Cannes Film Festival

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Tim Burton to head 2010 Cannes festival jury

AFP Global Edition 14 days ago

Visionary screen story-teller Tim Burton is to head the jury at this year's Cannes film festival from May 12 to 23, in what the US director said "is a dream come true". "After spending my early life watching triple features and 48-hour ...

Tim Burton to head Cannes film festival jury

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 14 days ago

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. director Tim Burton is to head this year's Cannes film festival jury, organizers said on Tuesday. Burton, who made his name with gothic fantasies ranging from "Edward Scissorhands" to "Sleepy Hollow" and "Batman" and whose "Ed Wood" was ...

brangelina split

WENN 15 days ago

**File Photos** Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are set to end their five year relationship, according to reports. The unmarried couple are said to have signed legal documents, splitting their fortune and agreeing shared custody of their children. Brad Pitt and Angelina ...

'White Ribbon' advances in Oscars foreign film race

AFP Global Edition 20 days ago

Austrian director Michael Haneke's Golden Globes-winning "The White Ribbon" is among nine movies in contention for the Oscars' coveted best foreign film prize, officials said Wednesday. The powerful German-language entry, set in a German village on the eve of World War I, ...

French-Israeli film wins Serbian festival

AFP Global Edition 20 days ago

The French-Israeli short film "Lost Paradise" won the top prize at a film festival hosted by Serbian director Emir Kusturica in Drvengrad, western Serbia, organisers said Wednesday. The ten-minute long feature, directed by Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnum, is a modern day ...

top earning couples

WENN 25 days ago

**File Photo** Jay-Z and Beyonce are the highest-earning couple in showbiz – they netted a staggering $122 million (£75 million) in just 12 months. The superstar husband-and-wife topped Forbes magazine's list of the wealthiest pairings in entertainment with their mammoth haul between ...

France Rock Star

AP News 54 days ago

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 file photo, French singer Johnny Hallyday arrives at the Cannes festival palace, in Cannes, southern France. Hallyday's press relations office said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 that the French rocker has emerged from a medically ...

Gainsbourg, Beck bring out joint album

AFP Global Edition 65 days ago

An album of psychedelic and folk-tinged pop songs jointly created by the celebrity French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and the cult US musician Beck goes on sale here Monday. Tracks including the duet "Heaven Can Wait" are marked by zany English lyrics and ...

A Minute With: Director Lee Daniels on his "Precious"

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 74 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels, is generating a large amount of Oscar buzz this season and getting a push from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. Prior to this film, ...

Lebanon to host European film festival from Thursday

AFP Global Edition 78 days ago

Lebanon is to host its sixteenth annual European Film Festival from Thursday. "The 2009 festival includes 34 European feature films, including prize-winning films screened at major international festival," EU charge d'affaires Michael Miller told a news conference. The festival, which will also ...

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