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by Fiachra Gibbons Agence France-Presse CANNES, France – Cannes jury chief Pedro Almodovar fired a warning shot at streaming giant Netflix on Wednesday, declaring that the film that wins the festival’s top prize should be shown in cinemas. The online giant has refused to release its two movies in the running for the Palme d’Or to French theaters, sparking a huge row that threatens to overshadow the world’s top film festival, which officially kicks off its […]
CANNES, France (Reuters) — T.J. Miller, star of ‘The Emoji Movie,’ inadvertently made a splash on the eve of the 70th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday (May 16). He parasailed onto a boat in a promotional stunt, but a few seconds after, lost his footing and fell into the water. ‘The Emoji Movie,’ set in the world of ‘Textopolis,’ follows the story of an emoji voiced by Miller, who stars in the hit HBO TV series ‘Silicon […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – L.A. Reid, one of the music world’s top executives who helped launch the careers of myriad stars including Rihanna and Justin Bieber, has left Epic Records after reported harassment allegations. The 60-year-old has been chairman and chief executive officer since 2011 of Epic, a unit of Sony Music that has been home to some of the top artists in recent decades from Michael Jackson to Pearl Jam. Sony […]
Members of the 70th Cannes international film festival jury, presided over by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. The festival starts Wednesday.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Katy Perry on Monday announced a new album and tour, promising a more mature and reflective side after taking time off. The 32-year-old singer said that “Witness,” her first album since 2013’s mega-hit “Prism,” would come out on June 9. She also announced an extensive tour, for now just of North America, to begin on September 7 in Columbus, Ohio. Perry, who will close the North American tour […]
(Reuters) — Cannes is ramping up security ahead of the city’s world-famous film festival which begins on Wednesday (May 17), with a local police chief saying no expense was being spared. Authorities have installed about 550 security cameras, a row of 400 shoulder-high flowerpots acting as discreet concrete barriers along the promenade, 160 meters (yards) of spiked chains that can stop a truck, deployed extra forces, and called on a battalion of civilian volunteers to […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Disney chief Bob Iger said Monday hackers claiming to have access to one of the company’s unreleased movies were demanding a “huge” ransom, according to United States media reports. He did not reveal which film had been stolen but said the company would not be giving in to the blackmail attempt, according to The Hollywood Reporter, quoting Iger from a meeting in New York with employees of the Disney-owned […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) — A 25-year-old scientist representing the District of Columbia was crowned winner of the Miss USA pageant on Sunday (May 14), the second consecutive year that a contestant from the nation’s capital won the annual competition. Kara McCullough, who holds a degree in chemistry and works at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, triumphed over 50 other contestants, including first runner-up Chhavi Verg, representing New Jersey, to claim victory in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Grossing $509 million worldwide, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the fifth highest- grossing film of 2017. And it’s all thanks to baby Groot. Ever since the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was shown in 2014, Marvel fanatics have been anticipating its follow-up. And the sequel has pretty big shoes to fill because the first movie has that perfect measure of camp, cheesiness and comedy plus lots of amazing […]
by Laura BONILLA Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – “13 Reasons Why,” a hit Netflix show in which a teenager slits her wrists and leaves behind 13 tapes as clues to what made her do it, has alarmed US mental health experts who fear it glorifies suicide. While the show’s creators insist they are performing a public service, they tread a very fine line between casting light on the number two cause of death […]
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) – A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, a 27-year-old crooner tipped as a favorite for Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, was an unknown artist waiting for a heart transplant. But with his intimate rendering of the melancholic “Amar Pelos Dois” (For the Both of Us) written by his older sister Luisa — a success in her own right — Sobral is hoping to chart an unconventional route to Eurovision gold. At first glance, […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) – Two thoroughbreds pulling a Roman style chariot just lost out to a top racing driver in an unusual duel Thursday on the same piste used for the chariot race in the “Ben Hur” remake. Fabio Barone finally drove his “prancing horse” Ferrari to victory by a handful of seconds to see off the thoroughbreds at the course just south of Rome. The venue was the setting for much of last […]
