have to be the good guys: Natalie Portman
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - A darker side of female sexuality was on display in Cannes in a film portraying a woman who seduced a schoolboy and built a picture-perfect life with him after a tabloid scandal.
Hollywood royalty flood Cannes for DiCaprio-Scorsese premiere
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - The Hollywood cavalcade descended on Cannes Saturday for the premiere of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese's Native American crime epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
Excitement builds for Scorsese epic at Cannes
Published on 20/05/2023
» CANNES, France: The Cannes Film Festival is set for another major Hollywood premiere on Saturday, as Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese bring their Native American crime epic, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, to the French Riviera.
Gay cowboys and glorious flesh
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/05/2023
» After the lukewarm opening film -- Maiwenn's Jeanne Du Barry, a fluffy costume drama starring Johnny Depp as King Louis XV -- the 76th Cannes Film Festival had its hottest ticket in a short film. Not just any short though: it's Pedro Almodovar's queer cowboy movie Strange Way Of Life, which saw patient festival-goers queuing up in the Rivera drizzle for nearly an hour to fill up even the worst seat of Salle Debussy on Wednesday.