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Given that the audience at the Cannes Film Festival was underwhelmed, no one wanted to give the epic a theatrical release. But Variety reports that IFC has bought "Che," will release it in theaters in New York and LA just long enough to qualify for the Academy Awards, and then make it available on video. (New York Post -- Gossip)
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Che earned Del Toro the best-actor prize in May at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered. The acquisition was announced at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Che also screened. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
This might be his first and last four-and-a-half hour biopic Sep 12, 2008
Then, after the media storm of the Cannes Film Festival, where Che received a mixed reception (``Havana's gate,'' one critic called it), there was the slog of carting the film around to American distributors. It was really disheartening,'' Soderbergh, 45, was saying this week at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Che, trimmed by about 11 minutes, had its North American premiere. (National Post)
Public premiere for new Bond film Sep 11, 2008
The festival will also feature a number of titles seen at this year's Cannes Film Festival, including Palme d'Or winner The Class and Woody Allen comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Festival of festivals. (BBC News)
Lindsay Lohan, Ronson engaged? Sep 11, 2008
Samantha Ronson engaged to Lindsay Lohan. Samantha Ronson engaged to Lindsay Lohan. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Fashion: Rodarte Sep 11, 2008
Rodarte: When the creative juices flow - International Herald Tribune. Chris Moore/Karl Prouse Rodarte. (International Herald Tribune)
Alexei Ratmansky, Ingrid Betancourt, Jean Sarkozy Sep 11, 2008
"Che" earned Del Toro the best-actor prize in May at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film had its premiere. (AP). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Guerrilla epic "Che" finally finds a buyer Sep 11, 2008
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - More than three months after its underwhelming premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, director Steven Soderbergh's four-hour "Che" has finally found a buyer. Indie studio IFC Films sealed a low seven-figure deal for all North American rights to the two-part story of the revolutionary icon's campaigns in Cuba and Bolivia. (Reuters)
Can 'Dark Knight' compete with Oscar heavyweights? Sep 10, 2008
Pitt's romantic partner Angelina Jolie drew solid Oscar buzz at May's Cannes Film Festival for Clint Eastwood's missing-child drama "Changeling." Eastwood also has a second film arriving in December, in which he directs himself as a veteran coping with prejudice against immigrant neighbors. Oscar winner Ron Howard offers "Frost/Nixon," featuring Frank Langella as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as interviewer David Frost, reprising their stage roles. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Winning awards can bring new business, boost employee morale Sep 10, 2008
didn t enter the Cannes Film Festival on its own, but advertising giant did it for them. When T.A.G. retained the Downtown sound production studio to create music for a Microsoft campaign, the commercials won two Grand Prix Lions, the top prizes of the international advertising world. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Victoria Beckham's dream Sep 10, 2008
Victoria Beckham's dream - International Herald Tribune. Chris Moore/ Karl Prouse Victoria Beckham in one of her styles. (International Herald Tribune)
Breno Mello, at 76; starred in classic Brazilian movie Sep 9, 2008
"Black Orpheus" became renowned for its soundtrack by bossa nova legends Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa, with such songs as "Manha de Carnaval." It won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for best foreign film in 1960. Mr. Mello was born in Porto Alegre in 1931. (Boston Globe)
Spielberg accused of ripping off Hitchcock Sep 9, 2008
Director Steven Spielberg attend Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2008 in Cannes, France. (Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images). (WOKR13 Rochester)
Toronto Film Fest kicks off Oscar season Sep 9, 2008
Pitts romantic partner Angelina Jolie drew solid Oscar buzz at Mays Cannes Film Festival for Clint Eastwoods missing-child drama Changeling. Eastwood also has a second film arriving in December, in which he directs himself as a veteran coping with prejudice against immigrant neighbors. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Chinese director tops Cannes jury Sep 9, 2008
Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai has been named as president for this year's Cannes Film Festival jury ... The 59th Cannes Film Festival will take place from 17 to 28 May. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
Realism without theatrics Sep 9, 2008
In May, Blindness was the high-profile opening movie of the Cannes Film Festival, where it got a rough critical ride. It's returned at the Toronto International Film Festival this week in an altered state: director Fernando Meirelles has taken out a narration by one of the characters that explains the allegory of Blindness. (Ottawa Citizen)
Michelle Williams: Finding shelter and acclaim in small films Sep 8, 2008
She has shot four films in quick succession since last summer, two of which had their premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in May and are due to open this autumn. In the anguished, comic head trip "Synecdoche, New York," the directorial debut of the screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ("Adaptation"), she is part of a vivid ensemble cast orbiting around Philip Seymour Hoffman's harried theater director. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Glut of films hits Hollywood Sep 4, 2008
Mr. Kimmel was hit hard when his most-recent picture, "Synecdoche, New York," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, failed to find a distributor at the Cannes Film Festival this spring. In late July, Sony Pictures Classics bought the film, just giving its backers a portion of the revenues. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
VIFF takes a cue from Cannes Sep 4, 2008
Vancouver The Vancouver International Film Festival has taken some cues from the Cannes Film Festival this year, opening with Blindness - the Don McKellar adaptation of the Jose Saramago novel that also opened Cannes - and closing with the Canadian premiere of The Class (Entre les murs), which won the Palme d'or at Cannes. The full VIFF lineup was announced yesterday. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Jolie movie posters banned Sep 3, 2008 Hollywood star Jude Law calls for Afghan peace Sep 2, 2008 ARTS & WEEKEND Style & shopping Aug 31, 2008 A 14-Year Labor Aug 31, 2008 Campbell's gets $18.5M penthouse Aug 29, 2008 Jackson: No plans to marry Kruger Aug 28, 2008 Bumper crop of movies at Atlantic Film Festival Aug 28, 2008 John Edwards' Earlier Visit to Lover? Aug 26, 2008 Another Malawi adoption for Madonna? Aug 25, 2008 Microsoft booting up with Seinfeld Aug 23, 2008 The Locarno film festival in a bag Aug 22, 2008 Star power fades when it comes to politics Aug 21, 2008 Tilda's film festival, BYO scones Aug 19, 2008 Law, more donate to Ledger's kid Aug 16, 2008 * They left their hearts in Tiananmen Aug 15, 2008 Opposition voice Aug 15, 2008 Mark Consuelos to Marry Howard Stern Aug 14, 2008 Williams steps up security Aug 14, 2008 Jolie turns to porn star Gal Pal for catwoman tips Aug 13, 2008 Humour so graphic it surprises Aug 12, 2008 Luxury homes on high-end tour Aug 12, 2008 'Pineapple Express' joins Hollywood stoner set Aug 11, 2008 Muses Of Allen Aug 10, 2008 Q! Film Festival: Where cinematic fabulousness rules Aug 10, 2008 He really spoke truth to power Aug 10, 2008 Brad Pitt takes on Inglorious role Aug 9, 2008 No Breakdown Aug 8, 2008 Gallery renovations complete at Cherokee Travel Plaza Aug 8, 2008 It's no Boo-Boo: Bandages as fashion accessories Aug 8, 2008 Gritty renegade now directs China's close-up Aug 8, 2008 Ten tough ones, then the call Aug 7, 2008 M. Williams seen kissing director Aug 7, 2008 Writers Guild Blamed Aug 5, 2008 In Japan, dressing up from toe to toe Aug 5, 2008 Jolie considering adopting Chinese orphan Aug 5, 2008 Madonna brings movie to Michigan Aug 4, 2008 'I Am Because We Are' Aug 4, 2008 Moncton prepares for Eagles concert Aug 3, 2008 Madonna returns to Michigan roots to show her film Aug 3, 2008 Chinese director tops Cannes jury Aug 3, 2008 Pictures of Jolie-Pitt twins sell for $14-million, source says Aug 2, 2008 Youssef Chahine, 82, Egyptian film director Aug 1, 2008 Javier Baderm to propose to Penelope Cruz Aug 1, 2008 Report: Chinese Earthquake Victims Demand $1B From... Jul 31, 2008 Cinnafilm Ships Cinnafilm HD1, the Industry's First All-in-One Format Conversion Platform Jul 31, 2008 Youssef Chahine, 82; Arab Movie Industry's Leading Filmmaker Jul 30, 2008 Zhang puzzled by protesters Jul 30, 2008 Third Africa Motion film festival slated for October 23 to November 2 Jul 30, 2008 Ungerboeck adding staff after $5 million expansion Jul 30, 2008 Egyptian Filmmaker Youssef Chahine Jul 30, 2008 Were Brangelina's twins the result of IVF? Jul 29, 2008 Egyptian film legend Chahine dies Jul 28, 2008 Venice film festival shows the strain Jul 28, 2008 Legendary Egyptian director Chahine dies Jul 28, 2008 Jolie, Pitt twins made in vitro? Jul 26, 2008 Police: Paparazzi Brawl With Jolie Guards Jul 26, 2008 Aronofsky takes helm of "RoboCop" revamp Jul 25, 2008 Natalie Portman spices up Bollywood Jul 25, 2008 Who is the greenest celebrity? Jul 25, 2008 Van Damme after dark at Toronto International Film Festival Jul 25, 2008 South Korean movie industry places hopes in a 'kimchi western' Jul 24, 2008 Pitt threatens publishers of recent paparazzi photos Jul 24, 2008 San Diego's Comic-Con has grown incredible muscles and is bursting ... Jul 23, 2008 * Fashion blogs turn Internet into catwalk Jul 23, 2008 Hong Kong movie star Tony Leung marries Carina Lau in Bhutan Jul 22, 2008
Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the Kung Fu Panda Party at Carlton Beach during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 15 , 2008 in Cannes, France. (Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images). (FOX23 News, NY)
Tarantino gets his German girl Sep 2, 2008
The Weinstein Co./Universal co-production starts shooting October 13 in Germany, and Tarantino hopes to unveil the movie in May at the Cannes Film Festival, scene of the world premiere of his 1994 smash "Pulp Fiction.". Reuters/Hollywood Reporter. (Reuters)
It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The call by Law and Gilley to lay down arms helped set the stage for a mass polio vaccination program on Sept. 21 last year in some of the most volatile parts of Afghanistan. (Xinhuanet, China)
It continued what had begun earlier this summer at the Cannes Film Festival, where American Vogue editor-at-large Andr Leon Talley appeared in a double-breasted tux with a straight tie and glittery buckles on his patent-leather shoes, Sean P Diddy Combs sported black pants with a white dinner jacket and a black pocket handkerchief, and fashion designers Stefano Dolce and Domenico Gabbana drew inspiration from the 1960s with rail-thin ties and slim lapels to create the skinny tux. You... (Financial Times)
Nilsson, a longtime independent filmmaker - he won the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979 for his first film, "Northern Lights" - also paints and publishes poems. Why wouldn't he be a gifted saxophonist as well. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Naomi, 38, and Vladimir were first linked after they met at France's Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. The couple have since been photographed hugging and sharing intimate gazes by Brazilian newspaper O Dia. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Joshua Jackson: No plans to marry girlfriend Diane Kruger. Joshua Jackson: No plans to marry girlfriend Diane Kruger. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
It kicks off Sept. 11 with the Canadian co-production Blindness, which opened the Cannes Film Festival. More Arts Stories. (Globe and Mail)
" Comedian/actor/radio host Harry Shearer, one the good guys, tells me Clear Channel rejected putting up billboards for his new satire album, Songs of the Bushmen, in Chicago. Shearer had planned to put up about a half dozen of them to start. The comedy album s cover is a picture of George W. Bush, smiling, with a bone through his nose. The back cover is a photo composite of several Bush administration members standing round the Statue of Liberty in a boiling pot. Shearer, by the way, introduced... (Fox News)
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival in May, she compared the process to the pain of childbirth. "It was a big struggle," she said. (MSNBC -- News)
The extensive promotion of the film began with him dressing up as a giant bee at the Cannes Film Festival. "You gotta sell it," Seinfeld told the AP last year. (CNN -- Tech)
She has also taken her MEGA collection to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. There are currently two sorts of customers the Locarno buffs who love the festival and want to take a piece of the screen with them and those who simply like the idea of having something exclusive. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Last year, for instance, Brad Pitt claimed that being in the room with his partner, Angelina Jolie, and Daniel Pearl's widow, Marianne, is "like sitting down with Roosevelt and Churchill - only much better-looking." Interviewed on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival (where else. Sharon Stone shrugged off the Sichuan earthquake - which is thought to have killed 70,000 people and left millions homeless - as the product of bad karma caused by the Chinese "not being nice to the Dalai Lama,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
It is not hard to spot the difference between the Cannes film festival and the Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams, as the event has been christened. Visitors to the Scottish festival sit on bean bags, or bring folding chairs, and are being encouraged to rattle jam jars full of dried peas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Depp, Farrell, Law donate movie earning to Ledger's kid. Depp, Farrell, Law donate movie earning to Ledger's kid. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
When first shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, Summer Palace ([M) caused the Chinese government to ban director Lou Ye (M) from making films for five years because he brought the movie to France without official permission. A candid story about politics and sex, Summer Palace irked Beijing not because it has plenty of full-frontal nudity and sex scenes so much as because it directly addresses the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in an intricate and gripping tale that... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
He won many international awards, the most famous is the 50th annual lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. But his first Egyptian award only came in 2007 when he was 81. (BBC News -- Africa)
It seems oddly like a bit of a rerun of this year s Cannes Film Festival. Were there no new films to show. (Fox News)
Actress Michelle Williams arrives for the Adoration Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2008 in Cannes, France. (Sean Gallup, Getty Images). (FOX23 News, NY)
Cast member Angelina Jolie poses during a photocall for the film "The Exchange" by U.S. director Clint Eastwood at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
a still from the film version of the graphic novel Persepolis, which took last year's Cannes film festival by storm ... Last year the film version of the story, drawn and directed by Satrapi with another French comic artist, Vincent Paronnaud, took the Cannes film festival by storm. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie came to see my other chateau in the south of France, in Aix-en-Provence; they came by helicopter just before they went to the Cannes Film Festival," Decker said. "It was too small for them; I only have 11 bedrooms. The one they ended up renting, not too far from there, has 35 bedrooms.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
"He should win the High Times Stoner of the Year Award, hands down. I've been the recipient of that by the way, not to brag," Black said at last May's Cannes Film Festival. (His memory's a bit clouded: Black's "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" won 2007's Stoner Film of the Year Award presented by High Times magazine, while Rogen won Stoner of the Year, for "Knocked Up" and "Superbad."). (The Trentonian, NJ)
Talking about his new movie, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a critics' favorite at the Cannes Film Festival, Allen says he isn't adventurous like his character Cristina (played by Scarlett Johansson), but rather he's scared of everything like Cristina's best friend, Vicky (Rebecca Hall). "I am a mealy-mouthed coward who sits in this room and am afraid of my shadow," he says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
This bittersweet meditation on the fluid and fickle nature of love and sexuality has since become a cult favorite for French youths since debuting at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Eko Nugroho, 32, who has been attending QFF film screenings for the past three years, is looking forward to catch this year's movies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Here in the contemporary West, the phrase "speaking truth to power" all too often drops from the lips of some self-regarding protester, the ravings of 9/11 "truthers," or a Hollywood B-lister taking on "Big Oil." Michael Moore, I believe, was hailed as speaking truth to power when he took on the world's easiest and favourite target, George Bush, and played to the tuxedoed amen corner at the Cannes film festival. That the film he made was mendacious, that its thesis was a guaranteed applause... (Globe and Mail)
The Weinstein Co./Universal co-production starts shooting October 13 in Germany, with hopes of having it finished in time for a debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May. "It's going to be a nine-month sprint marathon," Bender said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
But the reason for the rampant gossip had been first, his absence from the Cannes Film Festival, and then dropping out of the movie musical, Nine, in which he would have been surrounded by a dozen or so gorgeous, famous actresses. I couldn t come to Cannes because of my nephew s how do you say. (Fox News)
Shot entirely on location within the Cherokee Nation in both English and Cherokee, it is the first Cherokee language film to be featured at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The full-service travel plaza, including the art gallery and theater, opened Memorial Day weekend 2007. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Suzy Menkes looks at red carpet dressing at the Cannes Film Festival. Suzy Menkes on dresses with an artistic license. (International Herald Tribune)
When he won an award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994, the authorities stopped him from attending. Up for an Oscar one year, officials lobbied to have his film withdrawn from the competition. (International Herald Tribune)
Those risks included filming with a prototype Red Digital Cinema camera that, they say, had only been used by the American director Steven Soderbergh for two films on Che Guevara, The Argentine and Guerrilla, that premiered at the recent Cannes Film Festival. The filmmakers have taken five scripts to Los Angeles to pitch to prospective investors. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Actress Michelle Williams at the Synecdoche, New York premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2008 in Cannes, France. Search for Things to Do. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
At Michael Moore s Traverse City, Michigan Film Festival this weekend, Mrs. Guy Ritchie told the wire services: "It's great bringing my movie to a place that I feel familiar. Not like the Cannes Film Festival, where nobody's speaking English, or the Tribeca Film Festival, where no one sits down.". Just for the record, her film, "I Am Because We Are," wasn t actually part of the Cannes Film Festival. (Fox News)
One of the first things the foreign visitor notices in Japan is the immense importance attached to socks - and the vast range of foot coverings available in every shape and form. " "Everyone knows the Japanese don't wear shoes in the house," Tanahashi said, "but I had no idea there would be so many instances outside the home where I would be asked to take my shoes off. (International Herald Tribune)
Cast member Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt arrive for the screening of the film "The Exchange" by U.S. director Clint Eastwood at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in this May 20, 2008 file photo. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
She also said the event in Traverse City was better than the Cannes Film Festival, "where nobody's speaking English". Bookmark with. (BBC News)
"Not like the Cannes Film Festival, where nobody's speaking English, or the Tribeca Film Festival, where no one sits down. "There's something poetic about coming back to the place where I used to come for holidays - camping trips with my dad and stepmother and my very large family," said the 49-year-old singer, born to the southeast in Bay City and raised in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills. Madonna was accompanied by her 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes, and the film's director, Nathan... (The Drudge Report)
"Blindness" was chosen to open the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Adapted from the Jose Saramago novel by Canadian screenwriter Don McKellar, "Blindness" will also screen at next month's Toronto International Film Festival. (Sudbury Star)
"Not like the Cannes Film Festival, where nobody's speaking English, or the Tribeca Film Festival, where no one sits down. "There's something poetic about coming back to the place where I used to come for holidays - camping trips with my dad and stepmother and my very large family," said the 49-year-old singer, born to the southeast in Bay City and raised in the Detroit subu 0000193B rb of Rochester Hills. Madonna was accompanied by her 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes, and the film's director,... (New York Post)
Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai has been named as president for this year's Cannes Film Festival jury ... The 59th Cannes Film Festival will take place from 17 to 28 May. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in May at the Cannes Film Festival. (Associated Press). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Director Youssef Chahine was recognized at the Cannes film festival in 1997 for "Destiny." His eclectic work made him one of the few Egyptian directors to gain an audience abroad ... Mr. Chahine's eclectic work made him one of the few Egyptian directors to gain an audience abroad, particularly in Europe and France, where he won a lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. (Boston Globe)
Cast member Penelope Cruz looks over her shoulder during a photocall for the film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" by U.S. director Woody Allen at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 17, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
"For the families who have lost their loved ones or lost limbs or suffered severe injuries, your ... statement and act has caused extreme emotional distress," Ming wrote, citing the controversial comments Stone made at the Cannes Film Festival ... French fashion house Christian Dior dropped Stone from its Chinese ads after she made the comments during a Cannes Film Festival red-carpet interview. (Fox News)
Peter R. J. Deyell, president of American Biograph Films and HandCranked Pictures, and an award winning writer, producer and director - whose film, ''The Three Amigas,'' was a recent contender at the Cannes Film Festival - was truly astounded by the cinema-quality film simulation made possible with HD1, stating, "If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would have thought it was a magic trick, but it's not. As a film lover it was exciting to see Cinnafilm more than deliver on its promise of... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Mr. Chahine received many professional accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival lifetime achievement award, but his prime appeal among Arab audiences was the human and sensitive prism he held up in his movies to reflect the psyche and suppressed desires of Egypt's Everyman ... His second film, 1951's "Ibn el Nil" ("The Son of the Nile"), was nominated for the grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (Washington Post)
Ziyi Zhang attends press conference to raise awareness for the recent China Earthquake at the Carlton Beach during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2008 in Cannes, France. Search for Things to Do. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
They are Malian Film Director Souleymane Ciss=E9 - whose extraordinary coming-of-age feature "Yeelen" was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 would present a retrospective of his work. The other celebrity, Burkinabe Film Director Gaston Kabor=E9 would also present his feature film "Buud Yam," which won the grand prize at the FESPACO film festival in 1997. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Krister Ungerboeck said half the company's sales come from a rapidly growing international market, including the Cannes Film Festival in France. He said the company currently serves about 25,000 customers in more than 30 countries. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
This Romeo-and-Juliet drama set on sugarcane plantations was Egypt's entry at the Cannes Film Festival, and a pan-Arabic smash. It established the two actors as the great love pair of their time; their marriage the next year was a star alliance akin to that of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the '60s. (Time.com)
US actress Angelina Jolie is seen at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. Hollywood celebs Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reportedly conceived their newborn twins using in vitro fertilisation. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chahine was also a favourite at the Cannes Film Festival. Chahine's early films like Cairo: Central Station dealt with sexual morality, a daring theme for its time, and during his career he attracted the anger of both religious and political forces in Egypt. (BBC News)
Gallery (9 pictures): May 26 2008: Wim Wenders' film The Palermo Shooting brought this year's Cannes film festival to a close, but it was French film Entre les Murs (The Class) which brought the festival audience to its feet when it won director Laurent Cantet the Palme d'Or, the first time a homegrown film has won in two decades. Sep 11 2004. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Youssef Chahine, the Arab world's greatest filmmaker and recipient of the 50th annual lifetime achievement award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, died Sunday in his home in Cairo aged 82 after several weeks in a coma ... Upon the release of his fourth film, "Nile Boy" (1951) he was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
Actress Angelina Jolie smiles as she poses during a photocall for US directors John Stevenson and Mark Osborne animated film 'Kung Fu Panda' at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2008. More on this topic. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty ImagesAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at France's Cannes Film Festival in May. ANGELINA JOLIE. (Click2Houston, TX)
Mary Parent, chairman of MGM's worldwide motion picture group, and MGM chairman-CEO Harry Sloan announced their "RoboCop" revival in May at the Cannes Film Festival. They aim to rebuild the do-gooding manbot using the latest filmmaking technology and spending as much as $100 million on the budget. (Reuters)
Jury member Natalie Portman arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Le Silence de Lorna" by Belgian directors Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne at this 61st Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2008 file photo. (Photo: chinadaily. (Xinhuanet, China)
Singer Madonna arrives at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2008 event in Mougins during the 61th Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Eric Gaillard/ReutersActor Jean-Claude Van Damme (L) and his wife Gladys arrive for the screening of "Un Conte de Noel" by French director Arnaud Desplechin at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 16, 2008. Details of the Toronto International Film Festival's programming continue to unspool, as the festival revealed yesterday which films will screen as part of its Wavelengths, Midnight Madness and Sprockets Family Zone programs. (National Post)
The movie was shown in May at the Cannes Film Festival where it received positive reviews. Derek Elley, a reviewer for the Hollywood trade magazine Variety, said the film lacked the "epic breadth" of Leone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" but that its style was "100 percent Korean.". (International Herald Tribune)
US actress Angelina Jolie is seen here at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. Jolie has given birth to healthy twins, a boy and a girl, at a maternity clinic on the French Riviera, the hospital said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hollywood veteran Jeffrey Godsick, the president of marketing at Fox-Walden, said rival conventions in other regions have risen in much the same way that film festivals in Venice, Berlin and Toronto have benefited from the Cannes Film Festival bursting at its seams. He said that doesn't mean San Diego will be obsolete. (Los Angeles Times)
Whether the topic is the Cannes Film Festival, LA fashion week or Oscar night, the Web site is dedicated to reporting who wore what when X and sometimes how much the celebrity paid for the clothes. Internet users who want to get involved in the trend can turn to a brand new form of fashion blog: a network that invites users to present their own look to a worldwide audience. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Leung's credits also include "Infernal Affairs,'' which Martin Scorsese remade as "The Departed,'' and John Woo's recently released Chinese historical epic "Red Cliff.'' He was named best actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000 for his performance in "In the Mood for Love. . (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
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