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Q&A: Baz Luhrmann on his tragic, razzle-dazzle 'Elvis'

Baz Luhrmann was first in Cannes exactly 30 years ago with his debut “Strictly Ballroom,” which he recalls barely making a sound at the festival

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor and partner Dee Devlin party with Kylie Minogue at Cannes Film Festival

The UFC star and his fiancee have been holidaying in southern France since picking up McGregor's new €3million luxury Lamborghini yacht earlier this month

Irish Mirror

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis receives 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, defying the odds of being filmed at the height of the pandemic, premiered to a 12-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Review: Baz Luhrmann's unruly 'Elvis' shakes up the Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France — Elvis Presley famously never got the overseas touring career he deserved. He played only three venues outside the U.S., all of them in Canada in 1957, well before reaching peak superstardom. Instead of going international, he remained a fixture of the International Hotel in Las Vegas from…

Los Angeles Times

Cannes 2022: 'Normal People' star Paul Mescal on his role in 'Aftersun'

He became an overnight star with the TV series "Normal People", which came out while many of us were lockdown in our homes. Irish actor Paul Mescal is in Cannes with two films at this year's festival. One of them is "Aftersun", a rare father and daughter drama directed by…

France 24

War films, protests and Russia boycotts: How Ukraine’s plight shaped Cannes 2022

The devastating physical and psychological toll of war in Ukraine was laid bare on Wednesday in Maksym Nakonechny’s “Butterfly Vision”, the latest work to focus on Ukraine’s plight at the Cannes Film Festival, where talk of war and calls for a boycott of all things Russian have dominated discussions from…

France 24

Léa Seydoux, Once Again, Rules the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival, yet again, belongs to Léa Seydoux. The French actress has already shared in a Palme d’Or at the festival, in 2013 for “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” which made her and Adèle Exarchopoulos the first actors to ever win Cannes’ top prize, which they shared with…

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Q&A: Kristen Stewart on Body Horror, Cronenberg and Cannes

In David Cronenberg’s "Crimes of the Future," in which an artist played by Viggo Mortensen has organs and tumors plucked from his body in performance art excavations, Kristen Stewart plays a timid bureaucrat swiftly turned passionate devotee. In Cronenberg’s film, a Cannes Film Festival entry opening June 3 in theaters,…

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Q&A: Kristen Stewart on body horror, Cronenberg and Cannes

In David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” in which an artist played by Viggo Mortensen has organs and tumors plucked from his body in performance art excavations, Kristen Stewart plays a timid bureaucrat swiftly turned passionate devotee

The Independent UK

Bella Hadid wins the Cannes red carpet in vintage Versace

Superstar stylist Law Roach selected 1987 Versace for the model’s red carpet moment

Evening Standard

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

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 Independent UK

Korea’s Park Chan-Wook Leaves Violence behind in New Film

Celebrated South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, best known for his brutal Vengeance Trilogy, is covering new ground with his latest Cannes competition entry, "Decision to Leave." The romantic thriller about a detective and murder suspect who become infatuated with one another features, contrary to the expectation of some, little violence…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Activists use Cannes red carpet to draw attention to femicide victims in France

Campaigners looking to shine a light on gender-based violence took over the Cannes red carpet and unrolled a banner with the names of all the victims of femicide since the last edition of the film festival.

Radio France Internationale

Cannes 2022: Irish actress Jessie Buckley talks 'Men’

Our guest was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Lost Daughter" and has become one of Hollywood’s most talked-about rising talents. Irish actress Jessie Buckley is here in Cannes with a social horror movie that studies the malice of men. Buckley speaks to Eve Jackson…

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Ukrainian filmmaker Loznitsa plans documentary on Russia invasion

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa plans to make a documentary about the war in his country, he said on Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, where he showed his film "The Natural History of Destruction."

Los Angeles Times

A TikTok contretemps, and a delicious eat-the-rich satire, at Cannes

CANNES, France — The last time director George Miller brought a new movie to Cannes was in 2015, when his exhilarating "Mad Max: Fury Road" took the festival by (dust) storm. The movie played outside the main competition, as most Hollywood blockbusters at Cannes do. But as more than one…

The Independent UK

'War Pony' brings Pine Ridge Reservation to Cannes

South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation has often been depicted in film but rarely from the inside

The Guardian - UK

Group invades Cannes red carpet to highlight violence towards women

Protest came before premiere of Holy Spider, based on story of man who killed at least 16 women in Iran

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Cannes 2022: Deepika Padukone dazzles in her Day 5 outdoor shoots

While Cannes Film Festival brings world fashion divas on stage, jury member Deepika Padukone stays steps ahead of her peers, dazzling in her versatile looks to send the shutter boxes on a tizzy.

The Guardian - UK

Cannes 2022 week one roundup: a return to form – and Top Gun reborn

Back in its traditional May slot, the film festival was in boisterous spirits. Week one’s wildly eclectic offerings ranged from Italian arthouse grandeur to Tom Cruise flying high

Evening Standard

Cannes: Naked Ukraine protestor removed from Cannes Film Festival red carpet

The woman is believed to have been protesting sexual violence committed against Ukranian women

Asharq Al-Awsat

Small French Town Hosts Mini Cannes Film Festival

As the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on the Mediterranean, the French town of Castelmaurou celebrated the 9th edition of its own film festival, a smaller version of the original Cannes. The event was held at a small cinema theater, whose owners seek to bring people some happiness by making…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-Jae Debuts as Director in Cannes

Lee Jung-jae, the award-winning star of Netflix’s “Squid Game,” spent years developing the 1980s-set Korean spy thriller “Hunt” before electing to direct himself. He did it a little reluctantly, without big plans to continue filmmaking. But Lee did have a vision for what it could be — and where it…

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‘Armageddon Time,’ Portrait of White Privilege, Stirs Cannes

When the Cannes Film Festival audience stood to applaud James Gray’s richly observed autobiographical drama “Armageddon Time,” about the director’s own 1980s childhood in Queens, Gray’s voice quivered as he addressed the crowd. “It’s my story, in a way,” said Gray. “And you guys shared it with me.” “It took…

The Independent UK

Anne Hathaway stuns in white Armani Privé at Cannes Film Festival: ‘She looks so angelic’

‘It’s unreal how gorgeous Anne is’

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