TORONTO — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time. It’s not just a quality of the protagonist of Coppola’s new film “Megalopolis,” a visionary architect named Cesar Catilina ( Adam Driver ) who, by barking “Time, stop!” can temporarily freeze the world for a moment before restoring it with a snap of his fingers. … Read more
After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November NEW YORK — After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, “The Apprentice,” … Read more
PARIS — Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported. With his handsome looks and tender manner, the prolific actor was able to combine toughness with an appealing, vulnerable quality that made him … Read more
CANNES, France — CANNES, France (AP) — Jesse Plemons was flattered to be approached by Yorgos Lanthimos about starring in “Kinds of Kindness,” but he wasn’t sure which version of himself the director wanted. Plemons, the protean 36-year-old character actor, has sometimes put on weight for roles. “Those first weeks are glorious,” he says. “And … Read more
NEW YORK — Two weeks after its much-anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a film about Donald Trump in the 1980s is still seeking distribution in the United States. In Cannes, “The Apprentice” unveiled a scathing portrait of the former U.S. President as a young man. The film, starring Sebastian Stan, chronicles Trump’s rise … Read more
An unidentified staffer may have become the unlikely star of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival — but not for a good reason. Earlier this month, celebrities from all around the globe attended the prestigious event, and a few — mostly non-white women — had visibly uncomfortable interactions with what appears to be same female security … Read more
Model and actor Andie MacDowell is one of L’Oréal Paris’s longest-serving spokespeople. She spoke to British Vogue’s senior beauty and wellness editor, Lauren Murdoch-Smith, during a trip to Cannes with L’Oreal Paris, the festival’s official sponsor. On her approach to everyday skincare and makeup I moisturize a lot—non-stop! I also can’t leave the house without … Read more
CANNES, France — The verdict is in: The titular “Dog on Trial” was declared this year’s Palm Dog winner in Cannes on Friday. Kodi the griffon mix, who plays Cosmos in the Swiss comedy-drama, narrowly beat Xin, a sighthound who instead wagged away with the Grand Jury Prize for the Chinese drama “Black Dog.” The … Read more
CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival draws glamour to itself like a moth to the flame. Over the last two weeks, the French Riviera spectacular has played host to dozens of anticipated movie premieres, nightly ballets of high fashion on the red carpet and even a visit from the Olympic flame ahead of this … Read more
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This year’s Cannes Film Festival was one for the books. The lineup of new films, for starters, was both buzzy and critically acclaimed: projects such as Sean Baker’s Anora, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness, and Andrea Arnold’s Bird lead the pack with unique stories and exceptional casts. The Cannes red carpet, meanwhile, was just as … Read more
